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Rising levels of the “greenhouse gas” carbon dioxide (CO2), due to industrial activity and land-use changes, like deforestation, is considered the primary cause of climate change, which has been one of the main drivers of species extinction in the world, along with habitat loss and invasive alie ...
During the event, participants will participate on a discussion regarding national /regional processes on “customary law” and “traditional knowledge” and how these issues can contribute to the negotiation process of the International Regime on ABS. Questions for the discussion: Is it possible t ...
Two similar experiences—one in Chicago, U.S., and one in Curitiba, Brazil—engage city-dwellers in the conservation and restoration of natural remnants of high biological value that survive in large urban centers. In this side-event we will have a round-table presentation of the work of Chicago W ...
This Roundtable seminar attempts to discuss the importance of the satoyama area (traditional rural landscape), its problems and ways in which the satoyama area can be restored and conserved. The satoyama area can encompass at least 3 or 4 major ecosystems, including agro-ecosystems, forestry eco ...
Informal presentations and discussion
It will include main actions implemented since the Chilean Biodiversity Strategy was launched in December 2003, along with a concrete example of its ongoing implementation through a case study on Marine and Coastal Protected Areas.
Civil society representatives and Parties from one Megadiverse country of each region will come together to reaffirm their commitment to the 2010 biodiversity target.
Corporations, governments and NGOs will discuss on the ground experiences that reconcile biological conservation with agricultural production. The group will demonstrate that the innovative use of information technology, legislation and market-based instruments can significantly reduce the costs ...
Angola has recently finished its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) as well as a number of important thematic studies and national reports. During this event the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment will launch these resources and share information on the Angolan biodive ...
This event will be a presentation by the Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network (IWBN) of their work both in a national/regional context and in regards to their work with the IWBN internationally
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 ...
The main objective of the event will be to present the experience of introducing the National Commission for the Sustainable Development of Peoples and Traditional Communities in Brazil as an initiative in the creation of spaces for the inclusion of indigenous peoples and local communities in th ...
The side event will be a high level (European Environment Commissioner and Austrian Minister and others likely to attend) event aimed at showcasing progress made - and challenges remaining at achieveing the EU target "to halt biodiversity loss by 2010 and the EU commtiment to strengthen and supp ...
The event will involve a discussion on how to increase the political commitemnt to developing ABS legislation in Central Africa. Participants will include Central African government representatives, NGOs and indigneous peoples and local community organisations from the region.
This event has as objective to present and to debate the interrelated efforts carried out during 20 years to protect an area of great interest to conservation of biological diversity. Despite of of many positive results reached by these efforts, this area is still deficient of a model that app ...
Cross-border cooperation is an excellent opportunity for enabling integrated sustainable development with other South American countries. Natural environment, although crossed by geopolitical borders, functions systemically, in such a way that environmental externalities may influence its indi ...
This side event will include a series of speakers who will present information on the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC) established in 2004 to support the achievement of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Presentations will focus on how the GPPCit can be of assistance to ...
Demonstration of Ecoregion Conservation as a means of transboundary implementation of the PoW PA. Presentation of experience from the Dinaric Arc Initiative in the Balkans.
Presentation of experience and progress in implementing the Programme of Work on Protected Areas in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion (China, Kazahstan, Mongolia and the Russian Federation).
Meeting of the states Foruns in Brazil to discuss wich mesures are being taken and to articulate an unite action to solve the issues that concern Climate Changes and the loss of Biodiversity
Presentation of Itaipu's environmental program - with emphasis on biodiversity projects/actions - followed by a panel aimed at discussing Biodiversity Corridors.
The objective is to offer a cocktail to the high level representatives of the eight Amazon countries, the Andean Community, CBD, donors and the programme's partners to discuss further about how regional BioTrade programmes can contribute to development in the Amazon and announce the advisory boa ...
This event will bring together leaders from Islands around the world – small island developing states, archipelagic countries and countries with islands – with donors and NGO partners to announce significant commitments and profile innovative approaches to the conservation and sustainable use of ...
Presentation of 24 h bio-observation marathons and biodiversity lobbying in Germany, Colombia, China, Brazil, USA and Mali. Discussion of outreach approaches, awareness creation and impacts.
Presentation on the successes of the Co-operative Islands Initiative and future directions.
The side-event will assess the different arguments that have been made in favour and against requiring patent applicants to disclose the origin of genetic resources and traditional knowledge along with evidence of prior informed consent and benefit-sharing. As a contribution to the ABS negotiati ...
This is a side event on the UNEP/FAO/AU supported Fouta Djallon Highlands project that involves 8 west African nations namely: The project is supported as follows: 1. Implementing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 2. Executing Agency: Food and Agricultural Organization of t ...
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 ...
To provide portable water from Sanepar water sources, being responsible for quantitative and qualitative aspects. Basin management actions of the water source basins: conservation and protection.
In this event will be shown works for psittacine birds conservation, which are carried out in national parks and surrounding areas in Brazil. The initiatives showed will present the results and the potential of these works to play a significant role in management of official conservation units, ...
This event will provide an opportunity to Parties, government representatives, NGOs, and local community representatives to interact with the CEO and Chairman of the GEF through a series of questions and answers of GEF themes of interest of those attending the side event
Joint presentation by the austrian minister for environment, IUCN, the austrian stateforest about concrete actions to reach the 2010 target
Informal presentations and discussion
Presentation of the results of GEF-UNEP-WWF project: GAP analysis and regional Ecological network design, adopted by the countries of the region as the main base for protected areas system development and sustainable land-use development. Integration of biodiversity conservation into the Regio ...
It has a great distance in the implementations of each one of the UN Conventions of Environment (Biological Diversity, Climate Changes and Desertification), once each regimen is separately negotiated and has its own dynamic. The main objective of this side event is to present perspective and an ...
Side-“Workshop” on Needs and Options for ABS Implementation: (1) Results of the first Regional ABS Capacity-Building Workshop for Eastern and Southern Africa (2.-6.10.2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), including brochure launch; (2) Presentation and discussion of an BS capacity-building needs asses ...
The objective of this side event is to stimulate networking in research on biodiversity in wetlands. Lecturers will speak on this theme for about 60 to 90 minutes and will introduce the work of the CPP and UNU-PREP as examples. The remaining time will be devoted to discussion between participant ...
Sponsored by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Presentations will be made by Dr Antonio Nobre, INPA, Brazil and Andrew Mitchell, Director of the Global Canopy Programme, Oxford, UK, on plans to establish 'Whole Forest Observatories' in Brazil, Ghana, Madagascar, India and Malaysia, co-fina ...
In 2004, the Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) and the Territorial Development Secretariat (SDT) had signed a cooperation agreement with Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. The main purpose of this agreement is to promote and support the preservation and valuation of traditional foods, t ...
Meeting of journalists to discuss the broadcasting of “Protected Areas” through media. The main purpose is to bring together problems and faults, and give sugestions to improve diffusion, supporting countries in the construction of a Communication Strategy to Protected Areas. The meeting will b ...
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 ...
The GTI Coordination Mechanims is an advisory body to the CBD ES on GTI issues. The Meeting of the GTI Coordination Mechanism is open for GTI CM members and interested observers
Multi-sectoral panel presentation and discussion on Landscape Level PLanning
This event will present the latest progress in the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, the initative which brings together the various organisations working on 2010 indicators at the global level. Covering all focal areas, the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership will deliver the full ...
Bioclimático is a website that covres climate changes and biodiversity. During COP 8 the site will have its official launch event, with a presentation of Fabio Feldmann, former brazilian congressman, the site's coordinator.
Presentacion de experiencias de trabajo de las comunidades locales (riberenos y riberenas, extrativistas,pescadores y pescadoras, afrodescendientes , campesinos y campesinas , comunidades con estilos de vida tradicional )de la parte norte de la cuenca amazonica de los paises : Brasil,Colombia,Gu ...
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 ...
Presentation of progress made at a recent ministerial conference focused on implementing the Programme of Work on Protected Areas in the Caucasus Ecoregion Conservation.
Round table about 1) the Atlantic Rain Forest biome, its situation and tendencies; and 2) Access to biodiversity, benefit sharing and biopiracy in the Atlantic Rainforest biome Launching of the newest “Atlantic Rainforest NGO Network” book: Atlantic Rainforest: A network for the forest
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 ...