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#3275COP 12
2014-10-10
Smart Protected Areas (PAs) and Bird Ringing Atlas
This year, India has communicated its new National Biodiversity Targets to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which are guided by the Aichi targets. Working towards mainstreaming biodiversity conservation, one of the new National Biodiversity Target pertains to 'protection of ecologically r ...
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#3283COP 12
2014-10-10
NBSAP Development in South Eastern Europe: A Sub-regional Approach to Conserve Biodiversity: The SEE Revisions of NBSAPs and Development of National Reports to the CBD
NBSAP Development in South Eastern Europe: A Sub-regional Approach to Conserve Biodiversity: Four countries in the SEE region (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Republic of Macedonia Republic of Montenegro and Republic of Serbia) are updating their National Biodiversity Strategies and National Reports t ...
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#3292COP 12
2014-10-10
Biodiversity, Health, Food, Nutrition and the Sustainable Development Goals: Ways Forward
Dialogue Session jointly launched with Bioversity International and FAO to strategically focus on relevance of agrobiodiversity and nutrition to work carried out under the CBD-WHO Joint work programme. Strategically linked to this core thematic area of State of Knowldege Review on Biodiversity a ...
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#3359COP 12
2014-10-10
Mobilising Resources to tackle IWT
Please join us for a side event to learn more about global efforts to tackle the scourge of the illegal wildlife trade, and how more resources are being mobilised to support them. Action to prevent and deter illegal killing and trade and reduce demand for illegal wildlife products is identified ...
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#3403COP 12
2014-10-10
INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON MANAGEMENT OF FISHERIES RESOURCES IN MARITIME ECOSYSTEMS
As the twenty-first century unfolds, the world faces unprecedented struggles to address the depletion of fisheries resources. This workshop will develop reasonable tools for the maintenance of sustainability of fisheries resources, biodiversity, habitat quality, and socio-economic benefits throu ...
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#3407COP 12
2014-10-10
CIVIL SOCIETY OPEN FORUM CO-SPONSORED BY KOREA AND JAPAN; RADIATION, A NEW CHALLENGE FACING BIODIVERSITY
Co-sponsored by Korea and Japan, the civil society open forum deals with the issue of ‘Biological Diversity and Radiation.’ It would be a good opportunity to discuss the current and potential impact of the Fukushima nuclear disaster and seek for multilateral countermeasures.
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#3147COP 12
2014-10-09
Exhibition and Exploration : Uncultivated food plants in rural Bangladesh
More than 100 uncultivated wild food and medicinal plants will be exhibit in the coming COP-12. Basically we want to exhibit the herbarium sheets with detailed information and show the significance of natural resources to the people.
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#3162COP 12
2014-10-09
How businesses implement the Aichi Biodiversity targets: Green farm, Green development?
Presentation of Thai business and private sector’s engagement regarding the business case in support of the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and ecosystem service that lead to the successful implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Targets, wh ...
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#3194COP 12
2014-10-09
Biodiversity, Well-being and the Post-2015 Agenda
As negotiations for a post-2015 Sustainable Development Agenda are on full-swing, advocating an approach to human well-being based on biodiversity conservation and social equity is crucial. This should emerge from the CBD Parties and Observers as a crucial outcome of COP12. Well-being approaches ...
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#3195COP 12
2014-10-09
The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for the Arctic – Scoping Study
To inform CBD audience about progress on the Scoping Study and to increase the awareness and visibility of the project. - A panel discussion -Introduce or reinforce ecosystem values with natural resource managers -Communicate the range of values held for Arctic biodiversity and ecosystems
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#3287COP 12
2014-10-09
Threats to the island biodiversity by military base constructions in Okinawa, Japan and Jeju, Korea
The theme of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2014 was "Island Biodiversity". Islands and their surrounding sea has often unique ecosystem connected to rivers and forests. They are rich in biodiversity, endemic and endangered species/subspecies. However, in islands and their coasta ...
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#3288COP 12
2014-10-09
Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network and its contribution to CBD and IPBES
Since 2009, Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network, a regional network of GEO BON, has been developed to gather and share information of biodiversity and ecosystem services. In this event, the achievements of this network, including the success of Korean BON and the application of the GEO ...
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#3301COP 12
2014-10-09
AICHI TARGET 3 ON POSITIVE INCENTIVES: CAN MARKET-BASED INSTRUMENTS MAKE A DIFFERENCE?
RATIONALE AND POLICY RELEVANCE Building on decision XI/4 adopted in 2012, Parties at this 12th CoP will discuss the need to mobilize funds at the international and domestic levels to achieve the three objectives of the Convention. To do so, Parties will discuss a list of key actions to improve ...
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#3345COP 12
2014-10-09
Saving the world's vultures for people and the environment: progress and next steps from Asia, Africa and Europe
This side event will profile progress towards Aichi Targets 1, 8, 12, 14 and 20 through the conservation of critically endangered vultures in Asia, Africa and Europe. The format will be a combination of short presentations and interactive panel discussions to maximize audience participation and ...
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#3363COP 12
2014-10-09
IBEX – A NEW INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR BIODIVERSITY INFORMATION EXCHANGE
Improving policy and practice regarding biodiversity and ecosystem services requires timely, integrated delivery of authoritative information. To date, services to support such decision-making have focused on specific issues, scales, and institutional niches; EC-JRC, IUCN, BirdLife International ...
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#3385COP 12
2014-10-09
Applying global species prioritisation approaches to support achievement of Aichi Targets, 1, 2, 12 and 13.
The current extinction crisis is forcing conservation planners to prioritise both species and areas in a time of limited resources, but without any certainty in the prioritisation process. Measures to prioritise species and sites are increasingly recognising the importance of considering phyloge ...
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#3393COP 12
2014-10-09
SEAS LINK OUR BIODIVERSITY AND SUSTAINABLE LIFE
People who have, for many generations, depended on ocean systems-that is, "Sea people"-tend to perceive the world on a wider range of spatial/temporal scales than those who settled on a fixed area of land. The so-called "people of the sea" living in the coastal areas of the Asia-Pacific region s ...
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#3119COP 12
2014-10-09
Global Governance of Genetic Resources. Access and benefit sharing after the Nagoya Protocol
The even includes a presentation of a new book “Global Governance of Genetic Resources. Access and Benefit Sharing after the Nagoya Protocol” (Rosendal and Oberthur (eds.), 2014, Routledge: NY). The book analyses the status and prospects of global governance of access to and benefit sharing (ABS ...
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#3128COP 12
2014-10-09
Trees for sustainable energy
Current energy policies around the world are not sustainable. Unless greater use is made of energy from renewable sources, the global atmospheric temperature will greatly exceed 2 degrees celsius, leading to serious climate change. Trees are an abundant potential source of renewable energy. Whil ...
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#3134COP 12
2014-10-09
Governance and Sustainable Use of Ocean Ecosystem Services and BBNJ
When conservation and sustainable use of the oceans are discussed, it is often with a direct focus on immediately tangible elements such as the enforcement of fisheries regulations. Insufficient attention, however, is generally paid to material cycling across ocean ecosystems both at a regional ...
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#3148COP 12
2014-10-09
Event title : Exhibition and Exploration : Uncultivated food plants in rural Bangladesh
Event description : More than 100 uncultivated wild food and medicinal plants will be exhibit in the coming COP-12. Basically we want to exhibit the herbarium sheets with detailed information and show the significance of natural resources to the people.
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#3176COP 12
2014-10-09
GEF SUPPORT TO BUILDING CAPACITY FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NAGOYA PROTOCOL
The side-event will provide insights on how to make the best use of the technical and financial resources available from the GEF partnership to support national and regional implementation of the Nagoya Protocol. The GEF Agencies currently assisting with the development and implementation of ABS ...
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#3184COP 12
2014-10-09
ABS in Practice: strengthening capacities and building experiences
This join (IUCN-SCBD) Side Event expects to present experiences and lessons learnt – as well as key resources – for a practical implementation of ABS and the Nagoya Protocol, including GEF National and Regional Projects, Check-Points, Materials and tools. It is expected the participation of seve ...
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#3197COP 12
2014-10-09
Yellow Sea Ecoregion – The strategic collaboration for its biodiversity
The event links to the Aichi CBD Target 11. The YSESP on-the-ground activities were implemented in Muan Tidal Flat Wetland Protection Area, Korea and Yalu River Estuary Coastal Wetland Natural Reserve, China. Ecosystem Based Management (EBM) and Community Based Management (CBM) approach were app ...
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#3200COP 12
2014-10-09
PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES IN THE NBSAPS REVISION PROCESS
NBSAPs are the main vehicles of national implementation of the CBD. They are processes through which societies come together to make the difficult decisions of where, when, and how biodiversity and ecosystem services should be conserved, used sustainably, and the benefits of this use shared equi ...
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#3233COP 12
2014-10-09
Priority Actions to Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 10 for Coral Reefs and Closely Associated Ecosystems
This side event will highlight the importance of coral reefs and associated ecosystems (e.g., mangroves, seagrasses) for sustainable development and the need to enhance action towards Aichi Target 10. The main aspects of the Priority Actions to Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 10 for Coral Reef ...
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#3243COP 12
2014-10-09
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#3409COP 12
2014-10-09
WORKSHOP ON THE CONSERVATION OF FOREST BIRDS IN EAST ASIA
One of the main purposes of the workshop on the monitoring of forest and land birds which suffer from habitat reduction and urbanization in East and South-East Asia is to launch an investigation and conservation network.
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#3412COP 12
2014-10-09
FORUM ON ESTABLISHING NORTHEAST ASIA ECO-BELT VIA CONNECTING BAEKDUDAEGAN MOUNTAIN RANGE ECOSYSTEMS
The European Green Belt initiative epitomizes a successful international cooperative project that utilized the DMZ and connected eco-networks along borders as part of efforts to preserve ecosystems in Europe after German reunification. The forum proposes to establish a Northeast Asian Eco-belt a ...
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#3422COP 12
2014-10-09
CREATIVE RESOURCE MOBILIZATION FOR BIODIVERSITY: PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES, REAL RESULTS
Pioneering countries demonstrate real results of creative resourcing instruments base on their practical experiences.
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#3423COP 12
2014-10-09
GLOBAL INFORMATION SYSTEM TO IMPROVE THE USE OF PLANT GENETIC DIVERSITY UNDER THE INTERNATIONAL TREATY ON PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE
The Event will provide information on the Multilateral System of Access and Benefit-sharing under the ITPGRFA, the implementation of its Benefit-sharing Fund, and how it interfaces with the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing. It will provide updates on the projects supported by the BS ...
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#3172COP 12
2014-10-08
China's Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
This event will provide updates on China's progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Information covers the distribution of biodiversity in China, China's national biodiversity conservation strategy and action plan, main actions carried out, biodiversity monitoring, assessment of progres ...
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#3181COP 12
2014-10-08
NBSAPs, sharing Georgia's experience
During the side-event Georgia will share it's experience about updating of National Biodiversity Strategy and action Plan (NBSAP). Representatives of the Ministry and NGO's will make presentations about the process which took place in Georgia, also new NBSAP will be presented to the guests.
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#3190COP 12
2014-10-08
Non-Extractive Users of Biodiversity: Generating Jobs and Income Through Conservation of Species and Habitats
Throughout the world, non-extractive uses of biodiversity such as Ecotourism, diving and the like generate billions of dollars in revenues and provide millions of direct and indirect jobs, a significant amount of which in developing countries. However, the non-extractive businesses have very rar ...
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#3196COP 12
2014-10-08
Protected areas as tools for climate change adaptation in the Amazon
To show the importance of PA systems as an integral part of climate change strategies through the presentation of results of the project “Building resilience of the Amazon biome: Protected areas as an integral part of climate change adaptation” implemented by RedParques (Latin American Regional ...
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#3205COP 12
2014-10-08
Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) for increasing planning efficiency and reducing conflicts of interest in and around coastal and marine protected areas (PAs)
Drawing example from India, the side event will present how Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) can be applied as a tool for integrated and inclusive planning and development of coastal and marine protected areas (PAs) and delineating and managing eco-sensitive zones(ESZ) around PAs for ...
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#3236COP 12
2014-10-08
Presentation and discussion of the book on "Governance for Fisheries and Marine Conservation".
Two editors of the book and several of its authors will be presenting the book followed by questions and discussions by the audience. The book is coming out this month and will be officially launched in Oslo, Norway, August 26 2014.
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#3314COP 12
2014-10-08
Mobilizing resources for mainstreaming biodiversity into production landscapes and seascapes
Making effective and efficient use of scarce resources is a must for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. This side-event will illustrate approaches developed under the Satoyama Initiative to support actions at the community level for the sustainable use of biodiversity. The Com ...
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#3333COP 12
2014-10-08
Opportunities and Challenges in conserving biodiversity in transboundary landscapes for sustainable development in Hind Kush Himalayas
• 1 Overall presentation from ICIMOD based on its learning from transboundary landscapes programme • 1 presentation on Kailash landscape (India partner suggested on the Scope of mainstreaming CBD in Conservation and Development initiatives at Landscape Scale) • 1 presentation on Kangchanjunga or ...
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#3342COP 12
2014-10-08
Progress in implementing the IPBES Work Programme
Last December, the IPBES Plenary agreed a work programme for the period 2014-2018, and agreed the budget for the first two years. The intention of this side event is to brief participants on the progress made to date in implementing the IPBES work programme, and on what can be expected in the co ...
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#3360COP 12
2014-10-08
CONTRIBUTION OF COLLECTIVE ACTION TO BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION
The Plurinational State of Bolivia will submit the study "Contribution of Collective Action to Biodiversity Conservation". This Study has been made in the framework of the XI/14 decision.
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#3399COP 12
2014-10-08
ADDRESSING ECOLOGICAL CRISIS FOR MIGRATORY WATERBIRDS IN THE EAST ASIAN - AUSTRALASIAN FLYWAY
Discuss detailed policies and regulations as well as institutional responsibilities and management methods to address ecological crises in coastal areas and tidal flats along the Yellow Sea. Program - Presentation & Discussion & Event Display – EAAFP Posters & Brochures
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#3406COP 12
2014-10-08
THE STATUS OF WETLAND BIODIVERSITY IN SOUTH KOREA AND JAPAN
Korea Wetland NGO Network and Japan Ramsar Network host annual forum which presents the status of wetland biodiversity and relevant issues occurring in both countries.
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#3135COP 12
2014-10-08
The Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI): Protecting Arctic lifestyles through migratory bird conservation
This event will present the latest results on the Arctic Migratory Birds Initiative (AMBI), a project designed to improve the status and secure the long-term sustainability of declining Arctic breeding migratory bird populations using international cooperation along entire flyways. Responding t ...
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#3175COP 12
2014-10-08
SUSTAINABLE FINANCING OF PROTECTED AREA SYSTEMS BY THE GEF
The side-event will provide an overview of GEF’s investment to ensure sustainable financing of protected area systems worldwide and highlight protected area systems projects that demonstrate the successful application of financing mechanisms including Conservation Trust Funds, Payment for Ecosys ...
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#3232COP 12
2014-10-08
Updated scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean acidification on marine and coastal biodiversity
This event will provide the details of the updated scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean acidification on marine and coastal biodiversity, as requested by COP 11 (decision XI/18).
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#3234COP 12
2014-10-08
Enhancing community learning in application of TEK. (Traditional Ecological Knowledge) and global knowledge for protecting and using biodiversity in living with disaster.
Best practice of adaptive application of communities on biodiversity conservation: sustainability of community conservation on biodiversity 6 regions. Collaborative learning on role of root system in soil protection in the natural disaster. Application of tree and forest reclamation in the erodi ...
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#3238COP 12
2014-10-08
The ASEAN Heritage Parks: Effectively Managing Ecologically Representative Protected Areas in Southeast Asia
The ASEAN Heritage Parks (AHPs) are protected areas in Southeast Asia which are known for their unique biodiversity and ecosystems, wilderness and outstanding values. The establishment of the AHPs stresses that the ASEAN nations share a common natural heritage and should collaborate in efforts t ...
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#3242COP 12
2014-10-08
Incorporating and utilising spatial data and mapping for NBSAPs
Presentations will be delivered by UNEP-WCMC and experts in the field of spatial data use and mapping, alongside country representatives with experience of applying spatial data and mapping into revised NBSAPs. These presentations, coupled with Q&A sessions and facilitated discussion sessions wi ...
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#3250COP 12
2014-10-08
MARINE SPATIAL PLANNING IN PRACTICE – TRANSITIONING FROM PLANNING TO IMPLEMENTATION IN DIFFERENT CONTEXTS
ABSTRACT: Marine spatial planning (MSP) can cover a broad range of initiatives that aim to maintain the use of resources and ecosystem services through careful planning of available coastal or ocean space - essentially any effort that attempts to reconcile more than one sector’s development obje ...