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Communiqué: Joint GEF-CBD Initiative to support implementation of the Nagoya Outcomes in South America.

Communiqué: South-South-Exchange Meeting on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity.

Communiqué: The Group of 77 Initiates the Preparation of a Multi-Year Plan of Action for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development.

Communiqué: Towards the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea: The Living Ocean and Coast

Communities coping with climate change – in pictures

This week the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will release a special report, which the WWF has contributed to, laying out in stark detail the impact of the melting of frozen regions on oceans and coastal areas. People around the world are already living with the effects of vanishing ic ...

Community Consultation: Local Voices and Dialogue at CBD COP7

The Equator Initiative is a partnership of UNDP together with BrasilConnects, Canada, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, IDRC, IUCN, The Nature Conservancy, TVE, and the United Nations Foundation.

Community Wellbeing: A flexible approach to measure progress from the ground up?

The event examines the possibility of measuring community wellbeing as a measure of progress integrating contextual concerns (relating to development and resource availabilities) and global objectives.The event will highlight methodological approaches to capture community wellbeing within socio- ...

Community initiatives tackle climate change in Ladakh village

The picturesque traditional Ladakhi houses made of stones, mud and wood are increasingly finding it difficult to sustain themselves. Wooden roofs that were originally designed to stand amid snow now leak through heavy summer rainfalls. Not just the old houses, traditional farming practices are a ...

Community leads in protecting flying foxes, hornbills, waterbirds in Tawi-Tawi, Philippines

Searching for Sulu hornbills, a group of community rangers called Tawsi (Tawi-Tawi Advocates for Wildlife Support Initiative of Panglima) traversed the muddy and treacherous road of Panglima Sugala, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. At some point, they towed their truck and began tirelessly trekking 19 ki ...

Community-Based Natural Resources Management in Namibia and the role and potential of equitable access and benefit sharing

The side event will give an overview of Namibia's Community Based Natural Resources Management (CBNRM) Programme and how the devolution of legal rights over elements of biodiversity and the provision of technical support has empowered communities to conserve and sustainably utilize their natural ...

Completion of the LifeWeb Initiative

Reference: SCBD/SPS/CSU/CG/CB/85725 (2016-080)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and POWPA Focal Points

Comprehending the environmental dimensions of SDGs

Countries are on track to miss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to environmental protection, two UN entities warn in new report issued on 22 May to coincide with the International Day for Biological Diversity.

Comprehending the environmental dimensions of SDGs

Countries are on track to miss the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) relating to environmental protection, two UN entities warn in new report issued on 22 May to coincide with the International Day for Biological Diversity.

Comprehensive Support For Twelve Protected Areas in Georgia

Georgia receives assistance to conserve and protect its unique biodiversity through a five year initiative supported from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF).

Concerted Action of Governments and NGOs for Preventing Species Extinction on Small Islands: A Significant Contribution to Achieving Aichi Targets 9 and 12.

In partnership with the Government of Ecuador and with the participation of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), nations with islands and island nations (specific countries to be determined) and the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA), Island Conservation will describe how to prevent species ex ...

Recommendation 3/8

Concrete activities and initiatives including measurable targets and/or indicators to achieve the strategic goals contained in the strategy for resource mobilization and on indicators to monitor the implementation of the strategy

Conference on Conservation and Monitoring of Biological and Landscape Diversity

19 - 20 June 2000, Kyiv, Ukraine

Conference on Regenerating Mountain Forests - Prerequisite for Sustainable Management

12 - 16 September 2004, Bavaria, Germany

Conference on Sustainable Development and Management of Ecotourism in Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and Other Small Islands (Preparatory Conference for the International Year of Ecotourism, 2002)

8 - 10 December 2001, Mahé, Seychelles

Conference: Towards Sustainable Development: Indicators to Measure Progress

Nairobi, Kenya

Conference: “European biodiversity in a global context"

25 June 2010, Brussels, Belgium

Conferenza Nazionale per la Biodiversita’

20 - 22 May 2010, Rome, Italy

Conférence Internationale sur la Biodiversité: Science et Gouvernance/ International Conference on Biodiversity: Science and Governance

24 - 28 January 2005, Paris, France

Connecting the islands to complete the biodiversity puzzles

Island conservation is the hot issue nowadays. Life forms started from deep sea and flourished on islands. Roots up conservation action is very crucial to establish a long term support and impact on local people. Therefore, constant communication between different stake holders and massive envir ...

Recommendation IV/5

Consequences of the use of the new technology for the control of plant gene expression for the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity

Conservation Finance

Conservation Strategies of Aquatic Mammals and their Contribution to CBD

Brazil is a megadiversity and large country with an expressive number of species of aquatics mammals: about 45 species of cetaceans (whale, dolphins and porpoises – including two freshwater species in the Amazon), two of sirenians (Amazon manatee and Antilean manatee) as well as seven of pinipe ...

Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wild Plant Diversity / Invitation for Sponsorship and Book Exhibition

5 - 8 May 2010, Kolympari, Greece

Conservation and adaptive management of Globally Important Agricultural Heritage systems (GIAHS)

Worldwide, specific agricultural systems and landscapes have been created, shaped and maintained by generations of farmers and herders based on diverse natural resources, using locally adapted management practices. Building on local knowledge and experience, these ingenious agri-cultural systems ...

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 ...

Conservation and sustainable use of Western Amazonian biodiversity

The results and activities of Finnish funded BIODAMAZ Project in Peru and BIOCAN Project in Andean Community countries (Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru) will be presented. The relation of the project activities to the needs of the area are discussed as well as collaboration possibilities with o ...

Conservation and sustainable use of island ecosystems.

CONSERVATION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF ISLAND ECOSYSTEMS. This side event will show the progress to date on protecting biodiversity on Mexican islands and the important advances on the related strategic planning. The event highlights major goals achieved by Mexico following a national approach in ...

Recommendation 24/9

Conservation and sustainable use of marine and coastal biodiversity

Recommendation 22/9

Conservation and sustainable use of pollinators

Conservation and sustainable use of resources

In the oceans of all around the world there is a change in the sustainable environment, their temperature, chemistry, currents and life which derive the earth’s habitual system for mankind. Our rainwater, weather, climate, coastlines, much of our daily food, and even the oxygen that we breathe; ...

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 ...

Conservation efforts for giant South American river turtles have protected 147,000 females

y analyzing records in countries of the Amazon and Orinoco basins -- which include Brazil, Venezuela, Colombia, Bolivia, Peru and Ecuador -- researchers categorized 85 past and present initiatives or projects that work to preserve the South American River Turtle, or charapa (Podocnemis expansa), ...

Conservation in focus as survey shows drop in Malaysia orangutans

Survey in Sabah highlights importance of wildlife corridors and commitments to sustainable palm oil and timber.

Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) X Biennial Meeting

14 - 16 September 2004, Anchorage, Alaska, United States of America

Conservation of Biodiversity in Central Zagros Mountain Ecosystems

<br>The Iranian Department of Environment in collaboration with UNDP-GEF is formulating an integrated mechanism to effectively conserve biodiversity resources in Central Zagros Mountain Ecosystems in Western Iran. The project as a demonstration experience will bring together sustainable use of b ...

Conservation of Ecological, Cultural and Economic Dimensions of Traditional Rural Landscape (Satoyama)Area: the case of Ishikawa Prefecture of Japan

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 ...

Conservation of Tropical Rain Forest (Mata Atlântica)

Debate about the risks and opportunities for conservation and sustentable use of biodiversity in tropical rain forest (Mata Atlântica)

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 ...

Conservation of psittacine bird species as contribution to reduction of biodiversity loss

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, ...

Conservation on Biological Diversity

28 November - 1 December 2000, Bangkok, Thailand

Conservationists express concern over the increasing loss in the country’s biodiversity

The latest findings from a study by the Worldwide Fund for nature have cited several factors fuelling biodiversity loss. Among these are the Unsustainable land use management for food and energy, and Government policies failing to promote environmental stewardship.

Conservationists in Kenya urge restoration of biodiversity to boost Africa's green agenda

NAIROBI, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- Many countries in Africa are unlikely to meet the Sustainable Development Goals and other environment commitments as planned if the current plunder of natural resources is not stopped, an environmentalist said on Thursday.

Conservationists welcome China’s wildlife trade ban

Conservationists are welcoming news that the Chinese Government has temporarily banned the sale of wildlife in markets, restaurants and over e-commerce as part of an effort to contain the Coronavirus outbreak, which has already claimed 56 lives. Defined as a zoonotic disease since it’s normally ...

Conserving Biodiversity at the African Development Bank (AfDB)

The African Development Bank (AfDB) Group is a premier multilateral development finance institution. It is one of the five major global multilateral development banks (MDBs) in the world. The AfDB was established in 1964 to contribute to the economic development and social progress of its region ...

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 ...