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Workshop for Portuguese-Speaking Countries on Training and Implementation of Methodologies for Conservation of Biodiversity and Management of Protected Areas

31 March - 3 April 2008, Maputo, Mozambique

Latin American sub-regional Workshop on Protected Areas, from 23 to 25 September 2008, the City of Salinas, Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/va/64402 (2008-081)
To: National Focal Points of Spanish speaking countries in Latin America and the Caribbean (Argentina, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Venezuela, Uruguay)

I have the pleasure to inform you that, with the generous financial support of the Government of Ecuador and the European Union, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is organizing from 23 to 25 September 2008 in the City of Salinas, Province of Santa Elena, Ecuador, a ...

Message of the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Technical Workshop on Protected Areas in the Amazon, 14-16 July 2008, Amacayacú National Park, Colombia.

Message of the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Technical Workshop on Protected Areas in the Amazon, 14-16 July 2008, Amacayacú National Park, Colombia

Expert workshop on integrating protected areas into wider land- and seascapes 2 to 4 November 2008 at the International Academy of Nature Conservation, the Island of Vilm, Germany

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/LJ/64864 (2008-115)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Relevant Organisations

I have the pleasure to inform you that, with the generous financial support of the Government of Netherlands, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is organizing an expert workshop on integrating protected areas into wider land- and seascapes from 2 to 4 November 2008 a ...

Ecuador designates New Marine Protected Area.

Ecuador designates New Marine Protected Area

Montreal, 23 September 2008 – A declaration designating a new marine protected area “Puntilla de Santa Elena”, off Ecuador’s coast was signed by the Minister of Environment for Ecuador, Ms. Marcela Aguiñaga Vallejo. The declaration was signed on the margins of the CBD sub-regional workshop on Pr ...

Latin American Sub-Regional Workshop on Protected Areas

23 - 25 September 2008, Salinas, Ecuador

Designation of a National Focal Point for the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA-NFP)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/va/65011 (2008-124)
To: CBD National Focal Points

In paragraph A 21 of decision IX/18, the Conference of the Parties requested “ Parties to designate a national focal point for the programme of work on protected areas in support of the Convention's national focal point to facilitate the effective and coordinated development and implementation o ...

The province of Santa Elena, Ecuador, proclaims “A Provincial Day for Protected Areas”

Montreal, 26 September 2008 – The province of Santa Elena, the newest province in Ecuador, emerged as the first jurisdiction in the world to proclaim a provincial day for protected areas, the Prefecta of the province, Ms. Ana Triviño Cisneros, has announced. To be celebrated annually on 23 Septe ...

The province of Santa Elena, Ecuador, proclaims “A Provincial Day for Protected Areas”

Montreal, 26 September 2008 – The province of Santa Elena, the newest province in Ecuador, emerged as the first jurisdiction in the world to proclaim a provincial day for protected areas, the Prefecta of the province, Ms. Ana Triviño Cisneros, has announced. To be celebrated annually on 23 Septe ...

Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day 06 October 2008.

Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day 06 October 2008

Launch of an Enhanced Strategic Partnership to Benefit Life on Earth - Joint Efforts of UN Convention on Biological Diversity and The Nature Conservancy to Help Governments Implement Global Conservation Treaty, Increase Protected Areas

Launch of an Enhanced Strategic Partnership to Benefit Life on Earth - Joint Efforts of UN Convention on Biological Diversity and The Nature Conservancy to Help Governments Implement Global Conservation Treaty, Increase Protected Areas

BARCELONA, SPAIN -- The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and The Nature Conservancy announced they have entered into a groundbreaking partnership agreement to support the 191 United Nations CBD signatories in enhancing the implementation of the objectives of the Conve ...

6th General Assembly of the Alpine Protected Areas

8 - 10 October 2008, Btigue, Switzerland

Expert workshop on integrating protected areas into wider land- and seascapes 1 to 4 November 2008, Island of Vilm, Germany

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/65353 (2008-137)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that after careful consideration of all nominations, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in consultation with the Bureau of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) has approved the list of experts for t ...

Expert Workshop on Integrating Protected Areas into wider Land- and Seascapes

1 - 4 November 2008, Isle of Vilm, Germany

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.

Capacity-building workshop for the Pacific region for implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Fiji, 9 to 12 February 2009

Reference: SCBD/ITS/STTM/SBG/lj/65732 (2008-155)
To: CBD and PoWPA Focal Points in the Pacific Region: Cook Islands; Federated States of Micronesia; Fiji; Kiribati; Marshall Islands; Nauru; Niue; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Samoa; Solomon Islands; Tonga; Tuvalu; and Vanuatu

I have the pleasure to inform you that, with the generous financial support of the Government of Spain and the European Union, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is jointly organizing with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the ...

A new website for the Life Web is unveiled. With the support of the Government of Germany and pending the development of the permanent website for the Life Web initiative, information on the Life Web can be accessed in the interim on this new web site hosted by CBD.

Welcoming Remarks by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the Opening of the Pacific Islands Subregional Workshop on Protected Areas, Nadi, Fiji, 9-12 February 2009.

Welcoming Remarks by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the Opening of the Pacific Islands Subregional Workshop on Protected Areas, Nadi, Fiji, 9-12 February 2009

Capacity-building workshop for the Pacific region for implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

9 - 12 February 2009, Nadi, Fiji

The First International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas

29 March - 3 April 2009, Maui, United States of America

Questionnaire on “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity” (TEEB) global study

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/67387 (2009-047)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a partner in the important global study on “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity” (TEEB), which is a cooperative effort of researchers from North and South, led by Pavan Sukhdev, supported by the CBD Secretariat and funde ...

Reminder: Designation of a National Focal Point for the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA-NFP)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/65011R (2009-053)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Parties that have not yet nominated a PoWPA-NFP are kindly reminded to do so by providing the name and full contact details of the nominee to the Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int) in the briefest of delays and before 26 June 2009.

Nominations for the Regional Workshop for Africa on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/67667 (2009-061)
To: CBD Focal Points and PoWPA Focal Points in Africa

I am pleased to invite you to nominate one representative of your government, at your earliest convenience, but not later than 10 July 2009, to participate in the workshop. The Secretariat will be in a position to finance the participation of one representative from eligible Parties to the Conve ...

Nominations for the Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/67668 (2009-062)
To: CBD Focal Points and PoWPA Focal Points in Asia and the Pacific

I am pleased to invite you to nominate one representative of your government, at your earliest convenience, but not later than 10 July 2009, to participate in the workshop. The Secretariat will be in a position to finance the participation of one representative from eligible Parties to the Conve ...

Nominations for the Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/67669 (2009-063)
To: CBD Focal Points and PoWPA Focal Points in Latin America and the Caribbean

I am pleased to invite you to nominate one representative of your government, at your earliest convenience, but not later than 10 July 2009, to participate in the workshop. The Secretariat will be in a position to finance the participation of one representative from eligible Parties to the Conve ...

Klagenfurt Days of Protected Areas

24 - 26 June 2009, Klagenfurt, Austria

International Convention on Environment and Development

6 - 10 July 2009, Havana, Cuba

Request for comments on the draft guide “Integrating protected areas within wider landscapes, seascapes and sectoral plans and strategies”

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG /lj/67913 (2009-072)
To: CBD National Focal Points, PoWPA Focal Points and relevant organizations

Based upon the agreed structure and guidance provided by the workshop participants, a draft guide was prepared and submitted to all the participants in the workshop for comments, additional case studies and examples. A revised version of the draft guide was subsequently prepared incorporating th ...

Peer review of the draft "Guide to integrating protected areas within wider landscapes, seascapes and sectoral plans and strategies" is now open. The guide provides practical approaches, case studies, and examples of integrating protected areas into wider land and seascapes.

REMINDER: Designation of a National Focal Point for the Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA-NFP)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/65011R (2009-079)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Parties that have not yet nominated a PoWPA-NFP are encouraged to do so by providing the name and full contact details of the nominee to the Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int) in the briefest of delays and before 31 July 2009 so that we may achieve tangible and sustained outcomes from the upcomin ...

Reminder - Nominations for the Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/67669R (2009-087)
To: CBD Focal Points and PoWPA Focal Points in Latin America and the Caribbean

I call upon the remaining countries to kindly submit their nomination of one delegate before 14 August 2009, to allow time for the Secretariat to arrange the most economic travel to the workshop. Due to budgetary constraints, funding for nominations received past this date can not be guaran ...

Reminder - Nominations for the Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/67668R (2009-088)
To: CBD Focal Points and PoWPA Focal Points in Asia and the Pacific

I call upon the remaining countries to kindly submit their nomination of one delegate before 14 August 2009, to allow time for the Secretariat to arrange the most economic travel to the workshop

Reminder - Nominations for a Regional Workshop in Africa on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/67667R (2009-089)
To: CBD Focal Points and PoWPA Focal Points in Africa

I call upon the remaining countries to kindly submit their nomination of one delegate before 14 August 2009, to allow time for the Secretariat to arrange the most economic travel to the workshop. Due to budgetary constraints, funding for nominations received past this date can not be guaran ...

LifeWeb Coordination Office is Operational

Reference: SCBD/STTM/LifeWeb/JS/68345 (2009-095)
To: CBD National Focal Points, PoWPA Focal Points

Pursuant to the penultimate preamble paragraph, as well as paragraphs A5 (a) and A18 of decision IX/18, I have the honour to inform you that the LifeWeb Coordination Office is now operational within the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, with the generous financial support fr ...

Invitation to submit project expressions of interest to the LifeWeb

Reference: SCBD/ STTM/LifeWeb/JS/68505 (2009-102)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Programme of Work on Protected Areas Focal Points, other governments, and relevant international organisations and stakeholders

As a follow up to the earlier notification SCBD/STTM/LifeWeb/JS/68345 dated 11 August 2009, through this notification, Parties are invited to submit recipient expressions of interest to participate in the LifeWeb initiative.

21st Session of the Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations

31 August - 4 September 2009, Kampala, Uganda

Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Workshop on the Future of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, 14 September 2009, Jeju Island, South Korea.

Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Workshop on the Future of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, 14 September 2009, Jeju Island, South Korea

International Workshop on the Future of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas (CBD/POWPA)

14 - 17 September 2009, Jeju Island, Republic of Korea

Nominations for the Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas from 27 November to 1 December 2009, Isle of Vilm, Germany

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/68215 (2009-113)
To: CBD National Focal Points and PoWPA Focal Points in Central and Eastern Europe

In paragraph A15 of decision IX/18, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requested the Executive Secretary to convene regional and sub-regional capacity-building and progress-review workshops for the programme of work on protected areas (PoWPA). In ...

Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Africa Regional Workshop on the Review Progress and Capacity-Building for the Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas under the Convention on Biological Diversity, Grand Bassam, Côte D'ivoire, 6-9 October, 2009.

Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Africa Regional Workshop on the Review Progress and Capacity-Building for the Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas under the Convention on Biological Diversity, Grand Bassam, Côte D'ivoire, 6-9 October, 2009

Regional Workshop for Africa on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

6 - 9 October 2009, Grand Bassam, Côte d'Ivoire

Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

12 - 15 October 2009, Dehradun, India

Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on the Review of Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas

2 - 5 November 2009, Bogota, Colombia