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G8 2007 - Environment Ministers Meeting, Potsdam, Germany, 15-17 March 2007 - Chair’s Conclusions.

Reference: SCBD/OMG/NP/ga/58067 (2007-044)
To: CBD Focal Points SBSTTA Focal Points ABS Focal Points CHM Focal Points

The Secretariat is pleased to inform you that the Chair’s conclusions of the meeting of the Environment Ministers of the G8 countries and of Brazil, China, India, Mexico and South Africa, that was held in Potsdam, Germany from 15 to 17 March 2007, is accessible on the CBD website at the followin ...

Elevating Climate Change and Biodiversity to the Top of the Political Agenda.

<br>View also the press release <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-04-13-potsdam-fr.pdf'>in French</a> and <a href='/doc/press/2007/pr-2007-04-13-potsdam-es.pdf'>in Spanish</a>.

Elevating Climate Change and Biodiversity to the Top of the Political Agenda.

Climate change and the loss of biological diversity are the two most important global environmental challenges facing mankind, with far reaching ecological, economic, financial, social, cultural, ethical, and security implications.<br><br><table width=120> <tr><b>Other languages:</b></tr> <tr><t ...

Web-based guidance on the Integration of Biodiversity Considerations within Climate Change Adaptation Planning - http://adaptation.biodiv.org.

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JW/AK/58055 (2007-046)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points Cc: Intergovernmental organizations, non-governmental organizations, and indigenous organizations

The purpose of this web-based guidance (available at <a href='http://adaptation.biodiv.org'>http://adaptation.biodiv.org</a>) is to make relevant material, gathered for the development of the SBSTTA document, available to Parties. <br>(View also the notification <a href='/doc/notifications/2007/ ...

New web-based guidance on the integration of biodiversity considerations into climate change adaptation planning launched by the Secretariat.

Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, to International Conference in Defense of the Quality of the Night Sky and the Right to Observe the Stars.

We have not inherited this Earth but have simply borrowed it from our children. Yet our reckless and relentless exploitation is eroding our very resource base, jeopardizing the existence of life on Earth, including our own existence.

Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, to International Conference in Defense of the Quality of the Night Sky and the Right to Observe the Stars.

Subsidiary Bodies, 26th Session and Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG), third session (UNFCCC)

7 - 18 May 2007, Bonn, Germany

World Migratory Bird Day, 12-13 May 2007 - U.N. Campaign highlights “Migratory Birds in a changing climate”

Bonn, 12-13 May 2007 -- A series of events will take place around the world this weekend to highlight the impacts of climate change on migratory birds. Over one hundred separate events in more than 48 countries will transmit the message of the 2007 World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) to local commun ...

Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day 2007 - Migratory Birds in a Changing Climate, 12-13 May 2007.

Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day 2007 - Migratory Birds in a Changing Climate, 12-13 May 2007

This year’s World Migratory Bird Day draws attention to the plight of birds as our climate changes. The main impacts of climate change will be on water, with extensive loss of coastal wetlands, retreat of glaciers, decreased sea-ice extent, thawing of some permafrost, longer ice-free seasons on ...

Message of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the Celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity at the Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom, 22 May 2007.

Indigenous and Local Communities – the Human Face of Climate Change, Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, for the Media Conference at UN Headquarters, New York, 22 May 2007.

Discours délivré par Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, à la conférence Mission Antarctique : La Terre vue de la mer, conférence de Jean Lemire sur les changements climatiques et la biodiversité, Montréal, Canada, 22 mai 2007

Indigenous and Local Communities – the Human Face of Climate Change, Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, for the Media Conference at UN Headquarters, New York, 22 May 2007

Since the appearance of man on earth, impacts on the natural functions of our planet have never been as destructive as in the last 500 years, leading to an unprecedented extinction of biological diversity on earth. The pressures on the planet’s natural functions caused by human activity and mani ...

Message of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the Celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity at the Millennium Seed Bank, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom, 22 May 2007

Climate change is a real threat to our own future and to other species that share this planet. Following the reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released earlier this year, this is crystal clear. We are already losing biodiversity at rates unprecedented since the demise of t ...

Discours délivré par Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, à la conférence Mission Antarctique : La Terre vue de la mer Conférence de Jean Lemire sur les changements climatiques et la biodiversité, Montréal, Canada, 22 mai 2007

La Terre vue de la mer donne certainement l’image d’une planète qui fait face au double défi des changements climatiques et de la perte de la biodiversité. En cette journée internationale de la diversité biologique partout sur la planète les gens s’informent et prennent conscience de l’enjeu cap ...

Message of UN Secretary-General on the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2007.

Biodiversity is the foundation of life on earth and one of the pillars of sustainable development. The richness and variety of life on earth makes possible the ecosystem services on which we depend: clean water, food, shelter, medicine and clothing. Environments rich in biodiversity are resili ...

Message from Kemal Dervis, Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2007.

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2007.

<br>View also the message in <a href='/doc/speech/2007/sp-2007-05-22-es-fr.pdf'>French</a>, <a href='/doc/speech/2007/sp-2007-05-22-es-es.pdf'>Spanish</a>, <a href='/doc/speech/2007/sp-2007-05-22-es-ar.pdf'>Arabic</a>, <a href='/doc/speech/2007/sp-2007-05-22-es-zh.pdf'>Chinese</a> and <a href=' ...

Joint Statement of Ahmed Djoghlaf and Yvo de Boer: 15 Years after the Rio Earth Summit, Practical Action is needed.

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Celebrates World Environment Day.

Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Celebrates World Environment Day.

As climate change is one of the burning issues on the global agenda, it is only fitting that the theme of this year’s World Environment Day, “Melting Ice – a Hot Topic?”, coincides with International Polar Year, and is reflective of the impacts of climate change on our planet. On 23 March this ...

Secretariat of the Convention Launches UNEP’s Global Outlook for Ice & Snow.

Statement on Biodiversity and Climate Change, on the Occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June 2007.

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, for the World Environment Day, 5 June 2007, Berlin.

Secretariat of the Convention Launches UNEP’s Global Outlook for Ice & Snow.

World Environment Day, commemorated each year on 5 June, is one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action.

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, for the World Environment Day, 5 June 2007, Berlin.

As climate change is one of the burning issues on the global agenda, it is only fitting that the theme of this year’s World Environment Day - Melting ice – a hot topic? coincides with International Polar Year, and is reflective of the impacts of climate change on our planet. In March the World M ...

Statement delivered by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Royal Society and the Biodiversity Sub-Committee of the UK Government Global Environmental Change Committee Workshop Biodiversity – Climate Interactions: adaptation, mitigation and human livelihoods, The Royal Society, London, U.K., 12-13 June 2007.

Statement delivered by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Royal Society and the Biodiversity Sub-Committee of the UK Government Global Environmental Change Committee Workshop Biodiversity – Climate Interactions: adaptation, mitigation and human livelihoods, The Royal Society, London, U.K., 12-13 June 2007

The world recorded this year the second warmest winter. Eleven out of the twelve past years have been the hottest years since meteorological data were first recorded in 1850. A study by NASA has shown that, during the last 30 years, world temperatures have been the highest in 12,000 years. The s ...

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/14

Biodiversity and Climate Change – Good Practice Examples for the Integration of Climate Change Activities within the Programmes of Work of the Convention

“Global Alliance for Life on Earth” - Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at a Meeting organized at the United States Library of Congress by the Institute for Policy Innovation, Washington DC, 26 June 2007.

“Global Alliance for Life on Earth” - Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at a Meeting organized at the United States Library of Congress by the Institute for Policy Innovation, Washington DC, 26 June 2007.

During this weekend, the temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit in Romania; as a result at least four people died. This was a stark reminder of the exceptional heat wave that engulfed Europe in August 2003, which led in a matter of days to the death of more than 22,000 people. According to ...

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/18

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation - The Gran Canaria Declaration on Climate Change and Plant Conservation

Capacity-Building Workshop for SBSTTA-12 Participants

1 July 2007, Paris, France

Recommendation XII/5

Proposals for the integration of climate-change activities within the programmes of work of the Convention, options for mutually supportive actions addressing climate change within the Rio conventions and a summary of the findings of the global Assessment on Peatlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change

Briefing on the links between biodiversity and climate change leading up to the high level global climate change discussions on 24 September in New York

Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity invites all media to the CBD Secretariat for a briefing on the links between biodiversity and climate change leading up to the high level global climate change discussions on 24 September in New York

Message from the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed djoghlaf, on the Occasion of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, 16 September 2007.

Message from the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed djoghlaf, on the Occasion of the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, 16 September 2007

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 Receives Ozone Protection Award

Montreal 21 September 2007 - The CBD Secretariat has received a Twentieth Anniversary Ozone Protection Award in the Partners Award category in recognition of its role as a member of the Green Customs Initiative (GCI) in the development and implementation of the Montreal Protocol on Substances th ...

Executive Secretary Welcomes the Announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC and Al Gore

Intervention du Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique à la Conférence de Solidarité internationale pour des stratégies face aux changements climatiques dans les régions africaine et méditerranéenne, Tunis, le 18 novembre 2007

Intervention du Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique à la Conférence de Solidarité internationale pour des stratégies face aux changements climatiques dans les régions africaine et méditerranéenne, Tunis, le 18 novembre 2007

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/7

Biodiversity and Climate Change - Proposal from the Executive Secretary on options for mutually supportive activities for the secretariats of the Rio conventions, and options for parties and relevant organizations

Secretariat of CBD launches Adaptation website at UNFCCC COP-13 - The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of a website on planning and practices for adaptation to climate change. The launch will be on Thursday, 13 December at 10:00am in the Bali Conference Centre.

Secretariat of CBD launches Adaptation website at UNFCCC COP-13

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce the upcoming launch of a website on planning and practices for adaptation to climate change. The launch will be on Thursday, 13 December at 10:00am in the Bali Conference Centre.

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the High-level Segment of the Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework for the Convention on Climate Change, Bali, Indonesia, 12 December 2007

Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the High-level Segment of the Thirteenth Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework for the Convention on Climate Change, Bali, Indonesia, 12 December 2007

Convention on Biological Diversity Launches Adaptation Website