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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.

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Conference “Global Implementation Programme for the SEEA”, 17-19 June 2013, New York City

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Conference “Global Implementation Programme for the SEEA”, 17-19 June 2013, New York City

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the International Seminar “Towards Linking Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services to Economic and Human Activity”, New York, United States of America, 27 - 29 November 2012

Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Montreal Council of Foreign Relations, Montreal, Canada, 28 November 2012

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Biotrade Congress, 18 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Biotrade Congress, 18 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf at the occasion of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment in Regular Session, 3 November 2008.

Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf at the occasion of the WTO Committee on Trade and Environment in Regular Session, 3 November 2008

Strengthening capacities to combat poaching and the illegal wildlife trade in support of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

The current dimension and growth in the illegal trade in wildlife products pose a significant risk both to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and to social and economic development. Past and recent successes in conservation, protected area management and the governance of natur ...

Study under the Convention on Biodiversity Identifies Economic Incentives as A Key to Saving Biodiversity

Montreal, 16 March 2011 – A new report from the Convention on Biodiversity on the role of economic incentives in shaping environmental behaviour concludes that the removal of subsidies which lead to environmentally damaging practices, and the promotion of incentive schemes that promote positive ...

Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for Spanish-speaking Central American and Caribbean Countries

26 - 27 October 2015, San Jose, Costa Rica

Sub-regional Workshop on Valuation and Incentive Measures for Eastern Europe and Central Asia

29 - 31 May 2012, Tbilisi, Georgia

Sub-regional Workshop on Valuation and Incentive Measures for South America, Santiago, Chile, 15 to 17 May 2012

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/79215 (2012-041)
To: CBD Focal Points of: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela and relevant organizations

Sub-regional Workshop on Valuation and Incentive Measures for Sub-Saharan West Africa

14 - 17 May 2013, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

Sub-regional Workshop on valuation and incentive measures for Sub-Saharan West Africa, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 19 to 22 February 2013

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/80981 (2012-150)
To: CBD National Focal Points of: Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Ivory Coast, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo and relevant organizations

Subregional Capacity-Building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for South Asia

16 - 18 September 2015, New Delhi, India

Subregional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for English Speaking African Countries

24 - 25 November 2015, Entebbe, Uganda

Subregional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for South America

12 - 13 November 2015, Lima, Peru

Subregional Capacity-building Workshop on Financial Reporting and Resource Mobilization for Southeast Asia

30 November - 1 December 2015, Manila, Philippines

Sumatra Landscape Conservation --Riau, Jambi and West Sumatra Case

WWF projects in Sumatra contain a variety of fundamental elements for biodiversity conservation. During this seminar style event, we address governmental efforts, WWF plan for protected area network, community development, sustainable financing based on our ongoing projects experience

Survey by the World Conservation Monitoring Centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP-WCMC) and the Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) to review the incorporation of biodiversity and ecosystem service values into National Biodiversity Strategies and Actions Plans (NBSAPs)

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/79105 (2012-036)
To: CBD National Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points

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 ...

TEEB (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity) Capacity-building Workshop for North Africa and the Middle East Beirut, Lebanon, 21 to 23 February 2012

Reference: SCBD/SEL/ML/GD/78209 (2011-238)
To: CBD Focal Points of: Algeria, Bahrain, Comoros, Djibouti, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syrian Arab Republic, Tunisia, United Arab Emirates, Yemen, and relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that a Capacity-building Workshop for North Africa and the Middle East on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) will be held in Beirut, Lebanon, from 21 to 23 February 2012.

TEEB - The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: A synthesis of key findings from across the study

At COP10 Pavan Sukhdev, Study Leader for the study into The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity will present final key findings and recommendations from across the TEEB reports. The study is global and reach and brings together and communicates the best available scientific and economic ana ...

TEEB - The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: key findings for Local Policy and Business

This session presents key findings and recommendations for Local Policy and Business including Japanese best practices and other findings based on the “policy studies of environmental economics” program of MOE-J. It includes responses from the public and private sector and highlights practical n ...

TEEB Appoints the Executive Secretary to its Advisory Board

Copenhagen, 15 December 2009. On 27 November 2009, Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), was appointed, with immediate effect, to serve on the Advisory Board of the initiative on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB).

TEEB – The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: National Policy findings and options – and examples of best valuation practice from Japan

This session explores key findings from the TEEB for National and International Policy Makers report. The panel will include national policymakers and is supported by examples of best valuation practice in Japan for the protection and sustainable use of biodiversity.

TIPPING TOWARDS SUSTAINABILITY: APPLYING RESILIENCE THINKING IN BIODIVERSITY GOVERNANCE

In this side event, UNDP and the Resilience and Development Programme (SwedBio) at Stockholm Resilience Centre will present the concept of “resilience” in relation to the objectives of the CBD. Enhancing ecosystem resilience is one of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and is critical to prevent ec ...

TRIPs - Ten Years Later: A Conference to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Conclusion of the WTO TRIPs Agreement

23 - 24 June 2004, Brussels, Belgium

Tenth GEF Council Meeting

4 - 6 November 1997, Washington D.C., United States of America

The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)

2 - 6 April 2001, Geneva, Switzerland

The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)

18 - 22 June 2001, Geneva, Switzerland

The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)

20 - 21 September 2001, Geneva, Switzerland

The Council for Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property (TRIPS)

26 - 29 November 2001, Geneva, Switzerland

The CTE special session on information exchange and observer status

Statement by Dr. Hamdallah Zedan, Executive Secretary<br>Geneva, Switzerland, 12 November 2002

The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity is an initiative to draw attention to the global economic benefits of biodiversity and the costs of biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation.

The First North American Symposium on Understanding Linkages between Trade and Environment

11 - 12 October 2000, Washington, United States of America

The Fourth WTO Ministerial Conference

9 - 13 November 2001, Doha, Qatar

The Green Development Mechanism (GDM) and innovative finance

In light of the deliberations of the Parties on innovative financial mechanisms, this side event will explore how a GDM could generate additional funding from the private sector in support of biodiversity and development. A high-level panel will discuss the case for further consultation and work ...

The New Bioeconomy: Innovative Financial Mechanisms, Payments for Environmental Services, REDD+ and the Financialization of Biodiversity

The side event will address the potential impact of proposed markets in environmental services and other innovative financial mechanisms on Indigenous Peoples, local communities and women. It will also discuss new phenomena like the financialization of biodiversity and how the proposed bioeconom ...

The Next Challenge – the role of finance institutions in accounting for biodiversity and ecosystem services in the Asia Pacific region

Between Copenhagen & Rio+20 - UNEP FI aims to capitalize on the platform of the CBD COP 10 in Nagoya to raise awareness amongst financial institutions on the latest findings and expertise regarding the risks involved in the inadequate valuation of nature. Additionally, it aims to increase awaren ...

The Sixth WTO Ministerial Conference

13 - 18 December 2004, Hong Kong, China

Third GEF Council Meeting

22 - 24 February 1995, Washington D.C., United States of America

Third North American Symposium on Assessing the Environmental Effects of Trade: Investment, Growth and the Environment

30 November - 1 December 2005, Montreal, Canada

Third Replenishment of the GEF Trust Fund

6 - 7 August 2002, Washington D.C., United States of America

Third Working Group Meeting on Economic Instruments

28 - 29 November 2002, Geneva, Switzerland

Thirteenth GEF Council Meeting

5 - 7 May 1999, Washington D.C., United States of America

Toward a well-being economy

Traditionally, our policy and decision-makers use three basic measures of economic progress: gross domestic product (GDP), inflation rate, and unemployment rate. But how useful are these economic measures, especially during this period when we are recovering from the COVID-19 pandemic?

Tracking Economic Instruments and Finance for Biodiversity: Invitation to contribute data on positive incentives relevant to Aichi Biodiversity Target 3 to the OECD PINE database

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/AS/ML/GD/88414 (2019-114)
To: CBD National Focal Points and Resource Mobilization Focal Points