the CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 06 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Africa, 9 - 13 June 2014 - Kampala, Uganda By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Agencies and partners join forces to promote the implementation of environmental law through enhanced knowledge sharing and new tools By www.unep.org Published On :: Mon, 09 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Delegations of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will meet at the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-5), and the eighteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Bod By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention, 16 - 20 June 2014, Montreal, Canada By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Opening video statement by Shri Prakash Javadekar, CBD COP President, Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Conv By www.youtube.com Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: As the global population increases in the years to come, and as climate change affects the availability of water, with consequences for water and food security, land will become even more important. Drylands hold a significant proportion of th By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) wrapped up a weeklong meeting on implementation with recommendations on, among others, resource mobilization, technical and scientific cooperation, poverty eradication and sustainable devel By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 23 - 28 June 2014, Montreal, Canada By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 23 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Governments finished a week of deliberations on scientific issues that will inform future national efforts under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to achieve the goals of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Bio By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Coming into Force, Geneva, Switzerland By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 03 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization will enter into force on 12 October 2014 following its ratification by 51 Parties to the Convention on Biological Di By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 14 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the 20th Session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly, 14 to 25 July 2014, Kingston, Jamaica By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 23 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Biological diversity and ecosystems featured prominently in the proposal of a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 25 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inter-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, San Jose, Costa Rica, 29 August 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Opening Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Seventh Plenary Session of the Third United Nations Small Island Developing States (UN SIDS) Conference, Apia, Samoa, 4 September 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 04 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The Midori Prize for Biodiversity, established by the AEON environmental Foundation, was awarded today to three individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at all levels. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 08 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Expert Workshop to Provide Consolidated Practical Guidance and a Toolkit for Marine Spatial Planning, Montreal, Canada, 9 - 11 September 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 09 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Montreal, 12 September 2014 - The Secretary to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has become the seventh member of the Liaison Group of the Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG), which includes the Convention on Biological Div By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inter-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, San Jose, Costa Rica, 29 August 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 16 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD Communiqué: Meeting on the Safe Use of Living Modified Organisms - First of three major United Nations meetings opens Monday By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (or COP-MOP 7) opened today at the Alpensia Convention Center in Pyeongch By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Opening Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Seventh Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Pyeongchang, Republic Of Korea, 29 September 201 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Governments attending a United Nations meeting on the safe use of living modified organisms have agreed on various actions to advance the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Under the theme, "Biodiversity for Sustainable Development," thousands of representatives of governments, NGOs, indigenous peoples, scientists and the private sector gathered in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea for the 12th meeting of t By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Bold and innovative action is urgently required if governments are to meet the globally-agreed Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its Aichi Targets by 2020, says a United Nations progress report on the state of global biodiversity. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 06 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The guidance addresses a major pathway for introduction and spread of invasive alien species, as a significant percentage of global invasive introductions result from pets, aquarium and terrarium species that escape from confined conditions and By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) enters into force today, providing the world with a mechanism to ensure that ac By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Opening Remarks by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, to the High Level Segment of the Twelfth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 15 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The Korea Forest Service launched the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (FERI) in the margins of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12) By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The High Level Segment of the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Gangwon Declaration on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The Convention on Biological Diversity closed the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties today with Governments committing to step up actions to achieve, by the end of the decade, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets agreed four years ago, and By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Governments have agreed to a series of actions that will further bolster the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, facilitate its effective implementation, and ensure that countries have the necessary resources to take the next steps to By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Recognizing that wildlife is an important renewable natural resource, with economic, cultural, nutritional and recreational value to humans, Parties at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12), held in Pyeongchang, Republic By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: As cities move forward on implementing the agenda under the Convention, they will show that they can lead the way in sustainably using biodiversity and the ecosystem services it underpins, as the basis for addressing water and food security, dis By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 19 - 21 November, Rome, Italy By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: A new compendium providing the latest and best professional information needed for protected area practitioner capacity development was released this week in the margins of the 6th IUCN World Parks Congress. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The signature on 15 November 2014 of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations will ensure joint implementation of the Pacific region's Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in the Pacific Island Region 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: CBD Expert Workshop to Prepare Practical Guidance on Preventing and Mitigating the Significant Adverse Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats, Baltimore, United States of America, 2 to 4 December 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: The GBIF Secretariat has launched the inaugural GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge, hoping to inspire innovative applications of open-access biodiversity data by scientists, informaticians, data modelers, cartographers and other experts competing for a By gbif.challengepost.com Published On :: Thu, 04 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: A group of scientists and policymakers delivered a declaration to the Minister of the Environment of Peru, Manuel Pulgar Vidal, the president of UNFCCC Cop-20,that calls for integrated research on biodiversity and climate change and increased re By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Today, the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea presented United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with three major outcomes of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the Convention on Biological Diversi By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: This year, declared International Year of Family Farming by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Mountain Day is being celebrated under the theme of "Mountain Farming". Mountain agriculture, which By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, at the Fifteenth Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy, 19 - 23 January 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 19 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the United Nations Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Juri By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 20 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, On the occasion of the Fourth Access and Benefit Sharing Business Dialogue, 28 January 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fourth Greater Mekong Subregion Environment Ministers' Meeting, 27 - 29 January 2015, Nyipyitaw, Myanmar By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 21st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters, 29 January 2015, New Haven, U.S.A. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: Wetlands are among our most valuable ecosystems. The values of benefits provided by wetlands, per unit area, have been consistently shown to be orders of magnitude higher than for other ecosystems, with the major benefit delivered through improv By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
the CBD News: 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. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
