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Biodiversity, Health and Sustainable Development

The linkages between achieving better health and ensuring biodiversity conservation and well-functioning ecosytems are increasingly recognized. The implications of these linkages for various goals related to sustainable development and the consequences for natural resources, economic development ...

Biodiversity, Health, Food, Nutrition and the Sustainable Development Goals: Ways Forward

Dialogue Session jointly launched with Bioversity International and FAO to strategically focus on relevance of agrobiodiversity and nutrition to work carried out under the CBD-WHO Joint work programme. Strategically linked to this core thematic area of State of Knowldege Review on Biodiversity a ...

Biodiversity, Well-being and the Post-2015 Agenda

As negotiations for a post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda are on full-swing, advocating an approach to human well-being based on biodiversity conservation and social equity is crucial. This should emerge from the CBD Parties and Observers as a crucial outcome of COP12. Well-being approaches ...

Biodiversity, climate, and desertification regimes strengthened by new parties and funding opportunities

Johannesburg, 30 August 2002 – As delegates in Johannesburg work towards broad agreements on poverty alleviation and sustainable development, three issue-specific treaties that contribute to these goals – the conventions on biological diversity, climate change and desertification – continue to a ...

Biodiversity, customary sustainable use and traditional knowledge- a case study from a local community in Norway

A case study on customary use from a local community in Mørkridsdalen, a valley in Western Norway.

Biodiversity, ecosystems and climate change

Climate protection, preservation of biodiversity and social justice are inextricably linked.If we are to tackle global warming and promote sustainable development, the entire human race must work together to combat climate change and biodiversity loss whilst encouraging social justice, and must ...

Biodiversity, pandemics and the circle of life

This was supposed to be a big year for biodiversity — a "super year," as the United Nations proclaimed it as recently as February. A number of landmark global meetings were planned: a World Conservation Congress in France; a United Nations Ocean Conference in Portugal; and a Nature Summit in New ...

Biodiversity: 'Beast of Beddau' is new millipede find

The Beast of Beddau has joined the Maerdy Monster as a new bug species found at old coal mine sites in the UK.

Biodiversity: 30 years of the Natura 2000 network of protected areas and the LIFE programme

To mark 30 years of the Natura 2000 network and the LIFE programme, a Ministerial Conference is taking place at the European Parliament in Strasbourg today, co-organised by the French Presidency of the European Union and the European Commission. EU Ministers and Commissioner for the Environment, ...

Biodiversity: Africa’s key to food security and sustainable livelihoods

Unfolding events all over the world are pointing in one direction; that is the imminence of climate change which may prove irreversible. The timing, magnitude of impacts and places where impacts would be felt might vary, but climate change has proven to be inescapable. Choices before nations and ...

Biodiversity: conservation, sustainable use and responsible business

Natura will invite representatives from communities, scientists, corporates and governments, from Brazil and other countries, to debate in its own space, alliances, partnerships and alternatives to reconcile conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity with responsible business, in accordanc ...

Biodiversity: sharing is caring –

If I could sum up what Malta lacks the most in one word, it would be sustainability. The term is usually associated with issues only concerning the environment but sustainable thinking doesn’t just benefit the natural world; it also has positive economic and social implications.

Biodiversité 52 (Biodiversity 52)

1 January - 31 December 2010, Namur, Belgium

Bioeconomy hype shouldn’t put biodiversity preservation at risk, experts say

While experts say Poland could become key for the EU’s bioeconomy, scientists are calling for the sustainable use of the country’s forest resources in energy production. EURACTIV Poland reports.

Bioenergy and biodiversity

This event will present the most recent mounting evidence for harms to both terrestrial and marine (algae) ecosystems biodiversity resulting from escalating demands for bioenergy feedstocks. The policies and supports driving these will also be critiqued including assessment of the performance of ...

Bioenergy: challenges for sustainability in the global South x environmental adequation to the global markets

Presentation of a position paper by the brazilian organizations about sustainability of bioenergy, followed by international discussion about how to how to move from "environmental adequation" vision to the debate on how the production and use of bioenergy could impulse sustainable development i ...

Bioethics,Biodiversity and Making a Repository of Ethical world views of Nature

This three day workshop aims to establish a framework and action plan to systematically map human relationships to nature and biodiversity. This will provide tools for use by policy makers at community, national and international level, in various important areas. Through increased understandin ...

Biofuels and biodiversity: tackling the real issues

The evidence from many parts of the world shows how the push for biofuels and biomass for energy is having serious, often irreversible impacts on indigenous peoples, local communities and biodiversity. Furthermore biofuels incur a carbon debt at a time when we should sharply reduce emissions and ...

Biofuels in Brazil

The event aim at clarifying important issues related to the production, processing, trade and sustainability of biofuels in Brazil. Historical and current experiences on agrarian policies and biodiversity conservation, including the relationship between food production and biofuels and its corre ...

Biogeographical affinity in Cretaceous flora from two islands of Tethys Ocean

A study published in Cretaceous Research expands the paleontological richness of continental fossils of the Lower Cretaceous with the discovery of a new water plant (charophytes), the species Mesochara dobrogeica.

Biological Diversity and Sports - Opportunities for Sustainable Development: Opinion of the Advisory Council for Environment and Sports of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

Biological Diversity and the International Year of the Reef

This event is being orgnized jointly by SCBD and ICRI. The International Year of the Reef is an international programme designed to effectively communicate with various target audiences, the value and importance of the world’s coral reefs and the threats to the reefs’ sustainability, and to moti ...

Biological Invasions in Terrestrial Ecosystems: an Evolutionary Perspective

30 September - 3 October 2002, Leipzig-Halle, Germany

Biological Invasions in Terrestrial Ecosystems: an Evolutionary Perspective

30 September - 2 October 2002, Halle, Germany

Biological diversity and ecosystems featured prominently in the proposal of a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly agreed by acclamation to forward to the General Assembly, setting the stage for better links between the implementation of the biodiversity agenda of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.

Recommendation VIII/5

Biological diversity and tourism: draft guidelines for activities related to sustainable tourism development and biological diversity and case-studies on the implementation of the guidelines

Biological diversity in dry and sub-humid lands for human well-being

Sustainable production is central to maintaining biodiversity in arid and semi arid areas. The Future Harvest Centres have undertaken major programmes to improve agricultural sustainability and benefit farmers and communities in these vulnerable ecosystems. The Side Event will describe this work ...

Biological oceanographer breaks down the linkages between human impacts on the ocean and their effects on human systems

Look out at the ocean, a symbol of constant endurance and abundance. It's tempting to think that in the face of a rapidly changing climate and all the impacts it brings—disaster, food insecurity, habitat and biodiversity loss to name a few—the ocean will always be there.

Biologists discover and name new fireworm species in Hong Kong waters

A group of biologists from Hong Kong Baptist University (HKBU) have discovered a new fireworm species in Hong Kong waters and named it Chloeia bimaculata.

Biologists discover new insect species

Its name sounds legendary, but the newly discovered insect Neuroterus (noo-ROH'-teh-rus) valhalla doesn't look or act the part. It's barely a millimeter long and spends 11 months of the year locked in a crypt.

Bioluminescent substance discovered in Brazilian cave worm larva

An insect larva found in the caves of Intervales State Park, an Atlantic Rainforest remnant in the municipality of Ribeirão Grande, São Paulo State, Brazil, was initially of no interest to the research group led by biochemist Vadim Viviani, a professor at the Federal University of São Carlos (UF ...

Bionergy 2005 in Wood Industry

12 - 15 September 2005, Jyvaskyla, Finland

Bioresource access and benefit-sharing: How far have we come in India?

India became a signatory to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in 1994. The CBD is a multilateral treaty aimed at conserving biodiversity, its sustainable use and ensuring “fair and equitable sharing” of the benefits obtained through bioresources.

Biosafety Capacity Building

<p>The need for consultancy for the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol is extremely high in developing countries. In 2000, the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) launched the German Biosafety Capacity Building Initiative for the Implementation of the Cartagena ...

Biosafety Clearing House Capacity Building Sustainability: the case of the BCH project

The main objective is to conceptualize "BCH2 Project towards Biosafety Capacity Building Sustainability" that is: 1) current BCH2 main pillars to success; 2) Innovative aspects of the project in order to foster biosafety capacity building sustainability e.g. global role of RA e-learning approach.

Biosafety Regulations of Asia-Pacific Countries

In 2008, APAARI published a compilation of biosafety regulations of 39 Asia-Pacific countries (available at: www.apcoab.org). This publication is currently being revised and updated. In this event, it is proposed to discuss with BCH Nationa Focal Points of Asian and Pacific countries the organiz ...

Biosafety for Decision-Makers: Overview of a New Manual

<p>The Centre for International Sustainable Development Law, in conjunction with the Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity, is in the process of preparing a manual on 'Biosafety for Decision-Makers'. The manual is intended to serve as a practical resource tool for decision-ma ...

Biotechnology and Biodiversity Interface (BBI), Competitive Grants for Environmental Risk Research

This event provides an overview of the BBI program, a USAID-funded competitive grants program supporting environmental risk research in developing countries.

Biotechnology and Biodiversity Interface: Integration of insect-resistant GM crops within integrated pest management programs

Products of biotechnology such as genetically modified insect-resistant crop varieties can be a tool to preserve biodiversity and promote sustainable agriculture. This role for biotechnology as part of integrated pest management in crop production will be presented and discussed in this side eve ...

Biotechnology, Trade and Sustainable Development

Biotrade opportunities in developing countries

Sustainable and responsible trade of biodiversity derived products and services, is an economic incentive that is contributing to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, as well as an equitable sharing of benefits. Furthermore, environmentally friendly market demand is driving pro ...

Bla bla bla for biodiversity – Climate Weekly

Well sure, we all know that feeling. It’s true that governments’ record of protecting biodiversity is weak — none of the Aichi goals set in 2010 have been fully met. But given that one of the biggest barriers to restoring nature is a lack of cash, the pledges and financial initiatives announced ...

Blackologists and the promise of inclusive sustainability

Historically, shared resources such as forests, fishery stocks and pasture lands have often been managed with an aim toward averting "tragedies of the commons," which are thought to result from selfish overuse.

Bleached sea sponges found in New Zealand waters for first time

Sea sponges off New Zealand’s southern coastline have been found bleached bone-white for the first time, following extreme ocean temperatures.

Blind shrimps, translucent snails: the 11 mysterious new species we found in potential fracking sites

There aren't many parts of the world where you can discover a completely new assemblage of living creatures. But after sampling underground water in a remote, arid region of northern Australia, we discovered at least 11, and probably more, new species of stygofauna.

Blue Planet: The Nature Conservancy unveils $1.6 billion bid to save the oceans

Global non-profit The Nature Conservancy has announced a $1.6 billion plan to help save and restore the world's oceans by selling "blue bonds" to coastal and island countries.

Blueprint for Saving Pacific Sea Turtles

<p><b>By Invitation Only</b></p><p>WorldFish and WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) are hosting an event titled "Building integrated solutions for marine turtle conservation: A Blueprint for Saving Pacific Turtles" at lunchtime on Monday February 16th. The event will focus on integrated approaches ...

Bold project hopes to DNA barcode every species in Costa Rica

Let’s be honest: many conservationists may start their careers with big ambitions. But as they, and their careers, age, those ambitions — especially in light of the Anthropocene — understandably shrink. Saving one forest or one species begins to look like a large enough legacy — and for many it ...

Boost for Africa’s research must protect its biodiversity

We write on behalf of 209 scientists (see go.nature.com/3sa16p9) to endorse a new initiative by the African Research Universities Alliance and the Guild of European Research-Intensive Universities (see go.nature.com/3b364hj).

Boosted by venture capital, leather alternatives gain steam

High-quality alternatives to animal hides from sustainable production technologies and materials are making headway.San Francisco-based startup MycoWorks announced a $45 million Series B financing in November to scale up its production of its biomaterial called Reishi, a sustainable leather alte ...