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#1296442021-07-23
5 reasons why tropical forest protection should be central to corporate climate strategies
There is no solution to the climate crisis without ending tropical deforestation. Over the next decade, protecting forests around the world is critical to reaching a 1.5C pathway, while also supporting sustainable development and enhancing biodiversity. Unfortunately, despite recent efforts to r ...
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#1347522022-05-27
5 things you should know about the UN Ocean Conference, a chance to save the planet’s largest ecosystem
The Ocean is the planet’s largest ecosystem, regulating the climate, and providing livelihoods for billions. But its health is in danger. The second UN Ocean Conference, due to take place in June, will be an important opportunity to redress the damage that mankind continues to inflict on marine ...
News Headlines
#1291782021-06-10
5 ways to align debt with climate and development goals
UN Conference on Trade and Development research shows that regions facing higher vulnerability to climate change are more likely to suffer from severe indebtedness. Less fiscal space means less capacity to respond to disasters, perpetuating a vicious cycle that forecloses debt sustainability and ...
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#1265362021-01-11
50 countries commit to protection of 30% of Earth's land and oceans
A coalition of 50 countries have committed to protect almost a third of the planet by 2030 to halt the destruction of the natural world and slow extinctions of wildlife.
Side Event
#3348COP 12
2014-10-10
50 years of The IUCN Red List: evolution and new applications for the conservation of biodiversity at global, national and site level
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species is arguably one of the most important tools in nature conservation, facilitating the flow of biodiversity information from the point of collection to policy-makers around the world, and driving research into biodiversity conservation. This year, the Red Li ...
Meeting
#617152nd Meeting of the Standing Committee of the CMS (StC52)
21 - 29 September 2021, Online/Virtual
Meeting
#40255th Regular Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
5 September - 22 December 2000, New York, United States of America
Meeting
#150859th IUCN Council Meeting
9 - 11 December 2003, Gland, Switzerland
Meeting
#161259th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations
1 September - 31 December 2004, New York, United States of America
Meeting
#1912Meeting
#16575th International Symposium on Tropical Biology
2 - 6 May 2004, Bonn, Germany
Meeting
#16325th Meeting of the United Nations Open-Ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea
7 - 11 June 2004, New York, United States of America
Meeting
#3655th World Congress on Integrated Resources Management with Envirotech 2000 Trade Show
5 - 9 June 2000, Toronto, Canada
News Headlines
#1282632021-04-27
6 guiding principles for successful restoration of tropical forest landscapes
Forest landscape restoration (FLR) has been hailed as one of the most critical and effective solutions to mitigate climate change, conserve and build biodiversity, reverse land degradation and restore and maintain sustainable livelihoods.
Meeting
#568169th meeting of the CITES Standing Committee.
27 November - 1 December 2017, Geneva, Switzerland
Meeting
#61666th European Congress of Conservation Biology: “Biodiversity crisis in a changing world”
22 - 26 August 2022, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czechia
Meeting
#19166th Meeting of the Inter-Agency and Expert Meeting on the Millennium Development Goals Indicators
20 - 27 September 2004, Geneva, Switzerland
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#30926th World Forum on Sustainable Development
27 - 31 October 2008, Brazzaville, Congo
News Headlines
#1342262022-04-28
7 ocean mysteries scientists haven’t solved yet
The Earth is mainly a water world — more than 70 percent of its surface is covered by oceans — and yet we know so little about what resides beneath the waves.
News Headlines
#1233052019-12-06
71 New Species From 2019 Described by Scientists: From Geckos to Goblin Spiders
In 2019, researchers at the California Academy of Sciences added 71 new plant and animal species to our family tree, enriching our understanding of Earth’s complex web of life and strengthening our ability to make informed conservation decisions.
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#6066Meeting
#52047th CMS VATAVARAN film festival and forum on environment & wildlife
30 January - 3 February 2014, New Delhi, India
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#57117th International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Conference
20 - 24 November 2017, South Africa
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#21467th International Conference 'Globalization, New economy and the Environment. Business and Society Challenges for Sustainable Development'
23 - 25 June 2005, St. Petersburg, Russian Federation
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#7517th International Wildlife Law Conference: "The Convention on Biological Diversity: A Ten Year Report Card"
30 March 2002, Washington D.C., United States of America
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#3827th Regular Session of the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
11 - 13 June 2000, Irving, United States of America
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#32987th World Forum on Sustainable Development (Ouagadougou): "Climate Change: What Opportunities for Sustainable Development?"
19 - 22 October 2009, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
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#32997th World Forum on Sustainable Development (Paris): "The new world order" After Kyoto and before Copenhagen
19 - 20 November 2009, Paris, France
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#146285th Meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) to UNEP
9 December 2003, Nairobi, Kenya
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#14048th Biennal Scientific Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics
11 - 14 July 2004, Montreal, Canada
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#58748th International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Conference 2019
17 - 20 June 2019, Trondhein, Norway
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#63338th Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (STI Forum)
3 - 4 May 2023, New York, United States of America
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#6938th Session of the Council of the Commission for Environmental Cooperation
27 - 29 June 2001, Guadalajara, Mexico
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#15768th Session of the Governing Board of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
26 April 2004, Copenhagen, Denmark
News Headlines
#1284482021-05-06
9 stunning images of deep-sea life captured by an aquatic robot
During a recently completed 18-day expedition in the protected Ashmore Reef Marine Park (off of Australia), scientists aboard a Schmidt Ocean Institute exploration vessel dropped an underwater robot into deep, low-light depths. At some 165 to 500 feet down (50-150 meters), it observed otherworld ...
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#1343592022-05-11
91% Of Surveyed Corals Bleached Along Great Barrier Reef, Australia Says
More than 90% of coral reefs surveyed along Australia’s Great Barrier Reef were bleached in recent months due to catastrophically warm ocean temperatures, according to a new report by the top government agency monitoring the structure’s health.
Meeting
#18489th Meeting of the Governing Board (GB9) of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
4 - 8 October 2004, Wellington, New Zealand
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#20359th Meeting of the Pan European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy
16 - 17 March 2005, Strasbourg, France
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#3319th Session of the UN Commission for Sustainable Development (CSD 9)
16 - 27 April 2001, New York, United States of America
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#21559th Special Session of the Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum
7 - 10 February 2006, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Side Event
#2507ICNP 2
2012-07-02
<a href='/abs/doc/protocol/icnp-2/side-events/2012-07-02-01-flyer-en.pdf'>ABS - Management Tool: Nagoya Protocol Ready</a>
A Global System For Research And Development On Genetic Resources. Researchers, Industry, governments, indigenous peoples and NGOs are preparing for the introduction of the Nagoya Protocol. The updated ABS-MT has been extensively revised to assist these providers and users of genetic resources ...
Side Event
#1076SBSTTA 12
2007-07-02
<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-06-en.pdf'>Can we meet the 2010-target? 6 global options explored for GBO2</a>
On request of sCBD, the GLOBIO consortium has explored 6 global policy options to meet the 2010-target. The GTAP-IMAGE-GLOBIO models have been applied. The options concern implementation of WTO, poverty alleviation, bioenergy, plantation forestry, sustainable meat production and 20% protected ar ...
Side Event
#1039SBSTTA 12
2007-07-03
<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-08-en.pdf'>Biological and Cultural Diversity</a>
To be submitted (under finalization)
Side Event
#1042SBSTTA 12
2007-07-03
<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-09-en.pdf'>International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP) – A tool to achieve the GSPC targets</a>
This side event would focus on the "International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP)" that has been developed in a joint initiative by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), the IUCN Medicinal Plant Specialist Group, WWF and TRA ...
Side Event
#1078SBSTTA 12
2007-07-03
<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-14-en.pdf'>Biodiversity - Climate Interactions: Adaptation, Mitigation and Human Livelihoods</a>
A report back and panel discussion based on the 12-13 June Royal Society event held in London. This event brought together international scientists and policy makers to discuss the interactions between biodiversity and the climate and opportunities for adaptation, mitigation and human livelihoods.
Side Event
#1077SBSTTA 12
2007-07-03
<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-18-en.doc'> The Documented Health Risks of GM Foods</a>
With input from more than 30 scientists over the past two years, we have identified 65 adverse reactions and theoretical health risks of GM foods. Current national safety assessments are unable to identify most of these, and industry-sponsored research is designed to avoid finding them. Taken to ...
Side Event
#1080SBSTTA 12
2007-07-03
<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-19-en.pdf'>GTI Global Assessment of Taxonomic Needs and Capacities</a>
EDIT, Species2000, BioNET, CBD Secretariat and others to discuss the implementation of strategies and mechanisms to decrease the taxonomic impediment and discuss the status of the Global Assessment of Taxonomic Needs and Capacities for relevant future conventions and events
Side Event
#1057SBSTTA 12
2007-07-04
<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-21-en.pdf'>Remote Sensing and Biodiversity Indicators</a>
Several members of the international conservation community, SCBD, NASA and UNEP/WCMC have created a technical guide to the use of remote sensing for monitoring indicators relevant to biodiversity. Simplifying the technical language commonly used in the remote-sensing field, the book discusses t ...
Side Event
#1061SBSTTA 12
2007-07-04
<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-22-en.doc'> Myths and realities of carbon trade and other environmental services markets </a>
The event will include several presentations on carbon trade, ecotourism, gene trade and other market-based conservation mechanisms and the impacts of these mechanisms on Indigenous Peoples, women and the poor. Presentations will be followed by debate
Side Event
#1086SBSTTA 12
2007-07-04
<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-25-en.pdf'>The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation in Europe: Celebrating the successes and a pathway forward</a>
The governments of Europe have committed to delivering the sixteen targets of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) by 2010. The European Plant Conservation Strategy (EPCS) was developed in 2001 by the Planta Europa network and Council of Europe as a regional response to the GSPC, an ...