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2nd Meeting of the Bureau of the 16th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol

10 December 2005, Dakar, Senegal

17th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol & 7th Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention

12 - 16 December 2005, Dakar, Senegal

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/MR/52093 (2005-130)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Relevant organizations

The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties and relevant organizations to take specific action to assist the Secretariat in the preparation of a compilation of initiatives, processes and organizations that develop and consolidate indicators on the sustainable use of biodiversity, for c ...

Promoting biodiversity as a powerful instrument to achieve lasting peace and shared prosperity for all nations of the world.

Montreal, 17 January 2006 – Officials from the 188 members of the Convention on Biological Diversity will gather in the historic city of Grenada, Spain from 30 January to 3 February 2006 to make progress on one of the three pillars of the Convention on Biological Diversity, aimed at promoting ac ...

Citizens of the world invited to participate in virtual conference and help to sustain life on earth THE VIRTUAL CURITIBA BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE January - March 2006 - <a href=http://2010.biodiv.org>http://2010.biodiv.org</a> ACHIEVING THE 2010 TARGET!

CURITIBA – 19 January 2006. Never before in human history has the rate of biodiversity loss been so great. The rate of loss of biodiversity now exceeds 100 times natural rates. For some experts we are on the eve of the greatest extinction crisis. Humans are changing environments to the poin ...

Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Intellectual Property Rights: An Enabling Tool for Development with Identity

It reports some creative ways in which documentation of ethnobotanical knowledge can be carried out without losing community ownership over intellectual property rights. It also presents the general findings of the documentation, current and future uses of the documented knowledge, and how this ...

Putting Article 10(c) into Practice: Protecting and Encouraging Customary Use of Biodiversity

A workshop to discuss and explore ways and means to further the implementation of Article 10 (c) of the Convention, which requires Parties to "protect and encourage customary use of biological resources in accordance with traditional cultural practices that are compatible with conservation and s ...

Impacts of Terminator Technology on Indigenous Peoples in the Andes: Results of a consultation with Quechua farmers in a Center of Origin and Diversity of Potatoes

Seventy-one indigenous leaders and community members from six districts and twenty-six communities in the Andes and Amazon of the Department of Cuzco gathered in the civic center of the remote mountain village of Choquecancha, Peru on the 26th and 27th of September to discuss the potential impac ...

Global Terrestrial Observing System Steering Committee Meeting

25 - 27 January 2006, Rome, Italy

Will the access of Genetic and Biological Resources ensure sharing of benefits and sustainable use?

Experiences of the Kani People in India on the access of genetic resources and benefit-sahring as a model, to indigenous communities of Thailand and Indonesia on sustainable use of biodiversity.

REINFORCING KNOWLEDGE RETENTION AND TRANSMISSION: RECENT UNESCO WORK INCLUDING PRESENTATION OF AN INTERACTIVE CD-ROM ON INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE OF WAYFINDING AND THE OCEAN ENVIRONMENT.

Needs and Options for ABS Implementation in Africa: Recommendations of the "Regional ABS Capacity-Building Workshop for Eastern and Southern Africa"

Swiss initiatives for the implementation of the ABS

Two 10 to 15 minutes presentations: 1. ABS: good practice for academic research on genetic resources 2. A guide to using the working draft ABS management tool Booklets describing these two tools will be available

Business perspectives on ABS

Workshop to share business experiences and perspectives on ABS issues

Northern Workshop on Access to Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge and Benefit-sharing: ABS as a Sustainable Development Opportunity for the North

The Government of Canada, together with the Arctic Athabaskan Council and the Inuit Circumpolar Conference, hosted a workshop on access to genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge and benefit-sharing, in Whitehorse, Yukon, from March 15 to 17, 2005. The objective of the workshop, ...

ABS: Generating Meaningful Benefits through Alternative Models

The American BioIndustry Alliance takes seriously the issue of the equitable sharing of benefits related to genetic resource (GR) inventions and related traditional knowledge (TK). This panel will explore alternatives to the conventional wisdom on GR and TK to explore practical, meaningful alte ...

The role of Customary Law in Regulation of Access to Genetic Resources, Distribution of Benefits and Protection of Traditional Knowledge in the Andean Countries

Analysis and experience exchange on the importance of Customary Law and its role in conservation and sustainable use of the biodiversity, as well as in the protection of the associated traditional knowledge.

19th meeting of the BioNET FUND Supervisory Board and Advisory Group

2 - 3 February 2006, Egham, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Business and industry have a crucial role to play in all aspects of sustainable development

Statement to business and industry by Ahmed Djoghlaf

The WTO and the Sustainable Development Agenda: Prospects after Hong Kong

6 - 7 February 2006, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Gambia is first country in the world to establish citizen forum for achieving the 2010 biodiversity target. “Friends of the Convention on Life on Earth” will promote action for the planet by civil society.

DUBAI – 7 February 2006. In his message to the citizens of the world issued the first day after assuming office as the new Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf stated that “the Earth’s life support systems, from its forests and flowers to its coral re ...

9th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum

7 - 10 February 2006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

UNEP/CBD/BSWGLR/2/INF/3

Determination of Damage to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity, Including Case-studies

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/53740 (2006-011)
To:

I have the honour to refer to the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, which will be convened at the Convention and Exhibition Center (Expo Trade) in Curitiba, Brazil, from 20 to 31 March 2006. Please note that a notification regarding accreditation, as well as the provisional age ...

Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction

13 - 17 February 2006, New York, United States of America

"You can count on Brazil to protect the biodiversity of our planet".

Speaking today in New York, where he was meeting with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, hailed the decision of the President of Brazil, H.E. Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, to place 6.4 million hectares ...

Cocktail Reception - launch of resources for a workable liability regime

We would like to have an evening reception on the first or second evening of the week (on a night that does not conflict with the Secretariat's plans for a reception - if they will have one) to launch the publication of a number of materials on the issue of liability & redress related to the Bio ...

Implementing the German Biosafety Capacity Building Initiative

Presentation of bilateral and regional acitvities

The Brazilian Industry and the Conservation and Sustainable Use of the Biodiversity - A Commitment

The purpose is to demonstrate current effective actions/programmes and future plans/projects of the brazilian industry in order to protect and regenerate the brazilian biodiversity

Second Student Conference on Conservation Science

15 - 17 March 2006, Durham, United States of America

Workshop on Climate change and forest genetic diversity: Implications to sustainable forest management in Europe

15 - 16 March 2006, Paris, France

The Role of Biotechnology in Developing Economies

Could the potential applications of biotechnology in agriculture, industry, medicine, environmental protection and resource conservation help solve the problems of developing economies? This side event focuses on findings of a series of UNU-IAS reports by Dr Albert Sasson*, UNU-IAS Visiting Pro ...

Protecting and Encouraging Customary Use of Biodiversity: the Implementation of Article 10(c) of the Convention and its Relevance to Article 8(j) and Related Provisions

A workshop to discuss and explore ways and means to further the implementation of Article 10 (c) of the Convention, which requires Parties to "protect and encourage customary use of biological resources in accordance with traditional cultural practices that are compatible with conservation and s ...

Business and the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge

Introduction to, and outcomes of the Business and 2010 initiative, summary of business relevant findings of the MA

South America Medicinal Plants Network: dialogues for sustainability

The South America Medicinal Plants Network is made up of local groups, NGO, researchres, universities and other colaborators. It is organized in national networks of the following countries: Brazil (“Articulação Pacari” - Medicinal Plants of Cerrado), Argentina (“Rede Salud y Plantas”), Urugua ...

Formal - Informal sector partnerships as models of Access and Benefit-Sharing and Institutionalizing agricultural biodiversity conservation

Presentation of case studies and statements from farmers, representatives from public research institutions or public seed sector. Linkages/partnership between the formal (public research institutions, government agencies, academe) and informal (farmers, communities) seed sector promotes a valua ...

PARTNERSHIPS FOR BIODIVERSITY

Several business sectors present direct or indirect impact on the biological diversity, such as the direct footprint, supply chain and financing & insurance business. Considering that biodiversity is the corner stone for sustainability of current and future generations, it is fundamental the ...

Update on high seas and deep seabed issues.

IUCN and invited speakers will highlight recent scientific discoveries about life in the open ocean and deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction and provide an update on discussions at the UNGA open-ended informal Working Group on issues related to marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdicit ...

DESD and its potential role in CBD process

The event will introduce the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) as a means to advance Communication, Education and Public Awareness for CBD process. The goals of DESD and its strategies will be presented and followed by the relevance of DESD process for CBD.

Transboundary Protected Areas & the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas. Launch of 2006 World Database on Protected Areas.

The objective of this side event is to emphasize the importance of Transboundary Protected Areas (TBPAs) for achieving biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in line with the objectives of the CBD and the Programme of Work on Protected Areas. The side event is intended to showcas ...

Sustainable Biotechnology and Technology Transfer

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.

Brazilian Biodiversity: Programs of International Cooperation and Repatriation of Taxonomic Information.

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 ...

Biodiversity Conservation Strategies and Activities of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)

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.

Global Environment Outlook(GEO) - A UNEP Environment Assessment Initiative - links with GBO and synergies with CBD implementation

Power Point presentation of the UNEP's GEO Asssessment process, including the GEO Data Portal and linkages to CBD implementation and its GBO

Enhancing Indigenous Peoples' Participation in and Contribution to the CBD and Related Processes Through the Indigenous Peoples' Network for Change Project

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 ...

Protecting shareholder and natural value : "The role of the financial sector in the protection of biodiversity"

Investment tools: biodiversity benchmarks

BIODIVERSITY - THE MEGASCIENCE IN FOCUS

Biodiversity and Systematics Benefit Sharing and Bioethics Sustainability

Progress on the Program of Work on Protected Areas (POW) and Biodiversity Conservation in the Andes Region

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

Livestock Keepers' Rights

Mountains to the Sea

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.