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Reference: UNEP/SCBD/STTM/JM/va/47453 (2005-018)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The list of selected experts for the Ad hoc technical expert group meeting on Gaps and Inconsistencies in the International Regulatory Frameworks on Invasive Alien Species which will meet in Auckland, New Zealand from 16 to 20 May 2005 is provided in Annex I and the provisional agenda in Annex I ...

28th Meeting of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Standing Committee

1 - 31 March 2005, Bonn, Germany

Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Gaps and Inconsistencies in the International Regulatory Frameworks on Invasive Alien Species

16 - 20 May 2005, Auckland, New Zealand

Reference: SCBD/I&O/CHM/MS/47639 (2005-060)
To: SBSTTA and CHM National Focal Points Relevant international organizations

In paragraph 25 of decision VI/23, the Conference of the Parties called on relevant organizations to contribute to the creation and maintenance of a global invasive species information network. In support of the above, the Government of the United States of America has made generous funds avail ...

Declines in Biodiversity threaten development goals –Findings of Biodiversity Synthesis presented to coincide with International Day for Biological Diversity

Earth’s species – their variety and numbers –are declining faster than ever, threatening the well-being of humans today and in the future. According to a new study presented at McGill University on May 19, to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity, which takes place on 22 May 2005, ...

The use of genetically modified crops in developing countries - ethical and regulatory issues

6th Meeting of the Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species (IAS)

9 - 11 June 2005, Majorca, Spain

NEW USER FRIENDLY ELECTRONIC TOOLS FOR THE CONSERVATION COMMUNITY

Invasive Species Pathways Assessment Conference

14 - 15 June 2005, Washington D.C., United States of America

Rangers and Field Staff - Turning Lines on Maps into Protected Areas

A look at the critical role rangers and field staff play in implementing protected area policy in the field. The way international competencies and capacity building will support the future policy goals of the CBD.

MIGRATORY ranges, pathways, corridors and networks of protected areas

GOVERNANCE, PARTICIPATION, EQUITY AND BENEFIT SHARING— IMPLEMENTING ELEMENT 2 OF THE CBD PROGRAMME OF WORK ON PROTECTED AREAS

IUCN/TILCEPA and IIED invite indigenous peoples’ representatives, community representatives and CBD Parties representatives to explore key issues concerning the implementation of element 2 of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas. This side event will discuss the governance innovations that ...

Il Veliero dei Delfini

Parte la terza edizione del Veliero dei Delfini, la campagna promossa dal CTS Ambiente insieme al Ministero dell’Ambiente e della Tutela del Territorio ed in collaborazione con le Capitanerie di Porto. Obiettivo primario dell’anno 2005 è la salvaguardia della biodiversità mediterranea

Workshop on the Joint Work Programme on Marine and Coastal Invasive Alien Species (jointly hosted by SCBD, GISP and Regional Seas Programme of UNEP)

27 - 29 June 2005, Montreal, Canada

Intergovernmental Meeting on Great Apes and First GRASP Council Meeting

5 - 9 September 2005, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

ISSUE BASED MODULES FOR THE COHERENT IMPLEMENTATION OF BIODIVERSITY RELATED CONVENTIONS

The 2010 biodiversity target makes efforts on synergy and harmonization among biodiversity related agreements important and urgent. Since different MEAs often relate to common issues, UNEP is developing issue-based modules on four crosscutting issues: Inland Water, Sustainable Use, Invasive Alie ...

Invasive Alien Species Workshop

12 - 14 September 2005, Durban, South Africa

Reference: SCBD/I&O/CHM/MS/47639 (2005-100)
To: SBSTTA and CHM National Focal Points

I have the honour to invite you to comment on the invasive alien species profile schema document which contains some of the major schema components in Appendix 1, and to suggest additional improvements with a view to facilitate its widest possible adoption. Your comments will be compiled and pre ...

Reference: SCBD/I&O/CHM/MS/49984 (2005-106)
To: Latin America and the Caribbean CHM National Focal Points, CHM Informal Advisory Committee

I am writing in connection with notification no. 2005-089 (reference SCBD/I&O/CHM/MS/49984), dated 29 July 2005, where Parties were requested to complete a checklist of criteria, herewith attached, to assist in the evaluation of national Clearing-House Mechanisms in the Latin America and Caribbe ...

8th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the CMS (COP-8) - Scientific Council and Standing Committee Meeting

16 - 18 November 2005, Nairobi, Kenya

United Republic of Tanzania

Thematic Report on Alien and Invasive Species

Workshop on the Joint Global Work Plan on Terrestrial and Freshwater Invasive Alien Species

23 - 25 November 2005, Montreal, Canada

Recommendation XI/12

Alien species that threaten ecosystems, habitats or species (Article8(h)): further consideration of gaps and inconsistencies in the international regulatory framework

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 ...

Update on the ISSUE BASED MODULES FOR THE COHERENT IMPLEMENTATION OF BIODIVERSITY RELATED CONVENTIONS

The 2010 biodiversity target makes efforts on synergy and harmonization among biodiversity related agreements important and urgent. Since different MEAs often relate to common issues, UNEP is developing issue-based modules on four crosscutting issues: Inland Water, Sustainable Use, Invasive Alie ...

Half a Million Species: The Sp2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life and the GTI

Brief introduction to the present Species 2000 and ITIS Catalogue of Life programme, and its recent progress beyond half a million species. Discussion of the Phase 2 programme to complete the Catalogue by 2011, to link globally with regional taxonomic hubs, and to make partnerships at the regio ...

Sustainable Use Indicators: Needs and challenges

This Side Event is designed as a public forum to examine and discuss the needs and challenges faced in the development and application of indicators of sustainable use. The experience of the European approach to development of sustainable use indicators will be shared. Attempts at developing su ...

The status of the world’s leading species-level biodiversity indicators: What will they tell us about biodiversity trends in 2010 and beyond?

The presentations will highlight current trends in species level biodiversity, outline some of the major gaps in our knowledge, and discuss the type of policy relevant information the LPI and IUCN SRLI could potentially produce for the 2010 target and beyond.

Conservation of Nordic Nature in a changing Climate

Seeing that e.g. -  plants bloom at an earlier time  the growing season is extended  butterfly species from more southern parts of Europe show up in the Nordic nature  the fishermen more frequent get tropical fishes in their nets  cold-water species like cod and plaice are reduced in numbe ...

Ecology & Conservation of Butterflies in Europe

5 - 9 December 2005, Leipzig, Germany

Workshop on non-indigenous species in the Mediterranean

6 - 7 December 2005, Tunis, Tunisia

Citizens of the world invited to participate in virtual conference and help to sustain life on earth THE VIRTUAL CURITIBA BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE January - March 2006 - <a href=http://2010.biodiv.org>http://2010.biodiv.org</a> ACHIEVING THE 2010 TARGET!

CURITIBA – 19 January 2006. Never before in human history has the rate of biodiversity loss been so great. The rate of loss of biodiversity now exceeds 100 times natural rates. For some experts we are on the eve of the greatest extinction crisis. Humans are changing environments to the poin ...

Qatar

Thematic Report on Alien and Invasive Species

Business perspectives on ABS

Workshop to share business experiences and perspectives on ABS issues

Promotion of the 8th Conference of the Parties on Biological Diversity - COP-8 and the 3rd meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - MOP-3

Promotion of the 8th Conference of the Parties on Biological Diversity - COP-8 and the 3rd meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety - MOP-3

THE WTO RULING AND REGULATING LMOs UNDER THE PROTOCOL: NGO PERSPECTIVES

Panel- speakers will address the specifics of the ruling, the reactions of governments/industry/civil society/ and offer analyses of courses of action under the Protocol and othet international agreements.

THE CIVIL SOCIETY PARTICIPATION ON NEGOTIATION AND CELEBRATION OF TREATIES

Conference and debates about the role of organized civil society (universities, NGOs,etc) in international negotiation and treaty celebration- in general and the case of CBD/Cartagena Protocol/COPs and MOPs)

ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF FRAGMENTATION OF Araucaria angustifolia FOREST (BRAZIL) IN LANDSCAPE, BIODIVERSITY AND GENETIC LEVELS

Technical approach

Key Biodiversity Areas and AZE sites: defining conservation priorities based on species distribution data.

Key Biodiversity Areas and AZE sites are new concepts proposed to pinpoint priority areas for conservation at site scale. This event seeks to discuss the current progress in the identification of these sites in different parts of the world as well as to evaluate how this process will help countr ...

Update on high seas and deep seabed issues.

IUCN and invited speakers will highlight recent scientific discoveries about life in the open ocean and deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction and provide an update on discussions at the UNGA open-ended informal Working Group on issues related to marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdicit ...

DESD and its potential role in CBD process

The event will introduce the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) as a means to advance Communication, Education and Public Awareness for CBD process. The goals of DESD and its strategies will be presented and followed by the relevance of DESD process for CBD.

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.

IPPC-CBD COOPERATION

This event will address IPPC-CBD cooperation in joint areas of concern and how to use the IPPC's framework to manage invasive alien species

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

Brazilian-German Co-operation on biodiversity research in the Mata Atlântica region of Brazil. Application oriented research in Curitiba on soil biota.

Presentations and discussion of an integrated cooperative approach focussed on research for the protection of biodiversity of the Mata Atlântica region. (4-5 speakers from Brazil and Germany) plus discussion Speakers: 1.Representatives of the funding agencies/ministries of Brazil and Germany ...

Wildlife Watching and Tourism

The side event explores: 1. information on: · the numbers of tourists engaging in “wildlife watching” tourism activities, · the range of “wildlife watching” tourism activities (for example, ranging from bird watching to whale watching, from interest in large mammals to coral reefs and sharks) ...