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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety,




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CBD News: The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety opens in Hyderabad, India.




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CBD Press Release: UN biodiversity meeting to discuss progress made and challenges to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020.




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CBD Press Release: The UN Meeting on Biosafety Ends with An Agreement to Advance Work on the Issue of Socioeconomic Considerations Regarding Living Modified Organisms




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CBD News: The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, and the National Biodiversity Authority are hosting an International Biodiversity Film Festival and Forum in Hyderabad as part of COP-11 in association with CMS Environment. The festi




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CBD Press Release: Action in support of Biodiversity urgently needed: UN Meeting on Biodiversity opens in Hyderabad India




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CBD News: Opening remarks by Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the CBD to the eleventh meeting of the COP, Hyderabad, India, 8 October 2012




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CBD Press Release: Biodiversity Conservation can Improve Human Health in World's Growing Cities, says UN assessment




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CBD News: In its inaugural remarks at the High-Level Segment of COP 11, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, launched the Hyderabad Pledge by announcing that the Government of India has earmarked US$ 50 million to strengthen the institutional mech




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CBD News: At COP 11, the CBD Executive Secretary has invited Parties and partners to become Biodiversity Champions by making pledges to suport the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.




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CBD Press Release: At United Nations Biodiversity Conference, countries agree to double resources for biodiversity protection by 2015 - Special attention for biodiversity-rich marine areas among other key outcomes.




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the 43rd Meeting of the Council of the GEF, Washington DC, US, 13 November 2012




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CBD News: As we remember her, let us be inspired by her tireless energy, by her commitment to making a better world for all and by her leadership and vision.




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CBD News: 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 U




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CBD News: Opening Remarks by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Validating the Africa Review Reports on Biodiversity, Forests, Mountains, Biotechnology and Tourism, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22-23 Nov




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the International Seminar "Towards Linking Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services to Economic and Human Activity", New York, United States of America, 27 - 29 November 2




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples' Issues, Montreal, Canada, 28 November 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Montreal Council of Foreign Relations, Montreal, Canada, 28 November 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) All-Hands Meeting, Asilomar, California, 3 December 2012




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership Meeting, Cambridge, UK, 10 December 2012




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CBD News: Message from Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Mountain Day 2012, "Celebrating Mountain Life"




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CBD Press Release: Panama and Mauritius have become the 10th and 11th countries respectively to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Bi




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CBD Press Release: The 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly has recognized the importance of recent decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including those dealing with implemen




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CBD News: Message from Mr. Braulio F. De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of World Wetlands Day: "Wetlands and Water Management"




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for West Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 4 to 8 February 2013




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CBD News: Biodiversity at the centre of sustainable development: CBD Executive Secretary Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias briefs UN Secretary-General, senior UN officials.




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Subregional Capacity-Building Workshop to Address Invasive Alien Species and to Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 in the Arab Region, 11 - 14 February 2013, Dubai, Unit




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Kick-Off Meeting for the EU BON (Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network) Project, 11 - 15 February 2013, Berlin, Germany




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Capacity Building Workshops for African Nationals Regarding (i) Nagoya Protocol on Access & Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge; and (ii) Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Su




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CBD News: Lebanon deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 6 February 2013 and will become the 165th Party to the Protocol on 7 May 2013.




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CBD Press Release: Maldives responds to Hyderabad Call for Biodiversity Champions: Entire country to become UNESCO Biosphere Reserve by 2017




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, Convention On Biological Diversity at the opening of the North Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas Mosco




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CBD News: Message from Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive secretary, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day 3 March 2013




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CBD News: Albania, Botswana and the Federated States of Micronesia have become the 13th 14th and 15th countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to t




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Capacity Building Workshop towards Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 9 and 19 for Western and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal,




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CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Dr. Braulio F. de Souza, on the occasion of the International Women's Day: March 8, 2013




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CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the AMERICANA 2013, 19 March 2013, Montreal Canada




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CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the International Day of Forests, 21 March 2013




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CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Water Day, "Water Cooperation", 22 March 2013




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CBD News: Statement from Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for Anglophone Africa on the Integration of Climate Change and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in National Biodiversity Planning Proce




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CBD Communiqué: European Union approves Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of South-Eastern Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Swakopmund, Namibia, 8 to 12 A




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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 Acess and Benefit-Sharing for Middle East Region and Djibouti, Libya, Mauritania, Amma




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CBD News: Statement by CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, at the 14th Meeting of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO, Rome, 15-19 April, 2013




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CBD News: Allocution de m. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion de l'ouverture du deuxième atelier régional pour les pays moins avancés d'Afrique sur la préparation des cinqui




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CBD Press Release: New report highlights growing biodiversity awareness worldwide - UEBT launches 2013 Biodiversity Barometer




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inception Workshop for the Project to Support the Ratification and Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, Addis Ababa, Eth




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CBD News: Message from the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day 11-12 May 2013: Raising Awareness for Migratory Birds




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CBD News: 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.




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CBD News: To better inform policymakers on what needs to be done to secure the ecosystems and species in the Arctic that people rely on for life and livelihood, the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arcti