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First Meeting of the Parties to the 2009 FAO Agreement on Port State Measures

29 - 31 May 2017, Oslo, Norway

First Session of the Ad Hoc Technical Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing for Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO)

11 - 13 September 2012, Svalbard, Norway

First Session of the Ad Hoc Working Group of Legal and Technical Experts on Biological Diversity

19 - 23 November 1990, Nairobi, Kenya

First Session of the Intergovernmental Committee on the Convention on Biological Diversity

11 - 15 October 1993, Geneva, Switzerland

First meeting of biodiversity implementation body recommends ways and means to enhance achievement of global biodiversity targets

The first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 1) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to a close on 6 May 2016 in Montreal, Canada. Delegates from around the world advanced attention on national action by recommending tools and approaches for implementing the S ...

First meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury (COP1)

24 - 29 September 2017, Geneva, Switzerland

First meeting of the inter-agency liaison group on invasive alien species

17 - 18 June 2010, Paris, France

First session of Ad Hoc Working Group of Experts on Biological Diversity

16 - 18 November 1988, Geneva, Switzerland

Formalization of the partnership agreement established between the CBD Secretariat and Birdlife International

Reference: SCBD/OES/NP/cr/74590 (2010-226)
To: CBD National Focal Points

I am pleased to inform you that a partnership agreement established between the CBD Secretariat and Birdlife International to support implementation of the Strategic Plan and attainment of the Aichi-Nagoya targets launched at COP 10 was formalized on 20 December by signature of a Memorandum of U ...

Forty-eighth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 48) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 48) as well as the fifth part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-5) of UNFCCC

30 April - 10 May 2018, Bonn, Germany

Forty-sixth sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI 46) and Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA 46) as well as the third part of the first session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA 1-3) (UNFCCC)

8 - 18 May 2017, Bonn, Germany

Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

17 - 29 November 2018, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

Fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 14)

7 - 18 October 2019, New Delhi, India

Fourth Meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA)

11 - 15 March 2019, Nairobi, Kenya

Fourth Negotiating Session / Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Negociating Committee for a Convention on Biological Diversity

23 September - 3 October 1991, Nairobi, Kenya

Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA)

14 - 18 March 2011, Bali, Indonesia

Fourth World Conference on Ecological Restoration (SER 2011)

21 - 25 August 2011, Merida, Mexico

Fourth World Ocean Summit

22 - 24 February 2017, Bali, Indonesia

Fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Farmers’ Rights (AHTEG-FR-4) - ITPGRFA

3 - 7 May 2021, Virtual, Rome, Italy

Fourth meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

25 - 27 March 2024, Montreal, Canada

Framework for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity: Outcome of the Brainstorming Meeting– Montreal 6–8 November 2006

Montreal – 13 November 2006: The 24 experts who participated in the Brainstorming Meeting on South-South Cooperation (SSC) on Biodiversity in Montreal from 6-8 November 2006 laid the groundwork for a plan of action to enhance the capacity of developing countries.<br><br><table width=120> <tr><b> ...

G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit — A Historic Contribution to Biodiversity

Montreal, 9 July 2008. On 9 July 2008, leaders of the G8 committed themselves to a ground-breaking plan for action to stem the loss of biodiversity. In the Declaration of the G8 2008 Hokkaido Toyako Summit that concluded today in Japan.

G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit — A Historic Contribution to Biodiversity.

G8 Leaders Highlight Critical Importance of Biodiversity

Montreal, 30 June 2010 – At their annual summit, held on 25-26 June in Muskoka, Canada, leaders of the Group of Eight (G8) have again emphasized the critical importance of biodiversity to human well-being, sustainable development and poverty eradication, and highlighted the serious threat posed ...

GEO Press Release: Ambitious New Monitoring Network Will Advance International Efforts to Rescue the World’s Vanishing Biological Diversity.

GEOSS Data Sharing Task Force

28 - 29 April 2009, Geneva, Switzerland

Gangwon Declaration on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development, High-level Segment of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 15-16 October 2014, Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/AF/NP/fd/cr/83806 (2014-111)
To: CBD National Focal Points

Gender and Biodiversity Virtual Nexus Dialogue Series: (1) Unpacking Linkages with Gender and Biodiversity in United Nations System Efforts and (2) Towards Gender-responsive Biodiversity Action and Outcomes: A Workshop

29 - 30 March 2021, Online

Article 6

General Measures for Conservation and Sustainable Use

Geneva Call for Urgent Action on the Implementation of the Successful Nagoya Outcomes

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/77581 (2011-176)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

I am very pleased to inform you that at the kind invitation of the Government of Switzerland, the second meeting of the past, present and incoming COP Presidencies was convened under the chairmanship of Japan, acting as COP 10 President, on 3 September 2011 in Bogis-Bossey, Switzerland. The par ...

Geneva Ministerial Biodiversity Call for Immediate Action

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/73985 (2010-179)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

With the financial support of the Government of Switzerland, an International Ministerial Forum of past, present and upcoming presidencies of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was held in Geneva on 3 September at the Château de Bossey in Switzerland. T ...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Awarded Special Biodiversity Prize

Nagoya, Japan, 28 October – German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the special MIDORI Prize for biodiversity in recognition for her special contribution to saving biodiversity during the International Year of Biodiversity. The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity was announced at an awards ceremony ...

Germany and the United Nations Biodiversity Secretariat announce a “Green COP”

Bonn, 22 May— On the occasion of the celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity, Mr. Sigmar Gabriel, Minister of Environment of Germany and President of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, announced the measures taken t ...

Gincana 7: Biodiversity is our life

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/70359 (2010-010)
To: All Focal Points of the CBD

It gives me great pleasure to inform you that a special issue of the flagship magazine devoted to the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity is now available on the Convention’s website at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/newsletters/gincana/cbd-gincana-07-en.pdf

Glasgow Climate Change Conference 2020 - Twenty sixth session of the Conference of the Parties of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) - COP-26

Glasgow, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Global Soil Partnership

22 - 24 June 2015, Rome, Italy

Global Symposium on Soil Biodiversity (FAO)

1 - 3 June 2020, Rome, Italy

Global Workshop on National Experiences in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

12 - 14 March 2012, Brasilia, Brazil

Government of Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP featuring heads of state and government to promote ambition for new global biodiversity agreement

Government of Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP featuring heads of state and government to promote ambition for new global biodiversity agreement

Montreal, 26 August 2021 – The Government of Colombia, under the leadership of President Iván Duque Márquez, is hosting a hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP event on Monday, 30 August from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (Colombia time/GMT-5) to discuss priorities and expectations for an ambitious and effective ...

Governments Commit to Significant Funding Increase and Accelerated Action to Achieve Biodiversity Targets and Sustainable Development

The Convention on Biological Diversity closed the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties today with Governments committing to step up actions to achieve, by the end of the decade, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets agreed four years ago, and contribute to the sustainable development agenda.

Governments agree to 'bend the curve for global biodiversity loss'

Lack of resources to prevent global biodiversity loss and funds for megadiverse countries emerged as some of the major challenges during the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) meeting in Rome. More than 600 delegates from 126 countries negotiated a "zero-draft" to prepare a framework to protect ...

Governments meet in Egypt to build momentum for a New Deal for Nature and People: 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference held under the theme of “Investing in Biodiversity for People and Planet"

8 November 2018 - The global community will lay the groundwork for action over the next few decades to protect biodiversity and nature at the 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference , scheduled to take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt from 17 to 29 November 2018.

Governments set stage to take ambitious actions for nature and people: UN Biodiversity Conference opens in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

18 November 2018 – The 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference opened yesterday in the seaside town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt with an opening ceremony that included an address from President of Egypt, H.E. Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi, who emphasized the crucial importance of the meeting f ...

Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species back-to-back with a Seminar on the “Eradication of IAS in small European islands”

1 - 3 June 2017, Madeira, Portugal

Group on Earth Observations (GEO) Ministerial Meeting

17 January 2014, Geneva, Switzerland

Article 19

Handling of Biotechnology and Distribution of its Benefits

High Level Conference on "Visions for Biodiversity Beyond 2010 - People, Ecosystems Services and the Climate Crisis"

7 - 9 September 2009, Stromstad, Sweden

High-Level Segment and Kunming Declaration of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention and of the concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/DC/CE/89822 (2021-068)
To: CBD National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, ABS Focal Points

High-Level Segment of the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/DC/moc/85746 (2016-072)
To: CBD, CPB and ABS National Focal Points