us CBD News: Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, hosted a breakfast discussion on 16 November 2017 on the margins of the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties t By enb.iisd.org Published On :: Mon, 27 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: As we all know, the business and environment communities were historically not close allies. It was long believed that economic growth could not be compatible with a healthy environment. Thankfully, that has changed. We now know that the conserv By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 29 Nov 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: The science body under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meets this week to discuss a wide array of biodiversity-related issues critical for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and tackling climate change. These dis By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: I and my colleagues here at the Secretariat are greatly saddened to learn that Dr. Calestous Juma, former Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, has passed away. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: 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 agreed on a set of recommendations related to the contributions of indigenous peoples and loca By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sat, 16 Dec 2017 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: The February 2018 edition of the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity newsletter is now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 13 Feb 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: I want to welcome you to the Subregional Workshop for Arabic Speaking Countries on the Clearing-House Mechanism. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 05 Mar 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pa?ca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Second Meeting of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisher By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 10 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: On 12 April, Sir David Attenborough joins the head of the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity and a panel from government, business and civil society to discuss how to mobilise global action to tackle what is said to be the greatest thre By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 11 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, United Nations Headquarters, 16 to 27 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: The May 2018 edition of the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity newsletter is now available. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 03 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: 25 years ago, in December 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into force. It was the realisation of a project for sustainable development that had taken the world decades to achieve. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 21 May 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Every year, we use some 500 billion plastic bags. Every year, as much as 13 million tons of plastic finds its way into the ocean. Every year, 17 million barrels of oil are used to produce plastic. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 04 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: To facilitate biodiversity-inclusive investments for systems change, the following supportive functions and policy changes should be carried out through an integrated approach By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 27 Jun 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Online platform allows policymakers and other partners to access global data layers, upload and manipulate their own datasets, and query multiple datasets to provide key information on the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and nature-based Sustainable By www.undp.org Published On :: Fri, 06 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Inspired by discussions on the possibilities of transformational change, a keynote address by Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar, and a celebration of indigenous culture, more than 1,000 delegates from around the world concluded two critical meet By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 18 Jul 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: 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 fo By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 02 Aug 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: 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. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 11 Sep 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018 were announced today. The MIDORI Prize is a prestigious biennial international prize organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversi By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 11 Oct 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: The world has two years to secure a deal for nature to halt a 'silent killer' as dangerous as climate change, says biodiversity chief By www.theguardian.com Published On :: Mon, 05 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Opening remarks of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 2018 Business and Biodiversity Forum, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2018 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 14 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: African Ministers of Environment together with partner organizations committed to an ambitious action agenda taking a coherent approach to addressing the interlinked challenges of biodiversity loss, land degradation and climate change. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 15 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: The 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference[1] opened yesterday in the seaside town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt with an opening ceremony that included an address from President of Egypt, H.E. Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi, who emphasized the c By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sun, 18 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: It is with great regret and deepest sadness that we convey news of the untimely death of Dr Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). Among his numerous achievements is the strengthened collaboration amo By www.cms.int Published On :: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the occasion of the Official Launch of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous La By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Opening statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca 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, Ne By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: 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. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 22 May 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 06 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: 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 tow By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 26 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 27 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pas?ca 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 Aug 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 02 Sep 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: This year, World Food Day calls for action across sectors to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. It is a reminder that without healthy nature and biodiversity, we cannot have quality nutrition, and without q By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Rural women are an indisputable force behind efforts to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity all over the world, and as such they are critical players in building climate resilience. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 15 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: This year's World Cities Day theme, "Changing the world: innovations and better life for future generations", focuses on how urban governance can be used to achieve sustainable development. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 30 Oct 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: The European Business and Nature Summit (EBNS) took place in Madrid, Spain over the span of two days to help strengthen the role that businesses play in supporting nature conservation and its sustainable use. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 15 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Over the next five days, the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) body on science will meet to lay the groundwork for negotiations to prepare the next year's UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China and achieve an ambitious and By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/AS/SBG/JA/JG/88518 (2019-107): Expert Workshop to Identify Options for Modifying the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) and Describing New EBSAs, 3 to 5 February 2020 - Brussels, Belgium By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 27 Nov 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: The Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) subsidiary body on science suggested elements of the science base that will be used at next year's biennial UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China that will include discussions on an By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/JMF/ET/AR/DM/88533 (2019-112): Launch of the Bioland Tool for National Clearing-House Mechanism websites By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 09 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: The nature that surrounds us, sustains us. Ensuring that it can continue to do so for future generations is a trust bestowed on us all. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, CBD Acting Executive Secretary, welcomes announcement that biodiversity will be theme of the next year's World Environment Day: "We are delighted to see that biodiversity will be the focus of World Environment Da By www.unenvironment.org Published On :: Wed, 11 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/AS/JS/TM/88584 (2020-003): Selected representatives of indigenous peoples and local communities to receive funding from the Voluntary Trust Fund for participation in the second meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 09 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD Notification SCBD/SSSF/AS/CC/VA/88615 (2020-009): Thematic Consultation on the Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, 30 March - 1 April 2020 - Bern, Switzerland By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 20 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Due to the ongoing situation following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in consultation with the Government of the People's Republic of China, the COP (Conference of By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 31 Jan 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/ET/SM/88637 (2020-018): Clearing-House Mechanism Awards By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD Notification SCBD/IMS/JMF/NP/YX/88707 (2020-021): Decision 14/23, Financial Mechanism: Assessment of Funding Needs for the Implementation of the Convention and its Protocols for the Eighth Replenishment Period (July 2022 to June 2026) of the Trust Fun By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 18 Feb 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD Notification SCBD/OES/EM/DC/88792 (2020-033): Dates and venue: Twenty-fourth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 24), 17 to 22 August 2020, and Third Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
us CBD News: Two meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) permanent subsidiary bodies originally scheduled for May 2020 and then rescheduled for August/September 2020 will now take place in August 2020. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 02 Apr 2020 00:00:00 GMT Full Article