by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Mediterranean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Málaga, Spain, 7 - 11 April 20 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 07 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Introductory Remarks by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Dialogue Seminar on Scaling Up Biodiversity Finance, Quito, Ecuador, 9 April 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 09 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: US$ 4.43 billion has been pledged by 30 donor countries for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support developing countries' efforts over the next four years to prevent degradation of the global environment. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 22 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for Southeast Asia on Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration to Support Achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Ja By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 28 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by 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
by 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
by 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 for the Caribbean, Georgetown, Guyana, 19 May - 22 May 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 19 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fifth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility, Cancun, Mexico, Thursday 29 May 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 29 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by 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
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for South America, Lima, Peru, 23 February 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 23 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Bonn Challenge 2.0: Implementing Restoration Partnerships High Level Roundtable, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany, 20 March 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 20 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the CBD Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in the North-East Indian Ocean Region, By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 23 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: The Wangari Maathai Award recognizes extraordinary efforts by an individual to improve and sustain forests and the people who depend on them. The 2015 winner will be awarded US$20, 000 and will be invited to receive their award in person on 10 S By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: The Government of Peru has announced that they have achieved the highest level of implementation and management of Protected Natural Areas, according to the first performance audit by the Comptroller General of the Republic to the National Servi By www.minam.gob.pe Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Latin America and the Wider Caribbean Region, Cancun, Mexico, 14 - 17 April 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 14 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by 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
by CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity Organized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, 22 May 2015, Beijing, China By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 22 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Désertif'Actions 2015: Forum international « Désertification et société civile », Montpellier, France, 10-13 June 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 11 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Enforcing the notion that a healthy natural environment is one of the world's most important tourism attractions, and that visiting nature serves to heighten awareness of its intrinsic value for us all, a new manual launched today by the Sec By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 03 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Today, a new report released by The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health has underlined that human health rests on a healthy environment and rich biodiversity. The report "Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropoce By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the 21st Session of the International Seabed Authority, 13 to 24 July 2015, Kingston, Jamaica By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 22 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Training of Trainers Workshop, Yeosu, Republic of Korea, 11 - 15 September 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 11 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity -Building Workshop for the East and South East Asia on Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 And 12, Yanji, Jilin Province, China, 15 Sep By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 15 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by 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
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) National Capacity-Development Workshop for Samoa, Apia, Samoa, 28 - 30 September 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 28 Sep 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: The first internationally recognized certificate of compliance was issued on 1 October 2015, following a permit made available to the Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) Clearing-House by India. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 07 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative National Capacity Development Workshop for Namibia, Swakopmund, Namibia, 13 - 16 October 2015 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 13 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: With traditional blessings by the Elders of the local Mohawk Community of Kahnawake setting the scene, governments, indigenous peoples and local communities from around the world will meet in Montreal, Canada, next week to develop guidelines tha By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
by CBD News: Some 600 delegates from around the world will gather together in Montreal, Canada, next week to examine the effectiveness of measures taken by Governments to implement the global biodiversity agenda and mainstream biodiversity into sustainable d By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 Oct 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article