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The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Global Environment Facility Partnering for Advancing the Nagoya Outcomes at the Regional Level

Montreal, 22 February 2011: The Central African national focal points for the Convention on Biological Diversity and those of its financial arm, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), jointly attended a regional workshop on biodiversity and finance, held in Kinshasa in collaboration with the GEF ...

The Convention on Biological Diversity declares Natural Capital Declaration a Biodiversity Champion

The Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) has been declared a Biodiversity Champion by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in recognition of its important contribution to the implementation of the Convention’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020.

The Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity delivers remarks to the Third Assembly of the Global Environment Facility.

The Fift Overal Performance Study of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)

This side event will include the presentation and discussion of the key findings, conclusions and recommendations of the Fifth Overall Performance Study of the Global Environment Facility: At the Crossroads for Higher Impact. The side event will address, among other topics the GEF performance in ...

The Financial Sector and the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

17 - 18 June 2021, Online

The GEF Joins Forces with the Convention for the Celebration of the United Nations International Year on Biodiversity

Montreal, 25 June 2009 – The Council of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) approved this week a special initiative to support the objectives of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). Budgeted at US$ 895,000, this is the most significant initiative for the IYB agreed to date. The G ...

The Global Environment Facility establishes a dedicated Trust Fund for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing

Montreal, 18 March 2011 – At the initiative of Japan, a dedicated Trust Fund for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization was established at the Global Environment Facility (GEF) on 17 March 2011. The Trust F ...

The Green Development Mechanism (GDM) and innovative finance

In light of the deliberations of the Parties on innovative financial mechanisms, this side event will explore how a GDM could generate additional funding from the private sector in support of biodiversity and development. A high-level panel will discuss the case for further consultation and work ...

The High-Level Panel (HLP), co-sponsored by the Governments of India and the United Kingdom, has organized a one-day open consultation with Parties. The Webinar will take place on 2 August 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (U.K. time)

The Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) has been declared a Biodiversity Champion by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in recognition of its important contribution to the implementation of the Convention’s Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020.

The Subsidiary Body on Implementation at its first meeting urged Parties that have not yet done so to submit their financial reports where feasible by 31 August 2016, in time for the preparation of documentation for the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. SBI-1 also urged recipient Parties that have not done so to submit the completed questionnaire as well as updates, if any, of the existing submissions by the same date. <p>Parties can access the online financial reporting framework by clicking on the “Read more” link below (login required) and the GEF-7 questionnaire by clicking <a href="https://www.cbd.int/financial/survey2016.shtml">here</a>.</p>

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The biodiversity crisis can’t be solved by the market

If 2019 was the year that climate finance went mainstream, 2020 promises to finally give nature a seat at the green finance table.Massive biodiversity loss was flagged as one of the top five global threats at this year’s World Economic Forum in Davos, where businesses were called upon to start d ...

Recommendation 4/3

The financial mechanism: review of GEF-5 and needs for GEF-6

Thematic Workshop on Resource Mobilization for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

14 - 16 January 2020, Berlin, Germany

Thematic workshop on resource mobilization for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, 14-16 January 2020 -Germany

Reference: SCBD/SSSF/AS/ML/GD/88355 (2019-085)
To: CBD National Focal Points; Resource Mobilization Focal Points; relevant organizations and initiatives, stakeholders and indigenous peoples and local communities

There can be no return to business-as-usual for the finance sector

As governments and health workers around the world battle to contain the spread of coronavirus, save lives and protect the vulnerable, there is already much debate about what form the economic recovery should take.

Third GEF Assembly

29 - 30 August 2006, Cape Town, South Africa

Third meeting of the Advisory Committee on Resource Mobilization

20 - 22 August 2024, Montreal, Canada

Third meeting of the informal consultation on the development of a strategy for resource mobilization in support of the achievement of the Convention’s objectives Rome, Italy, 16 February 200

Reference: SCBD/ITS/YX/62119 (2008-017)
To: CBD National Focal Points and relevant organizations

I am pleased to inform you that the third meeting of the informal consultation on the development of a strategy for resource mobilization in support of the achievement of the Convention’s objectives will be held on Saturday, 16 February 2008, from 09:00 am to10:30 am, at the headquarters of the ...

Third meeting of the second phase of the High-level Panel on the Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020

14 - 15 April 2014, Brasilia, Brazil

To facilitate biodiversity-inclusive investments for systems change, the following supportive functions and policy changes should be carried out through an integrated approach

Trial Phase of an Open-ended Forum for Review of Implementation (to be held online on 16 and 17 September 2020)

Reference: SCBD/IMS/JMF/JC/88541 (2020-059)
To: CBD National Focal Points cc: ABS Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, Resource Mobilization Focal Points

Twenty-eight GEF Council Meeting

4 - 8 December 2006, Washington D.C., United States of America

Twenty-fifth GEF Council Meeting

6 - 10 June 2005, Washington D.C., United States of America

Twenty-fourth GEF Council Meeting

17 - 19 November 2004, Washington D.C., United States of America

Twenty-seventh GEF Council Meeting

7 - 10 November 2005, Washington D.C., United States of America

Twenty-third GEF Council Meeting

19 - 21 May 2004, Washington D.C., United States of America

UN meet in Gandhinagar: Countries divided over proposal to deny voting rights over financial contribution

The 13th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals will conclude on February 22. (Express photo) Developing countries strongly opposed a proposal from the secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals ...

UNEP FI 2003 Global Roundtable "Sustaining Value - A Meeting on Finance and Sustainability"

20 - 21 October 2003, Tokyo, Japan

UNEP Finance Initiatives International Roundtable Meeting on Finance and Environment

16 - 17 November 2000, Frankfurt, Germany

UNEP/CBD/BS/COP-MOP/1/12

Guidance to the financial mechanism

UNEP/CBD/COP/1/5

Item 6.1 of the Provisional Agenda <br> Policy, Strategy, Programme Priorities and Eligibility Criteria Regarding Access to and Utilization of Financial Resources

UNEP/CBD/COP/1/6

Item 6.2 of the Provisional Agenda <br> Institutional Structure to Operate the Financial Mechanism under the Convention

UNEP/CBD/COP/1/6/ADD1

Institutional Structure to Operate the Financial Mechanism under the Convention

UNEP/CBD/COP/1/INF/13

Memorandum of Understanding between the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Institutional Structure Operating the Financial Mechanism under the Convention

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/1/ADD3/REV1

Summary of Financial Implications of Draft Decisions

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/13

Resource Mobilization Strategy in Support of the Achievement of the Convention’s Three Objectives

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/14

The Financial Mechanism

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/6

Report of the Global Environment Facility

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/INF/15

Innovative Financial Mechanisms

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/INF/22

Strategy for Resource Mobilization: Global Monitoring Report (Pilot Edition), 2010: Status and Trends in Biodiversity Finance

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/INF/28

Innovative Financial Mechanisms

UNEP/CBD/COP/10/INF/39

Briefing Note of the Evaluation Cooperation Group of the International Financial Institutions

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/1/ADD3

Summary of Financial Implications of Draft Decisions

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/14/ADD1

Methodological and Implementation Guidance for the “Indicators for Monitoring the Implementation of the Convention’s Strategy for Resource Mobilization”

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/14/ADD3

Synthesis on Innovative Financial Mechanisms

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/14/REV1

Review of Implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, Including the Establishment of Targets

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/14/REV1/ADD1

Review of Implementation of the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, Including the Establishment of Targets: Addendum

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/14/REV1/CORR1

Review of Implementation of the Strategy For Resource Mobilization, Including the Establishment of Targets: Corrigendum

UNEP/CBD/COP/11/15/REV2

Guidance to the Financial Mechanism: Four-year framework of programme priorities; review of the effectiveness of the financial mechanism and needs assessment for the sixth GEF replenishment cycle