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Report of the Eleventh Meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative
Review of the Draft Strategy for Taxonomic Capacity-Building 2011-2020
Report of the Tenth Meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative
Global Taxonomy Initiative: Analysis of Funded GTI-Related Projects
The Global Taxonomy Initiative - Matters arising from decision VIII/3, including the development of outcome-oriented deliverables
Elaboration of Relative Roles of the CHM in Dealing with Taxonomic Databases Including: The Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network, BioNET, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Species 2000, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System and Natureserve
The Global Taxonomy Initiative<br />Report on progress and status
The Darwin Declaration<br>Submission by the Government of Australia
Progress Report on the Establishment of a Special Fund for the Global Taxonomy Initiative
Ornithologists from the United States, Brazil and Finland have described two new species of the owl genus Megascops from the Amazon and Atlantic forests.
Gossamer-winged butterflies conjure up images of flowery fields and sunshine-soaked gardens. Indicators of a healthy environment and ecosystem, butterflies have been widely used by ecologists to study the impact of habitat loss and fragmentation, and climate change.
5 - 6 November 2011, Montreal, Canada
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/CRm/77538 (2011-173)
To: GTI focal points
I am pleased to inform you that the twelfth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) will be held in Montreal, Canada, from 5 to 6 November 2011, immediately prior to the fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Matt ...
EnglishMore than a hundred insect species that are new to science have been discovered on an Indonesian island. Found in remote rainforests, the tiny beetles appear to have been overlooked for decades. All 103 belong to the same group - weevils.
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/62913 (2008-031)
To: All CBD, CHM and SBSTTA National Focal Points
The Secretariat, in cooperation with the Consortium of the Scientific Partners on Biodiversity and the Botanical Gardens of the University of Bonn, is pleased to announce the organization of four training workshops for the participants in the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9 ...
English Spanish FrenchFive years after one particular tiny thorn snail from Panama was identified as new to science, it is described in a scientific article. The official discovery only became possible after earlier this year glassy shells were collected from the La Amistad International Park, Chiriquí, Panama. Succe ...
An “ecological Swat team” has discovered 20 previously unknown species in the misty cloud forests and cascading waterfalls that flank Bolivia’s Zongo valley.
While many people's reaction to big hairy spiders is usually "AHHH", you've got to admit, this spider's odd-looking back appendage does look rather amusing. The peculiar and previously undocumented protrusion belongs to the tarantula Ceratogyrus attonitifer found in Angola, Central Africa.
31 May - 4 June 2021, Online, Switzerland
29 - 30 April 2012, Montreal, Canada
A herbarium is an evolving collection of dried plants, fungi and algae, but it’s also a time capsule. Each specimen has a story: what is it, where and when was it collected, and by whom?
Presentation on the results of the International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010., which will be held from 21st to 27th of August. Youth participants of the conference will serve as presenters and will present their statement and action plans for their own future.
Spotting false geckos in the wild can be hard. They can easily disappear into their environment thanks to their cryptic colors and markings and their use of hollow areas to hide in.
Many would probably say that 2020 was a complete blowout — politically, socially, experientially, and unfortunately for many, health-wise. But in the world of science, it was an overall fantastic year. Hundreds of new species were discovered in 2020, adding to our planet's biodiversity and makin ...
Researchers named the subterranean animal Eumillipes persephone after the Greek goddess of the underworld
3 - 4 June 2011, Montreal, Canada
23 - 28 July 2000, Brisbane, Australia
The Global Taxonomy Initiative: programme of work
The Census of Marine Life, a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans will be released in October 2010. This unprecedented effort involved over 2500 scientists from 80 countries and spanned all realms of the ocean, from ...
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/73391 (2010-162)
To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; GTI Focal Points; GTI Coordination Mechanism
I am pleased to inform you that the tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) will be held in Nagoya, Japan, on 24 October 2010 on the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10).
English24 - 25 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan
14 - 18 June 2004, Montevideo, Uruguay
1 - 5 August 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina
In support of the further development of the new CBD strategic plan, and in particular the post-2010 biodiversity targets and indicators, the GTI is called upon to provide input for its refinement and elaboration, especially relating to the proposed goal of widening and sharing of relevant biodi ...
A snowdrop discovered on Facebook, a miracle berry that tricks your tastebuds and a rubbery shrub that oozes its own superglue are among new plant species that were discovered in 2019.
22 - 23 June 2011, Manila, Philippines
Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/75930 (2011-088)
To: The CBD National Focal Points and GTI Focal Points for the following countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, VietNam
I am pleased to inform you that a regional capacity building workshop for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) National Focal Points in ASEAN countries will be held in Manila, Philippines on 22 June 2011. The workshop will be organized by Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, i ...
EnglishSix new alpine species of New Zealand’s most unusual and beloved insect – the wētā – have been discovered, but it is a bittersweet victory, with another piece of research describing the threat global heating poses for their snowy mountain habitat.
Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/SB/JSH/VA/86843 (2018-021)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, Inter-Agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species, World Customs Organization, indigenous peoples and local communities, other relevant organizations and partners