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#135551
2022-09-30

Message by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day 2022, 3 October 2022

Statement

#135549
2022-09-28

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2022, 29 September 2022

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#135547
2022-09-26

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the World Tourism Day 2022, 27 September 2022

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#135539
2022-09-15

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the ministerial segment eighteenth ordinary session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), 15 September 2022

Statement

#135533
2022-08-11

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the International Youth Day 2022, 12 August 2022

Statement

#135530
2022-08-08

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2022

Statement

#135058
2022-06-26

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the fourth meeting of the ad hoc Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Sunday, 26 June 2022

Statement

#135029
2022-06-21

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening plenary of the fourth meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework

Statement

#135002
2022-06-16

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought

Statement

#134872
2022-06-07

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Oceans Day 2022

Statement

#133944
2022-04-06

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Health Day

Statement

#133815
2022-03-22

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Water Day

Statement

#133818
2022-03-21

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Day of Forests

Statement

#133810
2022-03-14

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive secretary of the convention on biological diversity, at the joint opening plenary of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (part II); the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (part II); and the third meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (part II), 14 March 2022

Statement

#133757
2022-03-07

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Women’s Day

Statement

#133668
2022-03-02

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Wildlife Day

Statement

#132126
2021-12-09

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Mountain Day

Statement

#132052
2021-12-03

Above-ground biodiversity relies on below-ground biodiversity – the biodiversity we cannot see that works beneath our feet.

Statement

#131308
2021-10-29

Most of the world now lives in cities. But even for those living in rural areas, the lifestyle and modes of production and consumption are critically affected by urban needs and requirements for goods and services.

Statement

#131107
2021-10-23

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of United Nations Day.

Statement

#130868
2021-10-15

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women.

Statement

#130872
2021-10-15

Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 15 October 2021

Statement

#130887
2021-10-15

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Food Day

Statement

#130889
2021-10-15

Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ecological Civilization Forum, Kunming, China, 15 October 2021

Statement

#130823
2021-10-14

Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ecological Civilization Forum, Kunming, China, 14 October 2021

Statement

#130821
2021-10-13

Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the high-level segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 13 October 2021

Statement

#130713
2021-10-12

Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the high-level segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 12 October 2021

Statement

#130662
2021-10-11

Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 2021 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Kunming, China, 11 October 2021.

Statement

#130147
2021-08-30

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Biodiversity PreCOP, Monday, 30 August 2021

Statement

#129850
2021-08-09

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Statement

#129386
2021-06-16

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: “Restoration. Land. Recovery”

Statement

#129143
2021-06-07

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of WORLD OCEANS DAY 2021: “The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods”

Statement

#129094
2021-06-04

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2021: “Reimagine. Recreate. Restore.”

Statement

#128750
2021-05-21

Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, on the occasion of the event: Road to Kunming, Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 21 May 2021

Statement

#128752
2021-05-20

Provisional agenda and organization of work, and opening remarks by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, All for One, Together towards Kunming, Ministerial Round Table, 20 May 2021

Statement

#128656
2021-05-16

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 16 May 2021

Statement

#128476
2021-05-06

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day, “Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!”

Statement

#128386
2021-05-03

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, online, 3 May to 9 June 2021

Statement

#128169
2021-04-21

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Mother Earth Day, “Restore Our Earth”

Statement

#128203
2021-04-20

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Virtual High-level Event on Raising Ambition for Nature, Online, Tuesday, 20 April 2021

Statement

#127931
2021-04-07

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Health Day: "Building A Fairer, Healthier World"

Statement

#127741
2021-03-22

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Water Day – 22 MARCH 2021 – "Valuing water"

Statement

#127740
2021-03-19

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Day of Forests - "Forest restoration: a path to recovery and well-being"

Statement

#127607
2021-03-08

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the informal session in preparation for SBI-3, 8 March 2021

Statement

#127576
2021-03-05

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of International Women’s Day “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world

Statement

#127506
2021-03-03

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Wildlife Day - "Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet"

Statement

#127157
2021-02-17

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the informal session in preparation for SBSTTA-24

Statement

#126802
2021-02-02

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day 2021

Statement

#126274
2020-12-15

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the special virtual session for SBSTTA-24 and SBI-03 on biodiversity, One Health and the response to COVID-19, Online, 15 December 2020

Statement

#126203
2020-12-11

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mountain Day2020

Statement

#126033
2020-12-04

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the eighth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, Online, 4 December 2020

Statement

#126004
2020-12-02

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Forum 2020 Virtual Symposium, Online, 2 December 2020

Statement

#126002
2020-12-01

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the opening of the eleventh meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Online, 1 December 2020

Statement

#126022
2020-12-01

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the opening of the Second Global Thematic Dialogue for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Online, 1 December 2020

Statement

#125496
2020-10-23

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of United Nations Day

Statement

#125494
2020-10-16

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Food Day

Statement

#125491
2020-10-14

Keynote address: Conservation, Awareness, and Knowledge: Zoos and Aquariums in Support of the Biodiversity Agenda, by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, to the 75th Annual WAZA Conference, 14 October 2020

Statement

#125482
2020-10-12

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 75th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Second Committee, agenda item 19(f), Sustainable development: Convention on Biological Diversity, report of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, New York, United States of America, 12 October 2020

Statement

#125479
2020-09-30

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the High-level Side Event of the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity: “Biodiversity – the Ocean’s Role”, 30 September 2020.

Statement

#125473
2020-09-24

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the round table “Biodiversity Beyond 2020: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth”, convened by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, 24 September 2020

Statement

#125465
2020-09-16

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the special virtual session of SBI-3, In-session review of implementation: Testing of a Party-led review process, through an Open-Ended Forum and the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, Wednesday, 16 September, to Thursday, 17 September 2020

Statement

#125461
2020-09-15

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the special virtual session of SBSTTA-24; Launch of the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, 15 September 2020

Statement

#125463
2020-09-10

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Webinar on Building Back Better: Protecting Biodiversity, Combating Land Degradation and Mitigating Climate Change, 10 September 2020

Statement

#125457
2020-09-08

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 5th Annual Biodiversity Research and Evidence Indaba, hosted by the Government of South Africa, venue: Zoom, 8-9 September 2020

Statement

#125453
2020-08-24

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Virtual Expert Forum on SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting 2020, 24-25 August 2020

Statement

#125443
2020-08-10

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the International Youth Day 2020 12 August 2020

Statement

#125441
2020-08-07

Statement by CBD Executive Secretary Elizabeth Maruma Mrema on the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Statement

#125221
2020-04-21

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Earth Day

Statement

#125007
2020-04-07

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Health Day

Statement

#124819
2020-03-20

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Day of Forests, 21 March 2020

Statement

#124820
2020-03-20

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March 2020

Statement

#124706
2020-03-09

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Subregional Exchange for the Caribbean on the Restoration of Forests and Other Ecosystems, 9-13 March 2020

Statement

#124574
2020-03-06

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Women’s Day

Statement

#124367
2020-02-24

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, for the opening of the Second Meeting of the Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Monday, 24 February 2020, Rome

Statement

#124046
2020-01-31

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day

Statement

#123712
2019-12-18

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fifty-seventh meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility, Wednesday, 18 December 2019, Washington D.C., United States of America

Statement

#123403
2019-12-11

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of International Mountain Day

Statement

#123297
2019-12-05

Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Soil Day 2019

Statement

#123295
2019-12-02

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Invasive Alien Species, Montreal, 2-4 December 2019

Statement

#123293
2019-12-01

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Thematic Workshop on Area-Based Conservation Measures, La Prairie, Canada, 1-3 December 2019

Statement

#123219
2019-11-29

Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Officer-in-Charge, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the twenty-third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 29 November 2019, Montreal, Canada

Statement

#123218
2019-11-25

Statement for the opening of the twenty-third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Officer-in-Charge, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 25-29 November 2019, Montreal, Canada

Statement

#123217
2019-11-20

Opening statement of Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Officer-in-Charge, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada, 20-22 November 2019

Statement

#122809
2019-10-30

Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pașca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Cities Day 2019

Statement

#122684
2019-10-17

Statement by Dr Cristiana Pașca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication Of Poverty 17 October 2019

Statement

#122680
2019-10-15

Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pașca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women 15 October 2019

Statement

#122682
2019-10-15

Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pașca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Food Day 16 October 2019

Statement

#122637
2019-10-11

Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pașca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity ,on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day

Statement

#122424
2019-09-27

Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pașca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Tourism Day 2019

Statement

#122076
2019-08-30

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Nairobi, 30 August 2019

Statement

#122026
2019-08-27

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Nairobi, August 27, 2019

Statement

#121817
2019-08-06

Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General, on the occasion of the International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples

Statement

#121631
2019-07-02

Opening Statement, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, 9th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, 2 - 5 July 2019

Statement

#121265
2019-06-06

Message from the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, on the occasion of the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2019: “Gender and the Ocean”

Statement

#121255
2019-06-04

Message from the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca-Palmer, on the occasion of the World Environment Day, 5 June 2019: “Beat Air Pollution”

Statement

#120970
2019-05-04

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 4 May 2019

Statement

#120865
2019-04-22

Opening statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the eighteenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 22 April to 3 May 2019. Theme: “Traditional knowledge: generation, transmission and protection”

Statement

#120859
2019-03-11

Statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya, 11–15 March 2019

Statement

#119643
2019-01-28

Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the occasion of the Official Launch of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 28 January 2019

Statement

#119671
2019-01-28

Opening statement by Ms. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation Workshop on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, 28 January 2019

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