FAO
12 Jun 2012
The ordinary and extraordinary meetings of the Conferences of the Parties (COPs) to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions will convene back-to-back from 29 April to 10 May 2013, in Geneva, Switzerland. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/coordinated-ordinary-and-extraordinary-meetings-of-the-conferences-of-the-parties-to-the-basel-rotterdam-and-stockholm-conventions/ ]
08 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
6 June 2012: The World Future Council, an international policy research organization, has announced its list of nominees for the Future Policy Award, including 31 policies from 22 countries and regions aiming to protect oceans and coasts.
For this year’s edition of the award, the World Future Council partnered with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Global Environment Facility (GEF) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). The nominated...
05 Jun 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
4 June 2012: The UN-REDD Programme has supported the first South-South exchange on participatory governance assessments (PGA) for REDD+ (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks).
Held in Bogor, Indonesia, from 17-18 April 2012, the workshop brought together participants from nine UN-REDD partner countries (Ecuador, Indonesia, Viet Nam, Nigeria,...
15 May 2012
This workshop is convened by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO). It aims to facilitate the description of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs), and will include one day of training on the application of EBSA criteria, as well as a four-day workshop. The workshop will include CBD National Focal Points and SBSTTA Focal Points in the Southern Indian Ocean region:...
25 Apr 2012
This event is being organized by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), in collaboration with the Division for Ocean Affairs and the Law of the Sea, Office of Legal Affairs, the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) and the World Bank. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/interactive-discussion-on-%e2%80%9csustainable-fisheries-and-rio20%e2%80%9d/ ]
