africa

CBD Communiqué: President Pohamba of Namibia Opens the African Ministerial Conference on Access and Benefit-sharing.

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Discours de m. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion de la premiere conférence panafricaine sur «La biodiversité et la lutte contre la pauvreté en afrique », 16 septembre 2010, Li

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Message of Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day, 3 March 2011.

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 03 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Southern Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, 14 March, Kasane, Botswana.

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 14 Mar 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Regional Workshop to Support the Preparation of the State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources in Africa, 27-29 April 2011, Nairobi.

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 27 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Communiqué: Implementing the Nagoya Biodiversity Compact in North Africa and the Middle East.

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Press Release: The South African National Biodiversity Institute the first African partner to join the Convention's Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 20 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Media Advisory: International Call for Investments in Protected Areas in West Africa

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 25 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Communique: Regional workshops on updating NBSAPs and implementing CBD programme of work on protected areas held in West Africa

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 07 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Communiqué: East African Legislative Assembly prepares resolution on Nagoya Protocol

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 08 Jun 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Communiqué: Regional workshop for East Africa on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) held in Kigali

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 07 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Communiqué: Joint GEF and CBD exploration for funding strategies to implement Nagoya biodiversity compact in West Africa

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: UN decades on biodiversity and desertification launched in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa/Montreal, 27 July 2011 - The United Nations system joined together at the offices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa on 22 July

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 27 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Communiqué: Enhanced GEF and CBD efforts to explore funding options for achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in West Africa

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the African Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on REDD-Plus, Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, Cape Town, 20-23 September 2011

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 20 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Communiqué: Cooperating for nature: South Africa as a regional hub for South-South cooperation on biodiversity for development

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 29 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Eastern Africa Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance in Support of the Nagoya Outcome, Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, 28 October 2011

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebrations of Oceans Day 2011, 3 December 2011, Durban, South Africa

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Press Release: Latest initiative under joint ITTO/CBD programme-a new project to support sustainable forest management (SFM) and biodiversity conservation in Africa

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD Press Release: Capacity-building workshop for North Africa and the Middle East on mainstreaming the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity (TEEB) into national planning and decision-making

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27 February, 2012

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 27 Feb 2012 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Message of Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day (Wangari Maathai Day), 3 March 2012

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Fri, 02 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for West Asia and North Africa on Capacity-Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Dubai,

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 14th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), 10 - 14 September 2012, Rusha, Tanzania

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 10 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

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

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 22 Nov 2012 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: South Africa 12th state to ratify Nagoya Protocol

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 28 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

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

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

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

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

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

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 28 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

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,

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 04 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

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

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 25 Mar 2013 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of the Regional Workshop for Middle East and North Africa on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, Doha, Qatar, 14-17 December 2013

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Sat, 14 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for West Asia and North Africa on Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration to Support Achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Sat, 01 Feb 2014 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Regional Workshop for African Countries on the Clearing-House Mechanism and the Coordination Meeting of the Belgian Partnership on the Clearing-House Mecha

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 06 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on The Occasion Of Capacity-Building Workshop for Southern and Eastern Africa on Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration to Support Ach

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 12 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing for West Asia and North Africa, 1 - 5 June 2014 - Dubai

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Sun, 01 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

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

africa

CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary on the Occasion of Beyond Enforcement: Communities, Governance, Incentives And Sustainable Use in Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade, 26 February 2015, Muldersdrift, South Africa

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Thu, 26 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: The pilot programme is targeting young scholars who wish to gain experience by participating in the development of the regional and sub-regional assessments (Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and Central Asia) or the thematic assessment

By www.ipbes.net
Published On :: Wed, 06 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Technical Workshop on Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 28 S

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for East Africa, Nosy Be, Madagascar, 18-22 January 2016

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 18 Jan 2016 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: It gives me immense pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you all to this Capacity-building Workshop for Africa on achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 12. This workshop is the fourth in a series being organized by the CBD Secretariat in c

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: The four reports, one each for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, West Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean offer a regional perspective of the Convention's 2014 publication Global Biodiversity Outlook-4 (GB0-4). Using a similar approach an

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Mon, 23 May 2016 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

CBD News: Central African Republic deposited its instrument of ratification to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 15 June 2017.

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 04 Jul 2017 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

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

africa

CBD News: Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pa?ca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the African Ministerial Summit on Biodiversity: "Land and ecosystem degradation and restoration: Priorities for incre

By www.cbd.int
Published On :: Tue, 13 Nov 2018 00:00:00 GMT


Full Article

africa

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

africa

Vitamin D Deficiency and Type 2 Diabetes in African Americans: The Common Denominators

By spectrum.diabetesjournals.org
Published On :: 2011-08-01

Shani V. Davis
Aug 1, 2011; 24:148-153
Feature Article/Vitamin D in African Americans


Full Article

africa

The story of three African slaves during Spanish colonialism, as told by their bones

By www.eurekalert.org
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 EDT

(Cell Press) In a study appearing April 30 in the journal Current Biology, scientists tell the story of three 16th century African slaves identified from a mass burial site in Mexico City. Using a combination of genetic, osteological, and isotope analyses, the scientists determined from where in Africa they were likely captured, the physical hardships they experienced as slaves, and what novel pathogens they may have carried with them across the Atlantic.


Full Article

africa

African skeletons from early colonial Mexico tell the story of first-generation slaves

By www.eurekalert.org
Published On :: Thu, 30 Apr 2020 00:00:00 EDT

(Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History) Three 16th-century skeletons from a mass burial in Mexico City highlight the role of the transatlantic slave trade in introducing and disseminating new pathogens to the Americas. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for the Science of Human History and Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia in Mexico analyzed skeletal features, genetic data and isotopes to explore the life history of three enslaved Africans and explore the wide-ranging impacts of massive forced migration.


Full Article