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ABS development in selected countries in Southeast Asia

Discussion between selected SEA countries and stakeholders on the progress of ABS.

ABS for Business: Understanding the Nagoya Protocol

This will be a session dedicated to explaining the Nagoya Protocol with reference to the business community, including expected obligations, legal framework, IP issues, and the differences (and overlap) between ABS and Fairtrade.

ABS in Practice: lessons from Latin American and the Caribbean (IUCN-UNEP/GEF LAC Project)

The Side Event will present several products obtained on ABS matters in the LAC Region including: - Legislation: challenges for the future implementation of the Nagoya Protocol in the Region - Case Studies: experiences from the LAC Region (including research, capacity building, non-commercial b ...

ABS in Practice: strengthening capacities and building experiences

This join (IUCN-SCBD) Side Event expects to present experiences and lessons learnt – as well as key resources – for a practical implementation of ABS and the Nagoya Protocol, including GEF National and Regional Projects, Check-Points, Materials and tools. It is expected the participation of seve ...

ABS in the new CBD Strategic Plan

Considering the importance of including ABS related issues within the new CBD Strategic Plan, this event will present the outcomes of an expert consultation on the issue of designing appropriate targets and indicators on ABS within the new CBD Strategic Plan.

ABS regulations and their impacts on biodiversity-related (basic) research activities.

Inter alia roundtable with experts discussing the implementation of ABS regulations and their impacts on biodiversity-related (basic) research activities.

ABS: Real World Challenges, Real World Solutions

This event will build on recent presentations by ABIA, and other NGOs, companies and related research institutions in identifying the continuing challenges and opportunities for development of enabling environments for ABS and attendant generation of social and economic benefits for stakeholders ...

ACCESS AND BENEFIT SHARING

The objective of this side event is to share ongoing experiences from GEF support to ABS implementation at the regional and national level and to review opportunities for GEF support to ABS during GEF-5.

ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING IN FRANCOPHONE COUNTRIES

Presentation of ABS case studies in francophone countries.

ACCESS BENEFIT SHARING – INDIAN EXPERIENCES

Currently NBA India is implementing a first global project on Access Benefit Sharing in Partnership with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Global Environment Facility(GEF) UNU-IAS, UNEP-DELC, BSI, ZSI five state biodiversity boards and it is currently being Implemented in India. ...

ACCESS TO GENETIC RESOURCES, BENEFIT SHARING AND THE PROTECTION OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE IN CHILE

ACHIEVING AICHI TARGET 12: TOOLS, RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS

Achieving Aichi Target 12 requires first assessing the conservation status of species to determine its level of threat. Once the conservation status is known, a number of techniques and tools are available to Parties to manage threats and drivers of species extinctions and ultimately to improve ...

ACHIEVING AICHI TARGETS AND SUSTAINABLE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN THE MARINE AND COASTAL PROGRAMME OF WEST AFRICA (PRCM)

This side event will showcase some progress in West Africa towards Aichi Targets achievement. Species and habitats have been facing increasing pressure in West Africa: Overexploitation, critical habitat destruction, pollution, urbanization, growing extractive industry, and uncontrolled tourism ...

ACHIEVING THE AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS: LEGAL ASPECTS, BEST PRACTICES AND LESSONS LEARNED TO SUPPORT IMPLEMENTATION

While law plays an important role in implementing the Convention, the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity 2011-2020, and meeting the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, best practices drive effective implementation. This side-event showcases the multi-year program of work conducted by the Centre for Internat ...

ACHIEVING THE AICHI TARGET 7 : BUILDING A GREEN ECONOMY WITH SATOYAMA-SATOUMI APPROACH

How to mainstreaming Green economy for achieving the Aichi target 7, overcoming the diverse values? This side event provides 2 cases with Satoyama-Satoumi approaches and 1 methodology for multi-stakeholder communication.Furthermore, we will also discuss life&work-style innovation in Satoyama-Sa ...

ACTIVITIES OF JAPAN NATIONAL COMMITTEE FOR IYB （LIFE ON EARTH COMMITTEE) - TOWARDS THE UN DECADE ON BIODIVERSITY 2011-2020

Presentations and panel discussion addressing major activities of Life on Earth Committee that has been formed across public and private sectors, and industrial and academic institutions. A goal of the Committee is to promote and facilitate understanding of the importance of domestic biodiversit ...

ACTO: Amazon Biodiversity

At this side event will be presented some activities developed in the region in supporting the Aichi Biodiversity Targets implementation. A reference about the Amazon Observatory defined by the ACTO Member Countries will be also presented.

ADAPTATION, BIODIVERSITY PRESERVATION, AND COMMUNITY CAPACITY BUILDING THROUGH ENTREPRENEURSHIP IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO

This event will showcase the work of the BDA (Biotechnology for Development in Africa) Foundation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The BDA approach of creating 'ecopreneurs' who can capitalize on the medicinal products of cultivated trees shows a unique and effective way of creating soc ...

ADDRESSING ECOLOGICAL CRISIS FOR MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS IN THE EAST ASIAN - AUSTRALASIAN FLYWAY

Discuss detailed policies and regulations as well as institutional responsibilities and management methods to address ecological crises in coastal areas and tidal flats along the Yellow Sea. Program - Presentation & Discussion & Event Display – EAAFP Posters & Brochures

AG BIOTECH IN INDIA: A DISCUSSION OF FARMER EXPERIENCES: ABLE-AG will present the views of farmers using ag biotech products in India with the importance of new product acceptance to address the need for food goals

ABLE-AG will present the views of farmers using ag biotech products in India.

AGRA - Alternatives to a New Green Revolution in Africa

A critical look at what the new green revolution initiatives in Africa really mean for biodiversity, farmers' rights and food sovereignty, and what the alternatives could be.

AGRICULTURAL BIODIVERSITY

AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS PRODUCED BY THE MEASURES WHICH CONSERVE LOCAL LIVING CREATURES (LIVING CREATURE MARK)

In 2008, MAFF started to recommend the utilization of a voluntary eco-label called the “living creature mark”. It applies to agriculture, forestry and marine products produced by the measures which conserve local living creatures. (e.g. rice with oriental white stork mark.). These brands may hel ...

AGROFUELS IN BRAZIL: A CRITICAL PERSPECTIVE FROM CIVIL SOCIETY

AHTEG on indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020: selected experts, date & venue, and support processes

Reference: SCBD/JM/RH/75540 (2011-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points, other governments, and relevant organizations

Further to notification 2010-219, I am pleased to share with you the list of selected experts for the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, as contained in the Annex to this notification. The selection, made in consultation with th ...

AICHI TARGET 3 ON POSITIVE INCENTIVES: CAN MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?

RATIONALE AND POLICY RELEVANCE Building on decision XI/4 adopted in 2012, Parties at this 12th CoP will discuss the need to mobilize funds at the international and domestic levels to achieve the three objectives of the Convention. To do so, Parties will discuss a list of key actions to improve ...

AMAZON YOUR BUSINESS

* DISCOVER Many sustainable Amazon products * TASTE and ENJOY Wild chocolate from the jungle in Bolivia, Açaí energy drinks from Brazil * MEET Amazon-experts Hosted by Meindert Brouwer, author of the book Amazon Your Business / Opportunities and solutions in the rainforest

AN ECOSYSTEM SERVICES APPROACH TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND AICHI TARGETS

The CBD Strategic Plan and Aichi targets (2012) introduced new language and concepts on ecosystem services which offer both challenges and opportunities to expend traditional interpretation of conservation and better integration of biodiversity and development outcomes, the theme for COP12. Of p ...

AN INTERIM MECHANISM TO PROTECT TROPICAL FORESTS (IMPTF) AND SURROUNDING AREAS INCLUDING COASTAL FORESTS - EXPEDITE MARKET TO CAPTURE CARBON CREDITS, SAVE FOREST BIODIVERSITY AND EMISSIONS, AND STRENGTHEN PROTECTED AREAS THROUGH COMMUNITIES WITHIN CONNECTIVITY CONSERVATION INITIATIVES

IMPTF calls for the introduction of a modified mechanism that would provide funding to qualifying projects existing within established and recognized Connectivity Conservation frameworks (or corridors) which can be regional as well as intra-national (with national approval), at least until count ...

ARCTIC FLORA AND FAUNA - Status and efforts towards conservation leading to 2010.

Side event focusing on Arctic Flora and Fauna, led by CAFF - Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group of the Arctic Council with assistance from UNEP, WCMC, WWF and other international organizations.

ARE WE ON TRACK TO ACHIEVE THE AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGET ON ABS (TARGET 16)

Realizing that ABS is a key element to achieve the implementation of CBD Strategic Plan (2011-2020), Parties to CBD also agreed on a having a time bound global Target to achieve the ABS actions. The Aichi Target 16 calls for entry into force of the NP by 2015 and suggest concomitant national act ...

ASSESSING AND COMMUNICATING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS – A POSTER TOOL

Assessing and communicating how countries and programmes contribute to the achievement of internationally agreed development and conservation goals is a challenging task. Building on experiences with a poster generation tool to illustrate how the implementation of NBSAPs contributes to the 2010 ...

ASSESSING PROGRESS TOWARDS 2010 - THE FOURTH NATIONAL REPORTS

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF FRAGMENTATION OF Araucaria angustifolia FOREST (BRAZIL) IN LANDSCAPE, BIODIVERSITY AND GENETIC LEVELS

Technical approach

AVEDA Panel Discussion and Reception hosted by AVEDA: Indigenous Entrepreneurship and Biological Diversity

Aam Aadmi Awards & Envi Quiz 2012

Envi Quiz 2012 with focus on Bio Diversity for school students

Access and Benefit Measures (ABS) and Capacity Assessment in Four African Sates (Botswana, Ghana, Uganda, Zambia).

Country studies were commissioned in 2004-2005 to find out what progress had been made in implementing ABS measures in Botswana, Ghana, Uganda, and Zambia. The side event presents the updated detailed country reports on the institutional and policy framework for ABS in each country and identifi ...

Access and Benefit Sharing - Challenges and Solutions for Academic Research

Academic research is in various functions involved in access to genetic resources: basic research as e.g. taxonomic research which is essential for the conservation goal as well as research that might in some cases lead to the development of products. In particular for basic research rigorous A ...

Access and Benefit Sharing for Biological Control Agents

Explanation of the use of genetic resources by the Biological Control Industry and the impact of the ABS IR

Access and Benefit Sharing in Non-commercial Research

Ten research organizations held an international workshop on ABS in Non-commercial Research in Bonn, Germany in November 2008 (see http://barcoding.si.edu/ABSworkshop.html). This side-event will include a presentation of the workshop's findings and recommendations and an open discussion.

Access and Benefit Sharing: Real Problems and False Solutions

While governments fiddle with false solutions like minor adaptations in patent law, biopiracy is growing unabated. All over the world new cases of shameless biopiracy have been reported over the past years. Addressing these problems requires a fundamental review of existing intellectual property ...

Access and Benefit-Sharing in Latin America and the Caribbean: A science-policy dialogue for academic research

Though academic research contributes essential elements to the conservation, sustainable use and valuation of biological resources, it is often faced with challenges in accessing these resources. Some of these challenges may be attributed to the legal and administrative requirements for accessin ...

Access and Benefit-Stealing: Between digital DNA and hyperspectral imaging, Biopiracy has never been easier

Advances in genomics and synthetic biology are combining with satellite and aerial imaging techniques that make it potentially possible to conduct three-dimensional assays of species density and diversity, via airplane, over large areas and for others, on the ground, to take single samples of co ...

Access and Benefit-sharing for genetic resources for food and agriculture

The Chair and other Members of the Bureau of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture will present the Commission's work on access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources for food and agriculture, including FAO Conference Resolution 18/2009.

Achievements and Further Development of the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI)

As of August 1, the International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) comprises 117 various members working on maintaining and rebuilding socio-ecological production landscapes around the world. At this event, some IPSI members will give some presentations to share the outcome of the ...

Achievements in Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

The Programme of Work on Protected Areas has some great success stories in implementation; some of which have come to light during the recent series of regional workshops on capacity building and review of implementation held from October to December 2009. In collaboration with PoWPA Friends, th ...

Achieving Aichi Targets 9 and 12: A Pathway for Preventing Species Extinction on Small Islands at a Global Scale

In partnership with the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) and with the participation of selected parties of the CBD (countries participating still to be decided), Island Conservation describes how to prevent species extinction on small islands (Aichi Target 12) by removing invasive alien specie ...

Achieving Conservation and Sustainable Resource Management in the Marine and Coastal Programme of West Africa (PRCM)

The event will showcase progress in meeting the ambitious commitments made by Wet African countries at COP10 to expand their protected area systems and promote benefits to local people. The Nagoya commitments were followed-up with a donor roundtable meeting in 2011 with the Lifeweb Initiative an ...

Achieving Forest-related Aichi Targets on the Ground: ITTO/CBD Collaborative Initiative for Tropical Forest Biodiversity

Background: A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed in 2010 between the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Secretariat to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), on the occasion of the CBD COP 10 held in Nagoya, Japan. The key purpose of the MOU is to identify ...

Achieving global biodiversity targets will be a strong contribution to realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, said Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in a meeting held last Friday.