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Solidarity and unity are key features of the functioning of the Group of 77 and China as a institution that, since its establishment in 1964, has made a unique contribution to promoting multilateral cooperation for development. As such, the Group of 77 has always attached the highest importance ...
The Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity through its scientific body has decided to consider in details the implication of climate change on the biodiversity of our planet.
Biological diversity is the result of millions of years of evolution on Earth. It comprises the totality of life forms on Earth. Ecosystems provide the essential requirements for life, protection from natural disasters and diseases and the very basis for human culture. However, never since hum ...
The Pacific region and its islands are faced with a responsibility beyond their usual means. You are the guardians of the world’s largest ocean and its critical living resources, yet the means at your disposal and the geographical circumstances of the region make it especially challenging to bea ...
It is a great pleasure and honour to address the eleventh session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture. As Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, I wish to extend my most sincere gratitude to the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United ...
At its sixth meeting, in 2002, the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity recognized that the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will have an important role for the conservation and sustainable utilization of agricultural biologi ...
Les pressions exercées du fait des activités humaines sur les fonctions naturelles de la planète ont atteint un tel degré que les capacités des écosystèmes à répondre aux besoins des générations futures sont désormais sérieusement, et peut-être irréversiblement, compromises. Les changements anth ...
Protected areas are, and will remain, cornerstones of biodiversity conservation. These priceless places, which serve as the green lungs of the planet, are among the best means to achieve the 2010 biodiversity target. Protected areas are also critical to human welfare, poverty alleviation and the ...
This address to the 19th session of the GBF, focuses on the theme of the forum: "Biodiversity and Prosperity" and identifies their fundamental and inseparable relationship.