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#805COP 8
2006-03-30
Traditional Knowledge, the CBD and UNU
Awareness of the value of traditional knowledge (TK), particularly its potential contribution to sustainable development and poverty alleviation, is growing at a time when such knowledge is being threatened as never before. The causes of this loss are complex and profound. The CBD has proven ...
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#823COP 8
2006-03-20
Transboundary Protected Areas & the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas. Launch of 2006 World Database on Protected Areas.
The objective of this side event is to emphasize the importance of Transboundary Protected Areas (TBPAs) for achieving biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in line with the objectives of the CBD and the Programme of Work on Protected Areas. The side event is intended to showcas ...
Side Event
#726COP 8
2006-03-20
Transnational Cooperation on Management of Fresh Water: the Guarani Aquifer
Presentation of legal research and case studies from representative regions as potential models and a draft agreement for management of the Guarani Aquifer (Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Paraguay) building on article published in Texas Law Review, June, 2005 by Benjamin, Tinker, Lima Marques
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#896COP 8
2006-03-30
UNEP Issue-Based Modules, a pragmatic approach to facilitate coherent biodiversity implementation
Presentation of the UNEP Issue-Based Modules to the CBD COP8 Delegates and invite them to participate in the project.
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#801COP 8
2006-03-20
Update on high seas and deep seabed issues.
IUCN and invited speakers will highlight recent scientific discoveries about life in the open ocean and deep seabed beyond national jurisdiction and provide an update on discussions at the UNGA open-ended informal Working Group on issues related to marine biodiversity beyond national jurisdicit ...
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#800COP 8
2006-03-29
Urban conservation efforts to engage city dwellers and to reduce the loss of important biodiversity
Two similar experiences—one in Chicago, U.S., and one in Curitiba, Brazil—engage city-dwellers in the conservation and restoration of natural remnants of high biological value that survive in large urban centers. In this side-event we will have a round-table presentation of the work of Chicago W ...
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#704COP 8
2006-03-24
Using the Ecosystem Approach to Implement the Convention on Biological Diversity
The IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management and its partners will present the Ecosystem Approach case studies and capacity building efforts they have implemented over the past three years.
Side Event
#670COP 8
2006-03-24
Vigilant Villages: The “Aldeias Vigilantes” Project against Biopiracy
The Aldeias Vigilantes (Vigilant Villages) Project is being carried out in the Brazilian state of Acre. The project consists in empowering indigenous communities and establishing a communication system in order to prevent acts of biopiracy. Represntatives of Amazonlink and the Ministry of En ...
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#966COP 8
2006-03-22
WORLD WATER DAY - WATER AND BIODIVERSITY: AN ECOSYSTEM PERSPECTIVE FOR THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES PLAN
Brazil is the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve the World Summit on Sustainable Development’s target of developing a national plan for managing its water resources. The National Water Resources Plan (PNRH) addresses the way Brazilian society will face the challenge of ...
Side Event
#928COP 8
2006-03-23
Wetlands, Water and Livelihoods
The event will enhance awareness on poverty-environment issues in wetlands and highlight the results of the recent international workshop held in South Africa on Wetlands, Water and Livelihoods; provide information on the WI Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Programme - including invitation for pa ...
Side Event
#993COP 8
2006-03-30
Wild Brazil, the last natural refuges
The event squedulle is: *7 minutes of video projection to show the Atlantic forest, the Native forest, the Pantanal, the Caves of South Pantanal, flora and fauna and the water quality. *Short explanation of the Project, research and academic levels of the information, and final objetives. *Util ...
Side Event
#606COP 8
2006-03-24
Wildlife Watching and Tourism
The side event explores: 1. information on: · the numbers of tourists engaging in “wildlife watching” tourism activities, · the range of “wildlife watching” tourism activities (for example, ranging from bird watching to whale watching, from interest in large mammals to coral reefs and sharks) ...
Side Event
#885COP 8
2006-03-30
Side Event
#627COP 8
2006-03-21
Working Together to Scale Up Protected Areas Work
A lunch event hosted by The Nature Conservancy and other NGOs to discuss how to work together to follow through on Proected Areas commitments.
Side Event
#824COP 8
2006-03-22
World Data Base on Protected Areas & the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas
Launch of the 2006 version of the WDPA. Discussion on future needs and opportunities to improve data quality and coverage.
Side Event
#923COP 8
2006-03-23
independent monitoring of forest related commitments under the FFFC
Presentation of independent monitoring report on the implementation of FCCC Art.4.1(d)
Side Event
#980COP 8
2006-03-31
la Octava Reunión de la Conferencia de las Partes
De conformidad con las reglas 6 y 7 del Reglamento de las Reuniones de la Conferencia de las Partes, las reuniones están abiertas a la participación de cualquier entidad u organismo, sea gubernamental o no-gubernamental, calificado en campos concernientes a la conservación y al uso sostenible de ...
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#830COP 8
2006-03-22
national strategies for the implementation of the CBD PRogramme for protected areas
The 7th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a Programme of Work on Protected Areas. It emphasizes that the goals it has included allow a framework within which national and regional targets could be developed according to natio ...
Side Event
#1023COP 8
“ASEAN Center for Biodiversity: Opportunities to promote CBD implementation in the Southeast Asian Region”
“The ASEAN Center for Biodiversity was recently established by the ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to promote biodiversity conservation in the region, which is well known for its diverse and rich tropical biological diversity. The Center reflects the st ...
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#862COP 8
2006-03-28
“Conservation finance and payment for ecosystem services: new developments and ways forward”
Informal presentations and discussion