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Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention On Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Third Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi Stakeholder Meeting on An Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), 7 June 2010, Busan, Republic of Korea

Third Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi Stakeholder Meeting on An Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), 7 June 2010, Busan, Republic of Korea

Recommendation 3/4

Science-policy interface on biodiversity, ecosystem services and human well-being and consideration of the outcome of the intergovernmental meetings

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations and the American Museum of Natural History Event on “The Role of Biodiversity and Healthy Ecosystems in Supporting Child Health”, 30 April 2010, New York, Unites States of America.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations and the American Museum of Natural History Event on “The Role of Biodiversity and Healthy Ecosystems in Supporting Child Health”, 30 April 2010, New York, Unites States of America

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Commission for Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Finance and Development, New York, 12 April 2010.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Commission for Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Finance and Development, New York, 12 April 2010

Second Ad hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-stakeholder meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services (IPBES)

5 - 9 October 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

Second Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Second ad hoc intergovernmental and multi-stakeholder meeting on an intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/68947 (2009-122)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to forward to you a joint letter on the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) signed by His Excellency Mr. Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety of Germany and COP 9 President o ...

International Convention on Environment and Development

6 - 10 July 2009, Havana, Cuba

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Asia-Europe Environment Forum 7th Roundtable Panel Discussion on Asia and Europe – Committed to Conserving Ecosystem Services for Promoting Environmental Integrity and Human Well-Being? 29 June 2009, Hayama, Japan.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Asia-Europe Environment Forum 7th Roundtable Panel Discussion on Asia and Europe – Committed to Conserving Ecosystem Services for Promoting Environmental Integrity and Human Well-Being? 29 June 2009, Hayama, Japan

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of IGES International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) Panel Discussion on Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Challenges and International Cooperation, 27 June 2009, Hayama, Japan

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of IGES International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) Panel Discussion on Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Challenges and International Cooperation, 27 June 2009, Hayama, Japan

Questionnaire on “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity” (TEEB) global study

Reference: SCBD/STTM/SBG/lj/67387 (2009-047)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is a partner in the important global study on “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity” (TEEB), which is a cooperative effort of researchers from North and South, led by Pavan Sukhdev, supported by the CBD Secretariat and funde ...

Press Release - High-level Working Group on the Future of a Global Policy for Biodiversity and Ecosystems.

The CBD Secretariat is launching a quarterly e-Newsletter on the Ecosystem Approach, in order to facilitate sharing of information on the application of the ecosystem approach and promote the use and voluntary update of the Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook.

Message from the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, to the International Mountain Biodiversity Conference on “Biodiversity Conservation and Management for Enhanced Ecosystem Services: Responding to the Challenges of Global Change”, Kathmandu, Nepal, 16-18 November 2008.

Message from the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, to the International Mountain Biodiversity Conference on “Biodiversity Conservation and Management for Enhanced Ecosystem Services: Responding to the Challenges of Global Change”, Kathmandu, Nepal, 16-18 November 2008

Darwin Lecture and Workshop on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB)

13 November 2008, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 10-12 November 2008

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 10-12 November 2008

Ad hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 10-12 November 2008, Putrajaya, Malaysia

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/65373 (2008-139)
To: CBD National Focal Points, cc: SBSTTA National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that this meeting is scheduled to take place from 10 to 12 November 2008 at the Putrajaya International Convention Centre, Putrajaya, Malaysia (please see www.ipbes.net for details).

Voluntary reports for the in-depth review of implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of inland water ecosystems

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCO/va/64933 (2008-119)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, Relevant international and non-governmental organisations

The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties and relevant organizations to provide inputs into the in-depth review of implementation of the programme of work on the biological diversity of inland waters by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) at ...

Statement Delivered on Behalf of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the International Forum on Soil, Society and Global Change, Selfoss, Iceland, 31 August 2007.

Statement Delivered on Behalf of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the International Forum on Soil, Society and Global Change, Selfoss, Iceland, 31 August 2007

Submission of further case studies on the Ecosystem Approach for the Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook.

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCO/ 59174 (2007-084)
To: All CBD Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points

In recommendation XII/1, paragraph 2(b)(ii), the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) requested the Executive Secretary enhance support for updating of the Source Book through the inclusion of additional case studies that relate to all the programmes of work ...

Recommendation XII/1

Application of the ecosystem approach

Recommendation XII/3

Implications of the findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment on the work under the Convention

Capacity-Building Workshop for SBSTTA-12 Participants

1 July 2007, Paris, France

Delegation from China’s Hainan Province Briefs CBD Secretariat on its Eco-Compensation Policy.

Delegation from China’s Hainan Province Briefs CBD Secretariat on its Eco-Compensation Policy

A delegation comprising 11 high level officials from China’s Hainan Province paid a visit to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on 23 April 2007 to share their experience on compensation for ecosystem services. Developing effective compensation practices for ecosystem ser ...

Workshop on the Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Protected Areas in Small Islands

12 - 16 December 2006, Bangkok, Thailand

Message of Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Workshop on “ Biodiversity and Environmental Governance: Safeguarding Ecosystems for Human Well-being”.

I am glad that Winrock International India and the International Institute for Environment and Development are organizing a workshop on “ Biodiversity and Environmental Governance: Safeguarding Ecosystems for Human Well-being”.

Workshop on Application of the Ecosystem Approach to Protected Areas in Small Islands, 12 to 16 December 2006, Bangkok, Thailand (Selected Nominations).

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCO/JG/56664 (2006-121)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, and island organizations

With the generous financial support of the Government of the Netherlands, the Secretariat is organizing a workshop on the application of the ecosystem approach to the planning, establishment and management of protected areas in small islands, in support of the Micronesia Challenge and similar in ...

Call for nominations for the Equator Prize 2006.

Recommendation XI/4

Implications of the findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment for the future work of the Convention

Reference: SCBD/STTM/DCO/va/46806 (2005-014)
To: National Focal Points of CBD, UNFCCC and UNCCD, Rasmar Convention

Paragraph 14(a) of decision VII/4, requests the Executive Secretary to compile, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its eighth meeting, information on mountain ecosystems and their role as water suppliers and examples of transferable technologies relevant to the implementation ...

Recommendation X/3

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment: review of the draft reports, in particular the draft synthesis report prepared for the Convention on Biological Diversity

Workshop will discuss biodiversity and natural disasters: Healthy ecosystems minimize damage resulting from natural disasters such as tsunamis

Healthy ecosystems are more resilient in the face of natural disasters such as hurricanes and tsunamis. Careful attention to their rehabilitation can save both lives and property, says a series of papers to be presented at a workshop on 8 February 2005 entitled: Biodiversity and Natural Disast ...

Workshop on "Applying the Ecosystem Approach to the Design and Implementation of Corridors in South America"

3 - 5 June 2004, Quito, Ecuador

11th Annual International Conference on the St. Lawrence River Ecosystem. "The impact if water level changes: past, present and future"

18 - 20 May 2004, Cornwall, Canada

Ways to promote the ideas behind the CBD's Ecosystem Approach in Central and Eastern Europe

6 - 8 May 2004, Isle of Vilm, Germany

Bridging Scales and Epistemologies: Linking Local Knowledge and Global Science in Multi-Scale Assessments

17 - 20 March 2004, Alexandria, Egypt

Biodiversity Conservation: Forward, Together

23 - 25 February 2004, Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia

UNEP/CBD/COP/7/INF/34

Report of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

Statement by Dr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary, to the Workshop on the Application of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Methods and Tools to the Issues of Relevance to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Mr. Zedan's comments to the MA workshop underline the linkages between the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment. The work on Ecosystems and Human Well-Being is emphasized.

International Symposium: Information Systems on Biodiversity of Species & Ecosystems

1 - 4 December 2003, St. Peterburg, Russian Federation

Recommendation IX/6

Ecosystem approach: further elaboration, guidelines for implementation and relationship with sustainable forest management

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/9/INF/35

Conceptual frameworks and case-based knowledge management for the ecosystem approach<br>Report submitted by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations