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The “Green Wave” launched at the UN Bonn Biodiversity Summit

Bonn - 22 May 2008— A global initiative under the motto “One school, one tree, one gift for Nature “ aimed at empowering youth to take charge of their future was launched today in Bonn at the 9th United Nations Conference on Biodiversity, on the occasion of the International Day on Biological D ...

Biodiversity Training Workshop for Journalists attending COP 9

25 - 26 May 2008, Bonn, Germany

Urban Biodiversity and the Role of Cities in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use discussed at Bonn Biodiversity Conference.

Urban Biodiversity and the Role of Cities in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use discussed at Bonn Biodiversity Conference

Bonn, 26 May—With more than half of the world’s people now living in cities, 191 countries are, for the first time, discussing ways to promote biodiversity in an urban setting at the Biodiversity Conference taking place in Bonn, Germany. The countries are joined by the mayors of the world, who w ...

Biodiversity Convention Secretariat Signs Historic Agreement with Brazilian State of Paraná to Offset Emissions.

3 Heads of State, 87 Ministers to Open Biodiversity High Level Conference.

Biodiversity Convention Secretariat Signs Historic Agreement with Brazilian State of Paraná to Offset Emissions

Bonn, 27 May — To meet its pledge to reduce its greenhouse gas emissions and work toward carbon neutrality, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into a partnership today with the Brazilian State of Paraná to replant native trees and contribute to the regeneration of ...

World Leaders Redouble Their Commitment to Fulfil the Commitment of Heads of State and Government to Substantially Reduce the Rate of Loss of Biodiversity by 2010.

Parliamentarians Issue Declaration in Support of Biodiversity Action at Bonn Conference.

3 Heads of State, 87 Ministers to Open Biodiversity High Level Conference

Bonn, 27 May—The leaders of Germany, Canada and Palau, together with 87 ministers, will open high-level talks aimed at promoting the protection of the world’s biodiversity at the World Conference Center in Bonn tomorrow morning, 28 May, and continue at the Maritim Hotel through Friday, 30 May.

World Leaders redouble their Commitment to fulfil the Commitment of Heads of State and Government to substantially reduce the Rate of Loss of Biodiversity by 2010

Bonn 28 May 2008 – For the first time in the history of multilateral cooperation for the environment, world leaders reiterated their commitment to substantially reduce the loss of biodiversity within two years. Representatives of 191 Parties and more than 100 Ministers met at the ministerial se ...

Parliamentarians issue Declaration in Support of Biodiversity Action at Bonn Conference

Bonn, 28 May—Calling the present level of biodiversity loss “unprecedented”, parliamentarians attending the Bonn Biodiversity Conference issued a declaration yesterday expressing renewed resolve to ensure that they take the necessary legislative and administrative actions to implement programmes ...

High Level Segment of COP-9

28 - 30 May 2008, Bonn, Germany

A new Universal Global Alliance for Biodiversity Protection established in Bonn.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Closure of the High Level Segment of the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention.

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the closing session of the Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Bonn, 30 May 2008.

A new Universal Global Alliance for Biodiversity Protection established in Bonn

Bonn, 30 May 2008 –Representatives of 191 Parties and over 100 ministers have produced significant new measures to increase the network of protected areas and to negotiate an international set of rules on access to and sharing of the benefits of the rich genetic resources of the world. In so do ...

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Closure of the High Level Segment of the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention

Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Closing Session of the Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Bonn, 30 May 2008

Japan launches the preparation of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit to be held in Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya city in October 2010.

Japan launches the preparation of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit to be held in Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya city in October 2010

17 June 2008, Montreal – Just two weeks after the 191 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) took the decision in Bonn to convene the next United Nations Conference on Biodiversity, in Japan, Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya city in 2010, Japan has launched a national campaign for the p ...

Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its Ninth Meeting (advance version—subject to final clearance).

Report of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/AB/64400 (2008-077)
To: All National Focal Points to the Convention on Biological Diversity

I am pleased to inform you that the final report of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held from 19 to 30 May 2008, in Bonn, Germany, is now available as document UNEP/CBD/COP/9/29. The English version of the report can be access ...

Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, 18-29 October 2010

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/64403 (2008-080)
To: CBD National Focal Points

On behalf of the Government of Japan, and in accordance with Decision IX/35 of the Conference of the Parties, I am pleased to inform you that tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) will be held at the International Conference Center in N ...

COP 9 Presidency pays Working Visit to the UNCBD Secretariat.

COP 9 Presidency pays Working Visit to the UNCBD Secretariat

Montreal, 15 August 2008 – Mr. Jochen Flasbarth, Director General, Federal Ministry for the Environment, representing Mr. Sigmar Gabriel, Federal Minister of the Environment, Germany, and the President of COP 9, paid a two-day visit to the headquarters of the Secretariat of the United Nations ...

Accra Climate Change Talks 2008 - Third session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA-3) and the first part of the sixth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) (UNFCCC)

21 - 27 August 2008, Accra, Ghana

Underfunded COP-9 decisions

Reference: SCBD/RMCS/MR-H/65266 (2008-135)
To: CBD National Focal Points of Potential Donor Countries

The Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, at its first meeting held on 4th October 2008 in Barcelona, Spain, has reviewed the decisions of the ninth regular meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-9) with a view to assessing the funding requirem ...

Message from COP 9 President: Bringing Science to Politics: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.

Minutes of the First Meeting of the COP 9 Bureau, 4 October 2008 - Barcelona, Spain

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/65596 (2008-149)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety National Focal Points, SBSTTA National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that the Minutes of the First Meeting of the COP 9 Bureau, held in Barcelona, Spain on 4 October 2008, is now available on the Secretariat website at:http://www.cbd.int/doc/meetings/cop-bureau/cop-bur-2008/cop-bur-2008-10-minutes-en.pdf.

Meeting of the COP Bureau

26 - 27 November 2008, Berlin, Germany

Joint meeting of the COP and SBSTTA Bureaus

27 - 28 November 2008, Berlin, Germany

Capacity Development Workshop for the Pacific on NBSAPs, the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity and the Integration of Climate Change

2 - 6 February 2009, Nadi, Fiji

Meeting of the COP Bureau

13 - 14 February 2009, Nairobi, Kenya

Meeting of the COP Bureau

30 - 31 March 2009, Paris, France

Communiqué: Executive Secretary discusses Preparations for the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties with all Japanese Stakeholders.

Executive Secretary discusses Preparations for the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties with all Japanese Stakeholders

Montreal, 26 May 2009. Japan organized a major celebration on the International Day for Biological Diversity, joined by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, who was on an official visit to Japan from 21 to 26 May 2009 at the invitation of the Ja ...

Capacity Development Workshop for Europe on NBSAPs and the Mainstreaming of Biodiversity

13 - 17 June 2009, Isle of Vilm, Germany

Communiqué: Visit of the representative of the incoming President of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity had the privilege to welcome on 9-10 July 2010 Mr. Masayoshi Mizuno, Director of the Global Environment Division of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10), 18 – 29 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/68462 (2009-107)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of the Government of Japan, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) will be held in Nagoya, Japan from 18 – 29 October 2010. The High Level Segment will be held from 27 – 29 Octo ...

Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10), 18 – 29 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/68473 (2009-108)
To: International Organizations, Non-Governmental Organization, Indigenous Organizations

I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of the Government of Japan, the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) will be held in Nagoya, Japan from 18 – 29 October 2010. The High Level Segment will be held from 27 – 29 Octo ...

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Aichi-Nagoya COP 10 Promotion Committee Symposium, 11 October 2009, Nagoya, Japan.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Aichi-Nagoya COP10 Promotion Committee Symposium, 11 October 2009, Nagoya, Japan

Communiqué: COP 10 and 2010 IYB Logos Launched in Tokyo

COP 10 and 2010 IYB Logos Launched in Tokyo

Tokyo (Japan), 13 October 2009 – Launching the COP10 logo and slogan, Japan marked the one-year countdown to the start of the tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan in October 2010. The CO ...

COP 10 and 2010 IYB logos launched in Tokyo

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/69216 (2009-135)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

It is my pleasure to inform you that on 13 October 2009, the logo and slogan of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) together with the logo of the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) were launched at the Ministry of the Enviro ...

Communique: Japan hosts International Multi-stakeholder Dialogue for COP 10

Japan hosts International Multi-stakeholder Dialogue for COP 10

Kobe, Japan, 16 October 2009 – The Ministry of the Environment of Japan, in collaboration with IUCN, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Nippon Keidanren (a business association representing 1609 major companies and business organizations in Japan) Committee on N ...

Communiqué: India Offers to Host the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2012

India Offers to Host the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2012

Montreal, 31 October 2009. The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity today welcomed the offer of the Government of India to host the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP-11) in 2012.