CBD
10 Sep 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
28 August 2012: Six policies from five countries are shortlisted for the 2012 Future Policy Award, which celebrates effective and exemplary policies. The award is given by the World Future Council, in partnership for this year 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), with support from the Okeanos Foundation. The 2012 award focuses on the protection of oceans and coasts...
23 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
21 August 2012: Prime Minister Tillman Thomas of Grenada has been tapped to be the third co-chair of the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA). Thomas will join two other co-chairs, James Michel (Seychelles) and Johnson Toribiong (Palau). Thomas will be represented at UN Headquarters in New York, US and in the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS) by Dessima Williams, Permanent Representative of Grenada to the UN.
Ronny Jumeau, the Seychelles’ roving Ambassador for Climate Change and...
16 Aug 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
10 August 2012: Participants at the Pacific Regional Preparatory Meeting for the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties 11 (COP 11) gathered in Rotorua, New Zealand, from 10-13 August 2012, to prepare to engage at the international level in an effective manner. The meeting was coordinated by the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), and funded by the EU through the African Caribbean Pacific Multilateral Environment Agreement (ACP MEAs)...
Regional Workshop for Caribbean Region on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans
Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this workshop will assist countries from the Caribbean Region in revising and updating their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) in line with the framework of the CBD Strategic Plan. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/regional-workshop-for-caribbean-region-on-updating-national-biodiversity-strategies-and-action-plans/ ]
06 Jul 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
22 May 2012: The Global Islands Partnership (GLISPA) has established a Working Group to plan for the Island Summit, to be held during the 11th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Working Group is open to individuals, organizations and countries able to commit in-kind or financial resources to support the preparations and coordination of the Island Summit.
The Island Summit will recognize leadership – by island countries...
