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Web Announcement
#46877
2008-04-28

Executive Secretary Welcomes EU-Japan Cooperation on 2010 Biodiversity Targets.

Web Announcement
#26200
2006-10-18

Executive Secretary Welcomes Opening of a Training and Education Centre for Marine Biodiversity in South-eastern China.

Web Announcement
#39641
2007-10-12

Executive Secretary Welcomes the Announcement of the Nobel Peace Prize to the IPCC and Al Gore

Web Announcement
#74585
2010-10-26

Executive Secretary offers CBD support through biodiversiy information to the REDD-plus Partnership, based on results of Nairobi Global Expert Workshop on REDD Biodiversity Benefits.

Web Announcement
#11898
2005-06-01

FAO e-conference on biotechnology and genetic resources for food and agriculture

The e-mail conference, which is moderated and open to everyone, runs from 6 June to 3 July 2005 and is hosted by the FAO Biotechnology Forum.

Web Announcement
#26364
2006-10-23

Farmers now guaranteed access to biodiversity and sharing of benefits as major crop gene banks are brought under international treaty.

Web Announcement
#68168
2010-03-03

February Report on Global Celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity.

Web Announcement
#118147
2018-09-11

Fifteen years ago, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into force aiming to ensure the safe handling, transfer and use of living modified organisms (or LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology.

Web Announcement
#50705
2008-08-28

Fifth Anniversary of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Fifth Anniversary of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Web Announcement
#91220
2012-11-20

Fiji and Ethiopia have become the 8th and 9th Parties to the CBD respectively to deposit their instruments of ratification for 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.

Web Announcement
#88370
2012-06-05

Finance for biodiversity could be scaled up from around USD 52 billion in 2010 to as high as USD 160 billion by 2020, if the public and private sectors work together to implement a range of financing approaches, according to the new Little Biodiversity Finance Book, published today by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP).

Web Announcement
#115785
2018-01-23

First 23 validated checklists from the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species highlighted in paper, signaling major step in delivering information to support national action against biological invasions.

Web Announcement
#19961
2006-02-27

First ever scientific assessment of the impact of avian flu on wildlife and biodiversity launched

International experts in animal health, public policy, conservation biology and law from around the world including those that experienced avian-flu outbreaks, will gather in Curitiba next month to assess for the first time the potential impacts of the avian flu on wildlife and to share their ex ...

Web Announcement
#91946
2013-01-29

First meeting of newly established IPBES

Web Announcement
#107308
2016-02-20

First, I would like to congratulate the Arab Society for Fungal Conservation for declaring 20 February as Egyptian Fungus Day. This initiative truly demonstrates commitment towards conservation of biodiversity and promoting the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Web Announcement
#106000
2015-11-04

First, I would like to extend my deep appreciation to Mr. Kenneth Deer and Mr. Charles Patton, Elders of the Mohawk Community from Kahnawake, Canada, for providing a traditional blessing and for sharing with us their rich cultural heritage, which is deeply rooted in this land.

Web Announcement
#102577
2015-01-30

Five new press sheets available that explain the role of wetlands for: the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; Ecosystem services; SDGs, as well as Challenges of the future and the value of wetlands.

Web Announcement
#122082
2019-09-02

Following a summer of dramatic heat waves and forest fires, and close on the heels of a landmark scientific report charting an unprecedented decline in nature, the global community came together from 27-30 August in Nairobi to deliberate over an appropriate response.

Web Announcement
#106871
2016-01-15

Following accession by Slovakia on 29 December 2015, the total number of ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization now stands at 70.

Web Announcement
#107830
2016-03-29

Following the ratification by Senegal, the total number of ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization now stands at 73. In addition, South Africa issued the second internationally recognized certificate of compliance on 23 March 2016, following a permit made available to the Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) Clearing-House.

Web Announcement
#115554
2017-12-12

Following traditional blessings by Elders of the local Mohawk Community of Kahnawake, delegates to the tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity will begin discussions on a number of important topics related to the contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.

Web Announcement
#54931
2008-12-11

Food Security in Mountains, Message by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of International Mountain Day, 11 December 2008.

Web Announcement
#116235
2018-03-08

For this year’s International Women’s Day, I join my voice to the call to action to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, and to draw inspiration from the activists working to achieve women’s rights and gender equality.

Web Announcement
#107310
2016-02-19

For three days in Mexico City over 65 women and men working on issues related to gender and biodiversity in Mexico came together to share experiences and provide input into the development of a gender-responsive National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP).

Web Announcement
#112276
2017-03-21

Forests and the products they provide have a key role in securing sustainable energy globally, while at the same time being essential for biodiversity, healthy ecosystems, and climate change mitigation.

Web Announcement
#107722
2016-03-20

Forests are crucial to the sustainable management of water ecosystems and resources, and water is essential for the sustainability of forest ecosystems. Let us work together and redouble our efforts to ensure that our forests remain healthy now and for generations to come.

Web Announcement
#116296
2018-03-21

Forests are essential for cities around the world. Forest ecosystems provide water and other critical services on which cities depend.

Web Announcement
#27025
2006-11-13

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

<br>(View also the press release in <a href="/doc/press/2006/pr-2006-11-13-ssc-fr.pdf">French</a> and <a href="/doc/press/2006/pr-2006-11-13-ssc-es.pdf">Spanish</a>.)

Web Announcement
#109927
2016-09-09

France, Mali, the Netherlands, the Republic of Moldova and Sweden are the latest countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 85.

Web Announcement
#34930
2007-07-02

French Minister of Environment and Nicolas Hulot Address the Opening Meeting of SBSTTA 12 In Paris

Web Announcement
#107744
2016-03-21

Fundamental to human well-being, water resources can help create paid and decent jobs. But water is a finite and irreplaceable resource. It is only renewable if well managed. All freshwater ultimately depends on the continued healthy functioning of ecosystems, and recognizing the water cycle as a biophysical process is essential to achieving sustainable water management.

Web Announcement
#33790
2007-06-08

G-8 to Increase Efforts to Achieve 2010 Biodiversity Target.

Web Announcement
#49420
2008-07-09

G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit — A Historic Contribution to Biodiversity.

Web Announcement
#46963
2008-04-30

GEF Commits $63 Million to Help Preserve Coral Triangle.

Web Announcement
#27804
2006-12-01

GEF Leader Pledges Support for Biodiversity Convention - First visit of a Chief Executive Officer and Chairperson of the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

<br>(View also <a href='/doc/press/2006/pr-2006-12-01-gef-fr.pdf'>in French</a>.)

Web Announcement
#45813
2008-04-04

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

Web Announcement
#95518
2013-09-12

Germany and Cambodia, on 27 and 30 August 2013 respectively, became the most recent countries to ratify/accede to the Nagoya – Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.

Web Announcement
#117754
2018-08-02

Germany has published the first report on the utilization of genetic resources through the Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) Clearing-House by issuing a checkpoint communiqué concerning research on ants from South Africa. This was rapidly followed by checkpoint communiqués from Malta and Qatar.

Web Announcement
#108313
2016-04-22

Germany is the latest country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 74. This includes 73 countries and the European Union (EU), which ratified the Protocol in May 2014.

Web Announcement
#93648
2013-05-13

Get ready to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May. The logo, booklet and messages for the day are available for use in the celebrations by Parties and organizations.

Web Announcement
#20472
2006-03-20

Global Biodiversity Outlook 2 Released at COP-8

Marina Silva, The Minister of the Environment for Brazil, and Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity launch Global Biodiversity Outlook 2, the roadmap for achieving the 2010 Biodiversity Target.

Web Announcement
#32935
2007-05-22

Global Community Celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity in Montreal and around the World.

Web Announcement
#27494
2006-11-24

Global Environmental Actors Present New Research on Climate Change and Biodiversity.

Web Announcement
#125470
2020-09-23

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation succeeds in aligning actions to protect plant diversity around the world

Web Announcement
#135740
2023-10-06

Global biodiversity experts gather in Montreal for the conference "Monitoring Biodiversity for Action"

Web Announcement
#130146
2021-08-26

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

Web Announcement
#122003
2019-08-26

Government officials, experts and activists from around the world gather in Nairobi this week to open talks on a global agreement to safeguard life on Earth, in all its forms. The 27-30 August meeting marks the official start of negotiations toward a new global framework for biodiversity.

Web Announcement
#126273
2020-12-15

Government pandemic spending measures continue to harm biodiversity: UN Biodiversity Convention discusses biodiversity, One Health and response to COVID-19

Web Announcement
#135809
2023-11-19

Governments advance discussions on a multilateral mechanism to share benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources

Web Announcement
#124440
2020-03-01

Governments advance in the preparation of a New UN Biodiversity Framework; Negotiations in Rome demonstrate engagement across government and society

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