CBD
06 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
1 February 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has announced that the theme of the poster session for the 16th meeting of the CBD Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) is “Oceans, Coasts, Islands: Achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.”
Governments, organizations, indigenous and local communities and stakeholders are invited to contribute posters by 29 February 2012, and extended abstracts by 26 March 2012,...
03 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
2 February 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) and the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) jointly celebrated World Wetlands Day (WWD) 2012 around the theme of wetlands and tourism, with the goal of advancing sustainable tourism development in wetlands. Other organizations also marked the Day, which is celebrated on 2 February each year, the anniversary of the 1971 adoption of the Ramsar Convention.
In his statement for the Day,...
24 Jan 2012
Including a mix of keynote presentations, case studies and small group discussions, the dialogue seminar will explore opportunities related to an increase in the scale of finance and contribute to building understanding on these issues, and seek to clarify areas of convergence and divergence. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/cbd-global-dialogue-seminar-on-scaling-up-finance-for-biodiversity/ ]
23 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 January 2012: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has announced the appointment of Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias of Brazil as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), at the Assistant Secretary-General level.
Braulio Dias, who will succeed Ahmed Djoghlaf, is currently the National Secretary for Biodiversity and Forests at the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment, and has been deeply involved with the negotiations and implementation of the CBD. He...
19 Jan 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
16 January 2012: The number of signatories to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has reached 75, following signatures by Cyprus, Guinea, Jordan, Lithuania, Micronesia, Morocco, Somalia and Vanuatu. In addition, Jordan joined Gabon in ratifying the Protocol.
Vanuatu signed on 18 November 2011, followed by Guinea and Morocco on 9 December, and...
