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#889COP 8
2006-03-21
Protected Areas and Equity
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.
Web Announcement
#205522006-03-22
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of World Water Day
Water is vital for the survival of human beings and for sustaining life on Earth. It is also home to an extraordinarily high level of biodiversity.
Side Event
#966COP 8
2006-03-22
WORLD WATER DAY - WATER AND BIODIVERSITY: AN ECOSYSTEM PERSPECTIVE FOR THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES PLAN
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 ...
Side Event
#678COP 8
2006-03-22
Conservation of below-ground biodiversity through agro-ecosystem management
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 ...
Side Event
#806COP 8
2006-03-22
New frontiers for ABS: use of genetic resources in the deep seabed and Antarctica
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 ...
Side Event
#884COP 8
2006-03-22
Financial Mechanisms for Strict Protected Areas
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 ...
Side Event
#608COP 8
2006-03-22
BioTrade: Incentives for Biodiversity Business
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 ...
Side Event
#631COP 8
2006-03-22
A Preliminary Analysis of the World-Wide Need for Intellectual Property Assistance with Reference to Particular "hot spots".
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 ...
Side Event
#921COP 8
2006-03-22
" From Paradise to the Roof of the World" - Side event on "Mountain biodiversity - partnership for implementing the CBD".
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.
Side Event
#703COP 8
2006-03-22
"New developments in the International Pollinators Initiative"
A book (and CD) was developed by 20 experts from around the world at a meeting in South Africa in May 2003. The book is designed to provide tools to policymakers and practioners to improve conservation of pollinators and the ecosystem services they render. The book takes the format of the Prog ...
Side Event
#706COP 8
2006-03-22
Islands of the Deep: Global Resource, Global Challenge
The deep oceans are home to tens of thousands of underwater islands some of which are richer in biodiversity than even those above sea level. New scientific findings reveal unique habitats and ecosystems on and around these underwater islands (seamounts), that support a complex web of marine ...
Side Event
#750COP 8
2006-03-22
Sustainable Use Indicators: Meeting the needs of the CBD
This side event builds on the previous session at the 11th SBSTTA (December 2005) and a meeting of the IUCN Ad Hoc Working Group on Sustainable Use Indicators (January 2006). The purpose of the side event is two-fold: • To promote greater understanding and clarity of the requirements and value ...
Side Event
#768COP 8
2006-03-22
Presentation of an upcoming 2006 European Conference on Integrating Biodiversity into Development Cooperation
Presentation of the conference and cocktail. Together with the European Commision and some EU Member States, IUCN is organizing in September 2006, under the umbrella of the C2010, an international conference on Integrating Biodiversity into Development Co-operation - Support the Sustainable Mana ...
Side Event
#810COP 8
2006-03-22
Assessing NGO-business liasons for biodiversity: achievements and problems
¨Case studies of Dialogues between NGOs and the private sector. Examples of agricultural commodities (such as ¨the Round Table on Sustainable Soy¨) and fossil fuel; Carbon Trading as mitigation measure for Climate Change. Some of these joint efforts have been strongly criticised for not achiev ...
Side Event
#822COP 8
2006-03-22
IUCN & WCPA's Support to the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas. Sustainable financing options for protected areas.
Elaborate upon IUCN/WCPA's proposals to support the implementation of the PoW on PAs and seek feedback on how IUCN can provide the best possible support given specific requests within thew PoW. Launch with the support of Germany's Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschu ...
Side Event
#869COP 8
2006-03-22
Experiences in implementing the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation through botanic gardens in Latin America
A series of speakers will outline experiences from Brazil, Argentina and Mexico in implementing projects through botanic gardens in support of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Key areas will be community native plant conservation projects, environmental education initiatives, staff t ...
Side Event
#895COP 8
2006-03-22
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Desertification Synergies
Biodiversity, land use and climate are inextricably linked. Because of these linkages, there are many examples at regional, national and international scales where integrated joint work on the synergies between the issues and their Conventions will be more effective than dealing with each separa ...
Side Event
#979COP 8
2006-03-23
Biodiversity in Sustainability Reporting
Biodiversity remains one of the most challenging areas for reporting as many companies still have a limited understanding of their relationship to and impact on biodiversity. Many companies have pointed to the need for general background material that helps companies to understand the link betwe ...
Side Event
#702COP 8
2006-03-23
The Conservation Commons: Addressing Challenges of Integrating Biodiversity and Geospatial Data
Environmental degradation and habitat loss continue to accelerate. Solutions may be found to reverse this trend, but only with comprehensive data, information and knowledge on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Data access and knowledge sharing are not simple tasks, however. D ...
Side Event
#791COP 8
2006-03-23
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 ...
Side Event
#840COP 8
2006-03-23
Regional Forestry Genetic Cooperation - towards global goals. An illustrative example from the Nordic countries
- The Nordic Council for Forest Reproductive Material (NSFP): orientation about their work related to global trends and targets - An update on the European co-operation on forest genetic resources (EUFORGEN)
Side Event
#923COP 8
2006-03-23
independent monitoring of forest related commitments under the FFFC
Presentation of independent monitoring report on the implementation of FCCC Art.4.1(d)
Side Event
#967COP 8
2006-03-23
Presentation of Namibia's 10+ years of Biodiversity management
Launching of Namibia's Biodiversity knowledge management sets - best practice. Presentation of a biodiversity publication on Namibia's past and present biodiversity experiences. A presentation of Namibia's protected areas network
Side Event
#767COP 8
2006-03-23
Integrating Biodiversity into the production systems in the Southern Cone of South America
This event will discuss mechanisms and strategies of countries in the Southern Cone of South America to integrate biodiversity conservation and sustainable use into the productive landscape. Presenters will be GEF-funded projects sponsored by the World Bank and will be open to a broader audience ...
Side Event
#798COP 8
2006-03-23
Participative management in protected areas: evaluating governmental experiences
The public policies for conservation of nature have emphasized the creation of protected areas and the handling of natural resources. Notwithstanding the adopted strategy, in many cases, these strategies culminate in the application of models based on other realities in places whose communities ...
Side Event
#826COP 8
2006-03-23
Building taxonomic capacity for the goals of the CBD – new contributions and resources from Europe.
New initiatives and projects in support of the GTI from several European institutions will be presented and discussed, with the focus on taxonomic capacity building globally and regionally.
Side Event
#698COP 8
2006-03-24
Brazilian-German Co-operation on biodiversity research in the Mata Atlântica region of Brazil. Application oriented research in Curitiba on soil biota.
Presentations and discussion of an integrated cooperative approach focussed on research for the protection of biodiversity of the Mata Atlântica region. (4-5 speakers from Brazil and Germany) plus discussion Speakers: 1.Representatives of the funding agencies/ministries of Brazil and Germany ...
Side Event
#718COP 8
2006-03-24
Management of Public Forests: the Amazon challenge
A large proportion of the forests in the Amazon lies into public lands. In Brazil, 75% of the Amazon are public forests (over 300 million hectares). The decision regading the regulation and administration of those forests is crucial to garantee its conservation and sustainable management. In Br ...
Side Event
#744COP 8
2006-03-24
Environmental Sustainability in Klabin
A presentation of Klabin's director about a macro approach of sustainability in pulp and paper business with a focus on environment, industrial systems and forest
Side Event
#776COP 8
2006-03-24
Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Productive Landscapes: successes and challenges ahead
Panel I - International intiatitives fro mainstreaming biodiversity in productive landscapes 1. "Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development: Case Studies from South Africa" 2. "Integrating Biodiversity Conservation into Catlle Farms in Colombia and Costa Rica" Panel II - Developing biodiversi ...
Side Event
#790COP 8
2006-03-24
RedLAC and its contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of the biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
RedLAC is a network composed of 21 Environmental Funds located in 14 countries of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Region. This network currently manages a combined budget of US$ 700 million, channeling nearly US$ 70 million per year into projects. Up to date, RedLAC members have financed ...
Side Event
#799COP 8
2006-03-24
Conservation and livelihoods - experiences and perspectives from FFI
FFI has, in recent years, been addressing the question of how to link its conservation work more closely with the poverty reduction agenda. This meeting will report on the opportunities and challenges of this work, at both project and policy level. The topics include: the imperative for conserva ...
Side Event
#813COP 8
2006-03-24
Policies in animal genetic resources management
The outcome of studies on the exchange, sustainable use and conservation of farm animal genetic resources, and related policy aspects, will be presented.
Side Event
#606COP 8
2006-03-24
Wildlife Watching and Tourism
The side event explores: 1. information on: · the numbers of tourists engaging in “wildlife watching” tourism activities, · the range of “wildlife watching” tourism activities (for example, ranging from bird watching to whale watching, from interest in large mammals to coral reefs and sharks) ...
Side Event
#940COP 8
2006-03-24
TROPICAL SAVANNA BIOMES: SUSTAINABLE USE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Successful examples of sustainable use of principally non timber products by traditional communities, in Savanna Biomes from Brazil, Venezuela and two African Countries, will be presented as repliable models for poverty alleviation. Advance of the industrial agriculture and pasture and deficient ...
Side Event
#968COP 8
2006-03-24
ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING IN FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES
Presentation of ABS case studies in francophone countries.
Side Event
#972COP 8
2006-03-24
GURTs: Potential implications and impacts on farmers’ rights
Presentation on the potential impact of GURTs to agricultural biodiversity and the rights of farmers to seeds. Emphasis on how terminator technology will not only terminate the diversity of genetic resources, but it will also terminate the rights and lives of farmers and farming communities.
Side Event
#990COP 8
2006-03-24
Addressing the link between Conservation and Poverty Reduction – Community Conserved Areas (highlighting Extrativist Reserves in Brazil)
The central strategy of the side event Addressing the link between Conservation and Poverty - Community Conserved Areas (highlighting Extrativist Reserves in Brazil) is to – a) Promote the idea of Community Conserved Areas Globally as an important mechanism to address the link between conservat ...
Side Event
#828COP 8
2006-03-24
Conservation and sustainable use strategy in indigenous peoples lands
Brazil has nearly 12% of its territory protected as Indigenous Peoples lands. It has been framed as protected thanks to its high potential for the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Notwithstanding this high profile of environmental concern, the management of Indigen ...
Side Event
#858COP 8
2006-03-24
Side Event
#681COP 8
2006-03-27
The contribution of Sustainable Development Reserves for the conservation of biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazonia.
A short symposium with presentations on the importance of SDRs on the conservation of biodiversity and poverty alleviation in the Brazilian Amazonia. Speakers will include representatives of four Sustainable Development Reserves (Cujubim and Mamirauá, in the Amazonas State, Iratapuru in Amapá St ...
Side Event
#761COP 8
2006-03-27
Sustainable Use and Sui Generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge
Presentation of case studies prepared by Indigenous Peoples commissioned by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB).
Side Event
#764COP 8
2006-03-27
Indigenous peoples' initiative to promote implementation of Article 10c of the CBD in SW Guyana: findings and lessons from an indigenous case study
A workshop to illustrate efforts by the indigenous Wapichan people to document their customary use of biodiversity and to ask the government to implement Article 10 (c) of the Convention, which requires Parties to "protect and encourage customary use of biological resources in accordance with tr ...
Side Event
#789COP 8
2006-03-27
The Andean Amazon Initiative for the Prevention of Biopiracy - La Iniciativa Andino Amazónica para la Prevención de la Biopiratéria
The event will present and discuss the research results of The Andean Amazon Initiative for the Prevention of Biopiracy. The researches have special emphasis on issues related to articule 15 of the CBD - International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing and it's elements (certificates of origin ...
Side Event
#880COP 8
2006-03-27
Heart of Borneo Side-Event
Concept for HOB side event during CBD/COP8 A. Background The ‘Heart of Borneo’ initiative presents a unique opportunity to conserve a total of 220,000 sq km of pristine equatorial rainforest i.e. almost 30% of the world’s third largest island. WWF aims to assist Borneo’s three nations (Brunei ...
Side Event
#989COP 8
2006-03-27
The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA): International Partnership and Innovation for Biodiversity Conservation
A round table over the history and challenges of the the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA). ARPA has begun in 2003 and has achieved its target for the creation of strict protection protected areas and has almost completed the target for sustainable use protected areas. This round tabl ...
Side Event
#866COP 8
2006-03-27
Conserving Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes: Challenges and Priorities for the CBD
The event will convene a panel of leaders representing international conservation NGOs, agricultural agencies and community-based organizations to present a range of innovative strategies focused on ecosystem-scale approaches that are jointly addressing the challenges of sustaining agricultural ...
Side Event
#660COP 8
2006-03-27
The Swedish Species Taxonomy Initiative – a unique charting of an entire country's flora and fauna and its description in a popular science Encyclopedia
The goal of the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative (STI), to be completed within 20 years, is to chart and describe every multi-cellular species in Sweden. This includes a major effort in educating new taxonomists, specializing in groups where there is no competence available today. Beside the scientif ...
Side Event
#986COP 8
2006-03-28
THE 3 I'S: ISLANDS, INVASIVES AND INNOVATIONS
Presentation on the successes of the Co-operative Islands Initiative and future directions.
Side Event
#699COP 8
2006-03-28
From Taxonomic Needs Assessment to Implementation in Ghana – A partnership project building on the UK’s experience with Global Taxonomy Initiative
Launch of a taxonomic needs assessment in Ghana, supported by the UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, in partnership with BioNET International and the UK’s Natural History Museum. The assessment will be based on a new methodology developed by the UK National Focal Point for the ...