era

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.




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

CBD News: Message of the UN Secretary-General on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2013.




era

CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 12 September 2013




era

CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferrera de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Eighth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, Montreal, 7 October 2013




era

CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the Occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October2013




era

CBD News: Governments have established firm foundations for the operation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing of Genetic Resources, contributing to the momentum towards entry into force and setting the agenda for the first meeting of its




era

CBD News: The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) welcomes the United Nations General Assembly decision to proclaim 3 March as World Wildlife Day, as a means of celebrating the importance of the world's flora and fauna,




era

CBD News: Islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. Despite significant vulnerabilities facing islands, leaders of island countries and countries with islands have made visionary commitments at loc




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

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




era

CBD News: The Republic of Korea and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), with the purpose of promoting technical and scientific co-operation and to support achievement of the goals and targets of the Convention, have today sign




era

CBD News: The 2015 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer shows that an average of 69% of respondents in nine countries say they have heard of biodiversity, but additional outreach efforts are needed for the world to reach global targets on biodiversity awareness se




era

CBD News: To support the mobilisation and alignment of technical and financial resources for priority capacity-building needs, IPBES is developing a prototype Matchmaking Facility. This Facility aims to promote and facilitate dialogue and cooperation amon




era

CBD News: Over the years, South-South cooperation has emerged as a powerful tool for enhancing international cooperation for achieving sustainable development. In fact, since 2008, developing countries have exported more to one another than to developed c




era

CBD News: Poverty eradication is one of the greatest global challenges facing us today. Fortunately, the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity can provide solutions to a range of societal challenges and is critical to achieving the




era

CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary: "The shift of ambition towards 1.5 degrees will make a big difference, particularly for the most vulnerable ecosystems such as coral reefs and polar ecosystems."




era

CBD News: One of the main bodies under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB) is set to meet next week to discuss issues that will accelerate progress in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and achieving its Aichi Biodiversity




era

CBD News: This year's World Day to Combat Desertification shows the importance of being inclusive as we cooperate to restore and rehabilitate degraded land. It also points to the convergence of international action and landmark agreements recently ado




era

CBD News: Uganda, a country renowned for its rich biodiversity, is taking strides to integrate gender considerations into its national policies, plans and programmes to implement its obligations under the Convention and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity




era

CBD News: It is my great pleasure to open this important meeting, the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisheries Bodies on Accelerating Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.




era

CBD News: I am honoured to address the second committee of the UN General Assembly under your chairmanship.




era

CBD News: United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultation with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, announced the appointment of Cristiana Pasca Palmer of Romania as Executive Secreta




era

CBD News: I am honoured to address this fifth Global Biodiversity Summit of Cities, as we also celebrate 10 years of very productive cooperation with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability as a valued partner.




era

CBD News: The focus of work this week "towards an enhanced regional cooperation to restore Mediterranean landscapes: improving ecosystem resilience for the benefit of people and the environment.", directly supports the Strategic Plan for Biodive




era

CBD News: As the incoming Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity and as this is my first statement to this esteemed body, I wish to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land we are gathered upon, the Haudenosaunee Confederatio




era

CBD News: Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 47th Cairo Climate Talks, Cairo, Egypt, 2 May 2017




era

CBD News: Statement by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on behalf of the Executive Secretary at the 4th Session of the Preparatory Committee established by General Assembly resolution 69/292, New York, United States of America, 10




era

CBD News: Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the Occasion of the General Debate, UNWTO General Assembly, Chengdu, China, 13 September 2017




era

CBD News: The Secretariat of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) today released a new publication titled "Guidelines for tourism partnerships and concessions for protected areas: generating sustainable revenues for conservation and development.&




era

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




era

CBD News: Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of the Ministerial Roundtable on Forest-based Solutions for Accelerating Achievement of the SDGs, at the thirteenth ses




era

CBD News: The rich variety of life on Earth is essential for the welfare and prosperity of people today and for generations to come.




era

CBD News: Over the next two weeks, the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) bodies on science and implementation will meet to provide further guidance on accelerated efforts to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets by the end of the year 2020,




era

CBD News: A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) geared towards enhancing cooperation between the Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was signed today




era

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




era

CBD News: Presentation by Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Secretary of UN Biodiversity Convention, for EU Environmental ministerial, Helsinki, Finland, July 11 2019




era

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