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Dialogue with the Chairman of the Group of 77 and China in New York on the Preparations for Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Montreal - 25 March 2008. In the context of continued dialogue between Parties to the Convention and heads of regional groups and the Secretariat, a delegation from Antigua and Barbuda, which holds the chairmanship of the Group of 77 and China at United Nations Headquarters in New York for 2008 ...

Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/62632 (2008-029)
To: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points

In the context of its ongoing efforts to enhance communication with Parties and partners, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has initiated a Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the Convention.

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of African Environment Day - 3 March 2008.

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of African Environment Day - 3 March 2008

Third meeting of the Informal Consultations on the Development of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization

16 - 17 February 2008, Rome, Italy

Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/OJ/lb/62171 (2008-018)
To: CBD/CPB National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Quarterly Report of the Convention covering the period from 1 October to 31 December 2007 has been prepared in accordance with Decision IV/17 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report contains a summary of key activ ...

Minutes of the Informal Consultative Meeting on the Suggested Draft Budget for the Convention on Biological Diversity for the Biennium 2009-2010, 26 January 2008 – Geneva, Switzerland

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/62044 (2008-014)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Minutes of the Informal Consultative Meeting on the Suggested Draft Budget for the Convention on Biological Diversity for the Biennium 2009-2010, held in Geneva on 26 January 2008, are available at the Secretariat website at: <a href='http://www.cbd.int/doc/me ...

Towards a CBD Gender Plan of Action

Towards a CBD Gender Plan of Action

Geneva – 23 January 2008. With funding support from HIVOS (Dutch Humanist Institute for Cooperation with Developing Countries), a workshop was organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Senior Gender Advisor of IUCN from 16 to 18 January 2008 in Geneva. Parti ...

Keynote Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the Singapore Environment Lecture 2008, Hosted by the Singapore Environment Council, Singapore, 16 January 2008

Keynote Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the Singapore Environment Lecture 2008, Hosted by the Singapore Environment Council, Singapore, 16 January 2008

Workshop on the Elaboration of a Gender Plan of Action for the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Secretariat

16 - 18 January 2008, Chavannes-de-Bogis, Switzerland

Brunei Darussalam Initiates the Procedure to Become 191st Party to the CBD

Brunei Darussalam Initiates the Procedure to Become 191st Party to the CBD

Montreal – 14 January 2008. At the invitation of the Government of Brunei, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, paid an official visit on 12 January 2008 to Bandar Seri Begwin in Brunei Darussalam. During his visit, the Executive Secretary ...

Biennium Accounts – BE, BY, BZ, BG, BH, BI Trust Funds

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/61415 (2007-165)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Please find the audited financial statements (related to the following Trust Funds) for the biennium 2006-2007 ended 31 December 2006.

Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/LB/60593 (2007-135)
To: CBD/CPB National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Quarterly Report of the Convention covering the period from 1st July to 30 September 2007 has been prepared in accordance with Decision IV/17 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report contains a summary of key acti ...

Presentation by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at Norwegian Parliament, Trondheim, Norway, 30 October 2007.

Presentation by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at Norwegian Parliament, Trondheim, Norway, 30 October 2007

Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 29th October 2007.

Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 62nd session of the United Nations General Assembly, New York, 29th October 2007

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Fifth Trondheim Conference on “Ecosystems and people - biodiversity for development – the road to 2010 and beyond”, Trondheim, Norway, 29 October 2007

Interim arrangements for the allocation of funding for facilitating participation of Parties in the Convention process and its Biosafety Protocol

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/57059 (2007-126)
To: CBD National Focal Points

As a follow up of the Notification dated 9 January 2007, referenced SCBD/SEL/OJ/57059 (2007-002), forwarding the interim arrangements for the allocation of funding for facilitating participation of Parties in the Convention and its Biosafety Protocol, adopted by the Bureau at its meeting held on ...

Notification

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/moc/60474 (2007-128)
To: all CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that Minutes of the third and fourth meetings of the COP8 Bureau, which were held in Montreal at the headquarters of the Secretariat on 7 and 14 October 2007, respectively, are available at the Convention website: <br> <a href='/doc/meetings/cop-bureau/cop-bur-2007/co ...

Message from the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October 2007

Message from the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October 2007

Secretariat Marks International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by Standing Up in Solidarity with the United Nations and the World.

Secretariat Marks International Day for the Eradication of Poverty by Standing Up in Solidarity with the United Nations and the World

In solidarity with the millions of people in the world suffering from poverty and in response to the call of the Secretary General of the United Nations, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, “To Stand Up and Speak out”, the 350 participants attending the fifth meeting of Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 8(j) and Rel ...

Informal Consultations on the Development of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization in Support of Implementation of the Convention

13 October 2007, Montreal, Canada

Quarterly Report of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ 59380 (2007-094)
To: CBD/CPB National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Quarterly Report of the Convention covering the period from 1 April to 30 June 2007 has been prepared in accordance with Decision IV/17 of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The report contains a summary of key activities ...

Discours prononcé par Docteur Ahmed Djoghlaf Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique à la Deuxième réunion du Groupe de travail spécial à composition non limitée sur l’examen de l’application de la Convention sur la diversité biologique

Visit of High Level Delegation of the United Kingdom to the Secretariat of the CBD.

New National Focal Point for Canada, Ms. Pat Dolan, visits Secretariat.

Visit of High Level Delegation of the United Kingdom to the Secretariat of the CBD

A High level delegation of British government officials visited the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 21 and 22 June 2007. The delegation from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) comprised Mr. Martin Brasher, Deputy Director, Wildlife Habit ...

New National Focal Point for Canada, Ms. Pat Dolan, visits Secretariat

A delegation from the Government of Canada, including the new Primary National Focal Point to the Convention, Ms. Pat Dolan, and the SBSTTA focal point, Dr. Ole Hendrickson, paid a visit to the Secretariat today.

Official SCBD travel agent selected following transparent competitive bidding process.

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/58729 (2007-067)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Following a recommendation of the 2006 Audit Report, the Secretariat initiated in July 2006, a transparent bidding process for the selection of its official travel agent. Six international companies submitted their offer. I am pleased to inform you that the selection committee comprising represe ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the BIO International Convention , Boston, United States of America, 8 May, 2007.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the BIO International Convention , Boston, United States of America, 8 May, 2007

Here in Boston at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, paint that can kill influenza viruses and wipe out 99% of bacteria is being tested and could be used very soon in the hospitals. The same institute, in collaboration with the University of Hong Kong, has developed a nano liquid that c ...

International Day for Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/58264 (2007-053)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that thanks to the generous financial support from the Government of Norway and in collaboration with TVE and UNEP, the video on "biodiversity and climate change" is now available in English, French and Spanish on the Secretariat’s website, and can be downloaded at the ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to theExpert Panel on International Environmental Governance, New York, 1 May 2007

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to theExpert Panel on International Environmental Governance, New York, 1 May 2007

The United Nations Organization was established in San Francisco on 24 October 1945, in the aftermath of the most devastating war waged by humanity against itself, in response to people’s cry for international peace and security. It was established based on the strong conviction that multilater ...

Statement delivered by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Workshop Ottawa, Canada, 19th April, 2007.

Address by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Research Workshop of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Ottawa, Canada, 19 April 2007.

Training Programme prior to the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-2), on 8 July 2007, Muséum national d’Histoire Naturelle, 57, rue Cuvier, Paris, 5th District.

Statement delivered by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law Research Workshop Ottawa, Canada, 19th April, 2007

By awarding in 2004 for the first time in its history the Nobel Peace Prize to Prof. Wangari Maathai, a well-know Kenyan environmental activist, the Nobel Committee has recognized the security component of the environment. At this historical occasion Mr Ole Danholt Mojs, the chairman of this p ...

Address by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Research Workshop of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, Ottawa, Canada, 19 April 2007

It’s a great honor to join you today and to be given the opportunity to address this important gathering of distinguished scholars from all over the world to discuss the conceptualization and planning of future research to be undertaken in the field of environmental law.

Convention on Biological Diversity: Year in Review 2006.

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/moc/57644 (2007-031)
To: CBD National Focal Points

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that the electronic version of the publication Convention on Biological Diversity: Year in Review 2006 is now accessible at the Secretariat’s website at: <a href='/doc/reports/cbd-report-2006-en.pdf'>http://www.biodiv.org/doc/reports/cbd-report-2006-en.pd ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf to the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-24/GMEF), Nairobi, 7 February 2007.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf at the Meeting of the Network of Women Ministers of Environment, Nairobi, 7 February 2007.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-24/GMEF), Nairobi, 7 February 2007

The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment called for unprecedented efforts to achieve the 2010 biodiversity target. The 4,000 participants, including 95 ministers, who attended the eight meeting of the Conference of the Parties, held in Curitiba in March 2006, responded to this call for urgent action ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf at the Ministerial Panel Discussion on United Nations Reform at the Twenty-Fourth Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC-24/GMEF), Nairobi, 7 February 2007.