FAO
16 Jan 2012
The second session of the plenary meeting to determine the modalities and institutional arrangements for the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will take place in Panama from 16-21 April 2012. The plenary is convened by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in cooperation with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO), the UN Development Programme (UNDP) and other organisations....
16 Jan 2012
In the eighth session of the CRC, the Committee will review the draft Decision Guidance Documents for industrial chemicals: perfluorooctane sulphonate (PFOS) and its salts and precursor PFOSF, pentabromodiphenyl ether commercial mixture, octabromodiphenyl ether commercial mixture and the severely hazardous pesticide formulation: Gramoxone Super (paraquat dichloride, formulated as emulsifiable concentrate of 276 g active ingredient/L or above, corresponding to paraquat ion at or above 200 g/L)....
16 Jan 2012
The second Asia-Pacific Forestry Week (APFW) is organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and will take place in conjunction with the 24th session of the Asia-Pacific Forestry Commission. It will include events in celebration of the International Year of Forests (2011), including film screenings from the International Forest Film Festival. The theme of the Week is “New Challenges – New Opportunity.” Over 1,500 participants are expected, including the Director of the UN...
16 Jan 2012
The CBD Expert Meeting to Develop a Series of Joint Expert Review Processes to Monitor and Assess the Impacts of Ocean Acidification on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity aims to: identify gaps and barriers in existing monitoring and scientific assessment of those impacts, in terms of their linkages to relevant global policy processes; develop options for addressing identified gaps and barriers, including a proposal for the development of a series of joint expert review processes; and identify...
16 Jan 2012
The Secretariat of the Pacific Community, the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are organizing this regional workshop, which will provide an opportunity for Pacific island countries and territories to contribute to the development of the State of the World’s Forest Genetic Resources Report. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/state-of-the-world%e2%80%99s-forest-genetic-resources-report-pacific-...
