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#3211COP 12
2014-10-14
A Series of Reviews on International Collaboration for the Aichi Biodiversity Targets: A Case of Japan and Partner Nations
This side event will be “the initial review session” in the series of four CBD COP side events up to 2020 when the Aichi Biodiversity Targets will be concluded. Our prime objective of the side events is to discuss effective approaches and strategies to achieve the Targets and make recommendation ...
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#3215COP 12
2014-10-14
NIEMA: Code of Conduct for Culture Collections, Microbial Resource Centers and Scientists using Microbes under the Nagoya Protocol
Since 2006, the microbial resource centers (MRCs) under Asian Consortium for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Microbial Resources (ACM) have been working on the development of legitimate and practical scheme for exchanging microbial resources between ACM member MRCs. Especially after the ...
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#3218COP 12
2014-10-14
LIFE Certification - Pre-eminent Biological Methodology for Businesses
LIFE Certification is an international tool for businesses concerned with the increasing risks of global ecological thresholds and the negative impacts to Natural Capital. With reliable, transparent and independent audits, a LIFE certified business can more effectively communicate its voluntary ...
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#3230COP 12
2014-10-14
ABS and non-commercial research: Benefits and lessons learnt from collaborations
How to account for the multiple benefits derived from projects on basic research, can be challenging, as the benefits do not necessarily fall into the typical idea of monetary benefits. But there are immediate and long-term benefits that contribute both, to conservation and sustainable use of bi ...
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#3247COP 12
2014-10-14
Biodiversity and Business
Biodiversity and Business: economic value for companies
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#3263COP 12
2014-10-14
Assessment of progress of work by the COP
The side event will focus both on the ongoing work for the decisions to be taken at COP 12, as well as an assessment of the implementation of previous COP decisions. Joint side event between CBDA and TWN
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#3264COP 12
2014-10-14
Presentation of a Draft Sourcebook of opportunities for enhancing cooperation and collaboration among the biodiversity-related conventions at the national and regional levels
As part of the UNEP project “Improving the effectiveness of and cooperation among biodiversity-related conventions and exploring opportunities for further synergies”, funded by the European Union and the Swiss Government, a Sourcebook of opportunities for enhancing cooperation among the biodive ...
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#3300COP 12
2014-10-14
How can Science really add value to global biodiversity governance? – discussing the effectiveness of Science-Policy-Interfaces
Science-Policy-Interfaces (SPIs) in the biodiversity arena aim at synthesizing the best possible knowledge basis to inform political decision-making, and being relevant, credible and legitimate. Besides scientific results on the status and trends of biodiversity, this also implies the scientific ...
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#3382COP 12
2014-10-14
Workshop on the Establishment and Implementation of the Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plan (LBSAP) for Sub-national Governments
A working-level meeting for sub-national governments on the establishment and implementation of the Local Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (LBSAP) geared towards reinforcing the ground for local biodiversity policies in the CBD COP12 participating countries, and providing measures to lin ...
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#3404COP 12
2014-10-14
SEMINAR ON CONSERVATION OF HABITATS FOR ENDANGERED SPECIES
Share research findings about “The impact of expressway construction on Endangered species,” Main subjects : Study on Otters’ habitats and eating habits; Creation of alternative habitats for endangered species
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#3142COP 12
2014-10-14
PEOPLES DIALOGUE on Bt-Brinjal in Bangladesh and GE politics
The Government of Bangladesh permitted to grow Bt-brinjal in the farmers fields.Farmers, Environmentalist and media are still now protesting. In the coming COP12 of CBD we want to arrange a public dialoufe session on Bt-brinjal and the politics of GE. Our presentation is based on the 20 Bt-brin ...
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#3188COP 12
2014-10-14
Présentation de l'Atlas de l'empreinte écologique et de la biocapacité des pays francophones
Cet Atlas, fruit d’une collaboration entre l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie et le Global Footprint Network, avec l’appui d’autres partenaires, dont la FRANCE et la Wallonie, vise à améliorer et à approfondir la compréhension de l'Empreinte écologique et des tendances de la biocap ...
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#3217COP 12
2014-10-14
ACHIEVING AICHI TARGETS AND SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE MARINE AND COASTAL PROGRAMME OF WEST AFRICA (PRCM)
This side event will showcase some progress in West Africa towards Aichi Targets achievement. Species and habitats have been facing increasing pressure in West Africa: Overexploitation, critical habitat destruction, pollution, urbanization, growing extractive industry, and uncontrolled tourism ...
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#3260COP 12
2014-10-14
Biodiversity Bright Spots: Sharing and Celebrating Effective and Replicable Examples of Successful Resource Mobilization and Leadership
This lunch time learning event will use a world café / round-table format and participatory facilitation techniques to profile a selection of bright spots in support of the resource mobilization strategy and determine how they can be replicated and scaled in different contexts. This event is des ...
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#3344COP 12
2014-10-14
Biodiversity mainstreaming – what does success look like?
Mainstreaming biodiversity means different things to different people but it is recognized to be one of the key processes to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss (Aichi Target 2). Nevertheless, it is not an easy task. Incorporating the values of biodiversity into development and ec ...
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#3371COP 12
2014-10-14
How business can contribute to recover biodiversity and ecosystems within cities. Sharing experiences from Japan.
Japan Business Initiative for Biodiversity (JBIB) has been eagerly working in every aspect of business operations to reduce impacts by business to biodiversity and ecosystem. Furthermore, its member companies are now trying to recover once-lost biodiversity and ecosystems within cities and fact ...
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#3375COP 12
2014-10-14
The International Islands Initiative to Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 9
Prevention of entry of alien species through the common pathways of introduction in islands via sea ports and air ports was highlighted as a priority action in SIDS at the capacity-building (Montreal, Canada, 14-15 June 2014). In addition, invasive alien species currently present in SIDS can pos ...
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#3378COP 12
2014-10-14
STRENGTHENING REGIONAL BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION ACTIVITIES IN EAST ASIA FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE GSPC 2020
Conserving biodiversity and guaranteeing its sustainable use in the East Asian region require the creation and operation of an institutional network that can perform collaborative research and conservation activities. Therefore, 8 institutions from 5 countries of Korea, China(Taiwan), Japan, Rus ...
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#3381COP 12
2014-10-14
BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY FORUM ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN ASIA PACIFIC
The Asia Pacific Environment Forum is an international annual forum where 15 regional experts from 11 countries in Asia Pacific discuss national and regional environmental issues and seek for solutions. This year, regional experts will present their views on the status of biodiversity in Asia Pa ...
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#3384COP 12
2014-10-14
Guatemala Immortal: The decade of life and development 2012-2022
The side-event aims to present: i) the challenges and lessons learned after three years of approval of our National Policy on Biological Diversity and updated NBSAP 2012-2022; ii) present the potential of our biological diversity for sustainable development goals and it´s contributions to the G ...
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#3391COP 12
2014-10-14
Approaches to identifying business potentials for genetic resources under ABS in Africa: outcomes of a 6 country ABS capacity building project (SEN, CAM, RSA; MOZ, KEN, MAD) under GEF 4.
Results and experiences from a 6 country capacity building project - more detailed information soon.
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#3396COP 12
2014-10-14
SYMPOSIUM ON IMPACT OF WILDLAND FIRE ON ECOSYSTEM AND BIODIVERSITY
To seek for scientific conservation measures by sharing research results and domestic and foreign cases regarding the influence of wildland fire on ecosystem and biodiversity.
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#3125COP 12
2014-10-13
India Business & Biodiversity Initiative: Mainstreaming Sustainable Management of Biodiversity by Indian Businesses
The event will feature the good business practices of biodiversity management by Indian companies. The key note would be addressed by Mr. Hem Pande, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Government of India. A case study report will be released covering business initi ...
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#3144COP 12
2014-10-13
Building TRUST - TRransparent User-friendly System of Transfer for tracking, monitoring and management of benefit sharing of microbial resources worldwide
The TRUST Project is developing world best practice procedures for managing exchange of microbiological resources in concordance of the legal developments and principles of the Nagoya Protocol (NP). TRUST is imbedded in the culture collection community, which strives to provide for reliable ra ...
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#3192COP 12
2014-10-13
New OECD work on: Indicators to Monitor Progress on Aichi Target 3 (Incentives) and Target 20 (Resource Mobilisation); Designing Effective Biodiversity Offsets; and Finance for Biodiversity
New OECD work on issues of key relevance to the negotations will be released: Indicators to monitor progress on positive and harmful incentives to biodiversity (Aichi Target 3) and on resource mobilisation (Aichi Target 20), including on the OECD DAC Rio Marker on biodiversity. And how to design ...
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#3214COP 12
2014-10-13
Realizing the Borneo Elephant Sanctuary (This is a case study on the collaboration between the Asahiyama Zoo, the Borneo Conservation Trust (BCT), BCT Japan and businesses , revealing how the Borneo Elephant Sanctuary was built and how future conservation work will be shared among the participating parties. )
In October 2013, The Borneo Elephant Sanctuary held its inaugural opening in Sabah Malaysia on the island of Borneo. It was built through the efforts and collaboration among several companies, the Asahiyama Zoo in Japan, BCT, and BCT Japan. Each party has played different roles and the project t ...
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#3220COP 12
2014-10-13
North-East Asian Cooperation on Migratory Bird and Habitat Conservation
The North-East Asian Subregional Programme for Environmental Cooperation (NEASPEC) is an intergovernmental mechanism of six North-East Asian countries, supported by UNESCAP. As part of NEASPEC's Nature Conservation programme, it currently carries out field surveys and studies for conservation an ...
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#3237COP 12
2014-10-13
Learning and Action: Enhancing Conservation Finance through Environmental Funds and South-South Collaboration
Environmental Funds (EFs) have been established in more than 70 developing countries, created to co finance conservation and sustainable development initiatives. In 2010, RedLAC launched a program with the objective of strengthening EFs to exchange knowledge and develop innovative financial mech ...
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#3239COP 12
2014-10-13
Partners Roundtable on Achieving the Aichi Targets through Integrated Coastal Management
The Roundtable with Donors and Partners will feature the joint initiative of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity and the Partnership for Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia in supporting efforts in South East and East Asia to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity targets through integrated ...
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#3274COP 12
2014-10-13
‘Bhutan for LIFE’: “A long term Innovative and sustainable financing solution to conserve Bhutan’s extensive network of protected areas”
Bhutan is one of the smallest countries in the world. But its commitment to conservation is bigger than almost any other. Conservation is one of the four pillars of Bhutan’s Gross National Happiness Index. And the country’s constitution calls for maintaining 60 percent of the country’s forest co ...
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#3279COP 12
2014-10-13
The cost of knowledge – investments to date in authoritative biodiversity knowledge products
Both planning and monitoring strategies and actions for biodiversity require authoritative knowledge, but surprisingly little is known about the levels of investment necessary to develop and maintain such knowledge products. This is deeply problematic: without such information, those who need it ...
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#3285COP 12
2014-10-13
Synthetic Biology: Ecological Implications and the Impact of the Nagoya Protocol
The Nagoya Protocol (NP) will enter into force on October 12, 2014. How synthetic biology will be interpreted under the NP and whether the CBD will treat synthetic biology separate from current protocols like the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture is an open ...
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#3297COP 12
2014-10-13
Strengthening capacities to combat poaching and the illegal wildlife trade in support of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
The current dimension and growth in the illegal trade in wildlife products pose a significant risk both to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and to social and economic development. Past and recent successes in conservation, protected area management and the governance of natur ...
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#3376COP 12
2014-10-13
MUTUALLY AGREED TERMS AND GUIDELINES IN RELATION TO ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES AND BENEFIT-SHARING
Discuss and share research findings about the Mutually Agreed Terms and Guidelines in relation to access to genetic resources and benefit-sharing.
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#3121COP 12
2014-10-13
Sustainable use of cultural landscapes in Asia - implementing Aichi targets in Viet Nam, The Philippines, China and Japan
IIn this side event, international scientific projects funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) in Vietnam, the Philippines and China, as well as a project in which German scientists collaborate with partners in Japan relate their scientific results to several Aichi ...
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#3156COP 12
2014-10-13
Knowledge, values and community based monitoring - Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities contributions to Aichi Targets and to IPBES
Knowledge, practices and values of indigenous peoples and local communities are essential to governing and conserving biodiversity and ecosystem services all over the world. In different global regions, indigenous peoples have developed their own ways of monitoring ecosystems and community healt ...
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#3207COP 12
2014-10-13
Achieving Forest-related Aichi Targets on the Ground: ITTO/CBD Collaborative Initiative for Tropical Forest Biodiversity
Background: A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed in 2010 between the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), on the occasion of the CBD COP 10 held in Nagoya, Japan. The key purpose of the MOU is to identify ...
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#3216COP 12
2014-10-13
Our Pacific Voyage: Natural Solutions for Island Resilience
Our Pacific Voyage to protect and conserve our regions’ biodiversity is an ongoing one, as we navigate this journey we are learning and experiencing new moments and lessons which we wish to share and learn from others. The Pacific islands will showcase work done in the region on our voyage, und ...
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#3276COP 12
2014-10-13
Biodiversity Conservation in China: the national progress for the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)
In this workshop, the national progress of the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity in China will be introduced. Meanwhile, the preliminary results of two pilot studies for economics valuation at local level and one for poverty reduction at community level in China will be shown respectively ...
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#3282COP 12
2014-10-13
BUILDING LEGAL FRAMEWORKS TO IMPLEMENT THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL
Building Nagoya Protocol-compliant legal frameworks is a key step in national implementation. No one-size-fits-all solution exists, but valuable lessons can be learned from past country experiences with implementing and updating ABS legal frameworks. Experience has shown that legal frameworks wi ...
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#3336COP 12
2014-10-13
Report Launch: "The Future of the Bornean Orangutan: Impacts of a Changing Climate and Land Use"
The Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) will launch its latest report, "The Future of the Bornean Orangutan: Impacts of a Changing Climate and Land Use," which models scenarios to project the losses of population and habitat faced by orangutans in Borneo. Produced in collaboration with Liver ...
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#3343COP 12
2014-10-13
Unveiling the implementation toolbox: support tools and methodologies to achieve objectives of the CBD
This group of global NGOs will jointly showcase the wealth of instrumental material they have been long developing to contribute on the implementation of the CBD. A variety of valuable policy support tools and methodologies have been developed by the CBD, its Parties and its partners, to help i ...
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#3401COP 12
2014-10-13
CREATION OF NORTH-EAST ASIAN BIODIVERSITY FORUM (NEABF) FOR CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF BIODIVERSITY IN NORTH-EAST ASIA
Raise awareness about the eco-geographical importance of the Korean peninsula that boasts major ecological features in North-East Asia including the Baekdudaegan Mountain Range, the DMZ, the Yellow sea, and the East Sea; Create North-East Asian Biodiversity Forum as a regional expert network for ...
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#3416COP 12
2014-10-13
CAPACITY BUILDING AND MAINSTREAMING OF BIODIVERSITY IN DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION. THE CASE OF BELGIUM
A side event with the focus on capacity building and mainstreaming of biodiversity in developing countries, explaining national case studies, tools, instruments, concepts, best practices and lessons learned.
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#3420COP 12
2014-10-13
ACCESS BENEFIT SHARING – INDIAN EXPERIENCES
Currently NBA India is implementing a first global project on Access Benefit Sharing in Partnership with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Global Environment Facility(GEF) UNU-IAS, UNEP-DELC, BSI, ZSI five state biodiversity boards and it is currently being Implemented in India. ...
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#3256COP 12
2014-10-10
Access and Benefit-Sharing in Latin America and the Caribbean: A science-policy dialogue for academic research
Though academic research contributes essential elements to the conservation, sustainable use and valuation of biological resources, it is often faced with challenges in accessing these resources. Some of these challenges may be attributed to the legal and administrative requirements for accessin ...
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#3268COP 12
2014-10-10
Protecting the central Arctic Ocean: the need for action
Arctic biodiversity is facing unprecedented challenges due to rapid ongoing climate change. The Arctic region is currently significantly under-represented in marine protection, leaving this unique Arctic environment and its fragile ecosystems and biodiversity exposed to the threats of industrial ...
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#3280COP 12
2014-10-10
An Ecosystems SDG without People?
A Sustainable Development Goal on ecosystems protection has been proposed, but until now the goal and its targets fail to recognize the role and rights of indigenous peoples, local communities and women in biodiversity conservation. Also, some of the proposed targets might be devastating for bio ...
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#3305COP 12
2014-10-10
Developing biocultural innovations for resilience: Linking biological and cultural diversity in agricultural systems
This side event will discuss the role of biocultural diversity in developing innovations for resilience to climate change, including the conditions that support biocultural innovation systems and how to link TK and science to create tools to strengthen them. Presentation will include 3 case stud ...
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#3348COP 12
2014-10-10
50 years of The IUCN Red List: evolution and new applications for the conservation of biodiversity at global, national and site level
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is arguably one of the most important tools in nature conservation, facilitating the flow of biodiversity information from the point of collection to policy-makers around the world, and driving research into biodiversity conservation. This year, the Red Li ...