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Presentations from national NGOs, from the Birdlife International network, on their experiences and plans for engagement with the Convention's processes.
The American BioIndustry Alliance (ABIA) Side Event for COP-VIII will focus on the key enabling factors necessary to promote the development of biotechnology and technology transfer in CBD member states on a sustainable basis.
This event resulted from a project carried out by the Brazilian Societies of Zoology (SBZ), Botany (SBB), and Microbiology (SBM) and the Reference Center on Environmental Information (CRIA) for the Ministry of Science and Technology (MCT) in collaboration with the Centre for Strategic Management ...
This event will focus on the various implementation strategies developed by some countries at national level interpreting the Convention on Biological Diversity as source of international rights and obligations.
The side-event will consist of: an overview of USAID's support for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use activities in developing countries; several case studies; and a period for questions and comments to the presenters. A light lunch will be provided for participants.
Greenpeace, with Dr Callum Roberts, present the maps that will enable the CBD to meet the targets for a global network of Protected Areas on land and at sea to immediately halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity across the planet.Greenpeace presents: - The world’s last INTACT FOREST LANDSCA ...
An open meeting to convene key stakeholders from government, the conservation community, local and indigenous communities, business, and scientific communities to explore issues surrounding the concept of biodiversity offsets.
The side event will describe the technical details of the Council-agreed Resource Allocation Framework
Power Point presentation of the UNEP's GEO Asssessment process, including the GEO Data Portal and linkages to CBD implementation and its GBO
Presentation on the benefits of plant variety protection under the UPOV Convention based on an Impact Study carried out by UPOV. Information on the relationship between the UPOV Convention and other international agreements will also be provided. It is planned to use half of the allocated time ...
The event will raise the profile of the Indigenous Peoples' Network for Change Project, its objectives, activities, and intended outcomes. It will also increase awareness of the value of Indigenous Peoples' contributions to, and participation in the CBD and related processes. Lastly, it will e ...
The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication has a long record in promoting CEPA as an ‘incentive’ instrument for governments and civil society to build national support for the conservation of biological diversity. The side event will focus on national experiences in with CEPA and priorit ...
Presentation by the biodiversity-related COnventions (BLG) on progress made towards the achievement of the 2010 target
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A lunch event hosted by The Nature Conservancy and other NGOs to discuss how to work together to follow through on Proected Areas commitments.
Investment tools: biodiversity benchmarks
Biodiversity and Systematics Benefit Sharing and Bioethics Sustainability
This event will address IPPC-CBD cooperation in joint areas of concern and how to use the IPPC's framework to manage invasive alien species
The event will provide an overview of the Brazilian Campaign against Biopiracy. The main focus will be on the Cupuaçu-case. (The name of this amazonian fruit was trademarked). Information panels will provide details also about other cases of Amazonian biological resources that have been patented ...
Success cases of how companies are taking care of the biodiversity, and creating mechanisms to measure the return on investments (ROI)
IUCN-The World Conservation Union and WWF have joined forces to update the Biodiversity Economics web-site. The site is devoted to the economics of biodiversity and aims to promote economic approaches to the conservation of nature by providing access to key documents, a calendar of events, and a ...
To inform and discuss current developments on ABS related issues in the Nordic countries.
This side-event will provide a briefing on WIPO work under its own workprogramme on IP, GRs and TK as well as work conducted at the request of COP-7
Presentation of case studies prepared by Indigenous Peoples commissioned by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB).
Meeting and coktail on invitation. Meeting of technical experts in EU countries, reponsible for the overall management of national biodiversity strategies. The purpose of the meeting is to establish an informal technical network where experts can exchange on how to better implement national biod ...
Presentation and book signing for this new book which focuses on the animals, people and culture of the Pantanal region of Brazil.
Livestock Keepers' Rights
The event will involve a discussion on how to increase the political commitment to developing ABS legislation in the Pacific. Participants will include government representatives, NGOs and indigenous peoples and local community organisations from the region.
Presentation and discussion on the 'Mountains to the Sea' Tool for the joint implementation of the CBD's Programmes of Work using the Ecosystem Approach.
A workshop reviewing the impacts (positive and negative) or protected areas and then examining mechanisms for enhancing equity in protected area management. Brazilian Extractive Reserves will be highlighted as an example of a form of Protected Area that can benefit local people.
There is going to be a film about internation research project called Fingerponds - about the possible way of supporting biodiversity in dense populated flood zones in rural areas of Africa. Fingerponds are small shallow ponds tested in flood zones of Lake Victoria (Uganda, Kenya) and the Rufiji ...
The proposed side event to be held at the 8th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will be an opportunity to showcase the work of the Regional Indigenous Peoples' Programme on the interface between government policies and indigenous practice on Natural Resource Man ...
Brazil is the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve the World Summit on Sustainable Development’s target of developing a national plan for managing its water resources. The National Water Resources Plan (PNRH) addresses the way Brazilian society will face the challenge of ...
Presentation on the implementation of activities under the Framework for Cooperation between the Ministerial Conference on Protection of Forests in Europe and the Pan European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy in the pan European region as a contribution to the Expanded Programme of Wo ...
Short introduction of the GEF funded and UNEP co- implemented project on Below-Ground Biodiversity; Launch of the book entitled "Soil Biodiversity in Amazonian and other Brazilian Ecosystems; Presentation of some results from the inventory on below-ground biodiversity across seven tropical count ...
NGOs, the government and private sector will discuss experiences that focus on private lands conservation as an effective tool for biodiversity conservation in Latin America. Experts and practitioners will highlight how these experiences have been used to support the development of a regional vi ...
The cetaceans hunting provides benefits for only a small part of the world, and the whales, being migratory animals, belongs to the whole world. We intend to show that non lethal uses, like whale watching, is a much more legitim form to share biodiversity benefits with all the world. Also we int ...
BIOTA-Africa presents: www.biota-africa.org "Research for conservation and regeneration of biodiversity in Africa" Speaker 1: Dr. Karen Hahn-Hadjali (University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany) Speaker 2: Dr. Souleymane Konaté (University of Abobo-Adjamé, Abidjan, Côte d´Ivoire) Speaker 3: Wolfgan ...
Seminar/Debate about questions regarding the processes of privatization of life, such as biotechnology, and themes related to patents, intelectual property, traditional knowledge and biodiversity Seminário/Debate sobre questões que envolvem processos de privatização da vida, como a biotecnolog ...
The meeting will discuss the results of evaluatory work conducted by the GEF Independent Office of Evaluation, including key conclusions of OPS-3, the latest biodiversity program study, and other studies completed during the reporting period. Documents will be provided as Information documents ...
This will be a lunch meeting, open to all COP8 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis, with a panel introducing and discussing the Global Integrated Trends Analysis Network (GITAN). Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with GITAN participants. Box lunches will be provided.
The side event will provide an up to date overview of trends in the study and use of genetic resources in the deep seabed and Antarctica. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss how relevant provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity may contribute to ensure that these resources ...
The event has the objective of discussing the existing mechanisms for finanacial sustainability of protected areas. The roundtable will be composed by people that are developing and implementing these mechanisms. Aditionally, some sucessful national and international cases will be presented. The ...
This workshop will present the contribution of the UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative and its National BioTrade Programmes to implement the CBD through incentives for small and medium biodiversity business. It will present how the BioTrade Initiative and its partners use trade-related incentives measure ...
The Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA), a non-profit company located in Washington D.C., is conducting a survey of governmental and non governmental organizations, universities, and industry to determine the world-wide need of developing countries for no or low-cost intellect ...
ICRI hosted side event disseminating goals and objectives of ICRI and the importance of coral reef conservation and management
Sharing of business experience concerning access and benefit sharing arrangements and the protection of traditional knowledge
Presentations on the experiences and lessons learned from the creation and development of global mountain ecological networks such as the Carpathians, Alpine, Andean and other mountain ecosystems.
Results of the international gathering held in North Vancouver, from February 25 to March 1 which brought together respected representatives of the world’s indigenous peoples in order to facilitate an open and forward-looking dialogue with international ABS policy-makers on indigenous perspectiv ...
The objective of this event is to present, compare and discuss the implementation of national legislations on Access and Benefit Sharing and on protecting traditional knowledge in order to exchange experience among countries of Latin America and Caribe.