CBD
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
May 2004: Convening from 19-21 May 2004, in Washington, DC, the GEF Council approved its work programme, endorsing US$233.5 million in grants for 25 projects. The total value of the projects amount to US$980.7 million with cofinancing of $3 for every $1 approved. The Council also approved decisions on the: appointment of the Monitoring and Evaluation Director and Report of the Monitoring and Evaluation Unit; terms of reference for the GEF’s third Overall Performance Study; institutional...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
23 May 2008: Delegates to the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, meeting in Bonn, Germany, considered the CBD’s Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological (SBSTTA) recommendations on biodiversity and climate change (recommendations XII/5 and XIII/6) on Friday, 23 May 2008. The following is a summary of the deliberations as provided by the Earth Negotiations Bulletin.
The Pacific Islands and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
April 2008: Meetings have been held in Africa and the Pacific as part of regional preparations for upcoming ninth Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
A meeting of African leaders on access and benefit-sharing was held from 10-12 April 2008, in Mahé, Seychelles, as part of preparations for the high-level segment. In his statement to the meeting, CBD Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf underlined that “access and benefit-sharing is a corner stone of...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
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May 2008: The ninth Conference of the Parties (COP 9) to the Convention on
Biological Diversity (CBD) was held from 19-30 May 2008, in Bonn, Germany. The
COP addressed a range of issues related to climate change, including ocean
fertilization, biofuels and biodiversity, and forest biodiversity. [Photo: COP 9 President Sigmar Gabriel gaveled the meeting to
a close at 9:00 pm]
The
decision on the agenda item on biodiversity and climate change
(UNEP/CBD/COP/9/L.36) includes sections on:...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 February 2009: The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is organizing a capacity-building workshop for the Pacific region for implementation of the programme of work on protected areas, from 9-12 February 2009, in Nadi, Fiji. The workshop is scheduled to consider: the inclusion of climate change considerations in the ecological gap-analysis of protected areas; and coordination of technical and financial support to improve efficiency and effectiveness.
In his opening remarks, CBD...
