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Sustainable agriculture for enhancing biodiversity in eco-tone by using rice based ecosystem

Various cases using rice paddies wisely and sustainably and to promote biodiversity in agricultural land and suggestions for the policies from many regions and various institutions will be disclosed. It will propose a forgotten role of agricultural land for the biodiversity.

OISCA's Experience in Sustainable Agriculture with Agro-Ecosystems and Biological Diversity Conservation

OISCA International, has approximately 50 years experience as the NGO involves an international cooperation and rural development in the Asia-Pacific region. Among the OISCA experience, especially the rural development of sustainable agriculture and human resources development with training of o ...

Biodiversity of inland waters

In this session, nature-oriented river works, which started 20 years ago in Japan, will be reviewed first with various examples for the purpose of sharing knowledge among international participants. Then the discussion will cover how the works can contribute to the post 2010 Strategic Goal B, “r ...

Sustainable use of Wild Plants

More than 50,000 medicinal and aromatic plants(MAP) species are used globally, especially for those in developing countries both in terms of their of their own health purpose and their income resource. However, at the same time, 20% of MAP species are endangered due to over-harvesting and land c ...

BIODIVERSITY, HUMAN SECURITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT

During this International Year of Biodiversity, UNDESA/UNCRD intends to address the nexus of Biodiversity and Human Security in the context of Regional Development. In many developing countries, people’s livelihood directly depend on natural resources generated from biodiversity and ecosystem ...

Article 10(c) - customary sustainable use: examples, challenges, community initiatives and recommendations

During this side-event, indigenous and local community organisations from various countries will discuss the draft decisions on article 10 – in particular 10(c) - being considered at COP10. They will share information from ‘10(c) case studies’ they have produced, focussing on what customary su ...

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 15th Iuappa World Clean Air Congress “Achieving Environmental Sustainability in A Resource Hungry World”, 12 September 2010, Vancouver, Canada.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 15th Iuappa World Clean Air Congress “Achieving Environmental Sustainability in A Resource Hungry World”, 12 September 2010, Vancouver, Canada.

15th Iuappa World Clean Air Congress “Achieving Environmental Sustainability in A Resource Hungry World”, 12 September 2010, Vancouver, Canada.

Submission of views on draft terms of reference for the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Sustainable Use in Agriculture and Forestry

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/MJS/71871 (2010-115)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

I am pleased to invite you to send your views on the enclosed draft terms of reference for an Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Sustainable Use of Biodiversity in Agriculture and Forestry under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), to the CBD Secretariat at your earliest convenien ...

Recommendation XIV/6

In-depth reviews of implementation of the programme of work on Article 10 of the Convention (sustainable use of biodiversity) and application of the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/14/INF/9

Implementation of Article 10 of the Convention (Sustainable Use of Biodiversity) and Application of the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Wild Foundation Workshop on Innovative Solutions to Finance the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, 25 March 2010, San Jose, Costa Rica.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Wild Foundation Workshop on Innovative Solutions to Finance the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, 25 March 2010, San Jose, Costa Rica

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Satoyama/Satoumi Forum, 6 February 2010, Kanazawa, Japan.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Global Workshop on the Satoyama Initiative, Paris, 29 January 2010.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Global Workshop on the Satoyama Initiative, Paris, 29 January 2010

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on biological Diversity, on the occasion of the UNCTAD Event on Redefining Sustainability in the International Agenda: Inspiring Greater Engagement in Biodiversity Issues, Geneva, 20 January 2010.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on biological Diversity, on the occasion of the UNCTAD Event on Redefining Sustainability in the International Agenda: Inspiring Greater Engagement in Biodiversity Issues, Geneva, 20 January 2010

Regional Workshop for Asia and the Pacific on Ways and Means to Promote the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels

25 - 27 November 2009, Bangkok, Thailand

Request for submissions of views and information on the proposals for new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/lj/69617 (2009-159)
To: CBD and SBSTTA focal points and relevant organizations

Pursuant to the procedure adopted by the Conference of the Parties in decision IX/29 for identifying and addressing new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, the Secretariat issued notifications 2008-083, 2008-084, 2008-142 and 2008-159 in July, Oc ...

Regional Workshop on Ways and Means to Promote the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels

28 - 30 September 2009, Louveira, São Paulo, Brazil

21st Session of the Technical Consultation among Regional Plant Protection Organizations

31 August - 4 September 2009, Kampala, Uganda

Nominations for the Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on Ways and Means to Promote the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels, 28 to 30 September 2009 in São Paulo, Brazil

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/va/ac/68103 (2009-086)
To: CBD National Focal Points in Latin America and the Caribbean

The Executive Secretary has planned, with the generous financial assistance of the European Commission and in collaboration with the Government of Brazil, a Regional Workshop for Latin America and the Caribbean on Ways and Means to Promote the Sustainable Production and Use of Biofuels, to be he ...

International Convention on Environment and Development

6 - 10 July 2009, Havana, Cuba

First International Conference on Sustainable Production, Trade Consumption and Lifestyle

17 - 18 February 2009, Nurmberg, Germany

Voluntary report on application of the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, and on implementation of relevant COP Decisions on the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/TC/SGa/66126 (2009-012)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations

The purpose of this notification is to invite relevant organizations to provide information on (i) status and trends related to the sustainable use of biodiversity; (ii) status and trends of the implementation of decisions of the Conference of the Parties (COP) related to sustainable use of biod ...

CD-ROM on the application of the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity within the biodiversity-related conventions

Reference: SCBD/STTM/RH/sg/65641 (2008-153)
To: CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points

At its fifth meeting in 2006, the Liaison Group of the Biodiversity-related Conventions (generally known as the Biodiversity Liaison Group) decided to develop an interactive CD-ROM on the application of the Addis Ababa Principles and Guidelines (AAPG) for the Sustainable Use of Biodiversity with ...

Latin American Workshop of the ITTO-CITES Project on Ensuring International Trade in CITES-listed Timber Species is Consistent with their Sustainable Management and Conservation

13 November 2008, Cancun, Mexico

Request for submissions of proposals for new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/VA/64404 (2008-142)
To: All CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points

During its last meeting, the Conference of the Parties adopted decision IX/29 which contains the procedure for identifying and addressing new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The decision includes the information to incorporate (section B, pa ...

Request for submissions of information on experiences on the development and application of tools relevant to the sustainable production and use of biofuels

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/RH/64589 (2008-100)
To: Parties and other Governments, indigenous and local communities, and relevant stakeholders and organizations

I invite you to submit information on experiences on the development and application of tools relevant to the sustainable production and use of biofuels as well as relevant information from research on, and monitoring of, the positive and negative impacts of the production and use of biofuels on ...

Request for submissions of proposals for new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/64404 (2008-083)
To: All CBD and SBSTTA National Focal Points

I invite Parties to submit proposals on new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity to the Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int or fax +1-514-288-6588) at their earliest convenience, but no later than 30 November 2008.

Request for submissions of proposals for new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/64404 (2008-084)
To: All relevant organizations

I invite your organization to submit proposals on new and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity to the Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int or fax +1-514-288-6588) at your earliest convenience, but no later than 30 November 2008.

Statement from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 2008 CIC Markhor Award Ceremony for Outstanding Conservation Performance, 27 May 2008, Bonn, Germany.

Statement from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 2008 CIC Markhor Award Ceremony for Outstanding Conservation Performance, 27 May 2008, Bonn, Germany

Biodiversity Loss—It Will Make You Sick: ‘Sustaining Life’ Identifies Huge Losses to Medical Science from the Decline and Extinction of the World’s Nature-Based Assets.

Biodiversity Loss—It Will Make You Sick: ‘Sustaining Life’ Identifies Huge Losses to Medical Science from the Decline and Extinction of the World’s Nature-Based Assets.

Montreal/Nairobi, 24 April— A new generation of antibiotics, new treatments for thinning bone disease and kidney failure, and new cancer treatments may all stand to be lost unless the world acts to reverse the present alarming rate of biodiversity loss a new landmark book says.

Recommendation XIII/7

New and emerging issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of Germany’s First National Forum on Biodiversity, Berlin, 5 December 2007

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of Germany’s First National Forum on Biodiversity, Berlin, 5 December 2007

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/13/8

New and Emerging Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity - Modus operandi for addressing new and emerging issues

Message from the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, to the Sixth Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe”, Belgrade, 10-12 October 2007

Message from the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, to the Sixth Ministerial Conference “Environment for Europe”, Belgrade, 10-12 October 2007

Message from the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of World Habitat Day, 1 October 2007.

<br>(View also the Message <a href='/doc/speech/2007/sp-2007-10-01-habitat-fr.pdf'>in French</a>)

Message from the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of World Habitat Day, 1 October 2007

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/16

New and Emerging Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity: Contributions to the Electronic Forum on Biofuels

3rd Global Botanic Gardens Congress

15 - 20 April 2007, Wuhan, China

UNEP - World Wildlife Fund (WWF) symposium on "Disciplining Fisheries Subsidies: Incorporating Sustainability at the WTO and Beyond"

1 - 2 March 2007, Geneva, Switzerland

Report of the African Regional Workshop on Sustainable Use (Focus on agriculture) Nairobi, Kenya, 12-15 December 2006 (Decision VII/12).

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OH/MRe/57553 (2007-025)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the report of the workshop is now available, in English and French languages, on the Secretariat's website at: <a href='/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=RWSUAFR-01'>http://www.biodiv.org/doc/meeting.aspx?mtg=RWSUAFR-01</a>.<br>(View also the notification <a href='/doc/notifi ...

Message of Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Participants in the First International Congress on Oasis and Sustainable Tourism, Elche, Spain, 14-16 December 2006.

I am very pleased to have an opportunity to commend the initiative of Spain, and the objectives of this event, to contribute to the preservation and promotion of the world’s oasis through the promotion of sustainable tourism. This congress comes towards the end of what the General Assembly of th ...

African Regional Workshop on Sustainable Use

12 - 15 December 2006, Nairobi, Kenya