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Guidance for Promoting Synergy Among Activities Addressing Biological Diversity, Desertification, Land Degradation and Climate Change

Final Workshop on Public Involvement in MEA Reporting

1 - 30 November 2005, Nairobi, Kenya

Calling Children and Youth to Action: Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to children and youth of the world

18 February 2006<br><i>Montreal Canada

Message of Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the New Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Environmental NGOs of our Planet

22 February 2006<br><i>Montreal Canada

Tree Planting Initiatives Planned to Offset Environmental Impacts of Biodiversity Meetings.

Following three weeks of meetings of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, held in Curitiba, Brazil, the Governor of the State of Paraná, Mr. Roberto Requião, and the Executive Secretary of the Convention, Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, signed an agre ...

Second Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Stockholm Convention

1 - 5 May 2006, Geneva, Switzerland

Commonwealth Seminar for The Caribbean Region on the Implementation of International Environment Instruments and Policy Development

8 - 14 May 2006, Belize City, Belize

Heads of the World Trade Organization and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity meet for the first time to discuss mutual supportiveness of the international trade and biodiversity regimes.

Pascal Lamy, Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), and Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), met on Monday, 29 May, at the Geneva headquarters of WTO to discuss how the international trade regime and the Convention on Biological Di ...

The Convention on Biological Diversity Hails the Nomination of Ms. Monique Barbut to Head the Global Environment Facility.

The unanimous appointment by the Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) of Ms. Monique Barbut as its Chief Executive Officer and Chairman is most timely.<br><br><table width=120> <tr><b>Other languages:</b></tr> <tr><td>French </td><td><a href="/doc/press/2006/pr-2006-06-09-gef-fr.pdf" ...

Statement by the Representative of UNEP on Behalf of ohe Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Special Session of the Committee on Trade and Environment of WTO

On behalf of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, I wish to thank you for the invitation to attend this meeting. I was requested by the Executive Secretary to the Convention to convey his regrets for not being able to send a representative of the Secretariat. On behalf of t ...

CBD welcomes the appointment of Yvo de Boer as new Executive Secretary of UNFCCC.

First Meeting of the Steering Committee of the Consortium of Scientific Partners

8 - 9 September 2006, Richmond, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the 17th Meeting of the Secretariat of the Pacific Environment Programme, Noumea, New Caledonia, 11 to 15 September 2006

CBD teams up with UNEP-WCMC to build capacity for achieving the 2010 Biodiversity Target.

Biodiversity in European Development Cooperation

19 - 21 September 2006, Paris, France

Canadian universities and research centres plan enhanced cooperation for the implementation of the objectives of the Convention at meeting held at Secretariat on September 26

Brainstorming session on South-South cooperation and the Convention on Biological Diversity: Working together to protect life on Earth

Montreal – 6 November 2006 – Under the leadership of South Africa, the group of 131 developing countries, known as the Group of 77 and China, is launching the first initiative in the history of multilateral environmental agreements aimed at preparing a multi-year plan of action on South-South co ...

Brainstorming session on South-South cooperation

6 - 8 November 2006, Montreal, Canada

Professor Jeffrey Sachs and the Convention on Biological Diversity to collaborate on stemming biodiversity loss

Montreal – 10 November 2006: Professor Jeffrey Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia, Director of the United Nations Millennium Project, and a Special Advisor to Secretary-General Kofi Annan, yesterday paid a visit to the headquarters of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biologi ...

Framework for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity: Outcome of the Brainstorming Meeting– Montreal 6–8 November 2006

Montreal – 13 November 2006: The 24 experts who participated in the Brainstorming Meeting on South-South Cooperation (SSC) on Biodiversity in Montreal from 6-8 November 2006 laid the groundwork for a plan of action to enhance the capacity of developing countries.<br><br><table width=120> <tr><b> ...

Signature of Memorandum of Understanding between the Green Belt Movement and the Convention on Biological Diversity

Signature of Memorandum of Understanding between the Green Belt Movement and the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Nairobi, 16 November 2006 – Professor Wangari Maathai, MP, 2004 Nobel Peace Laureate and founder of the Green Belt Movement, and Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to plant trees in Africa “to ensure that t ...

GEF Leader Pledges Support for Biodiversity Convention - First visit of a Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

<br>(View also <a href='/doc/press/2006/pr-2006-12-01-gef-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.)

GEF Leader Pledges Support for Biodiversity Convention - First visit of a Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Montreal, 1 December 2006. Ms. Monique Barbut, Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) paid a visit to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) in Montreal on 30 November 2006. Ms. Barbut’s visit was the first of her planned visi ...

Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2006

<br>(View also <a href='/doc/speech/2006/sp-2006-12-18-ssc-fr.pdf''>in French</a>.)

Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2006

South-South cooperation has emerged as a powerful tool to enhance international cooperation for achieving sustainable development. The celebration by the international community of a United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation is recognition of the importance of such cooperation aimed at com ...

The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands raise the bar on cooperation between multilateral environment agreements

Montreal - 9 January 2007, Mr. Peter Bridgewater, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), set ground-breaking standards for collaboration between multilateral environment agreements throu ...

Invitation to the Norway/United Nations Expert Conference on Biodiversity, Trondheim, Norway, 29 October to 2 November 2007.

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of World Wetlands Day.

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of World Wetlands Day

Marking the date of the adoption of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and celebrated each year on 2 February, World Wetlands Day is an important event for the biodiversity family as whole and for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in particular. The Ramsar Convention is the lead partn ...

Strategic Partnership between Portugal and Africa for Promoting Biodiversity for Development Launched in Nairobi

A Memorandum of Cooperation to enhance human and institutional capacities in Africa for the effective implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was signed in Nairobi at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP ...

Strategic Partnership between Portugal and Africa for Promoting Biodiversity for Development Launched in Nairobi.

<br>View also the press release <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-02-07-nepad-fr.pdf'>in French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-02-07-nepad-pt.pdf'>in Portuguese</a>.

Strategic Partnership between Portugal and Africa.

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/57364 (2007-018)
To: CBD, CPB, SBSTTA and ABS Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to enhance human and institutional capacities in Africa for the effective implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety was signed on 7 February 2007 in Nairobi at the margi ...

Partnership between the Secretariat of the CBD and ICAO.

Partnership between the Secretariat of the CBD and ICAO

A Memorandum of Understanding between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was signed today in Montreal at the margins of the third meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Liability and Redress in the Context of the Cartagena P ...

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/57516 (2007-021)
To: All CBD Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) was signed on 19 February 2007 by Mr. Taieb Cherif, Secretary General of ICAO and the Executive Secretary, in the pre ...

The City of Montreal signs a memorandum of understanding with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

<br>View also the press release <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-02-22-mou-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.

The City of Montreal signs a memorandum of understanding with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Montreal, 22 February 2007 – The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the City of Montreal today signed a memorandum of understanding officially linking Montreal’s Nature Museums with the Steering Committee of the Secretariat’s Consortium of Scientific Institutions and Partn ...

Speech by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding with the City of Montréal, 22 February 2007

“What you see is but a grain of mustard but, inspired by the spirit of faith of religion, it will grow and its branches will cover the Earth,” declared Paul de Chomedey, sieur de Maisonneuve, in 1641 at the founding of the City of Montréal. Gathered here today, 366 years later, in this prestigi ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf at the Opening Ceremony of the 41st Meeting of the Chairmen/ Coordinators of the Group of 77 Chapters, Rome, 26 February 2007.

Message to Parliamentarians from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf for the 13th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf at the Opening Ceremony of the 41st Meeting of the Chairmen/ Coordinators of the Group of 77 Chapters, Rome, 26 February 2007

The Group of 77 is the largest intergovernmental organization of developing states in the United Nations that provides the means for the developing countries to articulate and promote their collective economic interests and promote South-South cooperation for development. Since its establishmen ...

Message to Parliamentarians from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf for the 13th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development

On the occasion of the 13th General Assembly of the Asia-Pacific Parliamentarians’ Conference on Environment and Development, I am pleased to offer my full support to the Conference and its important objectives, such as promoting awareness and understanding among Parliamentarians regarding susta ...

Enhanced Cooperation between the Convention on Biodiversity in Europe and the United Nations Convention for Life on Earth.

<br>View also the press release <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-03-14-bern-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.

Enhanced Cooperation between the Convention on Biodiversity in Europe and the United Nations Convention for Life on Earth.

For the first time in the history of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the President of the Standing Committee and the Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitat, commonly referred to as the Bern Convention, paid a visit to the Secretaria ...

Biological Diversity and Cultural Diversity or the Components of Life on Earth, Address by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Westin Hotel, Ottawa March 16th, 2007.

<br>View also the statement <a href='/doc/speech/2007/sp-2007-03-16-unesco-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.

Establishment of a Vibrant Partnership between Countdown 2010 and the Convention for Life on Earth.

<br>View also the press release <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-03-16-countdown2010-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.

Establishment of a Vibrant Partnership between Countdown 2010 and the Convention for Life on Earth.

The Head of Countdown 2010 and his team paid its first visit to the Secretariat on the Convention on Biological Diversity to discuss collaboration for achieving the Johannesburg biodiversity target.<br><br><table width=120> <tr><b>Other languages:</b></tr> <tr><td>French </td><td><a href='/doc/p ...

Biological Diversity and Cultural Diversity or the Components of Life on Earth, Address by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Westin Hotel, Ottawa March 16th, 2007.

I would like to congratulate the Canadian Commission for UNESCO on its fiftieth anniversary at the service of the ideals of peace and justice through multilateral cooperation in the key areas of culture, science and education. The celebration of this important event could not have found a better ...

Roundtable on the Interlinkages between Biodiversity and Climate Change

19 - 20 March 2007, Montreal, Canada