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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Conference in Support of the Worldwide Implementation of the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC)




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CBD Communiqué: United Nations Decade on Biodiversity launched in Havana for the countries of the Caribbean




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




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CBD Communiqué: Costa Rica becomes the 38th Signatory of the Nagoya Protocol




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




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebrations of the Beginning of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity in South America, 15 July 2011, Quito, Ecuador




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CBD Press Release: Intergovernmental forum for biodiversity for food and agriculture and the Convention on Biological Diversity strengthen cooperation for achievement of biodiversity targets




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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




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




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CBD Communiqué: Struggle against invasive species remains important goal for global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity supports recent statement by conservation organizations




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CBD Communiqué: Antigua and Barbuda becomes the first Caribbean island country to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization




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CBD Communiqué: Expanding scientific expertise for implementation of Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 2020




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CBD Communiqué: Assessment of funding needs for the implementation of the Convention gets under way




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CBD Communiqué: Ninety per cent rate achieved in submissions of fourth national reports




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CBD News: The new Indian Minister of Environment and Forests, HE Jayanthi Natarajan, invites all Parties to the high-level segment of COP-11 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre from 17 to 19 October 2012 highlighting five key issues for discussio




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CBD News: Message from the Executive Secretary on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2011




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CBD Communiqué: Antigua and Barbuda becomes twenty-sixth signatory to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol




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CBD News: Press Release - In the context of the launching of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding




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CBD News: In conjunction with the 61st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Government of Switzerland, in partnership with the Japanese presidency of the tent




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CBD News: The Society for Ecological Restoration has conferred its 2011 Special Recognition Award to the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the Gala Awards Banquet on 23 August 2011 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, on the marg




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CBD Communiqué: Geneva Call for Urgent Action on the Implementation of the Successful Nagoya Outcomes




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CBD Communiqué: Bangladesh becomes the forty-second signatory to the Nagoya Protocol




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CBD Communiqué:Cities and the United Nations pulling together for biodiversity: Global partnership meets in Bonn




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CBD News: 53rd edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April-June 2011)




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CBD Communiqué: The Preparation of the Global City and Biodiversity Outlook launched




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CBD Communiqué: The Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention joins forces for the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets




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CBD Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 54 signatures after seven months




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CBD Press Release: International treaty on damage resulting from living modified organisms receives four new signatures




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CBD Press Release: Aichi biodiversity heads of agencies task force established with 27 global partners




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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




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CBD Communiqué: Modus operandi agreed by Rio conventions




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CBD Press Release: Future Policy Award crowns world's best forest policies




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CBD Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 60 signatures




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CBD Communiqué: Biodiversity Convention signs Memorandum of Understanding with UN-Habitat




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CBD Communiqué: Nature at the service of the noble objectives of the United Nations




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CBD Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 64 signatures




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CBD Communiqué: The 132 Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 and China call for implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Targets




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




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Pacific Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, Nada, Fiji, 3 October 2011




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CBD Communiqué: Regional workshop for Pacific on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans celebration of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity




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CBD Communiqué: United Nations University launches Master of Science programme in nvironmental Governance with specialization in Biodiversity




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CBD Communiqué: Hyderabad ready to host the world biodiversity community




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CBD Communiqué: Japan Airlines introduces United Nations Decade on Biodiversity logo on special "Eco Jet"




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CBD News: As governments meet in the Republic of Korea to address the challenges of land degradation under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, global actors will meet at the Rio Conventions Pavilion to communicate their coordinated




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CBD Communiqué: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums mobilized for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Central Asian Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, 17 October 2011




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CBD News: Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Carribean Regional Capacity-Building Workshop. St Georges, Grenada, 17 October 2011




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CBD Communiqué: Regional workshop for Central Asia on updating NBSAPs




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CBD Communiqué: City of Edmonton a model of local government support for the CBD




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CBD Communiqué: Towards the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea: The Living Ocean and Coast