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Biofuel e-forum: the Secretariat is seeking your opinion. To participate click here (login and password: biofuel07).

<br>Please, see the notification (<a href='/doc/notifications/2007/ntf-2007-015-eforum-en.pdf'>English</a>, <a href='/doc/notifications/2007/ntf-2007-015-eforum-fr.pdf'>French</a> and <a href='/doc/notifications/2007/ntf-2007-015-eforum-es.pdf'>Spanish</a>) for more details.

Biological Diversity and Cultural Diversity or the Components of Life on Earth, Address by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the 47th Annual General Meeting of the Canadian Commission for UNESCO, Westin Hotel, Ottawa March 16th, 2007.

<br>View also the statement <a href='/doc/speech/2007/sp-2007-03-16-unesco-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.

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.

Biological diversity and ecosystems featured prominently in the proposal of a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly agreed by acclamation to forward to the General Assembly, setting the stage for better links between the implementation of the biodiversity agenda of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.

Biological diversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provisioning of ecosystem services essential for human well-being.

Biosafety: Online conference on capacity-building extended to 28 November 2008.

Biosafety: The first round of Discussion Groups within the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management extended to 30 November 2008.

Biosafety: The second round of Discussion Groups within the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management extended to 19 December 2008.

Blog post prepared by the Executive Secretary for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: We need to understand the nature and gravity of the collective crisis that now confronts human civilization if we are to answer the questions it poses.

Bold and innovative action is urgently required if governments are to meet the globally-agreed Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its Aichi Targets by 2020, says a United Nations progress report on the state of global biodiversity.

Brainstorming session on South-South cooperation and the Convention on Biological Diversity: Working together to protect life on Earth.

<br>(View also the press release in <a href='/doc/press/2006/pr-2006-11-06-ssc-fr.pdf'>French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2006/pr-2006-11-06-ssc-es.pdf'>Spanish</a>.)

Braulio F. de Souza Dias participates in event “Biodiversity and Business: Perspectives from the Region” and pays a visit to Uruguayan state officials.

Brazil 130th country to ratify Nagoya Protocol to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity

Bringing international recognition and a substantial monetary prize to three outstanding individuals, nominations are now invited for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014. The call for nominations remains open from 1 March to 31 May 2014.

Brunei Darussalam Becomes the 191st Party to the Convention.

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

Building a Global Partnership on Access and Benefit-sharing

Building a Global Scientific Alliance on Biodiversity and Climate Change, Paris, 2-6 July 2007.

<br>View also the Communiqué<a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-06-27-sbstta-fr.pdf'> in French</a>

Business and industry have a crucial role to play in all aspects of sustainable development

Statement to business and industry by Ahmed Djoghlaf

By 2050, an estimated 6.3 billion people will inhabit the world’s towns and cities – an increase of 3.5 billion from 2010.

CBD Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf participated in the panel discussion and closing seminar "The global partnership: Fostering International Governance to achieve the 2010 Biodiversity target"

CBD Executive Secretary Applauds Japan’s Decision to Revise its Biodiversity Strategy for the Second Time with a View of Linking it to the World and Integrate the Target Adopted by Heads of State and Government to Substantially Reduce the Rate of Loss of Biodiversity by 2010.

CBD Expert Workshop to Prepare Practical Guidance on Preventing and Mitigating the Significant Adverse Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats, Baltimore, United States of America, 2 to 4 December 2014

CBD Linnaeus Lecture Series Launched to Mark the 300th Anniversary of the Birth of the Swedish Father of Taxonomy.

<br>View also the the communiqué <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-05-24-linnaeus-fr.pdf'>in French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-05-24-linnaeus-es.pdf'>in Spanish</a>.

CBD Secretariat Hosts Meeting of the Inter Agency Support Group on Indigenous Issues (IASG) Days after Adoption of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples by the UN General Assembly.

<br>(View also the Communiqué <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-09-18-indigenous-fr.pdf'>in French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-09-18-indigenous-fr.pdf'>in Spanish</a>)

CBD Secretariat Receives Ozone Protection Award.

<br>(View also the Communiqué <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-09-21-ozone-fr.pdf'>in French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-09-21-ozone-es.pdf'>in Spanish</a>)

CBD Secretariat Welcomes Canada’s Decision to Establish North America's Newest National Park.

CBD Secretariat and IUCN—The World Conservation Union Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Enhance Cooperation.

CBD Secretariat and the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany Sign Memorandum of Understanding on “Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation”

CBD Secretariat and the United Nations Regional Economic and Social Commissions Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Mainstream the Objectives of the Convention and Enhance Cooperation.

CBD Secretariat’s new Action Agenda platform fosters “whole-of-society approach” to showcase commitments and actions from non-state actors to put biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030

CBD Technical Series 38: Access and Benefit-Sharing in practice: Trends in Partnerships Across Sectors.

CBD and CEDRIE Partner for a 2-day Symposium on the Enhanced Phase of Implementation of the CBD.

CBD provides free tool to identify win-win areas for REDD and biodiversity. The Bali Action plan under the United Nations FCCC encourages efforts to reduce emissions from reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), while aiming for synergies with the implementation of the (CBD). The national gap analyses under CBD PoWPA are important tools for maximizing this kind of synergy.

CBD teams up with UNEP-WCMC to build capacity for achieving the 2010 Biodiversity Target.

CBD welcomes the appointment of Yvo de Boer as new Executive Secretary of UNFCCC.

CBD’s Ahmed Djoghlaf Welcomes Zoellick Appointment at the World Bank.

COP 9 Presidency pays Working Visit to the UNCBD Secretariat.

Call for Papers - <a href='http://www.tc-biodiversity.org'>Tropical Conservancy</a>, in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, will publish a special issue on biodiversity entitled "The Value of Biodiversity to Food, Nutrition and Agriculture" to be released at the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9). Please submit your abstracts to <a href='mailto:aitken@tc-biodiversity.org'>Stephen Aitken</a> by 16 November 2007.

Call for Tenders: Third Review of the Effectiveness of the Financial Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2006.

Canadian Taxonomy: Exploring Biodiversity, Creating Opportunity, Report in Focus.

Canadian universities and research centres plan enhanced cooperation for the implementation of the objectives of the Convention at meeting held at Secretariat on September 26

Celebrating World Food Day, under the theme “Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty”, provides an opportunity to emphasize in food systems how biodiversity underpins social protection.

Celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity - 22 May 2006

Celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity.

<br>View also the communiqué <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-05-17-ibd-es.pdf'>in Spanish</a>

Central African Republic deposited its instrument of ratification to the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 15 June 2017.

Central role of Traditional Knowledge in protection and sustainable use of biodiversity is reaffirmed at United Nations Biodiversity Convention meetings in Geneva, Switzerland

Chair's Conclusions of G8 2007 Environment Ministers Meeting, Potsdam, 15-17 March 2007.

Chairperson, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to address you at the 51st International Tropical Timber Council with good news late on a day you have spent in difficult negotiations.