Biodiversity
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26 Apr 2011
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[Ramsar Press...
The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Secretariat) has reported that the Government of the Dominican Republic designated the Refugio de Vida Silvestre Laguna Cabral o Rincón as its second Wetland of International Importance.The refuge includes a freshwater lagoon, permanent and stationary rivers and inundated agricultural areas. The site provides habitat for species listed as vulnerable in the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red...
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26 Apr 2011
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[UNEP Press Release...
A workshop in Paramaribo, Suriname, trained officials from 17 Caribbean nations in the use of Integrated Environmental Assessments for mainstreaming Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs). The workshop took place from 29 March-1 April 2011.The workshop was organized by the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) with support from the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) Integrating Watershed and Costal Areas Management in Small Island Caribbean Developing States (IWCAM) Project. The training is part...
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26 Apr 2011
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[IISD RS Sources]
In a briefing to the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) on 19 April 2011 in New York, US, the UN System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (CEB) discussed the highlights and outcomes of its Spring meeting, which took place from 1-2 April 2011, in Nairobi, Kenya.Assistant-Secretary-General for Policy Coordination and Inter-Agency Affairs, Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) and Secretary of the CEB Thomas Stelzer reported on the meeting’s outcomes on biodiversity,...
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26 Apr 2011
The GEF Council functions as the main governing body of the GEF. Its 32 members meet twice a year, with each representing a group of countries (‘constituency’) including both donors and recipients of GEF funding. GEF funding is channeled to several focal areas, namely: biological diversity, climate change, international waters, land degradation, ozone layer depletion and persistent organic pollutants.
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15 Apr 2011
Small island developing States are renowned for their species diversity and endemism. However, due to the small size, isolation and fragility of island ecosystems, their biological diversity is among the most threatened in the world. Deforestation, coral reef deterioration, habitat degradation and loss, and the introduction of certain non-indigenous species are the most significant causes of the loss of biodiversity in small island developing States. Some of the most precious biological...
