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#652COP 8
2006-03-29
Launch of Angolan Biodiversity Publications
Angola has recently finished its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP) as well as a number of important thematic studies and national reports. During this event the Ministry of Urban Affairs and Environment will launch these resources and share information on the Angolan biodive ...
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#753COP 8
2006-03-23
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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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#645COP 8
2006-03-28
Leadership for island and marine biodiversity and livelihoods: a Global Island Partnership
This event will bring together leaders from Islands around the world – small island developing states, archipelagic countries and countries with islands – with donors and NGO partners to announce significant commitments and profile innovative approaches to the conservation and sustainable use of ...
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#981COP 8
2006-03-20
Les Parcs naturels régionaux de France : des collectivités territoriales engagées pour la protection de la biodiversité Regional nature parks of France : local authorities involved in protection of biodiversity
Outre le concept de Parc naturel régional, ce side-event permettra de comprendre comment les Parcs : - Fondent leur projet de territoire sur la biodiversité - appliquent le principe de développement durable et d'utilisation rationnelle des ressources, - mobilisent et associent les élus et l'ense ...
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#795COP 8
2006-03-21
Livestock Keepers' Rights
Livestock Keepers' Rights
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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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#1021COP 8
MARINE PROTECTED AREAS AND SMALL-SCALE FISHERIES
This event would highlight the various aspects related to small-scale fisheries and marine protected areas.
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#1034COP 8
2006-03-29
MEDICINAL HERBS AND FITOMEDICAL PLANTS: THE PAN-AMERICAN EXPERIENCE
It will promote the experience interchange, regionally, regarding to medicinal herbs and fitomedical plants national politics and trace united targets for the strengthening of the theme on Americas. Round table with :MERCOSUR, NAFTA, CARICOM and Andean Community and WHO/PAHO
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#776COP 8
2006-03-24
Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Productive Landscapes: successes and challenges ahead
Panel I - International intiatitives fro mainstreaming biodiversity in productive landscapes 1. "Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development: Case Studies from South Africa" 2. "Integrating Biodiversity Conservation into Catlle Farms in Colombia and Costa Rica" Panel II - Developing biodiversi ...
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#650COP 8
2006-03-20
Mainstreaming Local Authorities and Private Sector Participation in Biodiversity Conservation
The United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) is developing a new capacity building program for local authorities on biodiversity. The objective of this program is to strengthen the role of local authorities in biodiversity conservation and management. To inaugurate this progr ...
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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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#718COP 8
2006-03-24
Management of Public Forests: the Amazon challenge
A large proportion of the forests in the Amazon lies into public lands. In Brazil, 75% of the Amazon are public forests (over 300 million hectares). The decision regading the regulation and administration of those forests is crucial to garantee its conservation and sustainable management. In Br ...
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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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#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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#995COP 8
2006-03-31
Medicinal Plants Traditional Knowledge
The guests are: Brasil, Venezuela, Peru, Mexico and Guatemala.Experiences interchange about the use and working up of National Data base about Medicinal Plants Traditional Knowledge, in view of the proposal of Ministry of Health on building a Data Base in this context.
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#769COP 8
2006-03-21
Meeting of EU Member States Biodiversity Strategy focal points
Meeting and coktail on invitation. Meeting of technical experts in EU countries, reponsible for the overall management of national biodiversity strategies. The purpose of the meeting is to establish an informal technical network where experts can exchange on how to better implement national biod ...
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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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#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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#686COP 8
2006-03-20
Monitoring the 2010 target (SEBI2010) - The European contribution to CBD implementation
The intention is to present the process and preliminary outcomes of the European co-operation on biodiversity indicators – the so-called Streamlining European 2010 Biodiversity Indicators (SEBI2010), which is a joint pan-European activity with countries and other interested bodies. An overview p ...
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#734COP 8
2006-03-21
Mountains to the Sea
IUCN-The World Conservation Union and WWF have joined forces to update the Biodiversity Economics web-site. The site is devoted to the economics of biodiversity and aims to promote economic approaches to the conservation of nature by providing access to key documents, a calendar of events, and a ...
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#871COP 8
2006-03-21
Mountains to the Sea
Presentation and discussion on the 'Mountains to the Sea' Tool for the joint implementation of the CBD's Programmes of Work using the Ecosystem Approach.
Side Event
#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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#712COP 8
2006-03-20
NATURAL LINKAGES: Genetic Resources, Ethnobotany and Pre-Breeding - the beautiful case of the domestication syndrome
In the beginning of agriculture was the consumer, and the consumer was farmer, and the farmer was breeder. The marvelous histories about the domestication syndrome has been the natural linkage between ecologists, ethnobotanists and plant breeders. This side event intend to review some interesti ...
Side Event
#900COP 8
2006-03-21
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: INTERFACE OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES WITH INDIGENOUS SYSTEMS
The proposed side event to be held at the 8th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will be an opportunity to showcase the work of the Regional Indigenous Peoples' Programme on the interface between government policies and indigenous practice on Natural Resource Man ...
Side Event
#844COP 8
2006-03-20
National NGOs and CBD implementation
Presentations from national NGOs, from the Birdlife International network, on their experiences and plans for engagement with the Convention's processes.
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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.
Side Event
#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 ...
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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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#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.
Side Event
#1004COP 8
2006-03-29
Outcomes and experiences of DarwinNet: The Peru - Ecuador Dry Forest Clearing-house Mecanism.
DarwinNet is a bi-national, transboundary initiative that aims to gather, repatriate, analyze and disseminate information on the dry forests of the Northwest Peru and Southwest Ecuador. This zone, also known as the Tumbesian Region, is recognized worldwide for its high biological value, especial ...
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#994COP 8
2006-03-30
PACIFIC PEOPLES' SHOWCASE ON ISLAND BIODIVERSITY
Indigenous Pacific Peoples will share their stories of self-determination and strategies in relation to island biodiversity, access to genetic resources, indigenous knowledge, sustainable use, recognition of customary law and human rights.
Side Event
#723COP 8
2006-03-20
PARTNERSHIPS FOR BIODIVERSITY
Several business sectors present direct or indirect impact on the biological diversity, such as the direct footprint, supply chain and financing & insurance business. Considering that biodiversity is the corner stone for sustainability of current and future generations, it is fundamental the ...
Side Event
#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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#997COP 8
2006-03-29
PRELIMINARY RESULTS FROM THE INTERNATIONAL EXPERT WORKSHOP ON CRITERIA FOR IDENTIFYING ECOLOGICALLY OR BIOLOGICALLY SIGNIFICANT AREAS BEYOND NATIONAL JURISDICTIONS (DECEMBER 2005, OTTAWA, CANADA)
Preliminary results of a scientific experts workshop Canada hosted in December 2005 to review and assess existing ecological criteria and biogeographical classification systems and to initiate work on the development of a set of scientifically rigorous ecological criteria that could be used to i ...
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#917COP 8
2006-03-30
PROGRESS ON THE PROGRAM OF WORK ON PROTECTED AREAS (POW) AND BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN THE ANDES REGION
We will present important progress to date related to achievement of PoW goals of financial sustainability, gap analyses of biodiversity conservation and connectivity (Conservation Corridors) in Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Bolivia.
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#882COP 8
2006-03-29
Panel Discussion: The Value of Engaging Civil Society in Biodiversity Conservation
Civil society can significantly advance governmental agendas to help preserve the diversity of life and healthy ecosystems as essential components of stable and thriving economies. In this event, donor, governmental and NGO representatives will participate in a moderated, interactive discussion, ...
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#977COP 8
2006-03-24
Panel discussion on Clean Development Mechanism, Ecosystems and Citizenship
Panel discussion on Clean Development Mechanism, Ecosystems and Citizenship Panel members: Roberto T. Hosokawa, PhD Post-Doctorate in Agrarian Sciences, University of Freiburg, Germany. PhD in Forest Economics and Management, University of Freiburg, Germany. Specialization in Forest Engineerin ...
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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 ...
Side Event
#798COP 8
2006-03-23
Participative management in protected areas: evaluating governmental experiences
The public policies for conservation of nature have emphasized the creation of protected areas and the handling of natural resources. Notwithstanding the adopted strategy, in many cases, these strategies culminate in the application of models based on other realities in places whose communities ...
Side Event
#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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#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 ...
Side Event
#813COP 8
2006-03-24
Policies in animal genetic resources management
The outcome of studies on the exchange, sustainable use and conservation of farm animal genetic resources, and related policy aspects, will be presented.
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#1008COP 8
2006-03-30
Potential Impacts of GURTs on Farmers' Rights to Seeds
Presentation on the lives and practices of farmers on seed saving, exchange and storage, and how this will be affected by GURTs. Panel discussion with slide/visual presentation
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#967COP 8
2006-03-23
Presentation of Namibia's 10+ years of Biodiversity management
Launching of Namibia's Biodiversity knowledge management sets - best practice. Presentation of a biodiversity publication on Namibia's past and present biodiversity experiences. A presentation of Namibia's protected areas network
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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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#1007COP 8
2006-03-30
Presentation of the new postgraduate education programme "Management of Protected Areas"
Planning and managing protected areas are complex tasks. A new international Master of Science Programme, launched by the University of Klagenfurt (Austria) in cooperation with international organisations (such as CBD, IUCN, RAMSAR, WWF, EuroParks and MAB) and the Austrian Ministry of Environmen ...
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#707COP 8
2006-03-21
Presenting the Roadmap to Recovery for life on earth – A World Premier Presentation
Greenpeace, with Dr Callum Roberts, present the maps that will enable the CBD to meet the targets for a global network of Protected Areas on land and at sea to immediately halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity across the planet.Greenpeace presents: - The world’s last INTACT FOREST LANDSCA ...
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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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#792COP 8
2006-03-21
Progress on the Program of Work on Protected Areas (POW) and Biodiversity Conservation in the Andes Region
Presentation and book signing for this new book which focuses on the animals, people and culture of the Pantanal region of Brazil.