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World Environmental Education Congress: June 2013

9 - 14 June 2013, Marrakesh, Morocco

UNEP/CBD/COP/8/14

Global Initiative on Communication, Education and Public Awareness: Overview of implementation of the Programme of Work and options to advance future work

UNEP/CBD/COP/9/INF/3

Communication, Education and Public Awareness: The “Agenda for Action” – short list of priority activities

UNEP/CBD/COP/9/INF/23

Draft Report of the Expert Workshop on Education

Document

The International Year of Biodiversity - 2010 Implementation Strategy

UNEP/CBD/CEPA/IAC/2008/1/1

Annotated Provisional Agenda

Document

Information Note for Participants

UNEP/CBD/COP/9/25

Communication, Education and Public Awareness - Progress Report on Implementation of the Programme of Work

UNEP/CBD/COP/9/INF/3

Communication, Education and Public Awareness: The “Agenda for Action” – short list of priority activities

UNEP/CBD/COP/9/INF/23

Draft Report of the Expert Workshop on Education

UNEP/CBD/Gender/2008/1/1

Organizational Matters

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/16

Communication, Education and Public Awareness

37th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

4 - 19 November 2013, Paris, France

Request for relevant information concerning the objectives of the Expert Workshop on Underwater Noise and its Impacts on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 25 – 27 February 2014

Reference: SCBD/SAM/DC/JL/JA/83033 (2014-001)
To: CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points; other Governments; International Maritime Organization; Convention on Migratory Species; International Whaling Commission; indigenous and local communities; and other relevant organizations

Speaking Notes of Mr. Braulio F. de Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Biodiversity Offsets Conference, 13 February 2014, Ottawa, Canada

Nominations: Champions of the Earth Award

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DA/fd/83200 (2014-022)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

Bringing international recognition and a substantial monetary prize to three outstanding individuals, nominations are now invited for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014. The call for nominations remains open from 1 March to 31 May 2014.

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2014

Nominations open for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014

Bringing international recognition and a substantial monetary prize to three outstanding individuals, nominations are now invited for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014. The call for nominations remains open from 1 March to 31 May 2014.

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the Wangari Maathai Day, 3 March 2014

Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2014

Nominations for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/NP/KN/83274 (2014-034)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

World Water Day

22 March 2014

International Day for Biological Diversity 2014

22 - 23 May 2014, Multiple venues

Fair on Experiences and Best Practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12), Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DA/fd/83610 (2014-082)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant Organizations

Statement of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Environment Day – 5 June 2014: “Raise your voice, not the sea level”

Statement of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Environment Day – 5 June 2014: “Raise your voice, not the sea level”

UNEP/CBD/WGRI/5/INF/1

Progress Report on the Provision of Support for Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) and Its Integration into Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 and the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

UNEP/CBD/COP/12/12

Progress Report on Communication, Education and Public Awareness and United Nations Decade on Biodiversity

The Midori Prize for Biodiversity, established by the AEON environmental Foundation, was awarded today to three individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at all levels.

Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014

Tokyo and Montreal, 8 September 2014 – The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014 have been announced today in Tokyo, Japan and Montreal, Canada. The MIDORI Prize is a biennial international prize organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on ...

Conservation of Cranes’ Wintering Habitat in Korean DMZ area as Ramsar Site with special link to North-east Asian Crane Flyway

Korean DMZ area has been important wintering habitat for many migratory waterbirds, especially it supports several hundred birds of White-naped Crane (Grus vipio) and Red-crowned Crane (Grus japonensis) in North-east Asia. This event is aims to seek how to promote these important sites as intern ...

Findings and recommendations of the High-Level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

Following the request from COP-11, through decision XI/4, the High-Level Panel on Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 will present the outcomes of its bottom-up research on the range of the costs of implementing the activities needed to a ...

China's Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets

This event will provide updates on China's progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Information covers the distribution of biodiversity in China, China's national biodiversity conservation strategy and action plan, main actions carried out, biodiversity monitoring, assessment of progres ...

SDGS - BIODIVERSITY AND SOCIAL-ECOLOGICAL RESILIENCE - DIALOGUE

Evidence and recommendations regarding the role of biodiversity in the post 2015 process related to Sustainable Devleopment Goals and the implementation of them will be discussed in this side event. A sharper focus on integrating biodiversity is essential in the post-2015 goal-setting and implem ...

PEOPLES DIALOGUE on Bt-Brinjal in Bangladesh and GE politics

The Government of Bangladesh permitted to grow Bt-brinjal in the farmers fields.Farmers, Environmentalist and media are still now protesting. In the coming COP12 of CBD we want to arrange a public dialoufe session on Bt-brinjal and the politics of GE. Our presentation is based on the 20 Bt-brin ...

Présentation de l'Atlas de l'empreinte écologique et de la biocapacité des pays francophones

Cet Atlas, fruit d’une collaboration entre l’Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie et le Global Footprint Network, avec l’appui d’autres partenaires, dont la FRANCE et la Wallonie, vise à améliorer et à approfondir la compréhension de l'Empreinte écologique et des tendances de la biocap ...

A Series of Reviews on International Collaboration for the Aichi Biodiversity Targets: A Case of Japan and Partner Nations

This side event will be “the initial review session” in the series of four CBD COP side events up to 2020 when the Aichi Biodiversity Targets will be concluded. Our prime objective of the side events is to discuss effective approaches and strategies to achieve the Targets and make recommendation ...

South Africa's Implementation of the Aichi Targets

Presentation and panel discussion on the successes and challenges in terms of Rhino Conservation

EXTERNAL RESPONSIBILITY. AN ASSESSMENT OF ITS EFFECTS ON GLOBAL BIODIVERSITY LOSS

The growing internationalization of the economy is responsible for the effects that domestic decisions have beyond any political or administrative boundaries. That applies not only to States and unions of States such as the European Union, but also to subnational and local governments. In the co ...

Does biodiversity matter for development? EU's development cooperation launches its B4Life Flagship Initiative.

The EU Biodiversity for Life (B4Life) flagship initiative is designed to help developing countries protect ecosystems, combat wildlife crime and develop green economies. It takes the novel approach of emphasising the economic benefits of protecting biodiversity and ecosystems in the interest of ...

Falconry and Falconer’s Activities associated with Sustainable Wildlife Management

Falconry is a worldwide traditional hunting art using trained birds of prey with a history of over 3,000 years. It is listed as an Intangible Cultural Heritage by UNESCO. Recently, sustainable use of wildlife is being recognized as a way to help conserve biological diversity; sustainable use o ...

Effect of sand mining on biodiversity.

Sand mining is a neglected but serious environmental hazard affecting beaches, creeks and rivers all over the world. Rampant sand mining destroys environment and bio diversity, affects water security and causes land erosion. Developing countries like India, Cambodia and other Asian countries co ...

The GBIF Secretariat has launched the inaugural GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge, hoping to inspire innovative applications of open-access biodiversity data by scientists, informaticians, data modelers, cartographers and other experts competing for a €20,000 first prize. Visit the challenge site at: gbif.challengepost.com

Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA-IAC)

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DAIN/fd/84275 (2015-031)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities

EXTENSION OF DEADLINE: Call for nominations for the Informal Advisory Committee on Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA-IAC)

Reference: SCBD/MPO/AF/DAIN/fd/84275 (2015-044)
To: CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations, and indigenous peoples and local communities

Indigenous peoples and local communities often refer to this Earth as Pachamama or “Mother Earth.” The fate of Pachamama and of humans has been shaped over a history that has been intertwined.

The pilot programme is targeting young scholars who wish to gain experience by participating in the development of the regional and sub-regional assessments (Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and Central Asia) or the thematic assessment on land degradation and restoration. Selected fellows will take part as contributing authors to the chapter of the assessment they are selected for.

International Day for Biological Diversity 2015

22 - 23 May 2015, Multiple venues

As governments from around the world prepare to adopt the sustainable development goals and targets later this year, it is particularly fitting that this year’s World Environment Day is being celebrated under the theme of resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production. The well-being of humanity, the environment, society and the economy depends on the responsible use and management of the earth’s natural resources.