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Global Youth Retreat

1 - 28 February 2007, Nairobi, Kenya

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2007.

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of International Women’s Day, 8 March 2007

As major stakeholders in the Convention on Biological Diversity, women have a special relation with nature in general and biodiversity in particular. In most countries, the survival of women, their well-being and empowerment depend on biodiversity. For women in developing countries, particular ...

Release of CBD Youth Newsletter.

Reference: SCBD/OES/VV/57563 (2007-036)
To: National Focal Points

In the spirit of pursuing the active engagement of all stakeholders, I am pleased to inform you that the first issue of the Secretariat’s newsletter for youth, Gincaniño, has been posted on the CBD Website at the following address: <a href='/doc/newsletters/news-gincanino-2007-02-low-en.pdf'>ht ...

Establishment of an online repository of biodiversity photographs.

Reference: SCBD/OMG/FDJ/58411 (2007-054)
To: CBD National Focal Points; partner agencies etc.

Due to the growing number of requests from Parties and other partners for biodiversity-related photographs to be used in education, publication, outreach and awareness activities, the CBD Secretariat has decided to establish an album of photos that will be available online.

Secretariat Launches Redesigned Website - Essential communication tool will better support phase of enhanced implementation of the Convention.

<br>View also the press release <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-05-22-web-fr.pdf'>in French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-05-22-web-es.pdf'>in Spanish</a>.

Secretariat Launches Redesigned Website - Essential communication tool will better support phase of enhanced implementation of the Convention

The Secretariat is please to announce the launch of its new website at www.cbd.int on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity. In response to the requests of user groups from around the world, the new website features a graphic redesign and a revised navigation structure, ...

International Day for Biological Diversity 2007

22 May 2007, Montreal, Canada

Meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness

8 July 2007, Paris, France

Message from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August 2007.

Executive Secretary Welcomes the Announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC and Al Gore

The Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, today welcomed the announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize being awarded jointly to the Inter Governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and Mr. Al Gore. In welcoming the announcement Mr. Djoghlaf praised the Nobel Committee for highlighting the incr ...

Address of the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the participation of the city of Montreal in the “Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign"

Address of the Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the participation of the city of Montreal in the “Plant for the Planet: Billion Tree Campaign"

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee for the Programme of Work on Communication, Education and Public Awareness

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee for the Programme of Work on Communication, Education and Public Awareness

Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA IAC)

28 - 29 January 2008, Bonn, Germany

Fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9)

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DANP/62251 (2008-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points and International Organizations

I have the honour to inform you that a fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) will be held at the margins of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-9) to be held in Bonn, Germany, f ...

Biodiversity Training Workshop for Journalists Attending the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9), Bonn, Germany, 25-26 May 2008

Reference: SCBD/OMG/AD/MK/62608 (2008-027)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Press and Media Contacts

In the context of the implementation of the Global Initiative on Communication, Education and Public Awareness and article 13 of the Convention, a biodiversity training workshop for journalists attending the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties will be held on 25-26 May 2008 in Bonn, G ...

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Women’s Day 8 March 2008.

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive secretary, on the Occasion of International Women’s Day 8 March 2008

Priority Activity 10 of the Programme of Work on Communication, Education and Public Awareness: Expert Workshop on Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Education

17 - 19 March 2008, Paris, France

CEPA Fair at COP 9 - Extension of deadline for applications for events, poster sessions and displays

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DAINS/62251 (2008-036)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat will extend the deadline for applications to participate in the fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA), to be held at the margins of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to ...

Launching of a New Educational Module for Children and Teachers

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/CG/63047 (2008-041)
To: All CBD Focal Points

The CBD is pleased to announce the launching of its first educational module for children and teachers on biodiversity and agriculture – the 2008 theme for the International Day for Biological Diversity. The module comprises of an online educational web portal for primary school students and fi ...

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of World Health Day 7 April 2008.

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of World Health Day 7 April 2008.

Sustaining Life: How Humans Health Depends on Biodiversity - Statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of the United Nations Book Launch, New York, 23 April 2008.

Sustaining Life: How Humans Health Depends on Biodiversity - Statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of the United Nations Book Launch, New York, 23 April 2008.

Launching of the Green Wave - a global tree-planting campaign for children and youth

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/CG/63635 (2008-057)
To: All CBD Focal Points

The Green Wave has been initiated by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN) working with the Office of Environmental Response and Coordination (OERC) of the Republic of Palau. The campaign has received support from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conserva ...

Biological Diversity and Sports - Opportunities for Sustainable Development: Opinion of the Advisory Council for Environment and Sports of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety.

UNEP/CBD/CEPA/IAC/2008/2/1

Annotated Provisional Agenda

IBD 2008: International Day for Biological Diversity

22 May 2008, Multiple Venues

Open-ended Workshop of the Informal Advisory Committee (IAC) for Communication, Education and Public Awareness

24 - 25 May 2008, Bonn, Germany

Biodiversity Training Workshop for Journalists attending COP 9

25 - 26 May 2008, Bonn, Germany

Innovative Green Wave/Airbus Partnership Takes Flight.

Innovative Green Wave/Airbus Partnership takes Flight

Montreal, 16 July 2008 – With the aim of raising public awareness on the importance of biodiversity and to engage young people in the global biodiversity agenda, Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Tom Enders, Airbus President and CEO, today s ...

Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August 2008.

Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August 2008

Workshop on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) for the Caribbean region

Reference: SCBD/ITS/OMG/DA/fd/64784 (2008-118)
To: CBD National Focal Points – Caribbean, cc: CHM Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a regional workshop for countries of the Caribbean region on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA), including media training, will be held in Trinidad and Tobago from 3 to 6 November 2008.

Workshop on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) for the Caribbean region

3 - 6 November 2008, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago

2010 International Year of Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/OMG/DA/fd/66069 (2009-005)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I would like to draw your attention to the United Nations General Assembly resolution A/RES/61/203 in which the Assembly encourages Parties to the Convention, other Member States, relevant international organizations and other relevant stakeholders to make preparations to celebrate in 2010 the I ...

The Green Wave 2009

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/CG/66228 (2009-016)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

The Green Wave, a global biodiversity education project for children and youth, was officially launched by Germany during the ninth Conference of the Parties (COP 9) on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IBD), 22 May 2008.

The NatureServe Conservation Conference 2009 - "Conservation on the Move" held in conjuction with The Northeast Natural Heritage Conference

20 - 24 April 2009, Gettysburg, United States of America

5th World Environmental Education Congress

10 - 14 May 2009, Montreal, Canada

The Chartered Insitution of Water and Environment Management (CIWEM) Annual Conference 2009 - Water and the Global Environment

21 - 23 May 2009, Toronto, Canada

International Summit on Sustainable Best Practices in Children and Youth Programs (Youth Leadership, Social Problems and Environment)

27 - 29 May 2009, Montreal, Canada

Press Release: Biodiversity – Time to See the Bigger Picture! A New Outreach Initiative Launches 5 June 2009.

Message of the UN Secretary-General on the Launch of the Airbus-National Geographic Partnership for “The Green Wave”, June 2009

Biodiversity – Time to See the Bigger Picture! A New Outreach Initiative Launches 5 June 2009

5 June 2009 – World Environment Day, 5 June, sees the unveiling of a new communication initiative on biodiversity brought through a partnership between Airbus, the National Geographic Society and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2nd International Youth Symposium for Biodiversity, 4 July 2009, Ottawa, Canada.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2nd International Youth Symposium for Biodiversity, 4 July 2009, Ottawa, Canada