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SBSTTA 16#13053
Recommendation XVI/4
Marine and coastal biodiversity: ecologically or biologically significant marine areas
Recommendation
SBSTTA 16#13054
Recommendation XVI/5
Marine and coastal biodiversity: sustainable fisheries and addressing adverse impacts of human activities on marine and coastal biodiversity
Recommendation
SBSTTA 16#13055
Recommendation XVI/6
Marine biodiversity: marine spatial planning and voluntary guidelines for the consideration of biodiversity in environmental impact ssessments and strategic environmental assessments in marine and coastal areas
Side Event
#2485SBSTTA 16
2012-05-02
NATURE CONNECTION RESEARCHERS CAN HELP EDUCATORS BUILD BIODIVERSITY KNOWLEDGE CAPITAL
While there is an agreement the biodiversity knowledge needs to become widespread, there is little agreement on how that transfer of knowledge can occur at lower education level.This event will propose the collaborative development of one way that this could be achieved through the education sys ...
Side Event
#2453SBSTTA 16
2012-05-02
Naturally Healthy Children: mutual benefits for children and biodiversity from children’s contact with nature
There is increasing evidence showing that children in contact with nature are more focused and disciplined, that their sensitivity, reasoning and observational skills are sharper and their imagination is more stimulated. On the contrary, in the absence of regular contact with nature, optimal dev ...
Recommendation
SBSTTA 16#13061
Recommendation XVI/12
New and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity
Side Event
#2456SBSTTA 16
2012-05-01
No Geoengineering Experimentation - A Policy dialogue on preventing unjust and risky geoengineering activities
In Nagoya in 2010 parties to COP10 of the CBD enacted the first ever international decision on governance of geoengineering technologies - a de facto moratorium on all geoengineeing activities in an uncontrolled setting. Despite this clear signal there is now increasing industrially-led interes ...
Side Event
#2458SBSTTA 16
2012-05-01
OCEAN INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP AND CONSERVATION COMMUNITY INTERACTION IN ADDRESSING MARINE BIODIVERSITY THROUGH THE CBD
The role of the industry is critical to marine biodiversity. The ocean supports a wide range of uses - shipping, ports, fisheries, oil and gas, aquaculture, renewable energy, mining, tourism, desalination, dredging, etc. Maintaining ocean health and sustaining marine biodiversity requires respon ...
Side Event
#2452SBSTTA 16
2012-05-01
Outcomes of the plenary meeting to operationalise the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
The side event will provide an update on the latest decisions taken on the operationalisation of IPBES including on: -the governance structure of the platform; -its rules and procedures; -hosting arrangements for the Secretariat (host country and institutions); -budget; -legal status; and -work ...
Recommendation
SBSTTA 16#13057
Recommendation XVI/8
Proposals on integrating biodiversity considerations into climate-change-related activities, including addressing gaps in knowledge and information
Side Event
#2437SBSTTA 16
2012-05-01
REDD+ safeguards
An information session about safeguards initiatives of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility; the UN REDD Programme; and the REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards
Side Event
#2495SBSTTA 16
2012-04-30
ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION ON ENCOURAGING TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION
The Bureau of the SBSTTA will convene a roundtable discussion to share ideas and options for facilitating technical and scientific cooperation amongst scientific institutions at national and regional levels. The event will seek to gather ideas on how these institutions can be better empowered, m ...
Recommendation
SBSTTA 16#13064
Recommendation XVI/15
Reports on collaborative work on biodiversity and agriculture, forests, and biodiversity and health
Recommendation
SBSTTA 16#13060
Recommendation XVI/11
Revised Draft Capacity-Building Strategy for the Global Taxonomy Initiative
Side Event
#2490SBSTTA 16
2012-05-03
Scaling up Biodiversity Finance
Presentation from experts (50min) - Share the disscussion summery of "Quito Seminar on Scaling up Biodiversity Finance". - Intruduce biodiversity finance in Japan. - New ideas for index of resilience and financial mechanism. Q&A and discussion among participants (40min)
Side Event
#2443SBSTTA 16
Sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 16)
Sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 16)
Side Event
#2448SBSTTA 16
Sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 16) Montreal, 30 April - 5 May 2012
The purpose of our organization is mainly to improve the entrepreneurial skill of youths in the Southern Nation Nationality People Regional. Our participation on SBSTTA-16 would enhance creativity on improvement of usage of technology in our country.
Side Event
#2466SBSTTA 16
2012-05-02
Sustainable Ocean Initiative: An Integrated Approach for Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
This side-event will highlight the key results of the Meeting on Sustainable Ocean Initiative Programme Development, held 2-4 August 2011 in Kanazawa, Japan, consolidate ways and means to implement the vision and specific goals of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative, and articulate specific message ...
Side Event
#2444SBSTTA 16
2012-05-02
Synthetic Biology and Potential Impacts on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
COP 10’s request for SBSTTA to provide guidance and clarity on synthetic biology’s impact on biodiversity provides a unique opportunity to assess the risks of this emerging technology before many of the potential harms are actualized. From the creation of novel invasive species, synthetic geneti ...
Side Event
#2462SBSTTA 16
2012-05-01
TEAM: Tropical Forest Monitoring for the Aichi Targets
Experts will discuss how results from the program for Tropical Ecosystem Assessment and Monitoring (TEAM) can provide scalable data for multiple indicators and assessments under the Aichi Targets. Refreshments will be provided.
Recommendation
SBSTTA 16#13058
Recommendation XVI/9
Technical and regulatory matters on geoengineering in relation to the convention on biological diversity
Side Event
#2470SBSTTA 16
The identification of Ecologically and Biologically Significant Areas; progress to date and future challenges.
The process of defining EBSAs around the World has begun with a number of regional workshops. This side event will address some of the lessons learnt from these first workshops and will look forward to the progress that can be made to realise the CBD 2020 Aichi Biodiversity targets.
Side Event
#2457SBSTTA 16
Time for Technology Assesment? Creating precautionary governance in a time of rapid technological change.
From the rise of Synthetic Biology and new nanotechnologies to the introduction of climate-ready crops and next generation biofuels, for SBSTTA to fulfill its mandate requires a capacity for continual monitoring, reflection and foresight with regard to new technologies. In its latest foresight r ...
Recommendation
SBSTTA 16#13049
Recommendation XVI/1
Ways and means to improve the effectiveness of the subsidiary body and options for collaboration with the intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services
Side Event
#2475SBSTTA 16
2012-05-02
Wild flora for improved rural livelihoods - supporting the GSPC sustainable use objective
This side event will present the results of a study funded by the UK Government, "Wild flora for improved rural livelihoods in Brazil, China, India and Mexico". Based on a review of plant case studies in the four countires, a report has been produced with recommendations to support implementatio ...
Side Event
#2489SBSTTA 16
2012-05-04
[Workshop] Making a smart and effective index for biodiversity friendly consumption.
In order to develop products and services that are friendly to biodiversity, what kind of ideas are more effective? In this session we will share ideas about · Variety ideas from marketing perspective. · Building better index for biodiversity friendly consumers. Introduction(10min) Presentat ...