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CBD News: Guinea and Morocco, on 9 December 2011, became the latest signatories to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (




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CBD News: On 29 December 2011, Lithuania, became the seventy-first signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD




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CBD News: Cyprus, on 29 December 2011, became the seventy-second signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity and th




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CBD Communiqué: Somalia becomes seventy-third signatory of the Nagoya Protocol




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CBD Communiqué: Biodiversity on top of the environmental agenda in the Arab region




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CBD Communiqué: The Green Wave to support forest rehabilitation in the devastated region of Tohoku, Japan




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CBD Communiqué: The Federated States of Micronesia becomes seventy-fifth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing




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CBD Communiqué: Global alliance of cities and governments to save biodiversity of the Mediterranean region




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CBD Communiqué: Australia becomes 76th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol




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CBD News: Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of World Wetlands Day "Wetlands and Tourism", 2 February 2012




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CBD Communiqué: International symposium to be held to share experiences and support effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources




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CBD News: Message from Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of International Women's Day 2012, "Empower Rural Women - End Hunger and Poverty", 8 March 2012




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CBD News: Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Water Day 2012 "Water and Food Security", 22 March 2012




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CBD Communiqué: Meeting of sub-national governments opens new chapter in implementation of the CBD




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CBD News: Message by Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day 2012, 12 - 13 May 2012: "Migratory birds and people-together through time"




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefi




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CBD Press Release: Montreal, 27 September 2012 - Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic is the sixth country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Co




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CBD Communiqué: Hyderabad, 27 September 2012 - Some 2000 delegates from more than 150 countries will convene this coming Monday in Hyderabad, India, for the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the C




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




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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 News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Conference "Global Implementation Programme for the SEEA", 17-19 June 2013, New York City




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CBD News: Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the 14th Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, 17 to 20 June 2013, UNHQ, New York




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the National Workshop on Indicators and NBSAP for Iraq, Amman, Jordan, 1-4 July 2013




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CBD News: Braulio F. de Souza Dias participates in event "Biodiversity and Business: Perspectives from the Region" and pays a visit to Uruguayan state officials.




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CBD News: Articles are presently being sought from members of civil society (including NGOs, social movements, indigenous organizations and representatives, local communities) for the eighth issue of the CBD newsletter for civil society, [square brackets]




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CBD News: Honduras and Tajikistan became the most recent countries 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 Biological Diversity.




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CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Tourism Day, 27 September 2013 - "Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future"




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CBD News: With five new ratifications, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization has taken a big step towards entry into force.




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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




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CBD News: Montreal, 20 December 2013 - With a new ratification, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization is ending the year with another step toward entry into force.




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CBD News: Three new ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization provide significant momentum towards its entry into force. The recent ratifications by Be




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CBD News: Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2014 - "Wetlands and Agriculture: Partners for Growth"




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CBD News: Governments meet in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea this week for discussions which will finalise preparations for the first meeting of the governing body of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of




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CBD News: Montreal, 7 March 2014 - Iraq deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 3 March 2014 and will become the 167th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on 1 June 2014.




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CBD News: As we celebrate the theme of this year's International Day of Forests, "Forests for Sustainable Development", I encourage countries to assess the status of their natural forest capital and the socio-economic contributions that fore




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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




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CBD News: Articles are presently being sought from members of civil society (including NGOs, social movements, indigenous organizations and representatives, local communities) for the ninth issue of the CBD newsletter for civil society, [square brackets],




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CBD News: With four new ratifications in the last week, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization has received 66% of the necessary ratifications, with only 17 more rat




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CBD News: Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, on the Occasion of World Migratory Bird Day, 10-11 May 2014: "Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism"




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CBD News: Islands and their surrounding near-shore marine areas constitute unique irreplaceable ecosystems often comprising many plant and animal species that are found nowhere else on Earth. They are also key to the livelihood, economy, well-being and cu




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CBD News: On the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated under the theme of Island Biodiversity, islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. These actions, or "Bright Spots,"




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CBD News: Statement of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Environment Day - 5 June 2014: "Raise your voice, not the sea level"




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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