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#844COP 8
2006-03-20
National NGOs and CBD implementation
Presentations from national NGOs, from the Birdlife International network, on their experiences and plans for engagement with the Convention's processes.
Side Event
#982COP 8
2006-03-21
Sustainable Biotechnology and Technology Transfer
The American BioIndustry Alliance (ABIA) Side Event for COP-VIII will focus on the key enabling factors necessary to promote the development of biotechnology and technology transfer in CBD member states on a sustainable basis.
Side Event
#707COP 8
2006-03-21
Presenting the Roadmap to Recovery for life on earth – A World Premier Presentation
Greenpeace, with Dr Callum Roberts, present the maps that will enable the CBD to meet the targets for a global network of Protected Areas on land and at sea to immediately halt and reverse the loss of biodiversity across the planet.Greenpeace presents: - The world’s last INTACT FOREST LANDSCA ...
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#788COP 8
2006-03-21
Global Environment Outlook(GEO) - A UNEP Environment Assessment Initiative - links with GBO and synergies with CBD implementation
Power Point presentation of the UNEP's GEO Asssessment process, including the GEO Data Portal and linkages to CBD implementation and its GBO
Side Event
#815COP 8
2006-03-21
The Benefits of Plant Variety Protection under the UPOV Convention. Language: Spanish
Presentation on the benefits of plant variety protection under the UPOV Convention based on an Impact Study carried out by UPOV. Information on the relationship between the UPOV Convention and other international agreements will also be provided. It is planned to use half of the allocated time ...
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#836COP 8
2006-03-21
Enhancing Indigenous Peoples' Participation in and Contribution to the CBD and Related Processes Through the Indigenous Peoples' Network for Change Project
The event will raise the profile of the Indigenous Peoples' Network for Change Project, its objectives, activities, and intended outcomes. It will also increase awareness of the value of Indigenous Peoples' contributions to, and participation in the CBD and related processes. Lastly, it will e ...
Side Event
#916COP 8
2006-03-21
CEPA-Communication, Education and Public Awareness
The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication has a long record in promoting CEPA as an ‘incentive’ instrument for governments and civil society to build national support for the conservation of biological diversity. The side event will focus on national experiences in with CEPA and priorit ...
Side Event
#604COP 8
2006-03-21
Half way to 2010
Presentation by the biodiversity-related COnventions (BLG) on progress made towards the achievement of the 2010 target
Side Event
#922COP 8
2006-03-21
Protecting shareholder and natural value : "The role of the financial sector in the protection of biodiversity"
Investment tools: biodiversity benchmarks
Side Event
#941COP 8
2006-03-21
BIODIVERSITY - THE MEGASCIENCE IN FOCUS
Biodiversity and Systematics Benefit Sharing and Bioethics Sustainability
Side Event
#792COP 8
2006-03-21
Progress on the Program of Work on Protected Areas (POW) and Biodiversity Conservation in the Andes Region
Presentation and book signing for this new book which focuses on the animals, people and culture of the Pantanal region of Brazil.
Side Event
#795COP 8
2006-03-21
Livestock Keepers' Rights
Livestock Keepers' Rights
Side Event
#825COP 8
2006-03-21
Roundtable on ABS legislation in the Pacific
The event will involve a discussion on how to increase the political commitment to developing ABS legislation in the Pacific. Participants will include government representatives, NGOs and indigenous peoples and local community organisations from the region.
Side Event
#871COP 8
2006-03-21
Mountains to the Sea
Presentation and discussion on the 'Mountains to the Sea' Tool for the joint implementation of the CBD's Programmes of Work using the Ecosystem Approach.
Side Event
#889COP 8
2006-03-21
Protected Areas and Equity
A workshop reviewing the impacts (positive and negative) or protected areas and then examining mechanisms for enhancing equity in protected area management. Brazilian Extractive Reserves will be highlighted as an example of a form of Protected Area that can benefit local people.
Side Event
#893COP 8
2006-03-21
Fingerponds - Biodiversity support in dense populated flood zones in Africa
There is going to be a film about internation research project called Fingerponds - about the possible way of supporting biodiversity in dense populated flood zones in rural areas of Africa. Fingerponds are small shallow ponds tested in flood zones of Lake Victoria (Uganda, Kenya) and the Rufiji ...
Side Event
#900COP 8
2006-03-21
NATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT: INTERFACE OF GOVERNMENT POLICIES WITH INDIGENOUS SYSTEMS
The proposed side event to be held at the 8th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will be an opportunity to showcase the work of the Regional Indigenous Peoples' Programme on the interface between government policies and indigenous practice on Natural Resource Man ...
Side Event
#966COP 8
2006-03-22
WORLD WATER DAY - WATER AND BIODIVERSITY: AN ECOSYSTEM PERSPECTIVE FOR THE BRAZILIAN NATIONAL WATER RESOURCES PLAN
Brazil is the first country in Latin America and the Caribbean to achieve the World Summit on Sustainable Development’s target of developing a national plan for managing its water resources. The National Water Resources Plan (PNRH) addresses the way Brazilian society will face the challenge of ...
Side Event
#806COP 8
2006-03-22
New frontiers for ABS: use of genetic resources in the deep seabed and Antarctica
The side event will provide an up to date overview of trends in the study and use of genetic resources in the deep seabed and Antarctica. It will also provide an opportunity to discuss how relevant provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity may contribute to ensure that these resources ...
Side Event
#884COP 8
2006-03-22
Financial Mechanisms for Strict Protected Areas
The event has the objective of discussing the existing mechanisms for finanacial sustainability of protected areas. The roundtable will be composed by people that are developing and implementing these mechanisms. Aditionally, some sucessful national and international cases will be presented. The ...
Side Event
#608COP 8
2006-03-22
BioTrade: Incentives for Biodiversity Business
This workshop will present the contribution of the UNCTAD BioTrade Initiative and its National BioTrade Programmes to implement the CBD through incentives for small and medium biodiversity business. It will present how the BioTrade Initiative and its partners use trade-related incentives measure ...
Side Event
#921COP 8
2006-03-22
" From Paradise to the Roof of the World" - Side event on "Mountain biodiversity - partnership for implementing the CBD".
Presentations on the experiences and lessons learned from the creation and development of global mountain ecological networks such as the Carpathians, Alpine, Andean and other mountain ecosystems.
Side Event
#946COP 8
2006-03-22
International Dialogue: Indigenous Perspectives on Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge
Results of the international gathering held in North Vancouver, from February 25 to March 1 which brought together respected representatives of the world’s indigenous peoples in order to facilitate an open and forward-looking dialogue with international ABS policy-makers on indigenous perspectiv ...
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#948COP 8
2006-03-22
Exchaging experiences: Implementation of National Laws on Access and Benefit Sharing and Protecting Traditional Knowledge.
The objective of this event is to present, compare and discuss the implementation of national legislations on Access and Benefit Sharing and on protecting traditional knowledge in order to exchange experience among countries of Latin America and Caribe.
Side Event
#810COP 8
2006-03-22
Assessing NGO-business liasons for biodiversity: achievements and problems
¨Case studies of Dialogues between NGOs and the private sector. Examples of agricultural commodities (such as ¨the Round Table on Sustainable Soy¨) and fossil fuel; Carbon Trading as mitigation measure for Climate Change. Some of these joint efforts have been strongly criticised for not achiev ...
Side Event
#822COP 8
2006-03-22
IUCN & WCPA's Support to the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas. Sustainable financing options for protected areas.
Elaborate upon IUCN/WCPA's proposals to support the implementation of the PoW on PAs and seek feedback on how IUCN can provide the best possible support given specific requests within thew PoW. Launch with the support of Germany's Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschu ...
Side Event
#824COP 8
2006-03-22
World Data Base on Protected Areas & the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas
Launch of the 2006 version of the WDPA. Discussion on future needs and opportunities to improve data quality and coverage.
Side Event
#830COP 8
2006-03-22
national strategies for the implementation of the CBD PRogramme for protected areas
The 7th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted a Programme of Work on Protected Areas. It emphasizes that the goals it has included allow a framework within which national and regional targets could be developed according to natio ...
Side Event
#869COP 8
2006-03-22
Experiences in implementing the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation through botanic gardens in Latin America
A series of speakers will outline experiences from Brazil, Argentina and Mexico in implementing projects through botanic gardens in support of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. Key areas will be community native plant conservation projects, environmental education initiatives, staff t ...
Side Event
#895COP 8
2006-03-22
Climate Change, Biodiversity and Desertification Synergies
Biodiversity, land use and climate are inextricably linked. Because of these linkages, there are many examples at regional, national and international scales where integrated joint work on the synergies between the issues and their Conventions will be more effective than dealing with each separa ...
Side Event
#928COP 8
2006-03-23
Wetlands, Water and Livelihoods
The event will enhance awareness on poverty-environment issues in wetlands and highlight the results of the recent international workshop held in South Africa on Wetlands, Water and Livelihoods; provide information on the WI Wetlands and Poverty Reduction Programme - including invitation for pa ...
Side Event
#979COP 8
2006-03-23
Biodiversity in Sustainability Reporting
Biodiversity remains one of the most challenging areas for reporting as many companies still have a limited understanding of their relationship to and impact on biodiversity. Many companies have pointed to the need for general background material that helps companies to understand the link betwe ...
Side Event
#791COP 8
2006-03-23
Biological diversity in dry and sub-humid lands for human well-being
Sustainable production is central to maintaining biodiversity in arid and semi arid areas. The Future Harvest Centres have undertaken major programmes to improve agricultural sustainability and benefit farmers and communities in these vulnerable ecosystems. The Side Event will describe this work ...
Side Event
#807COP 8
2006-03-23
Capacity Development for ABS
This side event will discuss the present UNU-IAS, UNEP and UNDP ABS capacity building proposals across 41 countries and a possible global strategy for ABS capacity building.
Side Event
#816COP 8
2006-03-23
Rights to Plant Genetic Resources and Traditional Knowledge: Options in the Framework of the World Trade Order
Presentation of the results of scientific research into the options to foster traditional knowledge and plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and resulting products by instruments of international trade. The research was mandated by the Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation an ...
Side Event
#817COP 8
2006-03-23
The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership - Progressing towards 2010.
This event will present the latest progress in the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership, the initative which brings together the various organisations working on 2010 indicators at the global level. Covering all focal areas, the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership will deliver the full ...
Side Event
#840COP 8
2006-03-23
Regional Forestry Genetic Cooperation - towards global goals. An illustrative example from the Nordic countries
- The Nordic Council for Forest Reproductive Material (NSFP): orientation about their work related to global trends and targets - An update on the European co-operation on forest genetic resources (EUFORGEN)
Side Event
#845COP 8
2006-03-23
Launch: Linked Futures- Delivering on the Millennium Development Goals through species conservation
#845 Presentation and discussion of new research showcasing case studies and analysis which demonstrate how species conservation progammes in Africa, Asia and Latin America can and are measurably contributing to the achievement of the Millenium Development Goals.
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#605COP 8
2006-03-23
Gola Forest Conservation Concession Project
Presentation of major forest conservation concession project in Sierra Leone by the government of Sierra Leone, the Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL) and the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (the RSPB).
Side Event
#923COP 8
2006-03-23
independent monitoring of forest related commitments under the FFFC
Presentation of independent monitoring report on the implementation of FCCC Art.4.1(d)
Side Event
#967COP 8
2006-03-23
Presentation of Namibia's 10+ years of Biodiversity management
Launching of Namibia's Biodiversity knowledge management sets - best practice. Presentation of a biodiversity publication on Namibia's past and present biodiversity experiences. A presentation of Namibia's protected areas network
Side Event
#798COP 8
2006-03-23
Participative management in protected areas: evaluating governmental experiences
The public policies for conservation of nature have emphasized the creation of protected areas and the handling of natural resources. Notwithstanding the adopted strategy, in many cases, these strategies culminate in the application of models based on other realities in places whose communities ...
Side Event
#812COP 8
2006-03-23
First International Technical Conference Animal Genetic Resources and the first Report on the State of World's Animal Genetic Resources
Update on the progress made in the first Report on the State of the World's Animal Genetic Resources and announcement of the first International Technical Conference Animal Genetic Resources.
Side Event
#826COP 8
2006-03-23
Building taxonomic capacity for the goals of the CBD – new contributions and resources from Europe.
New initiatives and projects in support of the GTI from several European institutions will be presented and discussed, with the focus on taxonomic capacity building globally and regionally.
Side Event
#835COP 8
2006-03-23
Challenges and Strategies for the Construction and Implementation of Marine Protected Areas National Systems
According to decisions from the Seventh Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 7) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Brazil and all other parties had assumed the Commitment to develop and implement a National Plan for Coastal and Marine Protected Areas, as part of the Wor ...
Side Event
#846COP 8
2006-03-23
The Social Impacts of the New Biodiversity Markets
The side event will feature a number of presentations from different parts of the world on the new biodiversity markets: the gene market, the biodiversity offset market, the carbon offset market and other market-based approaches to biodiversity conservation like ecotourism and certification. The ...
Side Event
#851COP 8
2006-03-23
PP Presentation of a) GEO-4 process including links with CBD GBO, especially on 2010 indicators and b) GEO Data Portal
PP Presentation/Informal Discussion
Side Event
#856COP 8
2006-03-23
ABS Capacity Development Network
Panel discussion followed by questions and answers
Side Event
#936COP 8
2006-03-24
Celebrating ordinary people protecting biodiversity
films from around the world 'suits and savages' 'development at gunpoint' plus 3 shorts from italy, uk and nigeria
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#709COP 8
2006-03-24
Quantitative targets of Swedish forest policy – a national example related to CBD´s Expanded programme of work on forest biological diversity.
In the light of COP 8 discussions on goals and targets on forests we wish to share the participatory process in Sweden with quantitative, time-bound, agreed and achievable targets for implementation of ecological, economic and social aspects of forest policy.