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#826COP 8
2006-03-23
Building taxonomic capacity for the goals of the CBD – new contributions and resources from Europe.
New initiatives and projects in support of the GTI from several European institutions will be presented and discussed, with the focus on taxonomic capacity building globally and regionally.
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#835COP 8
2006-03-23
Challenges and Strategies for the Construction and Implementation of Marine Protected Areas National Systems
According to decisions from the Seventh Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Brazil and all other parties had assumed the Commitment to develop and implement a National Plan for Coastal and Marine Protected Areas, as part of the Wor ...
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#846COP 8
2006-03-23
The Social Impacts of the New Biodiversity Markets
The side event will feature a number of presentations from different parts of the world on the new biodiversity markets: the gene market, the biodiversity offset market, the carbon offset market and other market-based approaches to biodiversity conservation like ecotourism and certification. The ...
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#851COP 8
2006-03-23
PP Presentation of a) GEO-4 process including links with CBD GBO, especially on 2010 indicators and b) GEO Data Portal
PP Presentation/Informal Discussion
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#856COP 8
2006-03-23
ABS Capacity Development Network
Panel discussion followed by questions and answers
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#619COP 8
2006-03-23
"New Technologies and Biodiversity: Nanotechnology, Synthetic Biology and Weather Modification"
side-event will examine new technologies (nano-scale technologies) affecting biodiversity and agriculture, with emphasis on impacts on global South.
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#620COP 8
2006-03-23
New Dimensions to Biopiracy
Side-event will examine how genomics and synthetic biology are creating new dimensions to biopiracy.
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#928COP 8
2006-03-23
Wetlands, Water and Livelihoods
The event will enhance awareness on poverty-environment issues in wetlands and highlight the results of the recent international workshop held in South Africa on Wetlands, Water and Livelihoods; provide information on the WI Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Programme - including invitation for pa ...
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#979COP 8
2006-03-23
Biodiversity in Sustainability Reporting
Biodiversity remains one of the most challenging areas for reporting as many companies still have a limited understanding of their relationship to and impact on biodiversity. Many companies have pointed to the need for general background material that helps companies to understand the link betwe ...
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#673COP 8
2006-03-23
Making Biodiversity Law Work
Two days of programming on the principles of compliance and enforcement as related to biodiversity issues, including implementation as compliance and enforcement indicators.
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#695COP 8
2006-03-23
Megaendangered Megabiodiverse Tropical Rainforests Conservation and Restoration
Some of the most biodiverse tropical rainforests of the world such as Atlantic Forest of Brazil and Tropical Forests of Madagascar are so threatened that urgent and radical action have to be held in order to avoid a never seen before rate of biodiversity loss. WWF Network staff dealing with tho ...
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#702COP 8
2006-03-23
The Conservation Commons: Addressing Challenges of Integrating Biodiversity and Geospatial Data
Environmental degradation and habitat loss continue to accelerate. Solutions may be found to reverse this trend, but only with comprehensive data, information and knowledge on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Data access and knowledge sharing are not simple tasks, however. D ...
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#739COP 8
2006-03-23
GEF Biodiversity Portfolio: Evolution and general trends.
The event will describe the Operational Work of the GEF in the biodiversity focal area for the last two years and its evolution since the GEF began funding the implementation of COP guidance.
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#791COP 8
2006-03-23
Biological diversity in dry and sub-humid lands for human well-being
Sustainable production is central to maintaining biodiversity in arid and semi arid areas. The Future Harvest Centres have undertaken major programmes to improve agricultural sustainability and benefit farmers and communities in these vulnerable ecosystems. The Side Event will describe this work ...
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#807COP 8
2006-03-23
Capacity Development for ABS
This side event will discuss the present UNU-IAS, UNEP and UNDP ABS capacity building proposals across 41 countries and a possible global strategy for ABS capacity building.
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#816COP 8
2006-03-23
Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Options in the Framework of the World Trade Order
Presentation of the results of scientific research into the options to foster traditional knowledge and plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and resulting products by instruments of international trade. The research was mandated by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation an ...
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#817COP 8
2006-03-23
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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#840COP 8
2006-03-23
Regional Forestry Genetic Cooperation - towards global goals. An illustrative example from the Nordic countries
- The Nordic Council for Forest Reproductive Material (NSFP): orientation about their work related to global trends and targets - An update on the European co-operation on forest genetic resources (EUFORGEN)
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#845COP 8
2006-03-23
Launch: Linked Futures- Delivering on the Millennium Development Goals through species conservation
#845 Presentation and discussion of new research showcasing case studies and analysis which demonstrate how species conservation progammes in Africa, Asia and Latin America can and are measurably contributing to the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals.
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#605COP 8
2006-03-23
Gola Forest Conservation Concession Project
Presentation of major forest conservation concession project in Sierra Leone by the government of Sierra Leone, the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (the RSPB).
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#626COP 8
2006-03-23
Exploring a Global Island Partnership
A lunch event sponsored by The Nature Conservancy and other NGOs to discuss the importance of islands as it relates to biodiversity and the livelihoods of local communities; and to announce recent government and NGo commitments to work together to get island conservation to scale.
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#628COP 8
2006-03-23
Invasive Alien Species in Latin America: Tools and Information to Address National and Regional Threats.
Organized by the Global Invasive Species Programme (GISP) and other collaborating partners, this side event will focus on invasive alien species, which are the second global cause to the loss of biodiversity. The South and Central American continents have more biodiversity to lose than the rest ...
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#662COP 8
2006-03-23
Research for CBD - "European Research results' contribution to CBD implementation"
Several millions of Euros are being spent each year from the European Community's Research Framework Programmes Budgets on European and international biodiversity-related research projects. The event will showcase the results of a few of these which have a clear relevance to items which are on t ...
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#921COP 8
2006-03-22
" From Paradise to the Roof of the World" - Side event on "Mountain biodiversity - partnership for implementing the CBD".
Presentations on the experiences and lessons learned from the creation and development of global mountain ecological networks such as the Carpathians, Alpine, Andean and other mountain ecosystems.
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#946COP 8
2006-03-22
International Dialogue: Indigenous Perspectives on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge
Results of the international gathering held in North Vancouver, from February 25 to March 1 which brought together respected representatives of the world’s indigenous peoples in order to facilitate an open and forward-looking dialogue with international ABS policy-makers on indigenous perspectiv ...
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#948COP 8
2006-03-22
Exchaging experiences: Implementation of National Laws on Access and Benefit Sharing and Protecting Traditional Knowledge.
The objective of this event is to present, compare and discuss the implementation of national legislations on Access and Benefit Sharing and on protecting traditional knowledge in order to exchange experience among countries of Latin America and Caribe.
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#680COP 8
2006-03-22
Globally Important Bird Areas Identified in Brazil: Atlantic Forest IBA Book Launch
Launching of the Atlantic Forest Important Bird Areas Book
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#703COP 8
2006-03-22
"New developments in the International Pollinators Initiative"
A book (and CD) was developed by 20 experts from around the world at a meeting in South Africa in May 2003. The book is designed to provide tools to policymakers and practioners to improve conservation of pollinators and the ecosystem services they render. The book takes the format of the Prog ...
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#706COP 8
2006-03-22
Islands of the Deep: Global Resource, Global Challenge
The deep oceans are home to tens of thousands of underwater islands some of which are richer in biodiversity than even those above sea level. New scientific findings reveal unique habitats and ecosystems on and around these underwater islands (seamounts), that support a complex web of marine ...
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#720COP 8
2006-03-22
Community Conserved Areas: Prospects and Progress
Areas of biodiversity significance being conserved by communities are spread across the world. Though the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas requires Parties to recognise and support these, there is much that needs to be done in policy and practice to take this forward. The event will high ...
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#733COP 8
2006-03-22
Australia's On-line ABS Application and Electronic Verification System
The demonstration will show how on-line applications are processed and how third parties can, at no cost, and at their convenience verify via the World Wide Web, that collected Genetic Resources come with prior informed consent and mutually agreed terms (PIC & MAT)
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#750COP 8
2006-03-22
Sustainable Use Indicators: Meeting the needs of the CBD
This side event builds on the previous session at the 11th SBSTTA (December 2005) and a meeting of the IUCN Ad Hoc Working Group on Sustainable Use Indicators (January 2006). The purpose of the side event is two-fold: • To promote greater understanding and clarity of the requirements and value ...
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#751COP 8
2006-03-22
Biodiversity Management in the Oil and Gas Industry
This side event will present tools and guidances produced by the oil and gas industry for integration of biodiversity management in operations.
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#768COP 8
2006-03-22
Presentation of an upcoming 2006 European Conference on Integrating Biodiversity into Development Cooperation
Presentation of the conference and cocktail. Together with the European Commision and some EU Member States, IUCN is organizing in September 2006, under the umbrella of the C2010, an international conference on Integrating Biodiversity into Development Co-operation - Support the Sustainable Mana ...
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#810COP 8
2006-03-22
Assessing NGO-business liasons for biodiversity: achievements and problems
¨Case studies of Dialogues between NGOs and the private sector. Examples of agricultural commodities (such as ¨the Round Table on Sustainable Soy¨) and fossil fuel; Carbon Trading as mitigation measure for Climate Change. Some of these joint efforts have been strongly criticised for not achiev ...
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#822COP 8
2006-03-22
IUCN & WCPA's Support to the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas. Sustainable financing options for protected areas.
Elaborate upon IUCN/WCPA's proposals to support the implementation of the PoW on PAs and seek feedback on how IUCN can provide the best possible support given specific requests within thew PoW. Launch with the support of Germany's Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschu ...
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#824COP 8
2006-03-22
World Data Base on Protected Areas & the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas
Launch of the 2006 version of the WDPA. Discussion on future needs and opportunities to improve data quality and coverage.
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#830COP 8
2006-03-22
national strategies for the implementation of the CBD PRogramme for protected areas
The 7th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a Programme of Work on Protected Areas. It emphasizes that the goals it has included allow a framework within which national and regional targets could be developed according to natio ...
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#869COP 8
2006-03-22
Experiences in implementing the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation through botanic gardens in Latin America
A series of speakers will outline experiences from Brazil, Argentina and Mexico in implementing projects through botanic gardens in support of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Key areas will be community native plant conservation projects, environmental education initiatives, staff t ...
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#895COP 8
2006-03-22
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Desertification Synergies
Biodiversity, land use and climate are inextricably linked. Because of these linkages, there are many examples at regional, national and international scales where integrated joint work on the synergies between the issues and their Conventions will be more effective than dealing with each separa ...
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#966COP 8
2006-03-22
WORLD WATER DAY - WATER AND BIODIVERSITY: AN ECOSYSTEM PERSPECTIVE FOR THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES PLAN
Brazil is the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve the World Summit on Sustainable Development’s target of developing a national plan for managing its water resources. The National Water Resources Plan (PNRH) addresses the way Brazilian society will face the challenge of ...
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#1003COP 8
2006-03-22
Conserving Europe's Forest biodiversity
Presentation on the implementation of activities under the Framework for Cooperation between the Ministerial Conference on Protection of Forests in Europe and the Pan European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy in the pan European region as a contribution to the Expanded Programme of Wo ...
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#678COP 8
2006-03-22
Conservation of below-ground biodiversity through agro-ecosystem management
Short introduction of the GEF funded and UNEP co- implemented project on Below-Ground Biodiversity; Launch of the book entitled "Soil Biodiversity in Amazonian and other Brazilian Ecosystems; Presentation of some results from the inventory on below-ground biodiversity across seven tropical count ...
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#682COP 8
2006-03-22
The Role of Private Lands Conservation in Implementing the CBD: A Regional Vision for Latin America.
NGOs, the government and private sector will discuss experiences that focus on private lands conservation as an effective tool for biodiversity conservation in Latin America. Experts and practitioners will highlight how these experiences have been used to support the development of a regional vi ...
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#690COP 8
2006-03-22
Non lethal use of cetaceans: sharing biodiversity benefits with all the world and keeping the whales alive.
The cetaceans hunting provides benefits for only a small part of the world, and the whales, being migratory animals, belongs to the whole world. We intend to show that non lethal uses, like whale watching, is a much more legitim form to share biodiversity benefits with all the world. Also we int ...
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#697COP 8
2006-03-22
"BIOTA-Africa: Research for conservation and management of biodiversity in Africa"
BIOTA-Africa presents: www.biota-africa.org "Research for conservation and regeneration of biodiversity in Africa" Speaker 1: Dr. Karen Hahn-Hadjali (University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany) Speaker 2: Dr. Souleymane Konaté (University of Abobo-Adjamé, Abidjan, Côte d´Ivoire) Speaker 3: Wolfgan ...
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#700COP 8
2006-03-22
Privatization of Nature - Trends and Resistance Privatização da Natureza - Tendências e Resistências
Seminar/Debate about questions regarding the processes of privatization of life, such as biotechnology, and themes related to patents, intelectual property, traditional knowledge and biodiversity Seminário/Debate sobre questões que envolvem processos de privatização da vida, como a biotecnolog ...
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#738COP 8
2006-03-22
GEF Third Overall Performance Study (OPS-3) and Biodiversity Program Study
The meeting will discuss the results of evaluatory work conducted by the GEF Independent Office of Evaluation, including key conclusions of OPS-3, the latest biodiversity program study, and other studies completed during the reporting period. Documents will be provided as Information documents ...
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#742COP 8
2006-03-22
Global Integrated Trends Analysis Network
This will be a lunch meeting, open to all COP8 attendees on a first-come, first-served basis, with a panel introducing and discussing the Global Integrated Trends Analysis Network (GITAN). Attendees will have the opportunity to meet with GITAN participants. Box lunches will be provided.
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#806COP 8
2006-03-22
New frontiers for ABS: use of genetic resources in the deep seabed and Antarctica
The side event will provide an up to date overview of trends in the study and use of genetic resources in the deep seabed and Antarctica. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss how relevant provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity may contribute to ensure that these resources ...