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Five unconventional issues to be addressed while developing the new CBD strategic plan

The rush to develop elements for the new Strategic Plan for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and related global biodiversity targets have already started. A large number of stakeholders are currently working on making the plan robust, responsive and implementable with more chances fo ...

Follow-up to the Summit for Sustainability in Africa and the Gaborone Declaration for Sustainability in Africa

Reference: SCBD/SAM/SK/ac/82575 (2013-090)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Formalization of the partnership agreement established between the CBD Secretariat and Birdlife International

Reference: SCBD/OES/NP/cr/74590 (2010-226)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a partnership agreement established between the CBD Secretariat and Birdlife International to support implementation of the Strategic Plan and attainment of the Aichi-Nagoya targets launched at COP 10 was formalized on 20 December by signature of a Memorandum of U ...

Recommendation 1/8

Framework for monitoring implementation of the Convention and achievement of the 2010 targets, and for review of the programmes of work

Friends of the CBD: A multistakeholder participatory model

Developed through an MOU partnership between The Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN) and the Secretariat of the CBD, The Canadian Friends of the CBD is a civil society multistakeholder association empowering civil society to take actions- while working collaboratively with federal government- ...

From words to action – key organizations team up to stop the extinction crisis

Gland, Switzerland, 28 May 2013 – With unprecedented species declines and more than 20,000 of the species assessed on The IUCN Red List threatened with extinction, IUCN and other organizations come together to support the achievement of a global biodiversity target to prevent further species loss.

Fundamental Shifts for the Recovery of Indonesia's Biodiversity

Thanks to a unique combination of geographical location and geological formations, diversity of life is evolving for millions of years and thriving on the Indonesian archipelago. The region represents one of the world’s centers in the biological richness of flora and fauna.

G-8 to Increase Efforts to Achieve 2010 Biodiversity Target

The leaders of the Group of Eight yesterday agreed to “increase our efforts for the protection and sustainable use of biological diversity to achieve our agreed goal of significantly reducing the rate of loss of biodiversity by 2010”.

G-8 to Increase Efforts to Achieve 2010 Biodiversity Target.

Global Workshop on National Experiences in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/ITS/DC/MC/77988 (2011-239)
To: CBD Primary National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that an Informal Workshop on National Experiences in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, co-hosted by the Governments of Brazil and the United Kingdom, will be held from 12 to 14 March 2012 in Brasilia, Brazil.

Global Workshop on National Experiences in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

12 - 14 March 2012, Brasilia, Brazil

High Level Working Group on the 2010 target and post 2010 target(s), 9-10 March 2009, Bonn, Germany

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/AB/67455 (2009-051)
To: CBD, SBSTTA, ABS, CHM, GSPC and GTI National Focal Points

I am very pleased to forward to you correspondence from the President of COP 9 regarding the High Level Working Group on the 2010 target and post 2010 target(s), which took place on 9-10 March 2009, in Bonn, Germany.

High-level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for implementing the Strategic Plan Opens Consultations with Parties

2 - 3 August 2012, Online

Identification of scientific and technical needs related to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Targets

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DC/ac/81207 (2013-005)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points and relevant organizations

Recommendation 2/1

Implementation of goals 2 and 3 of the Strategic Plan

Recommendation 1/1

Implementation of the Convention and Strategic Plan

Recommendation 3/1

Implementation of the Convention and the Strategic Plan

Recommendation 4/1

Implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Recommendation XV/1

Indicator framework for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Recommendation X/5

Indicators for assessing progress towards, and communicating, the 2010 target at the global level

Informal Expert Workshop on the updating of the Strategic Plan of the Convention for the post-2010 period

18 - 20 January 2010, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Information on measures adopted to promote ecologically sustainable boat-based marine wildlife watching

Reference: SCBD/OIC/BD/RH/86169 (2016-147)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points

Inputs to the Revision of the Strategic Plan of the Convention beyond 2010

Reference: SCBD/ITS/LC/59514 (2007-104)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

As you recall, the Conference of the Parties, in its Decision VIII/15, decided to consider at its ninth meeting the process for revising and updating the Strategic Plan with a view to adopting a revised Strategic Plan at its tenth meeting. The Working Group on Review of Implementation, having u ...

Inter-regional capacity-building workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets

29 - 31 August 2014, San Jose, Costa Rica

International Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Mainstreaming

17 - 19 November 2015, Mexico City, Mexico

International Initiative Gets Underway to Track Progress in Conserving Biodiversity, Jointly issued by UNEP and the Global Environment Facility.

<br>View also the Press Release <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-07-12-2010-unep-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.

International Legislators Forum, in the margins of the UN Biodiversity Conference in Cancun, Mexico

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/MAC/86054 (2016-133)
To: CBD National Focal Points

International community needs to communicate impacts of biodiversity loss and build capacity to reach 2010 biodiversity target

Through cooperation and effective communication, the international community can overcome the public’s limited understanding of the overall status of biodiversity, take decisive actions and achieve tangible results to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the fair and e ...

Invitation for views on the preparation, scope and content of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/RH/KNM/87538 (2018-063)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations

It gives me immense pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you all to this Capacity-building Workshop for Africa on achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 12. This workshop is the fourth in a series being organized by the CBD Secretariat in collaboration with partners.

Joint letter from the COP 11 President and the CBD Executive Secretary to reinforce the call for pledges

KNOWLEDGE FOR IMPLEMENTATION: THE CONTRIBUTION OF IUCN KNOWLEDGE TO THE ACHIEVEMENT OF THE AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS

IUCN knowledge products, including the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, contribute significantly to supporting the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity including through monitoring the status of biodiversity and developing indicators to measure progress. IUCN will highl ...

Launch of report: "Promoting synergies within the cluster of biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements" produced by UNEP-WCMC

The side-event will be specifically held to launch a report produced by UNEP-WCMC on promoting synergies within the cluster of biodiversity-related multilateral environmental agreements. The report looks at current coordination and collaboration between six biodiversity-related conventions and ...

Liaison Group meeting on indicators for assessing progress towards the 2010 biodiversity target

18 October 2004, Montreal, Canada

Mainstreaming of biodiversity and other strategic actions to enhance implementation: request for submission of relevant information

Reference: SCBD/MCO/AF/ML/GD/86933 (2018-019)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Maldives responds to Hyderabad Call for Biodiversity Champions: Entire country to become UNESCO Biosphere Reserve by 2017

Montreal, 18 February 2013 – In response to the call for champions in support of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, the Republic of Maldives has pledged to become the first nation where the entire country and its Exclusive Economic Zone will be a Biosphere Reserve.

Mayors' Meeting on the Contribution of Cities to the Achievement of the 2010 Biodiversity Target, 26 - 28 March 2007, Curitiba, Brazil.

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/OH/JL/57155 (2007-006)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I have the pleasure of informing you that, to coincide with the first anniversary of the High Level Segment of the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-8) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Curitiba, Brazil, His Excellency Mr. Carlos Alberto Richa, the Mayor of C ...

Meeting of sub-national governments opens new chapter in implementation of the CBD

Montreal, 26 April 2012 – The Meeting of Sub-national Governments in support of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, held 24-27 April 2012 in Curitiba, Brazil, has opened a new chapter in the sub-national implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and in the Global Partnership on ...

Message from Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Countdown 2010 Advisory Board Meeting, 13 October 2009, Brussels, Belgium

Message from Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Countdown 2010 Advisory Board Meeting, 13 October 2009, Brussels, Belgium.

Message from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of World Refugee Day, 20 June 2007

Message from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of World Refugee Day, 20 June 2007

As the world focuses on the plight of millions of refugees and displaced people on World Refugee Day, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity would like to pay tribute to the courage, strength, and compassion of not only the refugees, but also of those who give them: “a New Hom ...

Message of Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the New Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Local Authorities of the World

17 March, 2006<br><i> Montreal, Canada</i>

Ministers Urged To Declare National Climate Emergency In UK

Campaigners say UK will miss almost all of its 2020 nature targets and young people want changeA national climate and environment emergency should be declared immediately, the government has been told.

Nations pledge to meet Aichi targets by 2020

In a significant development, representatives of various nations discussed the Aichi targets for their respective countries. Aichi targets include reducing direct pressure on biodiversity and promotion of sustainable use; addressing the underlying causes of biodiversity loss by mainstreaming bio ...

Nomination for the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/KM/74547 (2010-219)
To: CBD National Focal Points, other governments, and relevant organizations

In paragraph 5 of decision X/7, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary, pending the availability of the necessary financial resources, to convene a meeting, at the earliest opportunity, of an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Indicators for the Strategic Plan on B ...

Nomination for the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Indicators for the Strategic Plan on Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/RH/KM/84452 (2015-034)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, other Governments, Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and relevant organizations

Nominations for the Capacity-building workshop for the Pacific region on achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 12, 11 to 13 July 2016, Nadi, Fiji

Reference: (2016-063)
To: CBD National Focal Points of: Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Zealand, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

Nominations for the expert group to examine the draft short-term action plan to enhance and support capacity-building for the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/CB/ET/GT/85325 (2016-007)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, Indigenous Peoples and Local communities and relevant organizations

Notification: Expert consultation on the revision and updating of the Strategic Plan of the Convention, 18 - 20 January 2010, London, the United Kingdom.