UNEP
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...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 June 2010: The Adaptation Fund Board approved the first four proposals of concrete adaptation projects at its tenth meeting held in Bonn, Germany, from 14-16 June 2010. The approved project concepts include one by the Centre de Suivi Ecologique, a National Implementing Entity from Senegal, under the direct access modality. At the concluding session, Farrukh Khan, Chair of the Adaptation Fund Board, stated that “we have translated into reality our collective quest for direct access....
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
29 July 2010: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has reported that participants from seven additional countries have joined its Billion Tree Campaign, bringing the total number of countries represented to 185.
The newest participants are from: Andorra, Estonia, Equatorial Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Tajikistan and Tuvalu. According to UNEP, the Campaign continues to generate momentum, with large-scale tree-planting activities registered in numerous countries. In Estonia, the forest department...
10 Dec 2011
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SIDS Policy and Practice
17 September 2010: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Regional Consultation for Asia and the Pacific took place in Bangkok, Thailand, on 16-17 September 2010.
This regional consultation was the fourth in a series of seven regional consultations being undertaken by UNEP as part of the preparation for the production of the fifth GEO (GEO-5). The principal output of these consultations is a final report for each regional consultation, containing the outcomes of...
