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The closing day of CBD´s Thematic Consultation on Ecosystem Restoration workshop

The third and last day of the Thematic Consultation on Ecosystem Restoration for the post 2020 Global Biodiversity framework started with the report back from previous day work groups, presented by one country representative for each of the four stations:

2019 UN Climate Change Conference - Twenty fifth session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 25 / CMP 15 / CMA 2)

11 - 22 November 2019, Santiago, Chile

World Cities Day 2019

31 October 2019, New York, United States of America

World Food Day 2019

16 October 2019, Rome, Italy

Migratory birds are a critical link in the global web of life, that not only capture our imagination but connect different ecosystems and species.

Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pașca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity ,on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day

International Day for Natural Disaster Reduction 2019

9 October 2019, New York, United States of America

World Habitat Day 2019

7 October 2019, Nairobi, Kenya

Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 14)

7 - 18 October 2019, New Delhi, India

World Tourism Day 2019

27 September 2019, Madrid, Spain

World Maritime Day 2019

26 September 2019, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Biodiversity touches every aspect of our lives – so why has its loss been ignored?

The evidence is unequivocal: biodiversity, important in its own right and essential for current and future generations, is being destroyed by human activities at a rate unprecedented in human history.

International Day for South-South Cooperation 2019

12 September 2019, New York, United States of America

"Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth" is set to frame next year’s UN Biodiversity Conference, to be held in October in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

Theme announced for landmark 2020 UN Biodiversity Conference: "Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth"

5 September 2019, Beijing, China – "Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth" is set to frame next year’s UN Biodiversity Conference, to be held in October in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

International Day of the World's Indigenous People 2019

9 August 2019

Report of the co-chairs of the ninth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, Trondheim, Norway, 2-5 July 2019

Society for Conservation Biology: 29th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB 2019)

21 - 25 July 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Presentation by Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Secretary of UN Biodiversity Convention, for EU Environmental ministerial, Helsinki, Finland, July 11 2019

Opening Statement, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, 9th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, 2 - 5 July 2019

Opening Statement, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, 9th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, 2 - 5 July 2019

World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought 2019

17 June 2019, Bonn, Germany

8th International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Conference 2019

17 - 20 June 2019, Trondhein, Norway

The International Soil Congress 2019 on "Successful Transformation toward Land Degradation Neutrality: Future Perspective"

17 - 19 June 2019, Ankara, Türkiye

Meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee to the Clearing-House Mechanism

17 - 19 June 2019, Montreal, Canada

World Environment Day 2019

5 June 2019, Nairobi, Kenya

International Day for Biological Diversity 2019: "Our Biodiversity, Our Food, Our Health”

22 May 2019, Montreal, Canada

Iran to play an outstanding role in CBD

TEHRAN, May 21 (MNA) – Head of Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO) Kazem Khavazi said that Islamic Republic of Iran will play a bigger role in the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Seventh session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services stakeholder day (IPBES-7)

29 April - 4 May 2019, Paris, France

Earth Day 2019

22 April 2019, New York, United States of America

United Nations' World Health Day 2019

7 April 2019, Geneva, Switzerland

Composition of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology

Reference: SCBD/CPU/KG/MA/MW/87944 (2019-037)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points

Regional Consultation on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for Africa

2 - 5 April 2019, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Enhancing synergies among biodiversity-related conventions at the national level: improving access to, and quality of, available guidance and tool

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/NP/CR/88005 (2019-035)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points, relevant organizations

World Water Day 2019

22 March 2019, New York, United States of America

International Day of Forests 2019

21 March 2019, New York, United States of America

Meeting of the IPBES Task Force on Knowledge and Data

20 - 22 March 2019, Bonn, Germany

Regional Consultation on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for the Western European and Others Group and Other Members of the European Union

19 - 21 March 2019, Bonn, Germany

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya, 11–15 March 2019

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya, 11–15 March 2019

Fourth Meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)

11 - 15 March 2019, Nairobi, Kenya

Open-ended Online Forum on Synthetic Biology

4 - 29 March 2019, Online Forum

Dates of the Intersessional Meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the biennium 2019-2020

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/DC/87949 (2019-026)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, Traditional Knowledge Focal Points, and relevant organizations and stakeholders

Nomination of experts to participate in the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology

Reference: SCBD/CPU/KG/MA/MW/87944 (2019-023)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points

Reminder: Submission of information on synthetic biology and nomination of experts to participate in the Open-ended Online Forum on Synthetic Biology

Reference: SCBD/CPU/DC/MA/MW/87791 (2019-018)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities, cc: SBSTTA National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, Nagoya Protocol Focal Points

Core Programme Budget of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Scale of assessment for the apportionment of expenses for 2019 and 2020

Reference: SCBD/CPP/DC/GF/87910 (2019-015)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Regional Consultation on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for Africa, 2-5 April 2019 – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/ET/CP/FK/87875 (2019-014)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points of: Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cabo Verde, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, South Sudan, Sudan, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, relevant organizations

Regional Consultation on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework for the Western European and Others Group and other members of the European Union, 19-21 March 2019 – Bonn, Germany

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/KK/FK/87873 (2019-010)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points of: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, United States of America, relevant organizations

Initial discussion document on the post-2020 global biodiversity framework

Reference: SCBD/OES/CPP/JMF/87868 (2019-008)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, indigenous peoples and local communities, relevant organizations

User Feedback regarding the CBD Events Application

Reference: SCBD/ITS/JMF/ET/CP/87755 (2019-005)
To: CBD, ABS, CPB National Focal Points, IPLCs, relevant organizations