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#1005COP 8
2006-03-24
Amazon Biodiversity Information Facility debriefing session for European and North American Natural History Collections (by invitation only)
ABIF debriefing session on existing efforts to mobilize amazonian data housed in natural history museums and herbaria
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#743COP 8
2006-03-24
Book Launch for: Transboundary Conservation: A New Vision for Protected Areas
This will be the official book release in Brazil of the new book, Transboundary Conservation, produced by CEMEX, Conservation International, Agrupacion Sierra Madre, IUCN, the WILD Foundation and the International League of Conservation Photographers. The book launch will include presentation b ...
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#773COP 8
2006-03-24
Constructing a Global Environmental Citizenship in South and Central America, and in the Caribean Region
The Commission of Education and Environmental Communication of the World Conservation Union (IUCN/CEC) comprises of the Project of Global Environmental Citizenship, supported by the Global Environmental Facilities, and the PNUMA/ORPALC, executed by six international networks of civil society and ...
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#828COP 8
2006-03-24
Conservation and sustainable use strategy in indigenous peoples lands
Brazil has nearly 12% of its territory protected as Indigenous Peoples lands. It has been framed as protected thanks to its high potential for the promotion of conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Notwithstanding this high profile of environmental concern, the management of Indigen ...
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#858COP 8
2006-03-24
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#883COP 8
2006-03-24
Exploring the environmental and developmental dimensions of geographical indications
The growing interest for traditional ecological knowledge at all levels is generating significant demand for information, case studies and research. In France, approaches based on the concepts of heritage and the terroir have been developed, thus making it possible to better understand, conserv ...
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#633COP 8
2006-03-24
Low or no-Cost Intellectual Property Assistance Offered by Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors
Public Interest Intellectual Property Advisors (PIIPA) is a non-profit organization headquartered in Washington D.C. that helps developing countries find no or low-cost intellectual property assistance. We presently have over 55 projects around the world in areas as diverse as helping with IP l ...
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#670COP 8
2006-03-24
Vigilant Villages: The “Aldeias Vigilantes” Project against Biopiracy
The Aldeias Vigilantes (Vigilant Villages) Project is being carried out in the Brazilian state of Acre. The project consists in empowering indigenous communities and establishing a communication system in order to prevent acts of biopiracy. Represntatives of Amazonlink and the Ministry of En ...
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#969COP 8
2006-03-27
NATIONAL CAPACITY SELF ASSESSMENTS (NCSAS) AND ENABLING ACTIVITIES IN THE GEF (PROVISIONAL TITLE)
Will follow with Ravi Sharma
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#1002COP 8
2006-03-27
Strategies for developing National Clearing-House Mechanisms
This side event is aimed at Parties willing to further develop their National Clearing-House Mechanisms. The Secretariat will provide guidance and present possible strategies for several types of National Clearing-House Mechanisms.
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#681COP 8
2006-03-27
The contribution of Sustainable Development Reserves for the conservation of biodiversity in the Brazilian Amazonia.
A short symposium with presentations on the importance of SDRs on the conservation of biodiversity and poverty alleviation in the Brazilian Amazonia. Speakers will include representatives of four Sustainable Development Reserves (Cujubim and Mamirauá, in the Amazonas State, Iratapuru in Amapá St ...
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#710COP 8
2006-03-27
Partnerships in Building Capacity to Counter the Threat of Invasive Species
The GEF has recently granted PDF B funding for a UNEP-GISP proposal to raise awareness and build capacity in the prevention and management of invasive species. The Side-Event will introduce the project, the pilot countries, and the issues confronting them.
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#721COP 8
2006-03-27
Integrating Biodiversity Conservation and Bussiness into Biodiversity Corridors
Several tropical countries around the world are designing and implementing large-scale conservation networks termed biodiversity corridors. In this event, organizations from South America, Africa and Asia will present their perspectives on how to integrate bussiness into the implementation of th ...
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#732COP 8
2006-03-27
Dialogue for the forest biodiversity in Brazil and Portugal
The event has as objective to present an applied strategy for the conservation in Brazil and Portugal, after the partnership between private companies and NGOs. In these countries similar works have been done by the local conservationists NGOs SPVS (Brazil) and Quercus (Portugal) to protect last ...
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#749COP 8
2006-03-27
Measuring Progress towards the 2010 Target
At COP7, the Parties adopted a framework for assessing progress towards and communicating the 2010 target at the global level, which lists specific goals and targets to be achieved by 2010. SBSTTA recommended a number of headline indicators and means to measure progress toward achieving them. ...
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#761COP 8
2006-03-27
Sustainable Use and Sui Generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge
Presentation of case studies prepared by Indigenous Peoples commissioned by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB).
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#764COP 8
2006-03-27
Indigenous peoples' initiative to promote implementation of Article 10c of the CBD in SW Guyana: findings and lessons from an indigenous case study
A workshop to illustrate efforts by the indigenous Wapichan people to document their customary use of biodiversity and to ask the government to implement Article 10 (c) of the Convention, which requires Parties to "protect and encourage customary use of biological resources in accordance with tr ...
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#789COP 8
2006-03-27
The Andean Amazon Initiative for the Prevention of Biopiracy - La Iniciativa Andino Amazónica para la Prevención de la Biopiratéria
The event will present and discuss the research results of The Andean Amazon Initiative for the Prevention of Biopiracy. The researches have special emphasis on issues related to articule 15 of the CBD - International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing and it's elements (certificates of origin ...
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#842COP 8
2006-03-27
Oil & Gas Industry and Biodiversity
Presentation of cases, experiences and challenges related to the oil & gas exploration,transportation and production in biodiversity sensitive environments.
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#880COP 8
2006-03-27
Heart of Borneo Side-Event
Concept for HOB side event during CBD/COP8 A. Background The ‘Heart of Borneo’ initiative presents a unique opportunity to conserve a total of 220,000 sq km of pristine equatorial rainforest i.e. almost 30% of the world’s third largest island. WWF aims to assist Borneo’s three nations (Brunei ...
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#954COP 8
2006-03-27
The Cooperation between Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity (Italy) and the Ministry of Agrarian Development (Brazil): "Using Ecogastronomy to value biodiversity at the rural territories"
In 2004, the Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) and the Territorial Development Secretariat (SDT) had signed a cooperation agreement with Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. The main purpose of this agreement is to promote and support the preservation and valuation of traditional foods, t ...
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#961COP 8
2006-03-27
Media and Protected Areas - Construction of a Communication Strategy
Meeting of journalists to discuss the broadcasting of “Protected Areas” through media. The main purpose is to bring together problems and faults, and give sugestions to improve diffusion, supporting countries in the construction of a Communication Strategy to Protected Areas. The meeting will b ...
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#989COP 8
2006-03-27
The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA): International Partnership and Innovation for Biodiversity Conservation
A round table over the history and challenges of the the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA). ARPA has begun in 2003 and has achieved its target for the creation of strict protection protected areas and has almost completed the target for sustainable use protected areas. This round tabl ...
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#1020COP 8
2006-03-27
Meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initaitve (closed).
The GTI Coordination Mechanims is an advisory body to the CBD ES on GTI issues. The Meeting of the GTI Coordination Mechanism is open for GTI CM members and interested observers
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#715COP 8
2006-03-27
Landscape Level Planning
Multi-sectoral panel presentation and discussion on Landscape Level PLanning
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#818COP 8
2006-03-27
The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership - Progressing towards 2010.
This event will present the latest progress in the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, the initative which brings together the various organisations working on 2010 indicators at the global level. Covering all focal areas, the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership will deliver the full ...
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#834COP 8
2006-03-27
Launch Event of the website Bioclimático
Bioclimático is a website that covres climate changes and biodiversity. During COP 8 the site will have its official launch event, with a presentation of Fabio Feldmann, former brazilian congressman, the site's coordinator.
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#865COP 8
2006-03-27
Comunidades Locales de la Region Norte-Amazonica y la Convencion de Diversidad Biologica
Presentacion de experiencias de trabajo de las comunidades locales (riberenos y riberenas, extrativistas,pescadores y pescadoras, afrodescendientes , campesinos y campesinas , comunidades con estilos de vida tradicional )de la parte norte de la cuenca amazonica de los paises : Brasil,Colombia,Gu ...
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#866COP 8
2006-03-27
Conserving Biodiversity in Agricultural Landscapes: Challenges and Priorities for the CBD
The event will convene a panel of leaders representing international conservation NGOs, agricultural agencies and community-based organizations to present a range of innovative strategies focused on ecosystem-scale approaches that are jointly addressing the challenges of sustaining agricultural ...
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#874COP 8
2006-03-27
Caucasus Regional Protected Area Network
Presentation of progress made at a recent ministerial conference focused on implementing the Programme of Work on Protected Areas in the Caucasus Ecoregion Conservation.
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#657COP 8
2006-03-27
Atlantic Rainforest – Current situation and tendencies of the most threatened biome of Brazil
Round table about 1) the Atlantic Rain Forest biome, its situation and tendencies; and 2) Access to biodiversity, benefit sharing and biopiracy in the Atlantic Rainforest biome Launching of the newest “Atlantic Rainforest NGO Network” book: Atlantic Rainforest: A network for the forest
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#660COP 8
2006-03-27
The Swedish Species Taxonomy Initiative – a unique charting of an entire country's flora and fauna and its description in a popular science Encyclopedia
The goal of the Swedish Taxonomy Initiative (STI), to be completed within 20 years, is to chart and describe every multi-cellular species in Sweden. This includes a major effort in educating new taxonomists, specializing in groups where there is no competence available today. Beside the scientif ...
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#986COP 8
2006-03-28
THE 3 I'S: ISLANDS, INVASIVES AND INNOVATIONS
Presentation on the successes of the Co-operative Islands Initiative and future directions.
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#999COP 8
2006-03-28
Disclosure requirements in patent applications: A tool to prevent misappropriation or an obstacle to innovation?
The side-event will assess the different arguments that have been made in favour and against requiring patent applicants to disclose the origin of genetic resources and traditional knowledge along with evidence of prior informed consent and benefit-sharing. As a contribution to the ABS negotiati ...
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#1010COP 8
2006-03-28
Fouta Djallon Highlands Integrated Natural Resources Management Project
This is a side event on the UNEP/FAO/AU supported Fouta Djallon Highlands project that involves 8 west African nations namely: The project is supported as follows: 1. Implementing Agency: United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) 2. Executing Agency: Food and Agricultural Organization of t ...
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#699COP 8
2006-03-28
From Taxonomic Needs Assessment to Implementation in Ghana – A partnership project building on the UK’s experience with Global Taxonomy Initiative
Launch of a taxonomic needs assessment in Ghana, supported by the UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, in partnership with BioNET International and the UK’s Natural History Museum. The assessment will be based on a new methodology developed by the UK National Focal Point for the ...
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#728COP 8
2006-03-28
Protection Water Source Program
To provide portable water from Sanepar water sources, being responsible for quantitative and qualitative aspects. Basin management actions of the water source basins: conservation and protection.
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#730COP 8
2006-03-28
Conservation of psittacine bird species as contribution to reduction of biodiversity loss
In this event will be shown works for psittacine birds conservation, which are carried out in national parks and surrounding areas in Brazil. The initiatives showed will present the results and the potential of these works to play a significant role in management of official conservation units, ...
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#848COP 8
2006-03-28
Inter-active event with Dr. Leonard Good, CEO and Chairman, the Global Environment Facility.
This event will provide an opportunity to Parties, government representatives, NGOs, and local community representatives to interact with the CEO and Chairman of the GEF through a series of questions and answers of GEF themes of interest of those attending the side event
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#849COP 8
2006-03-28
Austrian Contribution to Countdown 2010
Joint presentation by the austrian minister for environment, IUCN, the austrian stateforest about concrete actions to reach the 2010 target
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#862COP 8
2006-03-28
“Conservation finance and payment for ecosystem services: new developments and ways forward”
Informal presentations and discussion
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#868COP 8
2006-03-28
Ecological network of Central Asia – integrated method, regional GAP analysis and commitments of the countries
Presentation of the results of GEF-UNEP-WWF project: GAP analysis and regional Ecological network design, adopted by the countries of the region as the main base for protected areas system development and sustainable land-use development. Integration of biodiversity conservation into the Regio ...
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#881COP 8
2006-03-28
Perspectives of ONGs on climate changes, its impacts and interactions with regimes of biodiversity, desertification and questions of forests
It has a great distance in the implementations of each one of the UN Conventions of Environment (Biological Diversity, Climate Changes and Desertification), once each regimen is separately negotiated and has its own dynamic. The main objective of this side event is to present perspective and an ...
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#647COP 8
2006-03-28
The Dutch-German ABS Capacity-Building Initiative for Africa: Review of first experiences, discussion of needs and defining steps forward
Side-“Workshop” on Needs and Options for ABS Implementation: (1) Results of the first Regional ABS Capacity-Building Workshop for Eastern and Southern Africa (2.-6.10.2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), including brochure launch; (2) Presentation and discussion of an BS capacity-building needs asses ...
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#656COP 8
2006-03-28
Pantanal Research Center (CPP) and Pantanal Regional Environmental Program (UNU-PREP): networking for the advance of biodiversity research in wetlands
The objective of this side event is to stimulate networking in research on biodiversity in wetlands. Lecturers will speak on this theme for about 60 to 90 minutes and will introduce the work of the CPP and UNU-PREP as examples. The remaining time will be devoted to discussion between participant ...
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#667COP 8
2006-03-28
'Whole Forest Observatories' - An International Network for Monitoring Canopy Biodiversity and Global Climate Change.
Sponsored by the UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office, Presentations will be made by Dr Antonio Nobre, INPA, Brazil and Andrew Mitchell, Director of the Global Canopy Programme, Oxford, UK, on plans to establish 'Whole Forest Observatories' in Brazil, Ghana, Madagascar, India and Malaysia, co-fina ...
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#973COP 8
2006-03-28
Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network (IWBN)
This event will be a presentation by the Indigenous Women's Biodiversity Network (IWBN) of their work both in a national/regional context and in regards to their work with the IWBN internationally
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#976COP 8
2006-03-28
Biodiversity: conservation, sustainable use and responsible business
Natura will invite representatives from communities, scientists, corporates and governments, from Brazil and other countries, to debate in its own space, alliances, partnerships and alternatives to reconcile conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity with responsible business, in accordanc ...
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#983COP 8
2006-03-28
The “National Commission for the Sustainable Development of Peoples and Traditional Communities” in Brazil: an experience in the criation of public spaces for indigenous peoples and local communities”.
The main objective of the event will be to present the experience of introducing the National Commission for the Sustainable Development of Peoples and Traditional Communities in Brazil as an initiative in the creation of spaces for the inclusion of indigenous peoples and local communities in th ...
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#687COP 8
2006-03-28
Halting biodiversity loss by 2010- Implementing the CBD by the European Union
The side event will be a high level (European Environment Commissioner and Austrian Minister and others likely to attend) event aimed at showcasing progress made - and challenges remaining at achieveing the EU target "to halt biodiversity loss by 2010 and the EU commtiment to strengthen and supp ...