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OECD Ministerial Council Meeting

13 - 14 May 2004, Paris, France

OECD Scheme for the Varietal Certification of Seed Moving in International Trade Annual Meeting

25 - 28 June 2002, Santa Cruz, Bolivia (Plurinational State of)

OECD Workshop: Multilateral Environmental Agreements and Private Investment: Promoting Business Contribution to Addressing Global Environmental Problems

16 - 17 June 2005, Helsinki, Finland

Recommendation XVIII/8

Obstacles encountered in implementing options identified for eliminating, phasing out or reforming incentives that are harmful for biodiversity

Preparatory Meeting for Environmental Conventions on MEAs

23 October 2000, Geneva, Switzerland

Press Release: International Conference Discusses the Value of Biodiversity for Economic and Cultural Life.

Press Release: Capacity-building workshop for North Africa and the Middle East on mainstreaming the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity (TEEB) into national planning and decision-making

Press Release: Study under the Convention on Biodiversity Identifies Economic Incentives as A Key to Saving Biodiversity.

PwC & UNDP: Habitat banking in Latin America and the Caribbean

PwC will be presenting the findings of the new 'Habitat banking in Latin America and the Caribbean: A Feasibility Assessment' report prepared under UNDP guidance. This will be followed by a panel discussion regarding the opportunities, risks and barriers to establishing regulatory habitat bankin ...

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 ...

R E M I N D E R: Decision XI/30: Incentive measures Decision XI/4: Review of implementation of the strategy for resource mobilization, including the establishment of targets

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/81348 (2013-049)
To: CBD NFPs and relevant international organizations

REDD+ safeguards

An information session about safeguards initiatives of the Forest Carbon Partnership Facility; the UN REDD Programme; and the REDD+ Social and Environmental Standards

REMINDER - Decision VIII/26 on incentive measures: Preparation for the in-depth review of the work on incentive measures

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/56662 (2007-139)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The purpose of this notification is to invite Parties and Governments to contribute to the preparatory process for the in-depth review of the work on incentive measures. The in-depth review will be undertaken by the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9).

REMINDER - Decision VIII/26 on incentive measures: Preparation for the in-depth review of the work on incentive measures

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/56663 (2007-140)
To: International organizations and stakeholders

The purpose of this notification is to invite international organizations and stakeholders to contribute to the preparatory process for the in-depth review of the work on incentive measures. The in-depth review will be undertaken by the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9).

REMINDER: Decision X/44 on Incentive measures

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/74510 (2011-223)
To: CBD NFPs, relevant international organizations and stakeholders

Further to paragraph 15 of decision X/44 on incentive measures, notification 2011-014, sent on 18 January 2011, invited Parties, other Governments and relevant organizations and stakeholders to report to the Executive Secretary, by 5 January 2012 latest, progress made, difficulties encountered, ...

Recent OECD work on Economic Aspects of Biodiversity

Recent OECD work on biodiversity will be presented including on: Enhancing the Cost-effectiveness of Payments for Ecosystem Services; Innovative financing for Biodiversity Conservation; and Green Growth & Biodiversity

Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

27 February - 1 March 2012, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Focus on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity as a Mainstreaming Tool, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (27 February to 1 March 2012)

Reference: SCBD/ITS/SK/mac/78199 (2011-234)
To: the CBD National Focal Points of the following countries: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Comoros, Congo, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sierra Leone, Sao Tome and Principe, Sudan, Swaziland, Togo, The Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and relevant organizations

Further to my notification SCBD/ITS/SK/mac/78199 of 14 November 2011, I am pleased to inform you that the regional capacity building workshop for Southern African countries on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans will focus specifically on the economics of ecosystems and bi ...

Regional Workshop for East, South and Southeast Asia on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

9 - 16 May 2011, Xi'an, China

Regional Workshop for Southern Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Incorporating work on valuation and incentive measures

14 - 20 March 2011, Kasane, Botswana

Regional Workshop on Resource Mobilization for Africa

11 - 13 February 2014, Entebbe, Uganda

Regional Workshop on Valuation and Incentive Measures for South America

15 - 17 May 2012, Santiago, Chile

Regional workshop on valuation and incentive measures for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Tbilisi, Georgia, 29 to 31 May 2012

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/79216 (2012-048)
To: CBD Focal Points of: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech, Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and relevant organizations

Regional workshop on valuation and incentive measures for Eastern Europe and Central Asia, Tbilisi, Georgia, 29 to 31 May 2012

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/79216 (2012-049)
To: CBD Focal Points of: Afghanistan, Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech, Republic, Estonia, Georgia, Hungary, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and relevant organizations

Round table on access to information, public participation and access to justice regarding LMOs/GMOs

16 - 17 October 2013, Geneva, Switzerland

SATOYAMA GOVERNORS’ SUMMIT

Appropriate use and conservation of Satoyama and its contribution to revitalization of local communities are the theme of this side event, which is one of the events to promote Satoyama initiative. Some governors in Japan will introduce their activities, such as establishment of biodiversity str ...

Scaling up Biodiversity Finance

Presentation from experts (50min) - Share the disscussion summery of "Quito Seminar on Scaling up Biodiversity Finance". - Intruduce biodiversity finance in Japan. - New ideas for index of resilience and financial mechanism. Q&A and discussion among participants (40min)

Scaling up Biodiversity Finance in Japan

This session will mainly discusse about strategy for resource mobilization sharing with cases of Japan. Presentation from experts (50min) - Introduce biodiversity finance cases in Japan. - Share the disscussion summery of "Quito Seminar on Scaling up Biodiversity Finance". Q&A and discussio ...

Scottish forestry’s ambitious targets to balance environmental, economic and social outcomes

Well before world leaders headed to Glasgow for November’s COP26, the Scottish Government, along with the rest of the UK, had already committed to some very ambitious tree-planting targets.

Second Committee Approves Resolutions on Climate, SIDS, Biodiversity

The UN General Assembly’s committee on economic and financial issues (Second Committee) completed its work for the 76th session. The Committee, which had the first all-woman Bureau in the Committee’s history, reached agreement on guidance on biodiversity, convening conferences on SIDS and LLDCs ...

Second GEF Council Meeting

1 - 3 November 1994, Washington D.C., United States of America

Second International Steering Commiittee Meeting: Integrated Assessment of Trade-Related Policies and Biological Diversity in the Agricultural Sector

31 May 2006, Geneva, Switzerland

Second Review Meeting on the Integrated Assessment of Trade Liberalization in the Agriculture Sector

17 - 18 November 2003, Geneva, Switzerland

Seventeenth GEF Council Meeting

9 - 11 May 2001, Washington D.C., United States of America

Seventh GEF Council Meeting

2 - 4 April 1996, Washington D.C., United States of America

Should we pay countries to protect their biodiversity?

The countries with the richest biodiversity don’t always take the necessary measures to protect them. Whether it’s because they lack the motivation or the resources to do so, or because they prioritize short-term economic benefits over environmental protection, countries often neglect their resp ...

Sixteenth GEF Council Meeting

1 - 3 November 2000, Washington D.C., United States of America

Sixteenth session of the United Nations Forum on Forests

26 - 30 April 2021, Online

Sixth GEF Council Meeting

25 - 27 October 1995, Washington D.C., United States of America

Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture

23 - 25 September 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture

27 September 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture

18 - 20 November 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

Special Session of the Committee on Agriculture

22 November 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

Special Session of the Committee on Trade and Environment

22 March 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

Special Session of the Committee on Trade and Environment

8 July 2003, Geneva, Switzerland

Special Session of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

28 June 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

Special Session of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

20 September 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

Special Session of the Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights

28 November 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

Statement by the Representative of UNEP on behalf of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Special Session of the Committee on Trade and Environment of WTO.

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