Dominican Republic
30 May 2012
Launched by the Central American Commission on Environment and Development (CCAD) in 2003, the triennial Mesoamerican Congress of Protected Areas brings together experts from Mexico and the eight Central American Integration System (SICA) countries (Belize, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua and Panama) and interested regional and international actors to dialogue, share experiences and propose initiatives involving protected areas, including marine...
25 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 May 2012: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has reported on progress achieved in the reforestation of the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic under a project titled Green Border, implemented by UNDP in partnership with the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) and the World Food Programme (WFP).
The Green Border is a four-year project on the border between Haiti and the Dominican Republic that aims to reduce community vulnerability to natural disaster risk in shared rivers and...
23 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 May 2012: The Central American Commission on Environment and Development’s (CCAD) Council of Ministers has approved the creation of the first Scientific Council on Biodiversity for the Central American Integration System (SICA). The Scientific Council will create a network of biodiversity experts to recommend new policies for SICA member countries, and will work to ensure the technical quality of work plans of the Regional Biodiversity Institute (IRBIO).
IRBIO is the technical body...
18 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 May 2012: The Central American Integration System’s (SICA) Council of Women’s Affairs Ministers (COMMCA) and the UN Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) have agreed to work together in promoting the economic rights of women in Central America and the Dominican Republic.
The agreement was reached during a meeting held in the context of the 47th Meeting of the Board of Directors of ECLAC’s Regional Conference on Women in Latin America and the...
17 May 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
15 May 2012: The UNFCCC Secretariat has released six submissions from Parties containing their views on a workplan for the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (FCCC/ADP/2012/MISC.3/Add.1).
The submissions are in addition to the 12 submissions contained in document FCCC/ADP/2012/MISC.3.
The additional submissions are from: Australia; Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Peru; Gambia, on behalf of the least developed countries (LDCs); Nauru, on behalf of...
