UNEP
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
8 March 2010: Costa Rica, Kenya, Mexico, Nigeria, the Philippines, Republic of Congo, Solomon Islands, and Sudan have been invited to join the UN-REDD Programme Policy Board as observer countries.
With these additions, the UN-REDD (reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries) Programme now includes 13 observer countries, along with 9 pilot countries. While UN-REDD funding is programmed for pilot countries, observer countries can take advantage of...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 April 2010: Achim Steiner, Under-Secretary-General and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director, announced the six winners of this year’s UN Champions of the Earth prize, which recognizes leadership in environmental conservation.
The winners are: Maldivian President Mohamed Nasheed, who has received global recognition for his efforts to curb climate change and raise awareness of environmental issues, particularly as they relate to island-nations; Taro Takahashi, Japanese...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 May 2010: The first Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20) began its deliberations on the green economy and the institutional framework for sustainable development on 17 May 2010, at UN Headquarters in New York, US.
The three-day event commenced with the adoption of the PrepCom’s provisional agenda and programme of work. Two Contact Groups were created: the first to review the preparatory process; and the second to...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 May 2010: The UN Environment Programme-World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) launched the Global Island Database (GID) during the small island developing States (SIDS) Day held during the 18th session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) in New York, US, on 10 May 2010. The GID reflects five of the themes important for islands, as identified by the Island Biodiversity Programme of Work (IBPoW) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), namely biodiversity,...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
18 June 2010: The 30th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group (OEWG 30) of the parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer took place from 15-18 June 2010, in Geneva, Switzerland.
At OEWG 30, parties discussed issues related to: the financial mechanism; hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs) and their alternatives; polyols; and environmentally sound management of banks of ozone-depleting substances (ODS). Parties also considered issues concerning exemptions for ODS...
