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Selected Candidates for the Global Taxonomy Initiative Training Course on Rapid Identification of Invasive Alien Species for Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JSH/CE/84194 (2015-020)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points

Selected Candidates for the Online Training Course on Rapid Identification of Invasive Alien Species for Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JSH/CE/85444 (2016-046)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, GTI National Focal Points

Selected proposals for organizing the Global Taxonomy Initiative Training Courses in 2018

Reference: SCBD/SPS/DC/SB/JSH/VA/86843 (2018-021)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, Inter-Agency Liaison Group on Invasive Alien Species, World Customs Organization, indigenous peoples and local communities, other relevant organizations and partners

Seventy-fourth meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

7 - 11 March 2022, Lyon, France

Six new wētā species found in New Zealand, as their habitat slowly disappears

Six new alpine species of New Zealand’s most unusual and beloved insect – the wētā – have been discovered, but it is a bittersweet victory, with another piece of research describing the threat global heating poses for their snowy mountain habitat.

South East Asia’s Capacity Building and Orientation of GTI National Focal Points on Species & Protected Areas Database Interfaces, 22 June 2011 - Manila, Philippines

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/75930 (2011-088)
To: The CBD National Focal Points and GTI Focal Points for the following countries: Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, VietNam

I am pleased to inform you that a regional capacity building workshop for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) National Focal Points in ASEAN countries will be held in Manila, Philippines on 22 June 2011. The workshop will be organized by Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, i ...

South East Asia’s Capacity-building and Orientation of GTI National Focal Points on Species and Protected Areas Database Interfaces

22 - 23 June 2011, Manila, Philippines

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM5), Rome, 22-26 March 2010

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM5), Rome, 22-26 March 2010.

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Capacity Building Workshop towards Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 9 and 19 for Western and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 4 - 7 March 2013

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Capacity Building Workshop towards Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 9 and 19 for Western and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 4 - 7 March 2013

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inter-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, San Jose, Costa Rica, 29 August 2014

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Forum 2020 Virtual Symposium, Online, 2 December 2020

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Forum 2020 Virtual Symposium, Online, 2 December 2020

Superglue plant and ‘miracle berry’ among 2019’s new finds

A snowdrop discovered on Facebook, a miracle berry that tricks your tastebuds and a rubbery shrub that oozes its own superglue are among new plant species that were discovered in 2019.

TAXONOMY 20/20 - VISIONS AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE NEW STRATEGIC PLAN FOR THE CBD

In support of the further development of the new CBD strategic plan, and in particular the post-2010 biodiversity targets and indicators, the GTI is called upon to provide input for its refinement and elaboration, especially relating to the proposed goal of widening and sharing of relevant biodi ...

Taller de Identificación de diatomeas continenales / Workshop on identification of Continental Diatoms (Postgraduate Course)

1 - 5 August 2005, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Taller en Biodiversidad y Taxonomía: " Presente y Futuro en el Uruguay"

14 - 18 June 2004, Montevideo, Uruguay

Tenth meeting of Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

24 - 25 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

Tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/73391 (2010-162)
To: CBD National Focal Points; SBSTTA Focal Points; GTI Focal Points; GTI Coordination Mechanism

I am pleased to inform you that the tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) will be held in Nagoya, Japan, on 24 October 2010 on the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10).

Tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

The Census of Marine Life: A New Scientific Baseline for Policy

The Census of Marine Life, a 10-year scientific initiative to assess and explain the diversity, distribution, and abundance of life in the oceans will be released in October 2010. This unprecedented effort involved over 2500 scientists from 80 countries and spanned all realms of the ocean, from ...

Recommendation VI/6

The Global Taxonomy Initiative: programme of work

The Ninth International Congress for Culture Collections (ICCC-9)

23 - 28 July 2000, Brisbane, Australia

The eleventh meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

3 - 4 June 2011, Montreal, Canada

The first true millipede: new species with more than 1000 legs discovered in Western Australia

Researchers named the subterranean animal Eumillipes persephone after the Greek goddess of the underworld

The new species discovered in 2020

Many would probably say that 2020 was a complete blowout — politically, socially, experientially, and unfortunately for many, health-wise. But in the world of science, it was an overall fantastic year. Hundreds of new species were discovered in 2020, adding to our planet's biodiversity and makin ...

The newest species of Philippine false gecko is the 10th (and counting)

Spotting false geckos in the wild can be hard. They can easily disappear into their environment thanks to their cryptic colors and markings and their use of hollow areas to hide in.

The results of the International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010.

Presentation on the results of the International Youth Conference on Biodiversity in Aichi 2010., which will be held from 21st to 27th of August. Youth participants of the conference will serve as presenters and will present their statement and action plans for their own future.

The stories of Australia's botanical biodiversity

A herbarium is an evolving collection of dried plants, fungi and algae, but it’s also a time capsule. Each specimen has a story: what is it, where and when was it collected, and by whom?

Thirteenth Meeting of the Coordination Mechanism of the Global Taxonomy Initiative

29 - 30 April 2012, Montreal, Canada

Thirty-first meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

31 May - 4 June 2021, Online, Switzerland

This Newly Discovered African Tarantula Has a Rude-Looking Horn on Its Back

While many people's reaction to big hairy spiders is usually "AHHH", you've got to admit, this spider's odd-looking back appendage does look rather amusing. The peculiar and previously undocumented protrusion belongs to the tarantula Ceratogyrus attonitifer found in Angola, Central Africa.

Tiny frog species among series of finds in Andean ‘sky islands’

An “ecological Swat team” has discovered 20 previously unknown species in the misty cloud forests and cascading waterfalls that flank Bolivia’s Zongo valley.

Tiny thorn snail discovered in Panama's backyard

Five years after one particular tiny thorn snail from Panama was identified as new to science, it is described in a scientific article. The official discovery only became possible after earlier this year glassy shells were collected from the La Amistad International Park, Chiriquí, Panama. Succe ...

Towards Sustainable Development: Partnerships for Demand-driven Taxonomic Capacity Building, Organized by BioNET INTERNATIONAL in collaboration with the Convention on Biological Diversity.

8 - 12 July 2002, Pretoria, South Africa

Training workshops for the participants in COP-9

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/CV/62913 (2008-031)
To: All CBD, CHM and SBSTTA National Focal Points

The Secretariat, in cooperation with the Consortium of the Scientific Partners on Biodiversity and the Botanical Gardens of the University of Bonn, is pleased to announce the organization of four training workshops for the participants in the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9 ...

Treasure trove of new insects discovered on island

More than a hundred insect species that are new to science have been discovered on an Indonesian island. Found in remote rainforests, the tiny beetles appear to have been overlooked for decades. All 103 belong to the same group - weevils.

Twelfth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) (COP12): “Their Future is Our Future Sustainable Development for Wildlife & People”

23 - 28 October 2017, Manila, Philippines

Twelfth Meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

Reference: SCBD/STTM/JM/JSH/CRm/77538 (2011-173)
To: GTI focal points

I am pleased to inform you that the twelfth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative (GTI) will be held in Montreal, Canada, from 5 to 6 November 2011, immediately prior to the fifteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific Technical and Technological Matt ...

Twelfth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

5 - 6 November 2011, Montreal, Canada

Twelve new butterfly species recorded in the Eastern Ghats of Visakhapatnam district

Gossamer-winged butterflies conjure up images of flowery fields and sunshine-soaked gardens. Indicators of a healthy environment and ecosystem, butterflies have been widely used by ecologists to study the impact of habitat loss and fragmentation, and climate change.

Two New Species of Screech Owls Identified

Ornithologists from the United States, Brazil and Finland have described two new species of the owl genus Megascops from the Amazon and Atlantic forests.

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/INF/35

Progress Report on the Establishment of a Special Fund for the Global Taxonomy Initiative

UNEP/CBD/COP/4/INF/28

The Darwin Declaration<br>Submission by the Government of Australia

UNEP/CBD/COP/6/INF/23

The Global Taxonomy Initiative<br />Report on progress and status

UNEP/CBD/COP/8/17/ADD1

Elaboration of Relative Roles of the CHM in Dealing with Taxonomic Databases Including: The Inter-American Biodiversity Information Network, BioNET, the Global Biodiversity Information Facility, Species 2000, the Integrated Taxonomic Information System and Natureserve

UNEP/CBD/COP/9/20/ADD2

The Global Taxonomy Initiative - Matters arising from decision VIII/3, including the development of outcome-oriented deliverables

UNEP/CBD/COP/9/INF/33

Global Taxonomy Initiative: Analysis of Funded GTI-Related Projects

UNEP/CBD/GTI-CM/10/3

Report of the Tenth Meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative