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#1338822022-03-31
Improving biodiversity monitoring in Europe
The European data landscape is highly fragmented in the area of biodiversity. A variety of different methods for data collection and analysis often makes it impossible to compare across countries the information that has been obtained.
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#1350342022-06-22
In Costa Rica, unlicensed fishers and regulators unite over a common enemy
Every morning, just after dawn, small-scale fishers Ettel Lattouche and Rafael Hernández head to the beach with their fishing gear to eke out a living. Together, the couple venture deep into the ocean off Punta Uva, a small town on Costa Rica’s southern Caribbean coast, and hope to return with s ...
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#1340002022-04-12
In Gabon, a community’s plea against logging paves the way for a new reserve
Gabon’s environment minister has announced an immediate end to the logging of the Massaha ancestral forest in the country’s northeast, setting his administration a two-month deadline to finalize technical questions for permanent protection of the site.
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#1327162022-01-25
In a battle between this endangered flower and a lithium mine, who should win?
In a remote corner of Nevada a four hour drive north of Las Vegas, there’s a small yellow flower that exists nowhere else in the world: Its entire global habitat takes up a chunk of federally-owned land a little smaller than two football fields.
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#1337212022-03-07
In plan for African wildlife corridors, there’s more than one elephant in the room
An international conservation group is pushing forward with ambitious plans for extended elephant corridors in Africa that would allow the animals room to move more freely — not just across adjacent borders but across the length and breadth of nearly half the continent.
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#1348912022-06-07
In the DRC’s forests, a tug-of-war between oil and aid
It was a banner moment at COP26, one of the climate summit’s headline achievements. On stage, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson sat with President Félix Tshisekedi of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the two put their pens to paper.
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#1303592021-09-13
India Committed To Combat Biggest Global Challenge In Climate Change, Says Environment Minister Bhupender YADAV
Climate change is the biggest global challenge and India is committed to combat it, Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav said on Monday.
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#1341022022-04-18
India can help other countries achieve their climate change goals: UN representative
India not only has the potential to become a net-zero carbon emission country by 2070 but can also support others in achieving their climate change goals, said Rachel Kyte, a member of the UN Secretary General's high-level advisory group on climate action.
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#1333772022-02-21
India, France agree on Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance
India and France have agreed on a Roadmap on Blue Economy and Ocean Governance with the aim to contribute to scientific knowledge and ocean conservation and ensure that the ocean remains a global common, based on the rule of law.
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#1302672021-09-03
Indian wolf among world’s most endangered and distinct wolves
The Indian wolf could be far more endangered than previously recognized, according to a study from the University of California, Davis, and the scientists who sequenced the Indian wolf's genome for the first time.
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#1334152022-02-22
Indigenous communities uncertain over proposed change to Kenyan forest law
In November 2021, the Kenyan parliament proposed a bill that would effectively eliminate the Kenya Forest Service’s (KFS) role as an intermediary between petitioners and parliament in requests to alter forest boundaries.
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#1330792022-02-10
Indigenous community takes Guatemalan land rights fight to international court
Guatemala – An Indigenous community engaged in a decades-long struggle for land rights in Guatemala is bringing its battle to an international court this week in a case that could have far-reaching implications for Indigenous rights and mining activity.
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#1303032021-09-07
Indigenous groups join Marseille conservation conference, armed with voting rights
Newly armed with voting rights, indigenous peoples have come to the world's leading conservation congress meeting in the southern French city of Marseille both hopeful and wary. Their representatives say they have clear demands, and will not go quietly into the night.
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#1332782022-02-16
Indigenous peoples in Guatemala demand sovereignty over oil and mining resources
A Mayan community in Guatemala is taking the government to court in a case that could recognise the right of indigenous peoples to control oil, gas and mining resources on their land.
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#1349702022-06-14
Indonesia issues long-delayed rules to protect migrant fishing workers
Indonesia has issued a much-anticipated decree to boost the protection of Indonesian deckhands working aboard foreign commercial and fishing vessels.
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#1328272022-02-01
Indonesia on track with peatland restoration, but bogged down with mangroves
Indonesia has recorded mixed progress in its dual programs of restoring tropical peatlands and mangroves, acknowledging that achieving the latter goal will be far more challenging than for the higher-profile peatlands.
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#1353752022-07-20
Indonesian islanders sue cement producer for climate damages
Residents of an Indonesian island threatened by rising sea levels have begun legal action against the cement producer Holcim. The claim for compensation, filed in Switzerland by three men and one woman, is understood to be the first major climate damages lawsuit against a cement company.
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#84092004-11-16
Inter-Parliamentary Union unanimously adopts a resolution affirming the role of parliaments in preserving biological diversity.
In its 111th session the Interparliamentary Union unanimously adopted a resolution that affirmed the role of parliaments in preserving biological diversity, focusing on a number of key areas of the work of the CBD
Meeting
#5801International Civil Aviation Day 2018
7 December 2018, Montreal, Canada
Meeting
#6339International Conference on Climate Risk, Vulnerability and Resilience Building
19 - 21 April 2023, Paris, France
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#5209International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2013, Mulitple Venues
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#5369International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2014
Meeting
#5463International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
16 September 2015, Nairobi, Kenya
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#6399International expert workshop on Non-Detriment Findings (NDFs)
4 - 8 December 2023, Nairobi, Kenya
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#1309272021-10-19
Interview: Kunming Declaration ushers in new era for biodiversity conservation, says FAO official
The Kunming Declaration ushers in a new era for biodiversity conservation and sustainable use, Maria Helena Semedo, Deputy Director-General of the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), has told Xinhua.
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#1280472021-04-14
Invoke Forest Rights Act for Environmental Conservation in Kashmir
THE Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition Of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, also called the Forest Rights Act or FRA is being criticised by several environmental and wildlife activists across India. They believe giving land rights to tribal and forest-dwelling population ...
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#1312562021-10-28
Is China stepping up its nature conservation?
Overshadowed by climate issues, China’s biodiversity governance rarely rises to global attention. Yet, during the recently convened first session of COP15, the UN Biodiversity Conference held in Kunming, President Xi Jinping promised to lead the world in “building a shared future for all life on ...
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#1351552022-06-30
Is climate inaction a human rights violation?
The UN Human Rights Office clearly states that climate change threatens the enjoyment of life, food, and health. It would probably be difficult to respond to this by taking a shift in global weather patterns to court.
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#1333192022-02-18
Island states meet to discuss suing Global North over climate change
Leaders of small island nations met on Tuesday to discuss suing countries in the Global North for the damage caused by emissions.
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#1296902021-07-27
Isle of Man government outlines five-year climate change plan Published1 hour ago
Phasing out fossil fuel-powered vehicles and harnessing the resources of the ocean are among the Isle of Man government's new plans to tackle climate change. A five-year action plan has been shared in July's sitting of Tynwald.
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#1330722022-02-10
Italian Constitution Edited to Protect Environment From Ongoing Climate Crisis
It's a big day for Italian environmentalists — the country has updated its constitution to account for climate change, and to protect Italy from the effects of global warming.
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#1239462020-01-24
Italy's Conte Proposes Introducing Provision On Environmental Protection In Constitution
Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte proposed on Friday introducing a provision on environmental protection and conservation of biodiversity in the republic's constitution.
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#1326042022-01-19
It’s time for business and government to get together on climate change
What do you get when a banker, an oil executive, a miner and a big-agriculture player walk into a virtual conference together? A big ask for federal government activism — and that’s no joke.
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#1347372022-05-27
Ivory ban loophole means elephant body parts can still be traded in UK
Elephant skins, feet, ears and tails will continue to be traded in the UK even after next month’s ivory ban comes into force, it has been revealed.
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#1288632021-05-26
Jamaica working towards greener post-COVID recovery —Charles
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Housing, Urban Renewal, Environment and Climate Change, Pearnel Charles, says Jamaica, like the rest of the world, is actively engaged in the development of plans and strategies geared towards a greener and more resilient recovery post COVID-19.
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#1283032021-04-28
Joe Bidens Star Trek on climate change
On April 29, the US will celebrate the first 100 days of 46th President Joseph Biden. After four years of chaotic Trump governance, the world is relieved how quickly Biden was able to deliver calm and competent professionalism in tackling the pandemic, economy and in setting the tone on foreign ...
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#1282312021-04-26
Johnson must push G7 to pay billions more in climate aid, say experts
Boris Johnson must push rich countries meeting in Cornwall in June to come up with tens of billions of dollars more in aid for poor countries to deal with climate breakdown, or face the failure of vital UN climate talks to be hosted by the UK in Glasgow in November, according to leading climate ...
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#1284862021-05-07
Johnson, Merkel Urge Economic Powers to Pledge Toward Climate Change
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the world’s economic powers Thursday not to shy away from serious investments in combating climate change.
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#1294942021-07-09
Joint CO2 targets must not diminish German industry, CDU leader warns EU
The frontrunner to succeed Angela Merkel as German chancellor has warned the EU that joint greenhouse gas targets must not come at the cost of diminishing the prowess of German industry, signalling a reluctance to join carbon reduction schemes planned in other European countries.
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#1344322022-05-13
Joy for environmentalists as California blocks bid for $1.4bn desalination plant
A California coastal panel on Wednesday rejected a long-standing proposal to build a $1.4b seawater desalination plant to turn Pacific Ocean water into drinking water as the state grapples with persistent drought that is expected to worsen in coming years with climate change.
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#1291092021-06-07
KSA takes lead in $250bn climate change drive
DUBAI: Saudi Arabia has committed to play a key role in the development of renewable fuel sources and clean energy technology.
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#1327902022-01-28
Kampong Thom Governor pushes for protection of protected areas
The Governor Ngoun Ratanak urged all locals to help protect the flooded forests in the province. Governor Ratanak urged all people to help protect the flooded forests and join efforts to rehabilitate them. T
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#1263122020-12-16
Kashmir’s New Land Laws Could Impact Biodiversity
Walking in the middle of fields of delicately-scented purple saffron crocus flowers, 36-year-old Mubeen Yasin, a saffron farmer from the southern region of Indian Kashmir, is not optimistic that in a few years time the scenery will remain as beautiful as it is today.
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#1354432022-07-26
Keep starfish off the barbecue: New Zealanders call for rockpool protections
New Zealanders are calling for authorities to restrict the pillaging of the country’s rockpools and shorelines, amid fears that a taste for shellfish, limpets, octopuses and barbecued starfish is disrupting ecosystems and driving some species toward extinction.
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#1296752021-07-26
Kenya: Government in Sh6.2 Trillion Plan to Combat Climate Change
Kenya requires Sh6.2 trillion over the next 10 years to fund its war on climate change. The country requires Sh620 billion annually -- Sh180 billion to reduce the severity of the climate change fall out and Sh440 billion to build resilience. Part of the strategies includes cutting greenhouse gas ...
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#1340262022-04-13
Koroilavesau speaks on behalf of the AG in the Ocean Conference in Palau
Minister for Fisheries Semi Koroilavesau says Fiji is using our reopening to the world as a reset for a highly sustainable and resilient tourism sector.
Side Event
#1817COP 10
2010-10-22
LEGAL AND POLICY TOOLS TO ADAPT BIODIVERSITY MANAGEMENT TO CLIMATE CHANGE
Employing adaptive management principles and techniques, this side event discusses opportunities to use national legal and regulatory frameworks to adapt biodiversity management to climate change and strengthen resiliency in biodiversity governance. The Environmental Law Institute will release f ...
Side Event
#2502WGRI 4
2012-05-09
LEGAL ASPECTS OF ACHIEVING THE AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS ( IDLO, CISDl, SCBD)
The side event will present the early outcomes of a legal capacity-building project on eight Aichi Targets. It focuses on supporting legal preparedness for measures that address the direct and indirect drivers of biodiversity loss. The project is taking place in partnership with the Secretariat ...
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#1187392018-10-30
Labor to propose new environmental laws to enforce biodiversity and conservation
A Labor government would bring in new federal environment laws and strong independent agencies including a national environment protection authority (EPA) to enforce them, under a draft policy platform signed off by the ALP national executive.
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#1333822022-02-21
Labour’s greening strategy: Underground parking and new open parks
The Labour Party vowed to increase urban public spaces by putting car parks underground if given a fresh mandate in the coming general election.