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Submissions Provided by Parties in Accordance with Recommendation 2/8 of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol for the Consideration of the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (<a href='http://www.cbd.int/cop11/abs/submiss ...

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Use of Cameras and Audio/Video Recording Devices by Participants at Meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity

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Guidelines for the Participation of Representatives of Observer Organizations at Meetings of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Subsidiary Bodies

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Information Note for Participants (Updated on 13 September 2012)

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Information Note for Participants (Updated on 18 September 2014)

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Provisional agenda

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Minutes of COP Bureau Meeting

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Summary of Relevant COP Decisions

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Provisional agenda

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Information for participants and Registration form

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UNEP/CBD/COP/7/5<br> Report of the open-ended inter-sessional meeting on the multi-year programme of work of the Conference of the Parties up to 2010

Documents for COP-10 on the Administration of the Convention and on the Budget

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/74164 (2010-189)
To: All CBD Focal Points

I would like to inform you that the report of the Executive Secretary on the administration of the Convention and the budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention (UNEP/CBD/COP/10/7) is now available on the website. The Secretariat regrets that the posting of this document has been delayed due to ...

Draft programme of the High Level Dialogue with Parliamentarians during the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP-9)

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/cv/62943 (2008-063)
To: CBD National Focal Points

At the initiative of the Environment Committee of the German Parliament, and in collaboration with the Secretariat, a high-level dialogue on Biodiversity and Parliamentarians will be organized on Tuesday 27 May, from 3.00 to 6.00 p.m. Please find enclosed the draft programme of the event.

Draft report on Desertification and drought to be discussed at COP15

A draft report about effective policy and implementation measures for addressing drought will be discussed during the ongoing session of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) COP15 on Tuesday.

EU Council Presidency welcomes Kunming Declaration on biodiversity conservation

Slovenia, current holder of the rotating Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU), on Wednesday welcomed the "Kunming Declaration," which was adopted earlier in the day by government ministers meeting for the United Nations (UN) Biodiversity Conference in the southwestern Chinese cit ...

Earth’s Biodiversity: A Pivotal Meeting at a Pivotal Time

SHARM EL SHEIKH, Egypt , Nov 15 2018 (IPS) - The quality of the air we breathe, the food we eat and the water we drink depend directly on the state of our biodiversity, which is now in severe jeopardy. We need a transformational change in our relationship with nature to ensure the sustainable fu ...

Eco-civilization illuminates path to sustainable future

At a time when the world is struggling to find ways to reverse the trend of biodiversity loss, China has provided a sound solution: the harmonious co-existence between mankind and nature. "All beings flourish when they live in harmony and receive nourishment from nature," said Chinese President ...

Eco-civilization illuminates path to sustainable future

At a time when the world is struggling to find ways to reverse the trend of biodiversity loss, China has provided a sound solution: the harmonious co-existence between mankind and nature.

Ecological civilization – there is no other way

At the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province, Chinese President Xi Jinping gave a keynote speech that once again surpassed the outdated clash of civilizations narrative. I ...

Economically Sound And Fair Global Genetics Benefit-Sharing System Possible, Panellists Say

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — UN Convention on Biological Diversity members were trying this week to address questions that were left open when its protocol on access and benefit-sharing was adopted eight years ago.

Egypt to host next climate summit, putting a spotlight on resilience

Egypt has said it will put a focus on resilience to climate impacts when it hosts the annual UN climate summit in Sharm el-Sheikh next year.

Egypt's Environment minister holds talks on sidelines of COP26

Egyptian Minister of Environment Yasmine Fouad held talks with representatives of children and youth to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on the sidelines of her participation in COP26 conference.

Egypt’s COP27 vision: mitigation, adaption, and finance

Hosting the 27th session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Egypt prepares for COP27. Here’s the breakdown:

Eighth Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

20 - 31 March 2006, Curitiba, Brazil

Eighth Ordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Curitiba, Brazil, 20-31 March 2006

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/GD/53093 (2006-007)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The Executive Secretary would like to inform Parties and participants to the Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will be held in Curitiba, Brazil, from 20 to 31 March 2006, that in order to facilitate the preparatory work of Parties an ...

Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11), 8 - 19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/78238 (2011-224)
To: International organizations, non-governmental organizations, indigenous and local community organizations, other relevant partners

I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of the Government of India, the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11) will be held in Hyderabad, India, from 8 - 19 October 2012.

Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11), 8 - 19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/77390 (2011-164)
To: All CBD Focal Points

I have the honour to inform you that, at the invitation of the Government of India, the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11) will be held in Hyderabad, India, from 8 - 19 October 2012.

Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11), 8 - 19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/77390 (2011-229)
To: All CBD Focal Points

Further to notification 2011-164 of 7 September 2011 concerning the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 11), I am pleased to inform you that the provisional agenda and the annotated agenda for the meeting, as approved by the Bureau of ...

Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties - High Level Segment

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/80865 (2012-130)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

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

8 - 19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity 8 - 19 October 2012, Hyderabad, India

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/76518 (2011-124)
To: All CBD Focal Points

Eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Regional preparatory meetings

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/GD/80704 (2012-120)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

Enhancing Preparations for the Aichi-Nagoya Biodiversity Summit

Montreal, 19 November 2009 – A powerful delegation from Japan visited the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) in Montreal on 16-17 November to discuss substantive preparations for the fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to ...

Enhancing Preparations for the Next Meeting of the Parties in Bonn

At the invitation of the Government of Germany, Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf paid a visit to Berlin and Bonn for the preparation of fourth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on B ...

Enhancing Preparations for the Next Meeting of the Parties in Bonn.

Euronews debates how Europe and China should preserve biodiversity

The UN biodiversity summit in Kunming, China is underway in a context of extreme pressure on ecosystems across our planet. According to a WWF International report in 2018, there has been a 60% decline in global populations of mammals, fish, birds, reptiles, and amphibians since 1970. Today one m ...

Exclusive: UK and China must continue to stand together to help world meet climate commitments, says UK envoy

At the COP15 in Kunming, Southwest China' Yunnan Province, China demonstrated a strong determination to work with other countries in protecting biodiversity, which is considered a new chapter in biodiversity conservation. The country's efforts of implementing a number of measures to protect and ...

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 ...

Exhibition Space for the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/ar/80179 (2012-091)
To: All CBD and CPB Focal Points, International organizations

Exhibition Space for the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/SEL/OJ/lb/80179 (2012-107)
To: All CBD and CPB Focal Points, International organizations

Exhibition space for the Thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and concurrent meetings of its Protocols

Reference: SCBD/AFC/MRH/PT/85427 (2016-103)
To: CBD, ABS and CPB National Focal Points, International organizations

Expert hails president Xi's speech on biodiversity protections

Chinese President Xi Jinping has delivered a speech at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity from Beijing, showing the host country's manner and responsibility to the international community and paving the path for future global biodi ...

Explained: What Is Kunming Declaration On Biodiversity, Pledged By More Than 100 Countries?

More than 100 countries on the 13th of October 2021 pledged to make the protection of habitats an integral part of their respective government’s policies. The delegations from these countries were attending the United Nations Biodiversity Conference in the Chinese city of Kunming.