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#756COP 8
2006-03-30
Protected Areas & Island Biodiversity
Presentation of case studies prepared by Indigenous Peoples commissioned byt the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB)
Side Event
#889COP 8
2006-03-21
Protected Areas and Equity
A workshop reviewing the impacts (positive and negative) or protected areas and then examining mechanisms for enhancing equity in protected area management. Brazilian Extractive Reserves will be highlighted as an example of a form of Protected Area that can benefit local people.
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#873COP 8
2006-03-28
Protected Areas in the Altai-Sayan.
Presentation of experience and progress in implementing the Programme of Work on Protected Areas in the Altai-Sayan Ecoregion (China, Kazahstan, Mongolia and the Russian Federation).
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#765COP 8
2006-03-20
Protecting and Encouraging Customary Use of Biodiversity: the Implementation of Article 10(c) of the Convention and its Relevance to Article 8(j) and Related Provisions
A workshop to discuss and explore ways and means to further the implementation of Article 10 (c) of the Convention, which requires Parties to "protect and encourage customary use of biological resources in accordance with traditional cultural practices that are compatible with conservation and s ...
Side Event
#922COP 8
2006-03-21
Protecting shareholder and natural value : "The role of the financial sector in the protection of biodiversity"
Investment tools: biodiversity benchmarks
Side Event
#984COP 8
2006-03-30
Protecting the Sacred & Honoring the Ancestors: Indigenous Peoples' Perspectives on Access and Benefit Sharing
Indigenous people will voice their concerns regarding protection of their human rights in relation to the proposed international regime on ABS, including clips from the documentary film, "The Leech and the Earthworm." Panel participants will share their views about use of genetic material from ...
Side Event
#728COP 8
2006-03-28
Protection Water Source Program
To provide portable water from Sanepar water sources, being responsible for quantitative and qualitative aspects. Basin management actions of the water source basins: conservation and protection.
Side Event
#709COP 8
2006-03-24
Quantitative targets of Swedish forest policy – a national example related to CBD´s Expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity.
In the light of COP 8 discussions on goals and targets on forests we wish to share the participatory process in Sweden with quantitative, time-bound, agreed and achievable targets for implementation of ecological, economic and social aspects of forest policy.
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#892COP 8
2006-03-30
Recognition of indigenous identity and ancestral knowledge as a means of defending Amazonia and the environment
Presentation of results of an on-going project working with sabedores-sabedoras of indigenous groups in Colombian/Brazilian/Peruvian/Ecuadorian Amazon. Conservation and sustainable Management of the Amazon forest and Varzea. Partially funded by DEFRA (Darwin Initiative).
Side Event
#790COP 8
2006-03-24
RedLAC and its contribution to the conservation and sustainable use of the biodiversity in Latin America and the Caribbean.
RedLAC is a network composed of 21 Environmental Funds located in 14 countries of the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Region. This network currently manages a combined budget of US$ 700 million, channeling nearly US$ 70 million per year into projects. Up to date, RedLAC members have financed ...
Side Event
#1015COP 8
2006-03-29
Reducing emissions from deforestation: opportunities to UNFCCC and Biodiversity
The 11th meeting of the COP to the UNFCCC opened an opportunity to Parties identify actions to promote reduction of emissions from deforestation. We would like to discuss the interlinkages between biodiversity and these possible actions. The event will be organized by the Ministry of Environment ...
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#840COP 8
2006-03-23
Regional Forestry Genetic Cooperation - towards global goals. An illustrative example from the Nordic countries
- The Nordic Council for Forest Reproductive Material (NSFP): orientation about their work related to global trends and targets - An update on the European co-operation on forest genetic resources (EUFORGEN)
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#752COP 8
2006-03-21
Report by WIPO on recent progress of ongoing work on IP, genetic resources and traditional knowledge
This side-event will provide a briefing on WIPO work under its own workprogramme on IP, GRs and TK as well as work conducted at the request of COP-7
Side Event
#662COP 8
2006-03-23
Research for CBD - "European Research results' contribution to CBD implementation"
Several millions of Euros are being spent each year from the European Community's Research Framework Programmes Budgets on European and international biodiversity-related research projects. The event will showcase the results of a few of these which have a clear relevance to items which are on t ...
Side Event
#955COP 8
2006-03-24
Reversed Access, Customary Law and Equitable Benefit-Sharing
Presentation of research findings on customary law as the basis for TK protection and ABS, and of the case of the Equitable Benefit-Sharing agreement between communities of the Potato Park, Peru.
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#816COP 8
2006-03-23
Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Options in the Framework of the World Trade Order
Presentation of the results of scientific research into the options to foster traditional knowledge and plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and resulting products by instruments of international trade. The research was mandated by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation an ...
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#825COP 8
2006-03-21
Roundtable on ABS legislation in the Pacific
The event will involve a discussion on how to increase the political commitment to developing ABS legislation in the Pacific. Participants will include government representatives, NGOs and indigenous peoples and local community organisations from the region.
Side Event
#689COP 8
2006-03-28
Roundtable on Developing ABS Legislation in Central Africa
The event will involve a discussion on how to increase the political commitemnt to developing ABS legislation in Central Africa. Participants will include Central African government representatives, NGOs and indigneous peoples and local community organisations from the region.
Side Event
#1027COP 8
2006-03-29
Sanitary control in fluvial harbours at Amazon region: the present situation and challenges
To discuss the present situation, challenges and perspectives for a better performance of sanitary and environmental watchfulness in fluvial harbours at Amazon region. Round table – with the participation of: organization for cooperation on the Amazon treaty, amazon region countries (Colombia, ...
Side Event
#616COP 8
2006-03-24
Saving species, protecting sites and empowering people in small tropical islands
Case studies from the BirdLife International Partnership on working with people for the conservation of biodiversity in small island developing states.
Side Event
#934COP 8
2006-03-20
South America Medicinal Plants Network: dialogues for sustainability
The South America Medicinal Plants Network is made up of local groups, NGO, researchres, universities and other colaborators. It is organized in national networks of the following countries: Brazil (“Articulação Pacari” - Medicinal Plants of Cerrado), Argentina (“Rede Salud y Plantas”), Urugua ...
Side Event
#664COP 8
2006-03-24
State of World Heritage Report
The World Heritage Centre will provide a brief overview of the state of natural WH sites, followed by an update on existing and planned activities pertaining to the conservation of biodiversity. Question and answer session to follow.
Side Event
#964COP 8
2006-03-30
Strategical Alliance between the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention to Combat Desertification: Advances and Challenges
This side event has for objective to promote the synergy between the conventions of Biological Diversity (CDB) and of to the Combat Desertification (UNCCD). It will boarded still the activities foreseen for the International Year of Deserts and Desertification. The main objective of the year is ...
Side Event
#1002COP 8
2006-03-27
Strategies for developing National Clearing-House Mechanisms
This side event is aimed at Parties willing to further develop their National Clearing-House Mechanisms. The Secretariat will provide guidance and present possible strategies for several types of National Clearing-House Mechanisms.
Side Event
#820COP 8
2006-03-29
Strategy for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity for MERCOSUR/ Estrategia para la Conservación y Uso Sostenible de la Biodiversidad para el MERCOSUR
The Ministers of Environment from Mercosur will sign the Project of Additional Protocol to the Environment of Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity Framework Agreement for Mercosur. This side event will show the background which led to Mercosur Environmental Area to rely on an ...
Side Event
#982COP 8
2006-03-21
Sustainable Biotechnology and Technology Transfer
The American BioIndustry Alliance (ABIA) Side Event for COP-VIII will focus on the key enabling factors necessary to promote the development of biotechnology and technology transfer in CBD member states on a sustainable basis.
Side Event
#750COP 8
2006-03-22
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 ...
Side Event
#761COP 8
2006-03-27
Sustainable Use and Sui Generis Protection of Traditional Knowledge
Presentation of case studies prepared by Indigenous Peoples commissioned by the International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity (IIFB).
Side Event
#727COP 8
TEST AY
TEST AY
Side Event
#986COP 8
2006-03-28
THE 3 I'S: ISLANDS, INVASIVES AND INNOVATIONS
Presentation on the successes of the Co-operative Islands Initiative and future directions.
Side Event
#1022COP 8
2006-03-30
THE VOICES OF THE MARSHARAB PEOPLES OF SOUTHERN IRAQ- THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF RESTORATION
Since 1991, AMAR has been supporting the marsharab peoples who have been persecuted, murdered and forced to move their home sometimes as many as 15 times over the past 25 years. Saddam Hussein deliberately drained the marshlands which was the largest and most biodiverse wetlands in the Middle Ea ...
Side Event
#940COP 8
2006-03-24
TROPICAL SAVANNA BIOMES: SUSTAINABLE USE AND POVERTY ALLEVIATION
Successful examples of sustainable use of principally non timber products by traditional communities, in Savanna Biomes from Brazil, Venezuela and two African Countries, will be presented as repliable models for poverty alleviation. Advance of the industrial agriculture and pasture and deficient ...
Side Event
#1011COP 8
2006-03-30
Terminator Technology: what impact will it have on the African farmer?
Presentations on the impact of Terminator (GURTS) technology on African culture and agriculture.
Side Event
#617COP 8
2006-03-21
Terminator technology - Potential Impacts of Genetic Use Restriction Technologies (GURTs)
Description not available
Side Event
#817COP 8
2006-03-23
The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership - Progressing towards 2010.
This event will present the latest progress in the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, the initative which brings together the various organisations working on 2010 indicators at the global level. Covering all focal areas, the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership will deliver the full ...
Side Event
#818COP 8
2006-03-27
The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership - Progressing towards 2010.
This event will present the latest progress in the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, the initative which brings together the various organisations working on 2010 indicators at the global level. Covering all focal areas, the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership will deliver the full ...
Side Event
#915COP 8
2006-03-29
The 2010 Biodiversity Target and Civil Society
Civil society representatives and Parties from one Megadiverse country of each region will come together to reaffirm their commitment to the 2010 biodiversity target.
Side Event
#766COP 8
2006-03-20
The ABS Project -- Promoting Equitable, Efficient and Enforceable Implementation of the ABS Regime
No description available
Side Event
#989COP 8
2006-03-27
The Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA): International Partnership and Innovation for Biodiversity Conservation
A round table over the history and challenges of the the Amazon Region Protected Areas Program (ARPA). ARPA has begun in 2003 and has achieved its target for the creation of strict protection protected areas and has almost completed the target for sustainable use protected areas. This round tabl ...
Side Event
#789COP 8
2006-03-27
The Andean Amazon Initiative for the Prevention of Biopiracy - La Iniciativa Andino Amazónica para la Prevención de la Biopiratéria
The event will present and discuss the research results of The Andean Amazon Initiative for the Prevention of Biopiracy. The researches have special emphasis on issues related to articule 15 of the CBD - International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing and it's elements (certificates of origin ...
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#814COP 8
2006-03-20
The Benefits of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention. Language: English
Presentation on the benefits of plant variety protection under the UPOV Convention based on an Impact Study carried out by UPOV. Information on the relationship between the UPOV Convention and other international agreements will also be provided. It is planned to use half of the allocated time ...
Side Event
#815COP 8
2006-03-21
The Benefits of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention. Language: Spanish
Presentation on the benefits of plant variety protection under the UPOV Convention based on an Impact Study carried out by UPOV. Information on the relationship between the UPOV Convention and other international agreements will also be provided. It is planned to use half of the allocated time ...
Side Event
#879COP 8
2006-03-29
The Biodiversity Loss of Deforestation to Large Plantations
It will discuss the quick large deforestarions of the Cerrado, Chaco and Amazon Forest biomes to turn lands into grains monocultives in huge plantations and to produce coal for steel production. This phenomena is happening mainly in Brazil, Paraguay and Bolivia but also in Argentina in smaller s ...
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#702COP 8
2006-03-23
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 ...
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#954COP 8
2006-03-27
The Cooperation between Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity (Italy) and the Ministry of Agrarian Development (Brazil): "Using Ecogastronomy to value biodiversity at the rural territories"
In 2004, the Ministry of Agrarian Development (MDA) and the Territorial Development Secretariat (SDT) had signed a cooperation agreement with Slow Food Foundation for Biodiversity. The main purpose of this agreement is to promote and support the preservation and valuation of traditional foods, t ...
Side Event
#647COP 8
2006-03-28
The Dutch-German ABS Capacity-Building Initiative for Africa: Review of first experiences, discussion of needs and defining steps forward
Side-“Workshop” on Needs and Options for ABS Implementation: (1) Results of the first Regional ABS Capacity-Building Workshop for Eastern and Southern Africa (2.-6.10.2005, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia), including brochure launch; (2) Presentation and discussion of an BS capacity-building needs asses ...
Side Event
#737COP 8
2006-03-21
The GEF Resource Allocation Framework
The side event will describe the technical details of the Council-agreed Resource Allocation Framework
Side Event
#870COP 8
2006-03-28
The Global Partnership for Plant Conservation
This side event will include a series of speakers who will present information on the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC) established in 2004 to support the achievement of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Presentations will focus on how the GPPCit can be of assistance to ...
Side Event
#1016COP 8
2006-03-29
The Hoodia case: the San experiences with benefit-sharing agreements
At this side-event representatives of the San are going to inform about their benefit-sharing agreements regarding the use of Hoodia. Representatives of European NGOs inform about (non)compliance with these agreements in user countries. - Working Group for Indigenous Minorities in Southern Afri ...
Side Event
#717COP 8
2006-03-21
The Role of Biodiversity Offsets in Conservation: An Open Roundtable Discussion
An open meeting to convene key stakeholders from government, the conservation community, local and indigenous communities, business, and scientific communities to explore issues surrounding the concept of biodiversity offsets.