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Southeast Asia Capacity-building Workshop on Indicators as part of NBSAP updating

24 - 28 March 2012, Tam Dao, Viet Nam

Asia Sub-regional Training of Trainers' Workshop on the Identification and Documentation of Living Modified Organisms

21 - 25 November 2011, New Delhi, India

The Biodiversity Indicators Partnership - supporting the new Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

A combination of informal discussion and presentations around the theme of the renewed Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) - specifically on the role of the BIP in: 1) Capacity Strengthening the role of indicators in NBSAP implementation 2) Supporting the continued development of suita ...

Recommendation XV/1

Indicator framework for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

Eastern Africa Capacity-building Workshop on Information Use and Indicators in Updating NBSAPs

27 - 29 September 2011, Entebbe, Uganda

Report of the AHTEG on indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Reference: SCBD/JM/RH/KM/77281 (2011-163)
To: CBD and SBSTTA Focal Points, Secretariats of biodiversity related conventions and relevant organizations

As you will recall, in decision X/7, the Conference of the Parties requested the Executive Secretary to convene a meeting of an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and to report to the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group Meeting and International Expert Workshop on Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, 20 June 2011, High Wycombe, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group Meeting on Indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

20 - 24 June 2011, High Wycombe, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Central and Eastern European Regional Training of Trainers' Workshop on the Identification and Documentation of Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

11 - 15 April 2011, Ljubljana, Slovenia

Survey on national indicators for implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/74932 (2011-031)
To: CBD national focal points, SBSTTA focal points, relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that, with the support from UK Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs, the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre has been commissioned to carry out a study to facilitate the work of the AHTEG. In this context, a brief survey has been prepared and I here ...

An introduction to DOPA, a Digital Observatory for Protected Areas

The Digital Observatory for Protected Areas (DOPA) is a biodiversity information system currently developed as a set of interoperable web services at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission in collaboration with other international organizations, including GBIF, UNEP-WCMC, Birdlife ...

CEPA APPROACH UTILIZING "TANGIBLE EARTH"-2 (FEAT. MIRAIKAN/NATIONAL MUSEUM OF EMERGING SCIENCE AND INNOVATION)

“Tangible Earth” is the world’s first interactive globe, invented by Prof. Shinichi TAKEMURA. It is a medium which makes it possible to visualize in real-time various aspects of our planet (such as cloud movements, cyclones, global warming, the global migration of birds and whales) as well as so ...

CONTRIBUTION OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES TO BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING-2 (FEAT. JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY).

Contribution of artificial satellites to biodiversity survey and climate change monitoring (the second part). Current plan on the topic is as followed: Lecture on highlighting the contribution of artificial satellites to climate change and water circulation monitoring and global, regional and Lo ...

Assessment and indicators on biodiversity (Japan Biodiversity Outlook).

Presentation and Discussion on Assessment and indicators for biodiversity (Japan Biodiversity Outlook).

CONTRIBUTION OF ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES TO BIODIVERSITY SURVEY AND CLIMATE CHANGE MONITORING-1 (FEAT. JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY)

Contribution of artificial satellites to biodiversity survey and climate change monitoring (the first part). Current plan on the topic is as followed: Lecture on highlighting the contribution of artificial satellites to REDD-plus including forest monitoring and greenhouse gases monitoring.

BIODIVERSITY IN JAPAN AND ITS CONSERVATION (FEAT. NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURE AND SCIENCE)

Symposium on Japanese biodiversity and its conservation with scientific talks focusing on biodiversity informatics and its application to biodiversity conservation in Japan. Expected speakers in the symposium will be scientists working in biodiversity itself and biodiversity informatics. Citizen ...

Corporate Reporting on Ecosystem services

The Global Reporting Initiative, UNEP WCMC and CREM release research and development publication on Ecosystem Services and Sustainability Reporting. The publication is designed to support existing producers of sustainability reports and to support future GRI Working Groups seeking to devleop sec ...

Where the Wild Things Are: The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) and an A-Z of sites of biodiversity importance for business

The Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) for Business provides key decision-makers with access to comprehensive, accurate and up-to-date biodiversity information to support critical decisions. For the first time, users can access critical biodiversity information at the site level whic ...

Space agencies support to Ramsar/CBD for inland and coastal wetland observation and reporting

The overall objective of the Ramsar convention is the conservation and wise use of wetlands by national actions and international cooperation as a means to achieving sustainable development. According to the UN-CBD, inland water ecosystems are amongst the most threatened ecosystem types. Physica ...

Benchmarking biodiversity

This event will focus on the latest developments to strengthen the scientific basis of European biodiversity policy-making. This includes the development of a 2010 biodiversity baseline, a set of indicators (SEBI) and of science-policy interfaces, including the Biodiversity Information System fo ...

Indicators Relevant for Indigenous Peoples

IIFB Working Group on Indicators work, updates since COP9

Global Biodiversity Outlook-3 and beyond

The Global Biodiversity Outlook-3 represents the scientific basis for the elaboration of the new strategic plan of the CBD and anticipates the types of assessments that the IPBES (International Science-Policy Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) might undertake. This side event will: - ...

International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Project

Signing ceremony of Memorandum of Understanding with CBD and presentations on DNA barcoding and the International Barcode of Life Project, a consortium of 26 countries for non-commercial biodiversity research.

Launch of Regional Seas Biodiversity Outlook

The session will launch Marine Biodiversity Outlook Reports in the 18 Regional Seas along with a Global Synthesis on Marine Biodiversity. These outlook reports provide insights into the current and future trends in marine biodiversity on a regional basis by utilising series of Pressure, State an ...

Genetic biodiversity in forests, inland waters, and marine environments – targets and indicators for monitoring genetic variation for resilience and future adaptation

This seminar presents key aspects concerning how to assess and monitor diversity at the genetic level. Species and ecosystems depend on biological variation at the gene level for retaining resilience and evolutionary potential. Genetic biodiversity also provides the basis for terrestrial and aqu ...

OBSERVATION OF MARINE BIODIVERSITY (FEAT. JAPAN AGENCY FOR MARINE-EARTH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY)

The human beings live with bio-resources. However, we do not know a proper solution for sustainable use of these bio-resources. The information of ocean biodiversity is still scant.　In the term of the land, detailed analysis and prediction on the biodiversity are necessary to understand the conn ...

2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership: Lessons learnt from tracking the current target, and next steps for post-2010

The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership draws on the outputs and experiences of over 40 partner organizations, as well as a range of Parties, MEA bodies and the private sector in understanding the challenges faced in monitoring progress towards a global biodiversity target. In support of th ...

The new Atlas of Soil Biodiversity

The European Commission has completed the new Soil Biodiversity Atlas as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity. The Atlas represents a major initiative to compile and disseminate information on soil biodiversity, its interaction with above-ground biodiversity, and other soil ...

Press Release: The Arctic Biodiversity Assessment Another Wake Up Call for Action.

Recommendation 3/8

Concrete activities and initiatives including measurable targets and/or indicators to achieve the strategic goals contained in the strategy for resource mobilization and on indicators to monitor the implementation of the strategy

Recommendation XIV/9

Examination of the outcome-oriented goals and targets (and associated indicators) and consideration of their possible adjustment for the period beyond 2010

Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Training of Trainers' Workshop on the Identification and Documentation of Living Modified Organisms under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

23 - 27 November 2009, Mexico City, Mexico

Expert Workshop on the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators and Post-2010 Indicator Development

6 - 8 July 2009, Reading, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Request to submit views on the scientific and technical aspects of the provisional framework of global headline indicators for assessing progress towards the achievement of the 2010 Biodiversity Target

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/lj/66780 (2009-031)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points, Other governments, relevant organizations, indigenous and local communities

To facilitate the scientific and technical evaluation of the current set of indicators and draw conclusions for biodiversity monitoring beyond 2010, the World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC) is carrying out an online survey, which will contr ...

Independent mid-term review of the GEF Resource Allocation Framework (RAF)

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JS/64588 (2008-098)
To: SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points

The GEF Evaluation Office is currently conducting an online survey as part of the mid-term review of the RAF. I am pleased to forward to you herewith a message from the GEF Evaluation Office, which contains a link to the online survey (http://www.surveymk.com//s.aspx?sm=aEMrnMQ2Q38exsvL_2fuE0vg ...

Production plan for the third edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook and submission of information on biodiversity indicators

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/64593 (2008-099)
To: Organizations participating in the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership

The workplan for preparing GBO-3 has been discussed at the second Technical Partners meeting of the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership held from 25 to 26 June 2008 in Montreal (see report at www.twentyten.net). An updated preparation schedule is being maintained at www.cbd.int/gbo3/product ...

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Biodiversity Indicators for National Use (BINU)

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Report of the Expert Meeting on Indicators of Biological Diversity Including Indicators for Rapid Assessment of Inland Water Ecosystems

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Development of Biodiversity Indicators in Kenya

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The MDG / 2010 target poster background - A cooperation with the UNDP-Equator- Iinititative and the SCBD

Workshop on the development of national/regional biodiversity-related targets and indicators and their integration in national biodiversity strategies and action plans

16 - 17 February 2008, Rome, Italy

Training workshops for the participants in WGPA-2 and/or in SBSTTA-13 Development of national/regional biodiversity-related indicators and their integration in NBSAPs

Reference: SCBD/STTM/ITS/RH/SM/61729 (2008-003)
To: All CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points

The Secretariat, in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme and the European Commission, is pleased to announce the organization of a training workshop for the participants of the second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Protected Areas (WGPA-2) and/or the thirt ...

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf to the International Expert Seminar on Indicators Relevant to Indigenous Peoples, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the MDGS, Banaue, Ifugao, Philippines, 5 March 2007

Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf to the International Expert Seminar on Indicators Relevant to Indigenous Peoples, the Convention on Biological Diversity and the MDGS, Banaue, Ifugao, Philippines, 5 March 2007

I wish to congratulate the Working Group on Indicators of the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB) and in particular, its Chair, Ms. Joji Carino, who has worked tirelessly in organizing this important seminar on the indicators relevant to indigenous peoples and the Convention on ...

Recommendation XI/15

Options for the refinement of the framework of the goals and targets in annex II to decision VII/30

11th Meeting of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility Governing Board

10 - 14 October 2005, Stockholm, Sweden

Recommendation X/5

Indicators for assessing progress towards, and communicating, the 2010 target at the global level

Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on indicators for assessing progress towards, and communicating, the 2010 target at the global level

19 - 22 October 2004, Montreal, Canada

Liaison Group meeting on indicators for assessing progress towards the 2010 biodiversity target

18 October 2004, Montreal, Canada

UNEP/CBD/AHTEG-2010-Ind/1/5

Identification of indicators for the sub-targets established in decision VII/30