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#814092011-08-19
Biodiversity community comes together in Geneva to launch the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
Montreal, 19 August 2011 – In conjunction with the 61st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Government of Switzerland, in partnership with the Japanese presidency of the tenth meeting of the Confere ...
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#813662011-08-18
UEBT and CBD sign MOU to help stop biodiversity loss
Montreal, 18 August 2011 – In the context of the launching of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that seeks to contribute to the i ...
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#811902011-08-10
Antigua and Barbuda becomes twenty-sixth signatory to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol
Montreal, 10 August 2011 – Yesterday, Antigua and Barbuda became the twenty-sixth Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, and the first small island developing State, to sign the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
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#811382011-08-08
Ninety per cent rate achieved in submissions of fourth national reports
Montreal, 8 August 2011 – Ninety per cent of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have submitted their fourth national reports. The Convention Secretariat has to date received 175 fourth national reports. Submitting a national report is an obligation that needs to be implem ...
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#810532011-08-03
Expanding scientific expertise for implementation of Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 2020
Montreal, 3 August 2011– The Consortium of Scientific Partners to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) continues to grow with the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between Agropolis International and the Convention Secretariat. Agropolis International thus becomes the eighteenth m ...
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#810632011-08-03
Assessment of funding needs for the implementation of the Convention gets under way
Montreal – 3 August 2011. The team of experts appointed to prepare an assessment of funding necessary and available for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the period July 2014 to June 2018 held its first meeting at the premises of the Convention Secretariat in Montr ...
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#809982011-08-01
Antigua and Barbuda becomes the first Caribbean island country to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization
Montreal, 1 August 2011 – Antigua and Barbuda has become the forty-first signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and the first Caribbean island country to signal its intent to ratify.
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#810022011-08-01
Struggle against invasive species remains important goal for global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity supports recent statement by conservation organizations
Montreal, 1 August 2011 – The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity has expressed support for a recent call from conservation organizations for continued action against invasive species.
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#809332011-07-28
Enhanced GEF and CBD efforts to explore funding options for achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in West Africa
Montreal, 28 July 2011 – The Convention Secretariat, in collaboration with the Global Environment Facility (GEF) country support programme and with the financial support of European Commission, organized a West Africa regional workshop on biodiversity and finance in support of the Nagoya biodive ...
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#809242011-07-27
UN decades on biodiversity and desertification launched in Addis Ababa
Addis Ababa/Montreal, 27 July 2011 – The United Nations system joined together at the offices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa on 22 July 2011 for the regional launch for Africa of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB) and to mark the United Nations ...
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#807892011-07-25
Spain becomes 40th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and the 25th signatory of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
Montreal, 25 July 2011 –On 21 July 2011, Spain became the 40th Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) ...
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#807572011-07-22
Uruguay: 39th Signatory to the Nagoya Protocol
Montreal, 20 July 2011 –On 19 July 2011, Uruguay became the 39th Party to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization. Thirty-eight countries and the European Union have now signed the new international treaty.
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#806002011-07-18
Intergovernmental forum for biodiversity for food and agriculture and the Convention on Biological Diversity strengthen cooperation for achievement of biodiversity targets
Montreal/Rome 18 July 2011. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the Food and Agriculture Organization and the Convention on Biological Diversity will strengthen their collaboration for achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, through common actions that will pr ...
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#805212011-07-12
Joint GEF and CBD exploration for funding strategies to implement Nagoya biodiversity compact in West Africa
Montreal, 12 July 2011 –A Regional Workshop on Finance and Biodiversity, organized by the CBD Secretariat in collaboration with the GEF Country Support Programme, with the financial support of European Commission, was held in Dakar on 9 July 2011.
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#804892011-07-11
Costa Rica becomes the 38th Signatory of the Nagoya Protocol
Montreal, 11 July 2011 – On 6 July 2011, Costa Rica became the 38th Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization. Thirty-seven Governments and the European ...
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#804452011-07-07
Regional workshop for East Africa on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) held in Kigali
Montreal, 7 July 2011 – Over four days, biodiversity experts and officials from the East Africa region worked towards implementing the Nagoya biodiversity compact. The Regional Workshop for Eastern Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), co-organized and co ...
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#803832011-07-06
United Nations Decade on Biodiversity launched in Havana for the countries of the Caribbean
Montreal/Havana, 6 July 2011 –On the occasion of the 8th International Convention on Environment and Development, being held in Havana from 4 to 8 July, Cuba launched the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity 2011-2020 in Caribbean countries.
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#803132011-07-05
Forest Policies from six countries shortlisted for Future Policy Award
New York / Montreal / Hamburg / Rome, 5 July 2011 – Policies from six countries are now shortlisted for the 2011 Future Policy Award. Bhutan, The Gambia, Nepal, Rwanda, Switzerland and the USA are still in the running for the most inspiring, innovative and influential forest policies worldwide.
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#803092011-07-04
Finland renews support for the Convention’s gender mainstreaming efforts
Montreal, 4 July 2011 – The Government of Finland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has renewed its support for the gender mainstreaming efforts of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Through a letter dated 21 June 2011, Finland announced that it will contribute 250,000 euros to the Conven ...
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#803102011-07-04
Capacity-Building Workshop for the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy Members on Updating National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans
Montreal, 4 July 2011 – Last week, in Geneva, biodiversity experts and officials from 14 European countries met for two days to work towards implementing the Nagoya Biodiversity Compact. The Regional Workshop on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), organized by th ...
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#802532011-06-30
Policy makers and senior officials briefed on the coherent implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Nagoya Protocol
Montreal/Rome, 30 June 2011 – More than 100 policy makers and senior officials attending the thirty seventh session of the FAO Conference in Rome this week were today briefed by the Secretaries of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Convention on ...
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#801952011-06-28
Carpathian Convention signs Tourism Protocol based on CBD Guidelines, Ramsar Convention involved in similar effort
Montreal, 28 June 2011 – On 27 May 2011, the seven Parties to the Framework Convention on the Protection and Sustainable Development of the Carpathians (Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and Ukraine) signed a protocol on sustainable tourism in Bratislava, Slovakia, that ...
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#801662011-06-27
Seychelles makes major contribution to Aichi Biodiversity Targets
Montreal, 27 June 2011— The Seychelles Government announced it will declare new protected areas in the archipelago, resulting in half (50.59%) of all Seychelles land becoming protected under the law.
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#800802011-06-23
European Union and 12 Member States sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
Montreal, 23 June 2011 – The number of signatories to a new international treaty on access to and the sharing of benefits from the utilization of genetic resources today jumped to 37 with the signature of the European Union (EU) and 12 of its member states.
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#800232011-06-21
Regional Workshop on updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Being Held in Congo
Brazzaville, 21 June 2011 – Biodiversity experts and officials from across Central Africa are working towards implementing the Nagoya Biodiversity Compact at the Regional Workshop for Central Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), being held in Brazzaville ...
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#798892011-06-14
Launch of InforMEA - The United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environment Agreement (MEAs)
Geneva, 15 June 2011 – The Multilateral Environmental Agreements Information and Knowledge Management Initiative (MEA IKM) develops harmonized MEA information systems to assist Parties and the environment community at large. Supported by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Initi ...
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#798312011-06-13
Governments establish basis for implementation of Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources
Montreal, 13 June 2011— The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization of the Convention on Biological Diversity came to a close in Montreal on Friday, 10 Ju ...
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#797292011-06-10
Faced with “Empty Forests”, experts urge better regulation of bushmeat trade - International gathering identifies innovative solutions for resolving the bushmeat crisis, for the benefit of indigenous peoples and local communities.
Nairobi, Montreal, Geneva, 10 June 2011 – A growing and lucrative illegal international commercial trade in the meat and other parts of wild mammals, birds and reptiles (“bushmeat”) is causing widespread loss of biodiversity, imperilling the livelihoods of communities around the world, and desta ...
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#796512011-06-08
East African Legislative Assembly prepares resolution on Nagoya Protocol
Montreal, 8 June 2011 – Parliamentarians serving in the East African Legislative Assembly are ready to champion the cause of raising awareness amongst legislators to the national parliaments of the five countries that comprise the East African Community (EAC).
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#797252011-06-08
Mayor of Montpellier, France, visits Convention Secretariat
Montreal, 8 June 2011- Serving as a reminder of the importance of translating international policy into local action, the Mayor of Montpellier, France, Madame Hélène Mandroux, paid a two-day visit to the seat of the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Mo ...
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#794472011-06-07
Regional workshops on updating NBSAPs and implementing CBD programme of work on protected areas held in West Africa
Montreal, 7 June 2011 – Two workshops, held in parallel, on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) and capacity-building for implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity’s programme of work on protected areas (PoWPA) respectively, were held in Dakar, from ...
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#795042011-06-06
Collaborating to build capacity for two new treaties on genetic resources
Montreal, 6 June 2011. Over the past weekend, on 4 and 5 June, the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture collaborated to deliver a two-day capacity-building workshop that will help Government ...
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#795412011-06-06
Arabic version of CBD website inaugurated as a contribution to achieving the objectives of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
Montreal, 6 June 2011 – The Arabic version of the website of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was launched today at the occasion of the opening of the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair an ...
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#795452011-06-06
Governments meet to prepare for the entry into force of the Nagoya treaty on access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources
Montreal, 6 June 2011 – The first meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization began today in Montreal. Over 400 participants will discuss the way forward for the i ...
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#795522011-06-06
The President of Algeria donates to the Museum of Nature and Culture of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Montreal, 6 June 2011. The President of Algeria, Mr. Abdelaziz Bouteflika, has donated a work of art to the Museum of Nature and Culture of the Convention on Biological Diversity. He is the second Head of State to personally provide a gift to the Museum.
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#795862011-06-06
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity expands its offices in Montreal
Montreal, 6 June 2011 – The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) today officially announced that it is expanding its offices in the Montreal World Trade Centre. Located in Quebec’s metropolis since 1996, the United Nations organization is enhancing its capacity to meet the ...
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#795022011-06-03
GEF establishes the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund
Washington, D.C., 3 June, 2011 – The Global Environment Facility (GEF), the world’s largest public financer of global environment issues, will operate a new landmark fund to help developing countries to ratify and implement a key international agreement to conserve and sustainably use biodiver ...
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#794492011-06-01
New Publication Outlines Biodiversity Elements for Design and Implementation of REDD-plus
Montreal, 1 June 2011 – A new report from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), REDD-plus and Biodiversity (CBD Technical Series No. 59), provides technical and scientific information on the ways to ensure that the design and implementation of REDD-plus policies suppor ...
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#793762011-05-30
Philippines President hosts South-East Asian launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
Montreal 30 May 2011— The United Nations Decade on Biodiversity has been launched in South-East Asia by the President of the Philippines, Benigno S. Aquino III, who also issued a Presidential Proclamation declaring a National Decade. The event took place on 30 May 2011 at the Malacanang Palace w ...
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#793122011-05-25
Ghana Becomes 24th Country to Sign International Treaty on Genetic Resources
Montreal, 25 May 2011 – Ghana, on Friday 20 May 2011, became the 24th country to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.
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#793152011-05-25
International Call for Investments in Protected Areas in West Africa
The first roundtable meeting on Financing Protected Areas in West Africa will be held in Dakar, Senegal, on 27 May 2011. The meeting builds on statements made at the (CBD) tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to Convention on Biological Diversity, in October 2010, where ministers and o ...
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#792412011-05-24
Republic of Korea a Leader for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development
Montreal, 24 May 2011 — The third expert meeting on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development was held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, from 18 to 20 May 2011 with the objective of further developing the Plan of Action on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development as ado ...
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#791852011-05-23
Montreal Marks the International Day for Biological Diversity as a Contribution to the Celebration of the 2011 International Year of Forests
Montreal, 23 May 2011 – A large gathering of some 150 people assembled on Friday at the Biosphere environmental museum in Montreal to mark this year’s International Day for Biological Diversity and celebrate the forests of the world. This year’s International Day was held world-wide under the th ...
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#791872011-05-23
India Launches Biodiversity Decade for Asia and the Pacific
Montreal, 23 May 2011— With a guest list that included Ministers, Ambassadors, business leaders and celebrities, India held on 23 May 2011 in New Delhi the Asia and Pacific launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, with the goal of raising awareness of the importance of the variety of ...
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#791942011-05-23
India Launches National Preparations for the 2012 Hyderabad Biodiversity Summit
Montreal, 23 May 2011— As part of the launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, India began preparations for the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) scheduled to be held in Hyderabad from 1 to 19 October 2012.
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#791432011-05-20
The Republic of Korea, the Champion of the Green Growth, Now also a Champion for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
Montreal 20 May 2011. The Republic of Korea celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity in Sangju City today with the participation of more than 1,000 people. This year’s celebration of the International Day coincides with the celebration of the International Year of Forests and is ...
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#791662011-05-20
The South African National Biodiversity Institute the first African partner to join the Convention’s Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity
Montreal, 20 May 2011. The South African National Biodiversity Institute (SANBI) has joined the Consortium of Scientific Partners of the Convention on Biological Diversity, thus becoming its sixteenth member and the first from Africa.
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#791692011-05-20
New Web-Based Implementation Tool to Support Forest Protection and Sustainable Use Launched by the Convention on Biological Diversity
Montreal, 20 May 2011 – In celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), a voluntary mechanism comprising 14 organizations and institutions with forest-related mandates, have called for improved coordination of biodiversi ...
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#791712011-05-20
Mauritania Becomes 23rd Signatory to the Two New Biodiversity Treaties
Montreal, 20 May 2011 – Mauritania has signed the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization and the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, mak ...
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#793112011-05-20
Marine Biodiversity, Theme for the 2012 International Day for Biological Diversity
Montreal, 20 May 2011 – Challenges facing marine biodiversity are unprecedented. Life in the oceans is under serious threats. Continuously increasing human impacts in coastal areas have destroyed over 65% of seagrass and wetland habitat, degraded water quality and accelerated species invasions. ...