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Last month, two graduate students from the Arnold Arboretum of Harvard University traveled to one of the most species-rich landscapes in the world: a remote strip of tropical rainforest at the narrowest point in the Central American country of Panama.
Reference: SCBD/BS/CG/ET/UN/ABw/64757 (2008-108)
To: Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points
I am pleased to inform you that a CD containing a number of outreach materials related to the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, which will be marked on 11 September 2008, has been sent to all the National Focal Points and other stakeholders. A CD I ...
English Spanish FrenchHuman beings crave clarity, immediacy, landmark events. We seek turning points, because our minds are good at recognizing the specific – this time, this place, this sudden event, this tangible change.
The whole point of curbing climate change is to preserve our planet for future generations, as we’re often reminded. It has become clear that a changing climate is something existing generations like mine will have to deal with, but I still imagined those changes would only be a noticeable issue ...
New research evaluates claims that ocean aquaculture is the next sustainable and equitable food frontier, points to a balanced approach that includes land-based aquaculture as essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
Kenya and Africa, will for the first time, host the third One Planet Summit on March 14 in Nairobi, making history while also making a crucial point about climate change.
Most climate-change documentaries sound pre-emptive warnings about the consequences if we fail to take action. But this essential cine-essay by Emmanuel Cappellin – a former cinematographer for Yann-Arthus Bertrand – instead takes as its starting point the idea that all is already lost.
On the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated under the theme of Island Biodiversity, islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. These actions, or “Bright Spots,” point the way towards sustainable development for island ec ...
Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/72402 (2011-219)
To: All Focal Points under the Convention
I have the honor of transmitting to you the information note and report prepared by Earthmind, on behalf of the Green Development Initiative. The information note and report are transmitted to Africa’s national focal points of the Convention, as received.
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Reference: SCBD/SAM/NR/LC/83832 (2014-107)
To: CBD National Focal Points
Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/GTI/VA/54651 (2006-025)
To: CBD National Focal Points
With copy to the Heads of Delegations at COP-8
As you know, Article 25 of the Convention on Biological Diversity established a Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA). The Conference of the Parties (COP), at its eighth meeting in March 2006, reviewed its operations and highlighted the important role of its ...
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Reference: SCBD/SSSF/PBU/JL/OR/TM/91061 (2023-058)
To: CBD national focal points
Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/GTI/VA/54650 (2006-026)
To: CBD National Focal Points
With copy to the Heads of Delegations at COP-8
I would like to encourage Parties and other Governments to submit their nominations for GTI National Focal Points to the Secretariat no later than 30 September 2006. The current list of GTI National Focal Points is available at <a href=http://www.biodiv.org/doc/lists/nfp-gti.pdf>http://www.biod ...
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/cr/76541 (2011-126)
To: CBD and SBSTTA focal points
In paragraph 9 of decision VIII/3, the Conference of the Parties urged Parties and other Governments that have not done so to establish national focal points for the GTI so that they can contribute to the implementation of the programme of work at the national level (decision VIII/3, paragraph 9a).
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Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/71393 (2010-060)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI Focal Points, GTI Coordination Mechanism
The purpose of this notification is to inform CBD National Focal Points, as well as SBSTTA and GTI Focal Points, about the ninth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative to be held on 16 May 2010 in Nairobi, Kenya, at the margins of the fourteenth meeting of the S ...
EnglishSeahorses have long been a popular attraction in public aquariums, but they remain mysterious. They are a fish with a difference in that they swim in an upright, vertical position. They have flexible necks and long, tubular snouts that point downward, giving them the appearance of a horse's head.
A new study in Environmental Research Letters shows striking disparities in the distribution of conserved land across multiple dimensions of social marginalization in New England—and creates a tool to help address them.
A new “vulnerability index” for the world’s tropical rainforests will use satellite data to assess the impact of growing threats such as land clearance and rising temperatures on forests, in an effort to identify and direct conservation resources to areas most at risk.
Minute fossils unearthed in preserved charcoal point to the existence of an entirely unknown group of plants that were among the first to move onto land.
A delegation from the Government of Canada, including the new Primary National Focal Point to the Convention, Ms. Pat Dolan, and the SBSTTA focal point, Dr. Ole Hendrickson, paid a visit to the Secretariat today.
In an effort to understand where the bee population reside the most as well as to record different bee species and conserve them, researchers have created a global map that shows where bees live around the world. The map is supposed to act as a jump-off point for future bee-related research.
Reyhanlı Dam in southern Turkey's Hatay province is proving to be a key point on the seasonal migration route for birds. The dam has only been operational for a year, but it has already become a haven for birds and bird watchers alike with nearly half of the known bird species in Turkey spotted ...
There was literally a frog orgy in that one. There is no other way to describe it,” says Jules Waite, from the London Wildlife Trust, pointing at a pond in the Barbican wildlife garden, one of the few areas of London’s Square Mile whose inhabitants are not in lockdown.
Department of Fisheries and Oceans scientists say there's no point trying to save some of the native fish in a New Brunswick lake that may soon be deliberately poisoned.
Natinoal Focal Points and Competent National Authorities
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 ...