CBD
16 Jan 2012
Part of a series of regional and sub-regional capacity-building workshops organized in 2011-2012, this workshop aims to: strengthen national capacities for the development, implementation, review, updating and communication of national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs); help facilitate national implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020; and translate the Strategic Plan into national targets and commitments. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/...
16 Jan 2012
The objective of this workshop is to build capacity to: create a national action plan for implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas; access funding based on these action plans; and strengthen implementation of the programme of work on the themes of governance, climate change, sustainable financing, and valuation of the costs and benefits of protected areas, with a focus on marine protected areas where applicable. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/cbd-sub...
16 Jan 2012
This workshop is organized by the CBD Secretariat in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, with financial support from Japan and other donors. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/cbd-regional-workshop-for-the-pacific-region-on-updating-national-biodiversity-strategies-and-action-plans-incorporating-work-on-valuation-and-incentive-measures-and-in-collaboration-with-the-program/ ]
16 Jan 2012
The Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) will provide advice on: further development of agreed indicators and additional indicators to assess progress towards targets of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020; mechanisms to support parties in their efforts to develop national indicators and associated biodiversity monitoring and reporting systems; strengthening of linkages between global and national indicator development and reporting. The AHTEG will report to the CBD Subsidiary Body...
16 Jan 2012
On the occasion of the 2011 International Year of Forests, the theme for International Day for Biodiversity in 2011 has been selected to be "Biodiversity and Forests." The global launch of the UN Decade on Biodiversity is also scheduled to take place on this date, in Tokyo, Japan. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/international-day-for-biodiversity-2011-biodiversity-and-forests/ ]
