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ECOSOC High-Level Segment Preparatory Meeting on LDC's and Resource Mobilization for Poverty Eradication

6 - 8 July 2004, New York, United States of America

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/va/44236 (2004-054)
To: GTI National Focal Points and CBD National Focal Points

Deadline extension for submission of Global Taxonomy Initiative reports

Sustainable Tourism 2004

7 - 9 July 2004, Segovia, Spain

Peatland Conservation, Restoration and Sustainable Use

7 - 9 July 2004, Gansu, China

8th Biennal Scientific Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics

11 - 14 July 2004, Montreal, Canada

Making Species Databases Interoperable: An Advanced Workshop

13 - 16 July 2004, Reading, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

International Dialogue "Tourism Cultural Diversity and Sustainable Development"

14 - 16 July 2004, Barcelona, Spain

Fifth United Nations - Tunza International Children's Conference on the Environment

19 - 23 July 2004, New London, United States of America

E-Discussion on Youth Participation and Implementation of the MDGS

26 July - 16 August 2004, New York, United States of America

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/va/42215 (2004-062)
To: CBD National Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points and CHM National Focal Points

Establishment of a Memorandum of Cooperation with BioNET-INTERNATIONAL

BBVA Foundation Awards for Biodiversity Conservation / Premios Fundación BBVA a la Conservación de la Biodiversidad: Distinguishing scientific achievement, innovative actions, knowledge dissemination in Biodiversity Conservation in Spain and Latin America

30 July 2004, Bilbao, Spain

UNEP/CBD/AHTEG-IB/1/2

Review of the outcomes of the regional and interregional preparatory meetings for the 10 year review of the Barbados Programme of Action for the sustainable development of small island developing states

The Emerging Global Biodiversity Information Infrastructure

15 - 21 August 2004, Brisbane, Australia

XXII International Congress of Entomology - Strength in Diversity

15 - 21 August 2004, Brisbane, Australia

59th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations

1 September - 31 December 2004, New York, United States of America

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/SS/va/43579 (2004-070)
To: CBD National Focal Points in African

As a contribution to the implementation of the Strategy, in particular Target 15 on “Building capacity for the conservation of plant diversity”, and in the broader context of the global initiative on communication, education and public awareness, funding has been sought to bring together plant c ...

The 6th International Conference for the Management of Wildlife in Amazonia and Latin America: Lesson Learnt / VI Congreso Internacional sobre Manejo de Fauna Silvestre en la Amazonía y Latinoamérica: Lecciones Aprendidas

5 - 10 September 2004, Iquitos, Peru

Reference: SCBD/SEL/PD/43569 (2004-072)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

Request the contribution and assistance of Parties, Governments and relevant organizations to the work of the Secretariat in response to decision VII/12 on sustainable use. Specific action required is outlined as: Information gathering and experiences, Technical expert workshops and Electronic ...

Conference on Regenerating Mountain Forests - Prerequisite for Sustainable Management

12 - 16 September 2004, Bavaria, Germany

Exploring Life on a different level - Canopy Season at Eden

13 September - 31 October 2004, Cornwall, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Capacity Building Expert Meeting

13 - 14 September 2004, Mexico D.F., Mexico

World Urban Forum

13 - 17 September 2004, Barcelona, Spain

Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) X Biennial Meeting

14 - 16 September 2004, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Promoting and Preserving Congolese Heritage: Linking Biological and Cultural Diversity

16 - 17 September 2004, Paris, France

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LR/44307 (2004-073)
To: CBD National Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points

Further to <a href="/decisions/default.aspx?m=COP-06&id=7182&lg=0">decision VI/8</a>, the Executive Secretary wishes to suggest to national focal points specific actions for promoting implementation of the programme of work for the Global Taxonomy Initiative.

Seventh International Conference & Exhibition: Delivering Sustainable Coasts: Connecting Science and Policy

20 - 22 September 2004, Aberdeen, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

6th Meeting of the Inter-Agency and Expert Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals Indicators

20 - 27 September 2004, Geneva, Switzerland

Developing a Secure and Sustainable Trans-European Energy Network (TEN-E) (endorsed by European Energy Foundation)

22 - 23 September 2004, Brussels, Belgium

Worldwide Conference: Current Challenges in International Aviation

24 - 26 September 2004, Montreal, Canada

15th International Symposium on Fertilizers and Fertilization for Sustainability in Agriculture: The First World meets the Third World, Challenges for the Future

27 - 30 September 2004, Pretoria, South Africa

First Session of the Subcommittee on Environment and Sutainable Development

29 September - 1 October 2004, Bangkok, Thailand

Youth Employment Summit (YES) Campaign Milestone Conference 2004

4 - 7 October 2004, Boca del Rio, Mexico

9th Meeting of the Governing Board (GB9) of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)

4 - 8 October 2004, Wellington, New Zealand

GBIF Governing Board 9th Meeting

4 - 8 October 2004, Wellington, New Zealand

5th International Symposium of the Pan-European Ecological Network on the Theme "Pan-European Ecological Network in Forests: Conservation on Biodiversity and Sustainable Management"

5 - 8 October 2004, Krakow, Poland

Second Asian Regional Workshop on Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI)

9 - 10 October 2004, Wellington, New Zealand

Priority Conservation Areas for the North American Grasslands Workshop

11 - 13 October 2004, Arlington, United States of America

Global Women's Assembly on Environment: Women as the Voice for Environment (Wave)

11 - 13 October 2004, Nairobi, Kenya

2nd Annual EU Sustainable Chemicals Management: Why does Chemicals policy and Sustainable Management concern me?

12 - 14 October 2004, Brussels, Belgium

International Agroenviron-2004 Symposium entitled "Role of Multi-purpose Agriculture in Sustainable Global Environment"

20 - 24 October 2004, Udine, Italy

Reference: SCBD/SEL/JS/SG/45069 (2004-087)
To: CBD National Focal Points Invited International Organizations

This is to inform you that due to the lack of necessary funding, the workshop on cultural, environmental and social impact assessments aimed at further strengthening the understanding of the link between environment and cultural diversity, initially proposed for December 2004, has been postponed ...

Eighteenth Session of the International Co-ordinating Council of the Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme

25 - 29 October 2004, Paris, France

Regular Session of the Joint Public Advisory Committee

27 - 29 October 2004, Montreal, Canada

Building the Renewable Energy Market in North America

28 - 29 October 2004, Montreal, Canada

Mercury Implementation Task Force Meeting

1 - 3 November 2004, Gimli, Canada

Second Iwa Leading-Edge Conference on Sustainability in Water Limited Environments

8 - 10 November 2004, Sydney, Australia

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/VA/43590 (2004-096)
To: To CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

"Working together for biodiversity: regional and international initiatives contributing to achieving and measuring progress towards the 2010 target" will be the main theme for the poster session at the tenth meeting of SBSTTA, scheduled to be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 7 to 11 February 2005 ...

SCBD congratulates Nobel Peace Prize winner Wangari Maathai

SCBD joins the rest of the world in congratulating professor Maathai.

SCBD commemorates FAO's World Food Day 2004 - "Biodiversity for Food Security".

Executive Secretary Hamdallah Zedan welcomes the initiative of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations to dedicate World Food Day 2004 to the theme of "biodiversity for food security.”

CBD joins IUCN and partners in presenting a short film on biodiversity

To mark the opening of the IUCN World Conservation Forum in Bangkok Thailand, 18 November 2004, with the support of IUCN, CBD, Bellagio Forum for Sustainable Development; Shell Foundation; The Global Environment Facility; and UNESCO World Heritage Centre, a short film urging all to act for the c ...