2019 | 2019-08-22 | In 1992, at the landmark Rio Earth Summit, the international community, in its wisdom, created three interrelated conventions to safeguard the future of the planet, all peoples, and indeed all life on earth: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD). |  en
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| 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 | en
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| 2019-08-02 | Report of the co-chairs of the ninth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, Trondheim, Norway, 2-5 July 2019 | en
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| 2019-07-19 | Biodiversity_Next Conference on bio- and geodiversity data (20 – 21 October Pre-Conference, 22 – 25 October Main Conference) in Leiden, the Netherlands. Participation grant for biodiversity scientists, infrastructure operators, data managers and policy makers from African countries. |  en
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| 2019-07-11 | Presentation by Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Secretary of UN Biodiversity Convention, for EU Environmental ministerial, Helsinki, Finland, July 11 2019 | en
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| 2019-07-02 | Opening Statement, Dr. Cristiana Paşca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, 9th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, 2 - 5 July 2019 | en
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| 2019-06-10 | $180 million DNA 'barcode' project aims to discover 2 million new species | en
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| 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”. | en
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| 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”. | en
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| 2019-05-24 | Young people from around the world are encouraged to submit videos for the 2019 Global Youth Video Competition showcasing positive solutions on three themes: Nature-based Solutions for Food and Human Health; Cities and Local Action to Combat Climate Change; and Nature-Based Solutions to balance the use of land for people and ecosystems. | en
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| 2019-05-24 | The EPPO/Euphresco scientific Colloquium ‘Plant Health at the Age of Metagenomics’ is available for the public | en
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| 2019-05-24 | European Commission Recognition of CETAF Code of Conduct and Best Practice on Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) | en
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| 2019-05-23 | The IPPC Guide to Pest Risk Communication, including invasive alien plant risk communication, is available for the public | en
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| 2019-05-22 | The United Nations celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity by examining the fundamental role of nature in ensuring human health and good nutrition. | en
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| 2019-05-22 | The Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to partner with the Slow Food International for this year’s celebrations of the International Day for Biological Diversity, on 22 May 2019, which focuses on biodiversity as the foundation of our health and food systems. | en es fr
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| 2019-05-21 | Message from Mr. Jingyuan Xia, Secretary of the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) at the occasion of the International Day for Biodiversity 2019 | en
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| 2019-05-20 | A report launched today shows that Asian consumers have an increasing awareness of the planet’s biodiversity and want to see companies protecting it. | en
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| 2019-05-14 | The Ornamental Aquatic Trade Association (OATA) OATA launched a new training module aimed at the ornamental aquatic industry, fish keepers and aquatic plant owners to help identify invasive species, know what to do with them and take the right biosecurity measures to stop them spreading | en
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| 2019-05-14 | Invasive Species Week, organisations across the UK, Ireland, Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man are working together to raise awareness and ask everyone to help prevent their spread to protect the environment and recreational spaces for future generations to enjoy | en
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| 2019-05-08 | 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 | en
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| 2019-05-06 | The world needs transformative change if life on Earth is to be safeguarded and people are to continue to receive the services and benefits that nature provides, according to a new report from an international team of leading researchers. | en
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| 2019-04-29 | The inaugural Nature Champions Summit closed Thursday with a call to put nature at the centre of the global discourse together with climate action and sustainable development. | en
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| 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 | en
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| 2019-04-18 | A photo story of BioFouling project (GEF-UNDP-IMO partnership) is now accessible | en
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| 2019-04-10 | Italy ratified the Nagoya–Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 9 April 2019. | en
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