con CBD News: In preparation of a major international biodiversity conference in October 2014, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are currently submitting their fifth national reports that will enable a global assessment of progress made By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 10 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: Opening Remarks of the Executive Secretary Mr. Dias on the Occasion of the Third Meeting of the High-Level Panel of the Second Phase of the High-Level Panel on the Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversi By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 14 Apr 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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
con 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" By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 09 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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
con 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 21 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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," By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 22 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 22 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: To avoid landscape fragmentation and loss of species and habitats for biodiversity, participants to a three-day workshop in Kurupukari, Guyana, have agreed on a Regional Action Plan related to biological corridors, connectivity conservation and By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 30 May 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: Delegations of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will meet at the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-5), and the eighteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Bod By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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
con 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
con 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 16 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 20 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sat, 28 Jun 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: Déclaration de M. Braulio ferreira de Souza Dias, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion de l'atelier sur les synergies entre redd + et la conservation et restauration des écosystèmes dans les strat By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 08 Jul 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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
con 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
con 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
con 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
con CBD News: Montreal, 12 September 2014 - The Secretary to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has become the seventh member of the Liaison Group of the Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG), which includes the Convention on Biological Div By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 12 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: The seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (or COP-MOP 7) opened today at the Alpensia Convention Center in Pyeongch By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 29 Sep 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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
con CBD News: Governments attending a United Nations meeting on the safe use of living modified organisms have agreed on various actions to advance the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 03 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: The guidance addresses a major pathway for introduction and spread of invasive alien species, as a significant percentage of global invasive introductions result from pets, aquarium and terrarium species that escape from confined conditions and By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) enters into force today, providing the world with a mechanism to ensure that ac By www.cbd.int Published On :: Sun, 12 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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
con CBD News: The Korea Forest Service launched the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (FERI) in the margins of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12) By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 16 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: The High Level Segment of the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Gangwon Declaration on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 17 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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
con CBD News: Recognizing that wildlife is an important renewable natural resource, with economic, cultural, nutritional and recreational value to humans, Parties at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12), held in Pyeongchang, Republic By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: As cities move forward on implementing the agenda under the Convention, they will show that they can lead the way in sustainably using biodiversity and the ecosystem services it underpins, as the basis for addressing water and food security, dis By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 31 Oct 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 19 - 21 November, Rome, Italy By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 19 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: A new compendium providing the latest and best professional information needed for protected area practitioner capacity development was released this week in the margins of the 6th IUCN World Parks Congress. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 20 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: The signature on 15 November 2014 of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations will ensure joint implementation of the Pacific region's Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in the Pacific Island Region 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 25 Nov 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: Arctic Biodiversity Congress, Trondheim, Norway, December 2-4, 2014 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 02 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 11 Dec 2014 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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
con CBD News: Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 21st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters, 29 January 2015, New Haven, U.S.A. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 29 Jan 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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
con CBD News: Montreal/Kolkata, 13 February 2015 - A ground-breaking report on biodiversity and health, launched today at the 14th World Congress on Public Health, in Kolkata, India, shows the significant contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services t By www.cbd.int Published On :: Fri, 13 Feb 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) today launched the Bushmeat Sourcebook, an online resource, on the occasion of the second World Wildlife Day. The sourcebook examines bushmeat's vital contribution to f By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 03 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: The fourth addition of Global Biodiversity Outlook is now available in Japanese, courtesy of the Nature Conservation Bureau of Japan's Ministry of the Environment. This brings to eight the number of languages in which the mid-term assessment By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 04 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity will hold a session on 19 March 2015 at the Americana 2015 International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference, being held in Montreal, Canada, on why biodiversity matters fo By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: A new report from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity discusses the potential for synthetic biology to have both positive and negative impacts on biodiversity and looks at the role and adequacy of existing risk assessment a By www.cbd.int Published On :: Mon, 20 Apr 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con 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 By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 19 May 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity welcomes Pope Francis' call to action in the face of global biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation. By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 18 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: On 10 June, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco closed a historic meeting of biodiversity and Antarctic experts. The purpose of the meeting was to examine the extent to which conservation of the biodiversity of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean is re By www.cbd.int Published On :: Tue, 23 Jun 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: Though there have been rapid advances in human health, the continuing degradation of our planetary systems does not bode well for its future. Today, The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health launched a comprehensive report By www.cbd.int Published On :: Thu, 16 Jul 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
con CBD News: More than two decades have passed since the nations of the world assembled in Rio de Janeiro and agreed to adopt a sustainable development agenda, promising to chart a development path that is equitable, environmentally just and economically rew By www.cbd.int Published On :: Wed, 05 Aug 2015 00:00:00 GMT Full Article
