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Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Water Day (22 March 2025)
[released on: 21/03/2025]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Forests (21 March 2025)
[released on: 20/03/2025]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Women's Day (8 March 2025)
[released on: 07/03/2025]
Closing speech by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, at the Second resumed sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol and fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol
[released on: 04/03/2025]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on World Wildlife Day (3 March 2025)
[released on: 03/03/2025]
Governments agree on the way forward to mobilise the resources needed to protect biodiversity for people and planet
[released on: 28/02/2025]
The Cali Fund launches in the margins of the resumed session of COP16
[released on: 26/02/2025]
Opening speech by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, at the second resumed sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention, eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol and fifth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol
[released on: 26/02/2025]
Countries to resume crucial biodiversity discussions in Rome, 25-27 February 2025
[released on: 23/01/2025]
Remarks by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity On the occasion of the 2nd anniversary of the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
[released on: 18/12/2024]
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, at the closing of the eleventh session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 16 December 2024, Windhoek
[released on: 18/12/2024]
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, at the opening of the eleventh session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 10 December 2024, Windhoek
[released on: 18/12/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the launch of discussion on the second global assessment - WG1, 11 December 2024, Windhoek, Namibia
[released on: 12/12/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day 10 December 2024
[released on: 11/12/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on International Mountain Day (11 December)
[released on: 11/12/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on World Soil Day (5 December)
[released on: 05/12/2024]
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, at the closing session of the high-level segment of the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, 30 October 2024
[released on: 02/11/2024]
Opening speech by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, for the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 21 October 2024
[released on: 26/10/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing ceremony of the fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 18 October 2024
[released on: 20/10/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening ceremony of the fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 16 October 2024, Cali, Colombia
[released on: 16/10/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Food Day, 16 October 2024: "Right to foods for a better life and a better future"
[released on: 16/10/2024]
Statement on the International Day of Rural Women, 15 October
[released on: 15/10/2024]
International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13 October 2024, Role of education in protecting and empowering youth for a disaster-free future
[released on: 14/10/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day, 7 October 2024
[released on: 07/10/2024]
Winners of the 8th MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2024
[released on: 01/10/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, 29 September 2024
[released on: 27/09/2024]
COP16 News Conference, Webcast from UN Secretariat, New York, 9:30 am EDT Monday 23 Sept.
[released on: 18/09/2024]
Closing statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Second meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, 16 August 2024
[released on: 20/08/2024]
Edging closer to operationalizing an agreement on the fair and equitable sharing of benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources.
[released on: 17/08/2024]
Final Day Media Update (Fri., 16 August): UN Negotiations on Benefit Sharing from Uses of Digital Sequence Information, Reminder / Confirmed Time 2 PM EDT
[released on: 15/08/2024]
Opening statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Second Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, 12 August 2024
[released on: 14/08/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Youth Day 2024, 12 August 2024
[released on: 09/08/2024]
Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2024
[released on: 08/08/2024]
Fairly and equitably sharing valuable benefits from digital sequence information - the digital versions of plant, animal, and microorganism DNA: crucial week of UN negotiations begin in Montreal 12 August
[released on: 06/08/2024]
Astrid Schomaker of Germany assumes role of UN Biodiversity Executive Secretary in Montreal
[released on: 01/07/2024]
UN Publishes Negotiation Proposals for Sharing Benefits from Plant, Animal, Microbial DNA Sequences to Support Countries and Communities Protecting Nature
[released on: 30/06/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June 2024
[released on: 17/06/2024]
Table Set for October's UN Summit on Achieving Vital Targets, Goals of Global Biodiversity Plan
[released on: 30/05/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, Nairobi, 29 May 2024
[released on: 30/05/2024]
Uganda submits national targets aligned with the KMGBF, a first in Africa
[released on: 23/05/2024]
We have a plan to halt biodiversity loss and we want you to be part of it: Op-Ed By David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
[released on: 23/05/2024]
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity seek progress in implementation ahead of COP 16
[released on: 22/05/2024]
Science body of the United Nations biodiversity treaty closes meeting in Nairobi with recommendations on oceans, synthetic biology, health and the monitoring of biodiversity
[released on: 22/05/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening of the fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, Nairobi, 21 May 2024
[released on: 22/05/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Closing Plenary of the Twenty-Sixth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 18 May 2024
[released on: 21/05/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Bee Day 20 May 2024
[released on: 20/05/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, CBD SBSTTA 26 Opening Remarks, 13 May 2024
[released on: 13/05/2024]
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity resume negotiations on crucial science and technology matters as SBSTTA 26 gets underway in Nairobi (Embargoed until 9:00 (EAT), Nairobi, Kenya)
[released on: 13/05/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Plant Health 12 May 2024
[released on: 11/05/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day (pt. 1) 11 May 2024
[released on: 10/05/2024]
Nominations open for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2024
[released on: 02/05/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day 22 April 2024
[released on: 19/04/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Health Day 7 April 2024
[released on: 05/04/2024]
Astrid Schomaker of Germany is the next UN Biodiversity chief
[released on: 03/04/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Forests, 21 March 2024
[released on: 20/03/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Women's Day, 8 March 2024
[released on: 07/03/2024]
International Youth Conference on Biodiversity, Yokohama, Japan 2024
[released on: 28/02/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11 February 2024
[released on: 13/02/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the First meeting of the GBF Fund Council, 8 February 2024
[released on: 12/02/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 66th GEF Council Meeting, 7 February 2023
[released on: 07/02/2024]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2024
[released on: 02/02/2024]
Colombia will host the next United Nations Biodiversity Conference
[released on: 15/12/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2023
[released on: 11/12/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mountain Day, 11 December 2023
[released on: 08/12/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Soil Day, 5 December 2023
[released on: 04/12/2023]
Governments advance discussions on a multilateral mechanism to share benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources
[released on: 19/11/2023]
Closing statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, for the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention, Geneva, 16 November 2023
[released on: 17/11/2023]
Central role of Traditional Knowledge in protection and sustainable use of biodiversity is reaffirmed at United Nations Biodiversity Convention meetings in Geneva, Switzerland
[released on: 17/11/2023]
Opening statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information on Genetic Resources, 14 November 2023
[released on: 14/11/2023]
Governments meet in Geneva to develop a multilateral mechanism to share benefits from the use of digital sequence information on genetic resources, Geneva, Switzerland
[released on: 12/11/2023]
Opening Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the twelfth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Intersessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 12 November 2023
[released on: 12/11/2023]
Traditional Knowledge at the centre of discussions for the upcoming meeting of the United Nations Biodiversity Convention, Geneva, Switzerland
[released on: 10/11/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Twentieth Anniversary of Entry into Force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 September 2023
[released on: 03/11/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Cities Day, 31 October 2023
[released on: 27/10/2023]
Remarks by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the fifty-first session of the Committee on World Food Security, Panel discussion on interlinkages between food security and the Rio conventions, Rome, 24 October 2023
[released on: 24/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations Day, 24 October 2023
[released on: 23/10/2023]
Delegates to UN Biodiversity Convention move from agreement to action by concluding COP 15 in Nairobi
[released on: 20/10/2023]
Delegates to UN Biodiversity Convention conclude meeting and provide strong scientific basis to support the implementation of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework
[released on: 19/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Food Day, 16 October 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women, 15 October 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, 14 October 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction, 13 October 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day, 2 October 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste, 29 September 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Tourism Day, 27 September 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Clean Air for Blue Skies, 7 September 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Youth Day, 12 August 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Bee Day, 20 May 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Plant Health, 12 May 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day, 13 May 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mother Earth Day, 22 April 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Health Day, 7 April 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Water Day, 22 March 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Forests, 21 March 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Women's Day, 8 March 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2023
[released on: 17/10/2023]
Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, David Cooper, at the opening plenary session of the twenty-fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice
[released on: 15/10/2023]
Science body of UN Biodiversity Convention meets in Nairobi to agree on scientific and technical measures to support the implementation of the global biodiversity targets.
[released on: 13/10/2023]
Global biodiversity experts gather in Montreal for the conference "Monitoring Biodiversity for Action"
[released on: 06/10/2023]
Opening remarks by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Meeting of the Advisory Committee on Resource Mobilization, 25-29 September 2023, Kinshasa
[released on: 26/09/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Forests for our Future, a High-Level Event of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), on the occasion of the 2023 SDG Summit, 18 September 2023
[released on: 21/09/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Extended 45th session of the World Heritage Committee, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Side-event: How to Leverage World Heritage to Meet the Biodiversity Challenge of the Decade, Friday, 15 September 2023
[released on: 15/09/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the City of Montreal Press Conference: Expansion of Mount Royal Park, 13 September 2023
[released on: 15/09/2023]
Statement byDavid Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Launch of the Global Biodiversity Framework Fund, 24 August 2023
[released on: 24/08/2023]
Issue 18 of the Biosafety Protocol News, the biosafety newsletter, is now available.
[released on: 23/08/2023]
Webinar: Celebration of the 20th Anniversary of the Entry into Force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 September 2023, 7:00 a.m. EDT
[released on: 18/08/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the G20 Environment and Climate Sustainability Ministerial Meeting
[released on: 31/07/2023]
Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the first meeting of the Informal Advisory Group on Technical and Scientific Cooperation, Montreal, 14 June 2023
[released on: 09/07/2023]
Opening Remarks by Mr. David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, GEF Council, Brasilia, June 26, 2023
[released on: 27/06/2023]
The CBD Secretariat welcomes the release of ISSB's S1 and S2 Standards, 26 June 2023
[released on: 27/06/2023]
Statement on behalf of David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, under agenda item 5 of the further resumed fifth session of the intergovernmental conference on an international legally binding instrument under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction
[released on: 20/06/2023]
Statement by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the International Day for Biological Diversity - Ministry of Ecology and Environment event in Kunming, China, 22 May 2023
[released on: 23/05/2023]
Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during the discussion of item 3, on the discussion of the theme "Indigenous Peoples, human health, planetary and territorial health and climate change: a rights-based approach", New York, 18 April 2023
[released on: 24/04/2023]
Statement by the Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the twenty-second session of the Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues during the discussion of agenda item 5 (f), on dialogue on Indigenous platforms established within United Nations entities, New York, 17 April 2023
[released on: 24/04/2023]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, 11 February 2023
[released on: 06/04/2023]
Statement on behalf of Mr. David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, following the conclusion of the negotiations at the Resumed fifth session of the Intergovernmental Conference on an international legally binding instrument under UNCLOS on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction, 4 March 2023, New York, USA
[released on: 06/03/2023]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the High-Level Segment, 15 December 2022
[released on: 17/02/2023]
Issue 4 of the Action Agenda for Nature and People newsletter is now available
[released on: 17/02/2023]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2023
[released on: 01/02/2023]
International treaty on protecting biodiversity through the Biosafety Protocol will mark its twentieth anniversary this year
[released on: 29/01/2023]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Human Rights Day, 10 December 2022
[released on: 10/12/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Mountain Day 2022, 11 December 2022
[released on: 10/12/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the opening of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 7 December 2022
[released on: 07/12/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October 2022
[released on: 04/12/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Cities Day 2022, 31 October 2022
[released on: 31/10/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of United Nations Day, 24 October 2022
[released on: 24/10/2022]
Issue 17 of the Biosafety Protocol News, the biosafety newsletter, is now available.
[released on: 21/10/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October, 2022
[released on: 17/10/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Food Day 2022, 16 October, 2022
[released on: 14/10/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Day of Rural Women 2022, 15 October, 2022
[released on: 14/10/2022]
UN Biodiversity Lab Sets Out on a Data Mission to Protect People and Plane
[released on: 11/10/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day, 8 October, 2022
[released on: 07/10/2022]
Message by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day 2022, 3 October 2022
[released on: 30/09/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the International Day of Awareness of Food Loss and Waste 2022, 29 September 2022
[released on: 28/09/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the World Tourism Day 2022, 27 September 2022
[released on: 26/09/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the ministerial segment eighteenth ordinary session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), 15 September 2022
[released on: 16/09/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the International Youth Day 2022, 12 August 2022
[released on: 11/08/2022]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2022
[released on: 08/08/2022]
Governments advance text of landmark global agreement on biodiversity, prepare final steps in negotiation to be concluded in Montreal in December
[released on: 26/06/2022]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the fourth meeting of the ad hoc Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Sunday, 26 June 2022
[released on: 26/06/2022]
Issue 3 of the Action Agenda Newsletter on Biodiversity Commitments for non-state actors is now available.
[released on: 23/06/2022]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening plenary of the fourth meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
[released on: 22/06/2022]
Biodiversity COP15, chaired by China, will conclude in Montreal Dec. 5 to 17 with expected approval of Landmark Global Agreement: Date, venue confirmed as nations convene in Nairobi to continue work on final text of Global Biodiversity Framework to safeguard nature.
[released on: 21/06/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought
[released on: 21/06/2022]
Korean Consulate in Montreal to Host Conference on Biological Diversity
[released on: 10/06/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Oceans Day 2022
[released on: 07/06/2022]
Protecting global biodiversity receives boost as 29 countries pledge over $5 billion to the Global Environment Facility
[released on: 09/04/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Health Day
[released on: 06/04/2022]
UN Biodiversity Convention announces slogan for the 2022 International Day for Biological Diversity
[released on: 31/03/2022]
Governments advance negotiations on ambitious global biodiversity framework but require more time
[released on: 30/03/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Water Day
[released on: 22/03/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Water Day
[released on: 22/03/2022]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive secretary of the convention on biological diversity, at the joint opening plenary of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (part II); the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (part II); and the third meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (part II), 14 March 2022
[released on: 14/03/2022]
Nations Convene in Geneva to Set Stage for UN Biodiversity Conference (COP-15), Advance Text of Proposed Framework to Safeguard Nature
[released on: 13/03/2022]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Women's Day
[released on: 07/03/2022]
50 million Euros to seed new Nature for Health Trust Fund for Pandemic Prevention
[released on: 04/03/2022]
UN Biodiversity Convention to host series of webinars prior to the resumed sessions of its two subsidiary bodies and working group on post-2020 global biodiversity framework
[released on: 12/01/2022]
New dates announced for resumed sessions of UN Biodiversity Convention's two subsidiary bodies and post-2020 global biodiversity framework working group
[released on: 22/12/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Mountain Day
[released on: 09/12/2021]
New and improved Biosafety Clearing-House platform now available online to assist Parties in implementing the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
[released on: 08/12/2021]
UN Biodiversity Convention postpones in-person resumed sessions of its two subsidiary bodies and working group on post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
[released on: 02/12/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Cities Day
[released on: 29/10/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of United Nations Day
[released on: 29/10/2021]
In lead-up to adoption of post-2020 global biodiversity framework at COP-15, the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing remains more relevant than ever.
[released on: 29/10/2021]
Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress celebrates eleventh anniversary
[released on: 21/10/2021]
Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ecological Civilization Forum, Kunming, China, 15 October 2021
[released on: 15/10/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Food Day
[released on: 15/10/2021]
Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 15 October 2021
[released on: 15/10/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of Rural Women
[released on: 15/10/2021]
Part one of UN Biodiversity Conference closes, sets stage for adoption of post-2020 global biodiversity framework at resumption in 2022
[released on: 15/10/2021]
Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ecological Civilization Forum, Kunming, China, 14 October 2021
[released on: 14/10/2021]
Closing statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the high-level segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 13 October 2021
[released on: 14/10/2021]
UN Biodiversity Conference's High-Level Segment sees creation of Kunming Biodiversity Fund, adoption of Kunming Declaration, building political impetus for adoption of ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework
[released on: 13/10/2021]
Opening statement of Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the high-level segment of the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Kunming, China, 12 October 2021
[released on: 12/10/2021]
Opening statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 2021 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Kunming, China, 11 October 2021.
[released on: 11/10/2021]
Launch of UN Biodiversity Lab 2.0: Spatial data and the future of our planet
[released on: 04/10/2021]
NGO Action Forum convened ahead of UN Biodiversity Conference mobilises hundreds of commitments on biodiversity
[released on: 04/10/2021]
Recording of the Webinar on biosafety commitments for the Action Agenda for Nature and People, 27 September, is now available
[released on: 29/09/2021]
Government of Colombia to host hybrid Biodiversity PreCOP featuring heads of state and government to promote ambition for new global biodiversity agreement
[released on: 03/09/2021]
Productive discussions held towards a landmark new UN biodiversity framework
[released on: 03/09/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Biodiversity PreCOP, Monday, 30 August 2021
[released on: 02/09/2021]
CBD Secretariat's new Action Agenda platform fosters "whole-of-society approach" to showcase commitments and actions from non-state actors to put biodiversity on a path to recovery by 2030
[released on: 18/08/2021]
New Global Biodiversity Agreement: China to Host a Two-Part Summit on Nature
[released on: 18/08/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
[released on: 09/08/2021]
Issue 15 of the Biosafety Protocol News, the biosafety newsletter, is now available.
[released on: 09/08/2021]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 16 May 2021
[released on: 30/07/2021]
New finance guide aims to mobilize financial institutions to positively engage with nature
[released on: 30/06/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought: "Restoration. Land. Recovery"
[released on: 16/06/2021]
UN Biodiversity Convention pauses virtual meetings essential to development of post-2020 global biodiversity framework
[released on: 15/06/2021]
Leading companies respond to biodiversity loss by committing to the Action Agenda for Nature and People
[released on: 09/06/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of WORLD OCEANS DAY 2021: "The Ocean: Life and Livelihoods"
[released on: 07/06/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2021: "Reimagine. Recreate. Restore."
[released on: 04/06/2021]
Provisional agenda and organization of work, and opening remarks by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, All for One, Together towards Kunming, Ministerial Round Table, 20 May 2021
[released on: 22/05/2021]
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, on the occasion of the event: Road to Kunming, Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 21 May 2021
[released on: 21/05/2021]
UN Biodiversity Convention's two subsidiary bodies holding virtual meetings over May and June.
[released on: 21/05/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day, "Sing, Fly, Soar - Like a Bird!"
[released on: 06/05/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of International Women's Day "Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world
[released on: 05/05/2021]
UN Biodiversity Convention confirms dates for subsidiary body meetings critical to development of post-2020 global biodiversity framework
[released on: 05/05/2021]
New dates announced for UN Biodiversity Convention meetings crucial to development of post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
[released on: 05/05/2021]
UN Biodiversity Conference virtual meetings to address key Cartagena Protocol Biosafety issues
[released on: 05/05/2021]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, online, 3 May to 9 June 2021
[released on: 05/05/2021]
UN Biodiversity Convention holds virtual meetings essential to development of post-2020 global biodiversity framework
[released on: 02/05/2021]
Virtual Science-Policy Forum identifies key biodiversity knowledge gaps and priorities for science-policy research
[released on: 24/04/2021]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Virtual High-level Event on Raising Ambition for Nature, Online, Tuesday, 20 April 2021
[released on: 22/04/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Mother Earth Day, "Restore Our Earth"
[released on: 21/04/2021]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Health Day: "Building A Fairer, Healthier World"
[released on: 07/04/2021]
Brazil 130th country to ratify Nagoya Protocol to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity
[released on: 24/03/2021]
Issue 1 of the Action Agenda Newsletter is now available.
[released on: 12/03/2021]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the informal session in preparation for SBI-3, 8 March 2021
[released on: 08/03/2021]
Biodiversity Capacity Development Update (BioCAP) Issue 10 is available.
[released on: 26/02/2021]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the informal session in preparation for SBSTTA-24
[released on: 17/02/2021]
UN Biodiversity Convention's science body holds online informal session to exchange views on key biodiversity issues
[released on: 16/02/2021]
Biodiversity Convention and International Tropical Timber Organization renew collaboration to 2025
[released on: 05/02/2021]
Republic of Korea Funds Phase 2 of Bio-Bridge Initiative
[released on: 04/02/2021]
Issue 14 of the Biosafety Protocol Newsletter, the biosafety newsletter, is now available.
[released on: 17/12/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the special virtual session for SBSTTA-24 and SBI-03 on biodiversity, One Health and the response to COVID-19, Online, 15 December 2020
[released on: 15/12/2020]
Government pandemic spending measures continue to harm biodiversity: UN Biodiversity Convention discusses biodiversity, One Health and response to COVID-19
[released on: 15/12/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the eighth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, Online, 4 December 2020
[released on: 11/12/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the eighth special session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, Online, 4 December 2020
[released on: 04/12/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the opening of the Second Global Thematic Dialogue for Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Online, 1 December 2020
[released on: 03/12/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Forum 2020 Virtual Symposium, Online, 2 December 2020
[released on: 03/12/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the opening of the eleventh meeting of the Informal Advisory Committee on the Biosafety Clearing-House under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Online, 1 December 2020
[released on: 03/12/2020]
UN Biodiversity Convention adopts 2021 interim budget
[released on: 28/11/2020]
UN Biodiversity Conference's extraordinary meetings to resume next week
[released on: 20/11/2020]
UN Biodiversity Convention's Conference of the Parties holds three extraordinary meetings to address urgent programmatic matter for 2021
[released on: 13/11/2020]
New report shows vast majority of consumers surveyed feel companies morally obligated to protect biodiversity
[released on: 11/11/2020]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of United Nations Day
[released on: 23/10/2020]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Food Day
[released on: 16/10/2020]
Keynote address: Conservation, Awareness, and Knowledge: Zoos and Aquariums in Support of the Biodiversity Agenda, by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, to the 75th Annual WAZA Conference, 14 October 2020
[released on: 16/10/2020]
Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management urges science-based approach to wildlife management in the context of COVID-19
[released on: 16/10/2020]
Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress celebrates tenth anniversary
[released on: 15/10/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 75th session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, Second Committee, agenda item 19(f), Sustainable development: Convention on Biological Diversity, report of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, New York, United States of America, 12 October 2020
[released on: 12/10/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the High-level Side Event of the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity: "Biodiversity - the Ocean's Role", 30 September 2020.
[released on: 30/09/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the round table "Biodiversity Beyond 2020: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth", convened by the Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, 24 September 2020
[released on: 25/09/2020]
Global Strategy for Plant Conservation succeeds in aligning actions to protect plant diversity around the world
[released on: 23/09/2020]
Without immediate action we face catastrophic loss of nature and biodiversity and increasing risks of pandemics as a result, as showcased in a major report released by the UN Convention on Biological Diversity last week.
[released on: 23/09/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the special virtual session of SBI-3, In-session review of implementation: Testing of a Party-led review process, through an Open-Ended Forum and the Strategy for Resource Mobilization, Wednesday, 16 September, to Thursday, 17 September 2020
[released on: 16/09/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Webinar on Building Back Better: Protecting Biodiversity, Combating Land Degradation and Mitigating Climate Change, 10 September 2020
[released on: 16/09/2020]
Nature: Humanity at a Crossroads, UN Warns
[released on: 16/09/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the special virtual session of SBSTTA-24; Launch of the fifth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook, 15 September 2020
[released on: 15/09/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 5th Annual Biodiversity Research and Evidence Indaba, hosted by the Government of South Africa, venue: Zoom, 8-9 September 2020
[released on: 11/09/2020]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Virtual Expert Forum on SEEA Experimental Ecosystem Accounting 2020, 24-25 August 2020
[released on: 28/08/2020]
Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2020
[released on: 26/08/2020]
UN's Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 New Launch Date: Tuesday, 15 September
[released on: 23/08/2020]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the International Youth Day 2020 12 August 2020
[released on: 10/08/2020]
Statement by CBD Executive Secretary Elizabeth Maruma Mrema on the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
[released on: 07/08/2020]
New dates announced for UN Biodiversity Convention meetings crucial to development of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
[released on: 16/07/2020]
The City of Montreal, with the support of ICLEI-Cities Biodiversity Center and the SCBD, through the #CitiesWithNature initiative, developed short briefing sheets about inspiring examples for communities to act to protect biodiversity in our cities
[released on: 30/06/2020]
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema appointed head of UN Biodiversity Convention.
[released on: 10/06/2020]
UN Biodiversity lead welcomes new head of Global Environment Facility
[released on: 03/06/2020]
UN Biodiversity Convention on track to develop ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
[released on: 30/05/2020]
World celebrates nature as a source of solutions to global challenges.
[released on: 19/05/2020]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Earth Day
[released on: 22/04/2020]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Health Day
[released on: 07/04/2020]
Two meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) permanent subsidiary bodies originally scheduled for May 2020 and then rescheduled for August/September 2020 will now take place in August 2020.
[released on: 02/04/2020]
Due to the evolving nature of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has moved to hold many meetings virtually and has postponed others.
[released on: 18/03/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Subregional Exchange for the Caribbean on the Restoration of Forests and Other Ecosystems, 9-13 March 2020
[released on: 17/03/2020]
Subregional exchange for the Caribbean on the restoration of forests and other ecosystems
[released on: 09/03/2020]
Joining the global celebration of the United Nations World Wildlife Day, representatives of UN Member States, UN System organizations, international and non-governmental organizations, rural communities and youth gathered at the UN Headquarters in New York and Geneva to mark the day at two high-level events.
[released on: 04/03/2020]
Governments advance in the preparation of a New UN Biodiversity Framework; Negotiations in Rome demonstrate engagement across government and society
[released on: 01/03/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, for the opening of the Second Meeting of the Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Monday, 24 February 2020, Rome
[released on: 25/02/2020]
Over 1000 delegates from more than 140 countries started negotiations today at FAO headquarters, Rome on the zero draft of a landmark post-2020 global biodiversity framework and targets for nature to 2030.
[released on: 24/02/2020]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day
[released on: 31/01/2020]
Due to the ongoing situation following the outbreak of the novel coronavirus 2019, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in consultation with the Government of the People's Republic of China, the COP (Conference of the Parties) Presidency and the Co-Chairs of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (WG2020-2), has decided that the second meeting of the Working Group will take place in Rome, Italy at the headquarters of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) on the same dates, 24 - 29 February 2020.
[released on: 31/01/2020]
Twenty years ago, on 29 January 2000, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) adopted the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Cartagena Protocol entered into force on 11 September 2003.
[released on: 29/01/2020]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fifty-seventh meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility, Wednesday, 18 December 2019, Washington D.C., United States of America
[released on: 15/01/2020]
The nature that surrounds us, sustains us. Ensuring that it can continue to do so for future generations is a trust bestowed on us all.
[released on: 11/12/2019]
Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, CBD Acting Executive Secretary, welcomes announcement that biodiversity will be theme of the next year's World Environment Day: "We are delighted to see that biodiversity will be the focus of World Environment Day 2020. The 2020 WED theme is especially opportune and will help educate the public and mobilize political will around one of the most critical issues of our time. UNEP's decision will help raise awareness of actions needed in the "super year" for biodiversity.
[released on: 11/12/2019]
Agriculture and biodiversity have been inextricably linked for as long as we humans have been producing our own food. As the source of all variety in our crops and livestock, biodiversity is the very foundation of agriculture.
[released on: 10/12/2019]
Statement by Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Soil Day 2019
[released on: 05/12/2019]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Invasive Alien Species, Montreal, 2-4 December 2019
[released on: 05/12/2019]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Acting Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Thematic Workshop on Area-Based Conservation Measures, La Prairie, Canada, 1-3 December 2019
[released on: 05/12/2019]
The Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) subsidiary body on science suggested elements of the science base that will be used at next year's biennial UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China that will include discussions on an ambitious, transformative and effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
[released on: 02/12/2019]
Statement by Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Officer-in-Charge, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the twenty-third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 29 November 2019, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 30/11/2019]
A new guide now available, Addressing Gender Issues and Actions in Biodiversity Objectives, provides biodiversity professionals concrete ideas and actions for progress in their work towards achieving gender and biodiversity objectives, goals and targets.
[released on: 27/11/2019]
Nominations are now invited for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2020. The call for nominations remains open until 30 March 2020.
[released on: 27/11/2019]
The Secretariats of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity, the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Environment Programme and Jackson Wild announced today that they are teaming up to organize an international film showcase highlighting wildlife as an important component of biological diversity and how its conservation and sustainable use will help reduce the risk of unprecedented extinctions from overexploitation.
[released on: 26/11/2019]
Statement for the opening of the twenty-third meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Officer-in-Charge, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, 25-29 November 2019, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 26/11/2019]
Over the next five days, the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) body on science will meet to lay the groundwork for negotiations to prepare the next year's UN Biodiversity Conference in Kunming, China and achieve an ambitious and effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
[released on: 25/11/2019]
Delegates to the eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions (11WG8J) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) agreed on a set of recommendations for consideration by the Subsidiary Body on Review of Implementation.
[released on: 23/11/2019]
Opening statement of Ms. Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, Officer-in-Charge, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada, 20-22 November 2019
[released on: 20/11/2019]
The European Business and Nature Summit (EBNS) took place in Madrid, Spain over the span of two days to help strengthen the role that businesses play in supporting nature conservation and its sustainable use.
[released on: 15/11/2019]
Eleventh meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (20 - 22 November 2019 - Montréal, Canada)
[released on: 15/11/2019]
In the "Beijing Call for Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change", French President Emmanuel Macron and Chinese President Xi Jinping on 6 November reaffirmed their commitments to enhance international cooperation on climate change and biodiversity. They will work together with other political leaders to prompt a globally effective response to climate change and biodiversity loss and achieve a robust post-2020 global biodiversity framework, to be adopted next year at the UN Biodiversity Conference in China, in the frame of the Sharm El-Sheikh to Kunming Action Agenda for Nature and People.
[released on: 07/11/2019]
This year's World Cities Day theme, "Changing the world: innovations and better life for future generations", focuses on how urban governance can be used to achieve sustainable development.
[released on: 30/10/2019]
International Day for the Eradication of Poverty 2019: Acting Together to Achieving the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity will ensure that the children of today and tomorrow, along with their families and communities, can enjoy the benefits of nature and escape the trap of poverty and environmental degradation.
[released on: 17/10/2019]
Rural women are an indisputable force behind efforts to conserve and sustainably use biodiversity all over the world, and as such they are critical players in building climate resilience.
[released on: 15/10/2019]
This year, World Food Day calls for action across sectors to make healthy and sustainable diets affordable and accessible to everyone. It is a reminder that without healthy nature and biodiversity, we cannot have quality nutrition, and without quality nutrition we cannot have good health.
[released on: 15/10/2019]
Migratory birds are a critical link in the global web of life, that not only capture our imagination but connect different ecosystems and species.
[released on: 11/10/2019]
This year's World Tourism Day theme, 'Tourism and jobs: A better future for all', serves to highlight the critical role tourism, and ultimately nature, plays in job creation.
[released on: 27/09/2019]
The film highlights the importance of nature in tackling climate change, calling for the need to protect, restore and fund nature and mobilizing attention to scale nature-based solutions.
[released on: 20/09/2019]
Two major pieces of research reveal the clear and present danger biodiversity loss and climate change pose to the health, security and well-being of humanity.
[released on: 19/09/2019]
"Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth" is set to frame next year's UN Biodiversity Conference, to be held in October in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.
[released on: 05/09/2019]
Following a summer of dramatic heat waves and forest fires, and close on the heels of a landmark scientific report charting an unprecedented decline in nature, the global community came together from 27-30 August in Nairobi to deliberate over an appropriate response.
[released on: 02/09/2019]
Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pas?ca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Nairobi, 30 August 2019
[released on: 30/08/2019]
Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the first meeting of the Open-ended Working Group on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Nairobi, August 27, 2019
[released on: 27/08/2019]
Government officials, experts and activists from around the world gather in Nairobi this week to open talks on a global agreement to safeguard life on Earth, in all its forms. The 27-30 August meeting marks the official start of negotiations toward a new global framework for biodiversity.
[released on: 26/08/2019]
Presentation by Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General, Executive Secretary of UN Biodiversity Convention, for EU Environmental ministerial, Helsinki, Finland, July 11 2019
[released on: 23/08/2019]
In 1992, at the landmark Rio Earth Summit, the international community, in its wisdom, created three interrelated conventions to safeguard the future of the planet, all peoples, and indeed all life on earth: the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), and the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UNCBD).
[released on: 22/08/2019]
Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples
[released on: 06/08/2019]
Report of the co-chairs of the ninth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, Trondheim, Norway, 2-5 July 2019
[released on: 02/08/2019]
Opening Statement, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, 9th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, 2 - 5 July 2019
[released on: 18/07/2019]
Message from the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca-Palmer, on the occasion of the World Environment Day, 5 June 2019: "Beat Air Pollution".
[released on: 06/06/2019]
Message from the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2019: "Gender and the Ocean".
[released on: 06/06/2019]
Young people from around the world are encouraged to submit videos for the 2019 Global Youth Video Competition showcasing positive solutions on three themes: Nature-based Solutions for Food and Human Health; Cities and Local Action to Combat Climate Change; and Nature-Based Solutions to balance the use of land for people and ecosystems.
[released on: 24/05/2019]
The United Nations celebrated the International Day for Biological Diversity by examining the fundamental role of nature in ensuring human health and good nutrition.
[released on: 23/05/2019]
The Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to partner with the Slow Food International for this year's celebrations of the International Day for Biological Diversity, on 22 May 2019, which focuses on biodiversity as the foundation of our health and food systems.
[released on: 22/05/2019]
A report launched today shows that Asian consumers have an increasing awareness of the planet's biodiversity and want to see companies protecting it.
[released on: 20/05/2019]
Fifteen years ago, the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into force aiming to ensure the safe handling, transfer and use of living modified organisms (or LMOs) resulting from modern biotechnology.
[released on: 14/05/2019]
Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 4 May 2019
[released on: 08/05/2019]
The world needs transformative change if life on Earth is to be safeguarded and people are to continue to receive the services and benefits that nature provides, according to a new report from an international team of leading researchers.
[released on: 06/05/2019]
The inaugural Nature Champions Summit closed Thursday with a call to put nature at the centre of the global discourse together with climate action and sustainable development.
[released on: 29/04/2019]
Opening statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the eighteenth session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 22 April to 3 May 2019
[released on: 25/04/2019]
Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the fourth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly, Nairobi, Kenya, 11-15 March 2019
[released on: 25/04/2019]
Opening statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation Workshop on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, 28 January 2019
[released on: 29/01/2019]
Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Assistant-Secretary-General of the United Nations, on the occasion of the Official Launch of the 2019 International Year of Indigenous Languages, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, France, 28 January 2019
[released on: 28/01/2019]
It is with great regret and deepest sadness that we convey news of the untimely death of Dr Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS). Among his numerous achievements is the strengthened collaboration among the biodiversity-related conventions towards common objectives. His loss will be felt by each of them. He was an extraordinary advocate and champion for the environment, and a kind and wonderful human. His friends and colleagues at the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity would like to express their deepest sympathy to his family and to all staff at the CMS Secretariat.
[released on: 25/01/2019]
Blog post prepared by the Executive Secretary for the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting: We need to understand the nature and gravity of the collective crisis that now confronts human civilization if we are to answer the questions it poses.
[released on: 16/01/2019]
The 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP14) closed tonight with broad international agreement on reversing the global destruction of nature and biodiversity loss threatening all forms of life on Earth.
[released on: 29/11/2018]
Statement of the Executive Secretary, Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, at the closing of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference 2018, Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 29 November 2018
[released on: 29/11/2018]
The two-year wait is over! Amidst the beating sun of Sharm-el-Sheikh comes a project from the cold, dark winter of Northern Europe.
[released on: 27/11/2018]
The global community will lay the groundwork for action over the next few decades to protect biodiversity and nature at the 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference, scheduled to take place in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt from 17 to 29 November 2018.
[released on: 19/11/2018]
Opening statement by Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the 2018 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, 17 November 2018, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt
[released on: 19/11/2018]
The 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference[1] opened yesterday in the seaside town of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt with an opening ceremony that included an address from President of Egypt, H.E. Abdel Fattah Saeed Hussein Khalil el-Sisi, who emphasized the crucial importance of the meeting for Egypt, and for global efforts for sustainable development.
[released on: 19/11/2018]
The Republic of Egypt, as the President of the 14th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and its concurrent meetings (COP14), and the People's Republic of China, as future host of the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and its concurrent meetings (COP15) in 2020, together with the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity, are teaming up to launch the Sharm El-Sheikh to Beijing Action Agenda for Nature and People.
[released on: 15/11/2018]
Opening remarks of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the 2018 Business and Biodiversity Forum, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2018
[released on: 15/11/2018]
Statement of Ms. Cristiana Pa?ca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the high-level segment of the fourteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, 14 November 2018
[released on: 15/11/2018]
African Ministers of Environment together with partner organizations committed to an ambitious action agenda taking a coherent approach to addressing the interlinked challenges of biodiversity loss, land degradation and climate change.
[released on: 15/11/2018]
Statement by Ms. Cristiana Pa?ca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the African Ministerial Summit on Biodiversity: "Land and ecosystem degradation and restoration: Priorities for increased investments in biodiversity and resilience in Africa"; Sharm-El-Sheikh, Egypt, 13 November 2018
[released on: 13/11/2018]
The world has two years to secure a deal for nature to halt a 'silent killer' as dangerous as climate change, says biodiversity chief
[released on: 05/11/2018]
The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018 were announced today. The MIDORI Prize is a prestigious biennial international prize organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 11/10/2018]
I call on all governments to send a clear message at COP 14 that safeguarding biodiversity is fundamental to our survival and to the well-being of everybody, everywhere.
[released on: 25/09/2018]
Interview with the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer
[released on: 12/09/2018]
Germany has published the first report on the utilization of genetic resources through the Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) Clearing-House by issuing a checkpoint communiqué concerning research on ants from South Africa. This was rapidly followed by checkpoint communiqués from Malta and Qatar.
[released on: 02/08/2018]
Inspired by discussions on the possibilities of transformational change, a keynote address by Canadian astronaut Roberta Bondar, and a celebration of indigenous culture, more than 1,000 delegates from around the world concluded two critical meetings of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Montreal, Canada.
[released on: 19/07/2018]
A Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) geared towards enhancing cooperation between the Secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the FAO International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture was signed today on the margins of the second meeting of CBD's Subsidiary Body on Implementation, being held in Montreal, Canada.
[released on: 10/07/2018]
Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pa?ca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 9-13 July 2018, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 10/07/2018]
A global platform for sharing information about the world's biodiversity has passed a major milestone, with the publication of the one-billionth species record of where a species lives through the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
[released on: 09/07/2018]
Online platform allows policymakers and other partners to access global data layers, upload and manipulate their own datasets, and query multiple datasets to provide key information on the Aichi Biodiversity Targets and nature-based Sustainable Development Goals.
[released on: 07/07/2018]
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Ms. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, at the twenty-second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 2-7 July 2018, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 02/07/2018]
Over the next two weeks, the Convention on Biological Diversity's (CBD) bodies on science and implementation will meet to provide further guidance on accelerated efforts to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets by the end of the year 2020, and to lay the groundwork for negotiations to achieve an ambitious and effective post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
[released on: 02/07/2018]
To facilitate biodiversity-inclusive investments for systems change, the following supportive functions and policy changes should be carried out through an integrated approach
[released on: 28/06/2018]
The ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSA) booklet series provide snapshot summaries of the pages upon pages of data compiled by participating experts, to provide an inspiring overview of some of the most ecologically or biologically significant ocean areas in the world. In this edition looking at the North Pacific, discover a region of contrasts, spanning the tips of the tropical waters of the Pacific islands and the warm shores of Mexico, to the windswept cliffs of the Aleutian Islands and the depths of the almost otherworldly deep seabed. It is a dynamic and turbulent region, with churning deep-sea hydrothermal vents, migratory species crossing the vast Pacific, and powerful ocean gyres and currents.
[released on: 22/06/2018]
New surveys of more than 5,000 consumers in five countries indicate that the majority (79 per cent) feel that "companies have a moral obligation" to have a positive impact on people and biodiversity in their sourcing of natural ingredients, but only 37 per cent feel "confident that companies pay serious attention" to these issues.
[released on: 19/06/2018]
Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought, 17 June 2018
[released on: 18/06/2018]
Statement by Cristiana Pasca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the CARICOM Workshop for the Development of a Regional Biodiversity Strategy for the Caribbean Community, Georgetown, Guyana, 14 June 2018
[released on: 14/06/2018]
No matter where we live, every other breath we take comes from the Ocean's breath - from the oxygen produced by its phytoplankton and its rich marine plant life.
[released on: 06/06/2018]
Every year, we use some 500 billion plastic bags. Every year, as much as 13 million tons of plastic finds its way into the ocean. Every year, 17 million barrels of oil are used to produce plastic.
[released on: 04/06/2018]
Opening with a traditional greeting from Charles Patton, a respected elder in the Mohawk Community of Kahnawa:ke, the 25th anniversary of the entry into force of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was celebrated yesterday in Montreal at an event gathering together senior officials from the Government of Canada, the province of Quebec, the City of Montreal, representatives of the diplomatic corps and dignitaries from around the world.
[released on: 23/05/2018]
25 years ago, in December 1993, the Convention on Biological Diversity entered into force. It was the realisation of a project for sustainable development that had taken the world decades to achieve.
[released on: 21/05/2018]
The rich variety of life on Earth is essential for the welfare and prosperity of people today and for generations to come.
[released on: 21/05/2018]
Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of the Ministerial Roundtable on Forest-based Solutions for Accelerating Achievement of the SDGs, at the thirteenth session of the United Nations Forum On Forests, New York, 7 May 2018.
[released on: 11/05/2018]
Rachel Carson, the late American biologist and conservationist, suggested "there is symbolic as well as actual beauty in the migration of the birds... something infinitely healing in the repeated refrains of nature - the assurance that dawn comes after night, and spring after the winter."
[released on: 11/05/2018]
The May 2018 edition of the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity newsletter is now available.
[released on: 09/05/2018]
Plastic is everywhere, a part of our daily lives. However, the convenience of plastics now threatens the very survival of our planet.
[released on: 20/04/2018]
Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, United Nations Headquarters, 16 to 27 April 2018
[released on: 16/04/2018]
On 12 April, Sir David Attenborough joins the head of the UN's Convention on Biological Diversity and a panel from government, business and civil society to discuss how to mobilise global action to tackle what is said to be the greatest threat to humanity: the biodiversity crisis.
[released on: 11/04/2018]
Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pa?ca Palmer, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the opening of the Second Meeting of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fishery Bodies on Accelerating Progress Towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Seoul, Republic of Korea, 10-13 April 2018
[released on: 10/04/2018]
Today on the occasion of World Health Day, it is important to note that human health ultimately depends upon the availability of clean air, fresh water, medicines, food, and fuel sources.
[released on: 06/04/2018]
Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, CBD Executive Secretary, said: "These assessments are sobering. They show that the pressures on biodiversity and its associated ecosystem services from human activities, including climate change, are increasing. They show that the status of biodiversity is decreasing. They show that while the world is taking actions, more needs to be done to halt the loss of biodiversity."
[released on: 23/03/2018]
Many of the solutions to our global water challenges can be found in nature.
[released on: 22/03/2018]
On Saturday 24 March 8:30 p.m. local time, skylines around the world will go dark as millions celebrate WWF's Earth Hour to spark global awareness and action on nature and the environment.
[released on: 22/03/2018]
Forests are essential for cities around the world. Forest ecosystems provide water and other critical services on which cities depend.
[released on: 22/03/2018]
For this year's International Women's Day, I join my voice to the call to action to empower women in all settings, rural and urban, and to draw inspiration from the activists working to achieve women's rights and gender equality.
[released on: 08/03/2018]
Earth Hour, WWF's landmark movement, is set to once again unite millions of people around the world to show their commitment to the planet.
[released on: 06/03/2018]
The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety enters into force today, 5 March 2018.
[released on: 06/03/2018]
I want to welcome you to the Subregional Workshop for Arabic Speaking Countries on the Clearing-House Mechanism.
[released on: 05/03/2018]
Today we celebrate World Wildlife Day. CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) has chosen the theme of "Big cats: predators under threat."
[released on: 02/03/2018]
With immense sadness, we announce the death of our dear colleague Olivier de Munck. He was a supremely dedicated colleague who joined the Secretariat in 1999.
[released on: 22/02/2018]
Nominations are now invited for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2018. The call for nominations remains open until 15 June 2018.
[released on: 20/02/2018]
The February 2018 edition of the Global Partnership for Business and Biodiversity newsletter is now available.
[released on: 13/02/2018]
The Technical Expert Workshop on Other Effective Area-Based Conservation Measures for Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 11 is being held 6-9 February 2018 in Montreal, Canada.
[released on: 06/02/2018]
Today some four billion people live in urban areas. In these human-built spaces, people tend to think of streets and buildings.
[released on: 01/02/2018]
Biodiversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provisioning of ecosystem services essential for human well-being.
[released on: 30/01/2018]
First 23 validated checklists from the Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species highlighted in paper, signaling major step in delivering information to support national action against biological invasions.
[released on: 23/01/2018]
Delegates to the tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity agreed on a set of recommendations related to the contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities to the Convention on Biological Diversity. The recommendations from the meeting will be sent to the Conference of the Parties at the 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference being held in Egypt in 2018.
[released on: 17/12/2017]
I and my colleagues here at the Secretariat are greatly saddened to learn that Dr. Calestous Juma, former Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, has passed away.
[released on: 16/12/2017]
Delegates to the science body of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) closed their meeting this week, sending a number of recommendations to the next UN Biodiversity Conference that set the stage for achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and preparation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
[released on: 16/12/2017]
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, at the Twenty-First Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 11-14 December 2017, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 14/12/2017]
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, at the Tenth meeting of the ad hoc open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and related provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, Canada, 13 December 2017
[released on: 13/12/2017]
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Future Earth today agreed to strengthen their collaboration around a number of key areas.
[released on: 12/12/2017]
Following traditional blessings by Elders of the local Mohawk Community of Kahnawake, delegates to the tenth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity will begin discussions on a number of important topics related to the contributions of indigenous peoples and local communities to the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.
[released on: 12/12/2017]
The science body under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) meets this week to discuss a wide array of biodiversity-related issues critical for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and tackling climate change. These discussions, taking place at the twenty-first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-21), being held in Montreal, Canada, from 11 to 14 December 2017, will lay the foundation for the post-2020 global biodiversity framework.
[released on: 11/12/2017]
Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the occasion of International Mountain Day 11 December 2017: "Mountains under pressure: climate, hunger and migration"
[released on: 11/12/2017]
The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, following the deposit of the instrument of acceptance by Japan on 5 December 2017, will enter into force on 5 March 2018.
[released on: 06/12/2017]
10 official working documents and 14 information documents for the twenty-first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-21), being held in Montreal, Canada, 11 - 14 December 2017, are now available on the SBSTTA website.
[released on: 04/12/2017]
Soil is a symbol of fertility. It is the origin of life. It is the basis for food production.
[released on: 04/12/2017]
As we all know, the business and environment communities were historically not close allies. It was long believed that economic growth could not be compatible with a healthy environment. Thankfully, that has changed. We now know that the conservation and sustainable use of ocean resources is not a barrier to economic growth, but that it makes perfect business sense.
[released on: 30/11/2017]
Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary-General and Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, hosted a breakfast discussion on 16 November 2017 on the margins of the 23rd session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change. The event encouraged invited guests to champion actions that achieve multiple outcomes at the national, regional and global levels - particularly on poverty eradication, climate change, disaster risk reduction, land degradation and desertification, and biodiversity goals, by acting to conserve, sustainably use and restore biodiversity and ecosystems.
[released on: 27/11/2017]
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the International Development Law Organization renewed their collaboration for a joint capacity building program to support the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.
[released on: 15/11/2017]
The Executive Secretaries of the Biological Diversity, Climate Change, and Desertification Conventions are calling for the establishment of a Facility to secure finance for large projects that will help to address common issues.
[released on: 13/11/2017]
The international community has long recognized the interdependence of all countries with regard to plant genetic resources for food and agriculture and their relevance to FAO as well as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing. Our interrelated goals regarding conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from the use of genetic resources builds bridges for synergistic work between the Treaty and the Convention.
[released on: 02/11/2017]
People are on the move. Political instability, extreme weather events and other factors have forced more people to flee their homes than at any time since the Second World War.
[released on: 16/10/2017]
With the Democratic Republic of the Congo depositing its instrument of accession on 4 October 2017, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only one more instrument of ratification, acceptance, approval or accession to enter into force.
[released on: 12/10/2017]
On behalf of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pa?ca Palmer, I would like to welcome you to the "Capacity building workshop for Caribbean Small Island Developing States towards achieving Aichi Biodiversity Target 9".
[released on: 28/09/2017]
Tourism is central to economies around the world.
[released on: 27/09/2017]
New business and biodiversity newsletter just released.
[released on: 26/09/2017]
The Secretariat of Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) today released a new publication titled "Guidelines for tourism partnerships and concessions for protected areas: generating sustainable revenues for conservation and development."
[released on: 26/09/2017]
Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sixth Session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention, Item 6, Budva, Montenegro, 11-13 September 2017
[released on: 21/09/2017]
Statement by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on behalf of the Executive Secretary at the 4th Session of the Preparatory Committee established by General Assembly resolution 69/292, New York, United States of America, 10 - 21 July 2017
[released on: 21/09/2017]
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, on the Occasion of the General Debate, UNWTO General Assembly, Chengdu, China, 13 September 2017
[released on: 15/09/2017]
The ten-year anniversary of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples presents a fitting opportunity to draw attention to the significant contribution of indigenous peoples to the conservation and sustainable use of the world's biodiversity.
[released on: 08/08/2017]
The ASEAN Biodiversity Outlook second edition was recently endorsed by the ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity.
[released on: 20/07/2017]
Central African Republic deposited its instrument of ratification to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 15 June 2017.
[released on: 11/07/2017]
The future of the world's oceans is our future. Yet the present state of the oceans is troubling.
[released on: 08/06/2017]
On the 5th of June 2017, Kuwait ratified the Nagoya Protocol on Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, an agreement under the Convention on Biological Diversity, bringing the total number of ratifications to 100.
[released on: 07/06/2017]
With recent commitments made by governments around the globe, the world is on track to protect over 10% of the globe's marine areas by 2020, announced Dr. Cristiana Pa?ca Palmer, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 05/06/2017]
Reconnecting ourselves to nature is sometimes easier said than done. Many of us live in cities full of concrete and use devices such as smartphones and laptops that, while connecting us to other people, often serve to disconnect us from the simple wonders of the natural world.
[released on: 02/06/2017]
I would like to thank Ms. Naoko Ishii for inviting me to brief the Council on the recent developments under the Convention on Biological Diversity. As you may be aware, I started my tenure as the Executive Secretary of the Convention just two months ago, and it is my pleasure to be here today to address you in my new capacity.
[released on: 25/05/2017]
In today's global celebrations of the International Day for Biological Diversity, under the theme of 'Biodiversity and Sustainable Tourism', people are examining the positive but also potentially negative impacts that tourism can have on biodiversity.
[released on: 22/05/2017]
On the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, Japan became the latest country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 99.
[released on: 22/05/2017]
On Friday, 19 May 2017, the Republic of Korea became the 98th country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.
[released on: 22/05/2017]
Cuba deposited its instrument of accession to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety on 26 April 2017. Thus only three more ratifications are required for the Supplementary Protocol to enter into force.
[released on: 10/05/2017]
Every year, millions of migratory birds fly across continents and national borders.
[released on: 09/05/2017]
Statement by Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, UN Assistant Secretary General, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 47th Cairo Climate Talks, Cairo, Egypt, 2 May 2017
[released on: 02/05/2017]
Cristiana Pasca Palmer today assumed office as the new Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the principal global treaty on biodiversity.
[released on: 28/04/2017]
As the incoming Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity and as this is my first statement to this esteemed body, I wish to acknowledge the traditional owners of this land we are gathered upon, the Haudenosaunee Confederation, and to greet both the continuing Forum members and new members.
[released on: 26/04/2017]
With the knowledge that comes from learning, citizens are able to make informed choices and act effectively.
[released on: 22/04/2017]
Achieving global biodiversity targets will be a strong contribution to realizing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, said Dr. Cristiana Pasca Palmer, newly appointed Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in a meeting held last Friday.
[released on: 11/04/2017]
Today on World Health Day, the world is focusing on the issue of depression, which has emerged as a major health problem, affecting over 300 million people every year.
[released on: 05/04/2017]
The focus of work this week "towards an enhanced regional cooperation to restore Mediterranean landscapes: improving ecosystem resilience for the benefit of people and the environment.", directly supports the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, its Aichi Biodiversity targets and the 2050 Vision of "living in harmony with nature"
[released on: 04/04/2017]
This year's World Water Day theme, "Why waste water?", highlights the importance of reducing and reusing wastewater.
[released on: 22/03/2017]
Forests and the products they provide have a key role in securing sustainable energy globally, while at the same time being essential for biodiversity, healthy ecosystems, and climate change mitigation.
[released on: 21/03/2017]
As we have just heard from the delegation of Mexico, the UN Biodiversity Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 2016 recently took place with the theme of "mainstreaming biodiversity for well-being".
[released on: 10/03/2017]
Wildlife is an important part of our lives. For many, it provides essential food and medicine. Ecosystem processes are driven by the combined activities of many species, and each organism has a role to play in providing us with economic, medicinal and scientific, recreational and ecological services, including cultural values.
[released on: 10/03/2017]
This year's theme for International Women's Day highlights women in the changing world of work, and sets our collective sights on the objective of making gender equality a reality by 2030.
[released on: 08/03/2017]
Statement by Mr. David Cooper, CBD Deputy Executive Secretary/Officer-in-Charge, at the Opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Capacity-Building Workshop for the Wider Caribbean and Central America, San José, Costa Rica, 20-24 February 2017
[released on: 25/02/2017]
Statement by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on behalf of the Executive Secretary at the Preparatory Meeting for the United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14, New York, United States of America, 15-16 February 2017
[released on: 17/02/2017]
All around the world, wetlands provide huge benefits, including clean water, ensuring a stable water supply, and providing important habitat to a wide variety of species.
[released on: 01/02/2017]
It is a great pleasure to participate in this session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and to discuss opportunities to further integrate biodiversity within the agriculture and food production sectors.
[released on: 31/01/2017]
I would like to start by acknowledging and welcoming the good results of a successful 2016 United Nations Biodiversity Conference here in Cancun, Mexico, where, after arduous negotiations
[released on: 10/01/2017]
Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development
[released on: 09/01/2017]
I am honoured to have this opportunity to address you on the occasion of the visit of His Excellency Enrique Peña Nieto, President of Mexico at this United Nations Biodiversity Conference, in Cancun, Mexico, 2016.
[released on: 09/01/2017]
We, the Heads of State/Government of Brunei Darussalam, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Republic of Indonesia, the Lao People's Democratic Republic, Malaysia, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar, the Republic of the Philippines, the Republic of Singapore, the Kingdom of Thailand and the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, Member States of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), on the occasion of the 28th and 29th ASEAN Summits in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic, on 6 September 2016.
[released on: 19/12/2016]
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biodiversity (SCBD) and WWF International have signed an MoU to collaborate in implementing CBD's Global Communications Strategy together with CBD Parties, partners and the broader conservation community to achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 1 (ABT1) by 2020.
[released on: 14/12/2016]
The CHM Awards winners were announced at the CHM Award Ceremony held on 9 December 2016 at the margins of COP 13. In the "Existing National CHM" category, Mexico won the Gold Award, Australia the Silver Award, and Belgium the Bronze Award. In the "New National CHM" category, Malaysia won the Gold Award, Guatemala the Silver Award, and Kenya the Bronze Awards. In addition, 14 Parties were delivered Certificates of Achievements for the progress made in the establishment or further development of their National CHMs.
[released on: 12/12/2016]
We, legislators gathered together on the occasion of the CBD COP13 Legislators Forum at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 2016, on 7 December 2016, have discussed practical strategies and success stories in promoting the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity, the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and Aichi Targets through focussed legislative leadership.
[released on: 12/12/2016]
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to this first Clearing-House Mechanism Award Ceremony.
[released on: 12/12/2016]
I am honoured to speak this morning at the opening of this unique and powerful initiative, the "Muuchtanbal" Summit on Indigenous and Local Experiences - Traditional knowledge, biological and cultural diversity.
[released on: 11/12/2016]
I am honoured to address this fifth Global Biodiversity Summit of Cities, as we also celebrate 10 years of very productive cooperation with ICLEI-Local Governments for Sustainability as a valued partner.
[released on: 11/12/2016]
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), today released a technical document that provides guidance on mainstreaming ecosystem services and biodiversity into agricultural production and management in the Pacific Islands.
[released on: 09/12/2016]
Covering some 22 per cent of the world's land surface, mountains are home to spectacular landscapes, a wide variety of ecosystems, and a great diversity of species.
[released on: 09/12/2016]
I am pleased to welcome you all to the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol, and the second meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Nagoya Protocol, here in Cancun, Mexico.
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Opening Remarks by CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, to the High-Level Segment of the 2016 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 2 December 2016
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Statement by CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, at the Closing of the High-Level Segment of the 2016 United Nations Biodiversity Conference, Cancun, Mexico, 3 December 2016
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Ministers from around the world committed to working together to save biodiversity and take urgent action to achieve the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and backed this with a host of specific commitments.
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With the aim of raising public awareness about the importance of biodiversity, a documentary detailing what it is like to spend four weeks over two summers exploring the biodiversity of the Grand Lake protected natural area in the Canadian province of New Brunswick will be shown during the UN Biodiversity Conference[1], in Cancun, Mexico.
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Immediately prior to the UN Biodiversity Conference, and in parallel with the High-Level Segment, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Government of Mexico are hosting the 2016 Business and Biodiversity Forum in Cancun, Mexico, from 2-3 December 2016.
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At a critical meeting opening tomorrow, the United Nations will call on decision makers from more than 190 countries to step up efforts to halt the loss of biodiversity and protect the ecosystems that support food and water security and health for billions of people.
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Governments, non-governmental organizations and local communities have taken up the Honolulu Challenge and agreed to take bold actions to counter invasive alien species that harm biodiversity.
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The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity will hold a session on 19 March 2015 at the Americana 2015 International Environmental Technology Trade Show and Conference, being held in Montreal, Canada, on why biodiversity matters for businesses. The session will feature examples from the private sector and the Secretariat will illustrate its business engagement activities.
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United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, following consultation with the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, announced the appointment of Cristiana Pasca Palmer of Romania as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity. Ms. Pasca Palmer will succeed Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias of Brazil, to whom the Secretary-General is grateful for his continued commitment and contribution to the Convention on Biological Diversity in his capacity as Executive Secretary.
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Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative / Pacific Ocean Alliance Regional Workshop for the Pacific Islands, 31 October to 4 November 2016, Apia, Samoa
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Statement of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the Fifty-Second Session of the International Tropical Timber Council and Associated Sessions of the Committees, 10 November 2016, Yokohama, Japan
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By 2050, an estimated 6.3 billion people will inhabit the world's towns and cities - an increase of 3.5 billion from 2010.
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The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published a detailed assessment of the implications of using climate geoengineering to limit global warming.
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The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2016 have today been announced.
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The 1st Asian Conference on Biocultural Diversity, held from 27-29 October in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, produced a regional Declaration on Biocultural Diversity and an annex of practical actions that can be taken at different levels to strengthen the links between biological and cultural diversity for a sustainable future living in harmony with nature.
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The Mexican Alliance for Biodiversity and Business, with the aim of promoting the protection, conservation and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems, was launched 17 October 2016 in Mexico City.
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This week marks the two-year anniversary of the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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The world is facing profound challenges to meet the future needs for food of a growing population.
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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have launched a technical guidance document which aims to promote mainstreaming of biodiversity and ecosystem services into agriculture through national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), and thereby contribute towards achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
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I am honoured to address the second committee of the UN General Assembly under your chairmanship.
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We gather here to reflect on the impact of the Holy Father's Encyclical - on Care for our Common Home.
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It is a great pleasure and honour to address the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
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With Swaziland's accession on 21 September 2016, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only four more ratifications to enter into force.
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It is my great pleasure to open this important meeting, the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Global Dialogue with Regional Seas Organizations and Regional Fisheries Bodies on Accelerating Progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
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Biodiversity, the variety of life on Earth, provides us with a wealth of natural resources that are extremely important for the tourism sector.
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France, Mali, the Netherlands, the Republic of Moldova and Sweden are the latest countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 85.
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The International Development Law Organization (IDLO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), with funding from the Japan Biodiversity Fund, hosted a joint capacity-building program to support the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol. During the five-day workshops, participants had the opportunity to review core knowledge they had gained from e-learning modules studied prior to the course, apply this to their country contexts, probe into more complex areas, and learn from each other.
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The Subsidiary Body on Implementation at its first meeting urged Parties that have not yet done so to submit their financial reports where feasible by 31 August 2016, in time for the preparation of documentation for the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties. SBI-1 also urged recipient Parties that have not done so to submit the completed questionnaire as well as updates, if any, of the existing submissions by the same date. <p>Parties can access the online financial reporting framework by clicking on the "Read more" link below (login required) and the GEF-7 questionnaire by clicking <a href="https://www.cbd.int/financial/survey2016.shtml">here</a>.</p>
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Belgium and Bulgaria are the latest countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), bringing the total number of ratifications to 80.
[released on: 19/08/2016]
Montreal/Rome, 9 August 2016 - The 23rd session of the Committee on Forestry (COFO23), which took place in Rome, Italy 18-22 July 2016, took an effective approach that focused on the interlinkages between forest and other sectors and issues, including biodiversity and climate change. COFO23 helped to showcase how countries have been devising forest policies which provide mutual benefits for the forestry sector as well as for agriculture, watershed management, biodiversity, recreation, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and sustainable development.
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While many countries have made significant advances, indigenous peoples continue to face challenges in accessing their right to education, in particular their right to access a culturally appropriate education inclusive of their histories, world views and traditional knowledge and delivered through culturally appropriate teaching strategies, in appropriate cultural settings, and in their own languages.
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One hundred and one Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have submitted new national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs), setting out their national contributions to the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, a set of 20 global targets to be achieved by 2020.
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Uganda, a country renowned for its rich biodiversity, is taking strides to integrate gender considerations into its national policies, plans and programmes to implement its obligations under the Convention and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.
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The oceans have long captured the hearts and minds of people around the world. The mysteries of its depths, the wonder of its creatures and the power of its waves have fed our curiosity and imagination since ancient times.
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Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Regional Workshop for the Pacific on the Clearing-House Mechanism, Nadi, Fiji, 13-17 June 2016
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Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe on Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 12, Minsk, Belarus, 14 June 2016
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Montreal, 13 June 2016 - China, Finland and Zambia are the latest countries to ratify the ground-breaking Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to the treaty to 78.
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This year's World Day to Combat Desertification shows the importance of being inclusive as we cooperate to restore and rehabilitate degraded land. It also points to the convergence of international action and landmark agreements recently adopted which recognize the links between the different global challenges of our times.
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Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for Subregions of Asia on the Restoration of Forests and Other Ecosystems to Support the Achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Bangkok, Thailand, 27 June - 1 July 2016
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The booming illegal trade in wildlife products contributes to the continued erosion of Earth's precious biodiversity. The unsustainable rate of loss of animals robs us of our national heritage, and cultural ties, and can drive whole species to the edge of extinction.
[released on: 10/06/2016]
Montreal/Paris, 26 May 2016 - More and more people are aware of biodiversity. If credible information and reputable brands are available, consumers are ready to purchase biodiversity-friendly products and contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. These are among the latest insights of the Biodiversity Barometer, an annual survey of the Union for Ethical Biotrade (UEBT) on biodiversity awareness among consumers and leading beauty, food and beverage companies around the world.
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Montreal, 27 May 2016 - Braulio Dias, the Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, welcomes a new UNEP report on environment and health which links a healthy environment and healthy ecosystems as the basis for the implementation of the 2030 agenda for sustainable development.
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Montreal/Nairobi, 3 June 2016 - Biodiversity and ecosystem services are at the heart of many solutions to sustainable increase in agricultural productivity. They not only deliver better outcomes for food and nutrition security but also reduce negative environmental externalities of production.
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The twentieth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-20) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to a close on 30 April 2016 with the adoption of a number of key recommendations that provide the scientific basis for enhanced implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and achievement of its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
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As a vital part of biodiversity, migratory birds play key functions in the interconnected systems that keep nature healthy, including seed dispersal of plants for human and livestock consumption, ecosystem restoration and pest regulation, in addition to the important cultural, aesthetic and economic roles they play in the lives of people worldwide.
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The first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI 1) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came to a close on 6 May 2016 in Montreal, Canada. Delegates from around the world advanced attention on national action by recommending tools and approaches for implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and a more effective operation of the decision-making bodies of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
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The Toyama communiqué issued by G7 environment ministers has been welcomed by Braulio Dias, Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), for its strong support to both the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets as well as the theme of the upcoming thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) to the CBD, in Cancun, Mexico from 4 to 17 December 2016.
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The four reports, one each for Africa, Asia and the Pacific, West Asia, and Latin America and the Caribbean offer a regional perspective of the Convention's 2014 publication Global Biodiversity Outlook-4 (GB0-4). Using a similar approach and method of analysis to that of GBO-4, each of the regional State of Biodiversity reports contains a summary of progress towards a set of 20 global environment-related goals known as the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, followed by a detailed target by target analysis and a summary of opportunities and recommendations for policy and decision makers.
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Montreal, 25 May 2016 - With Congo's accession on 16 May 2016, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only six more ratifications to enter into force.
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This is a historic day in the life of our Convention on Biological Diversity for two reasons. First, we open the first meeting of this body, the Subsidiary Body on Implementation. Second, the Secretariat celebrates 20 years in this beautiful and diverse city of Montreal.
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The first meeting of the new Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-1) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will open today, focusing on increasing efforts related to strengthening the review process and enhance on-the-ground implementation at global, national, sub-national and local levels.
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It is my pleasure to welcome you to the twentieth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and to welcome you all back to Montreal.
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It is my pleasure to welcome you all to this Technical Workshop on Monitoring of Marine and Coastal Biodiversity, being held on the margins of the twentieth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice.
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Germany is the latest country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, bringing the total number of ratifications to 74. This includes 73 countries and the European Union (EU), which ratified the Protocol in May 2014.
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This year, International Mother Earth Day coincides with the signing ceremony for the Paris Agreement on Climate Change at UN Headquarters in New York, where world governments will demonstrate their commitment to meet the challenges of climate change.
[released on: 21/04/2016]
One of the main bodies under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB) is set to meet next week to discuss issues that will accelerate progress in implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and achieving its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
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With its focus on mainstreaming biodiversity and issues being discussed at SBSTTA-20 and SBI-1, the May 2016 edition of [square brackets], the CBD newsletter for Civil Society, is now available online.
[released on: 18/04/2016]
Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Minister of Environment and Natural Resources of Mexico, as the incoming president of the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 13) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in a joint letter with Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, urged his global counterparts to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity as soon as possible.
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to Parties yet to ratify or accede to the Nagoya Protocol from Rafael Pacchiano Alamán, Minister for Environment and Natural, Resources, Mexico and COP 13 President and Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity
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In anticipation of the discussions to take place at the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 13) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) later this year, Latin American and Caribbean Ministers of Environment have adopted a decision to enhance implementation of the Convention and its Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.
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The World Health Organization's objective of scaling up the prevention, care, and surveillance of diabetes on World Health Day 2016 provides a timely opportunity to reflect upon the profound impacts of biodiversity loss and its consequences for human and planetary health.
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It is a great pleasure to welcome you all to Montreal for this inaugural meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.
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Biological diversity underpins ecosystem functioning and the provisioning of ecosystem services essential for human well-being.
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Following the ratification by Senegal, the total number of ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization now stands at 73. In addition, South Africa issued the second internationally recognized certificate of compliance on 23 March 2016, following a permit made available to the Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) Clearing-House.
[released on: 29/03/2016]
I am pleased to welcome you all to the eleventh meeting of the Liaison Group on Capacity-building for Biosafety here in Montreal. I wish to thank you all for taking time from your busy schedules to attend this meeting, which is expected to play a crucial role in contributing to the third assessment and review of the effectiveness of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety and the mid-term evaluation of the Strategic Plan of the Protocol covering the period 2011-2020.
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Fundamental to human well-being, water resources can help create paid and decent jobs. But water is a finite and irreplaceable resource. It is only renewable if well managed. All freshwater ultimately depends on the continued healthy functioning of ecosystems, and recognizing the water cycle as a biophysical process is essential to achieving sustainable water management.
[released on: 21/03/2016]
It gives me immense pleasure to extend a warm welcome to you all to this Capacity-building Workshop for Africa on achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 12. This workshop is the fourth in a series being organized by the CBD Secretariat in collaboration with partners.
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Forests are crucial to the sustainable management of water ecosystems and resources, and water is essential for the sustainability of forest ecosystems. Let us work together and redouble our efforts to ensure that our forests remain healthy now and for generations to come.
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It is a great pleasure to welcome you to the city of Montreal, where the Great Lakes Waterway and the Saint Lawrence Seaway meet, on the occasion of the 6th GEF-UNDP-IMO Research and Development Forum and Exhibition on Ballast Water Management.
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The Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, applauds the Arctic Partnership announced Thursday by United States President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in Washington, D.C.
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The theme for this year's International Women's Day, "Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step it up for Gender Equality", is well-aligned with the ambitious Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, which integrates gender equality and women's empowerment as a cross-cutting theme across the 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets, making it clear that equality and empowerment are a necessary part of a sustainable future.
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Integral to the balance of nature, wildlife nurtures us with a sense of wonder and serves as a source of inspiration.
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Biodiversity - the diversity of life on Earth - underpins the natural resources that provide food and livelihoods throughout the world. For many women, biodiversity serves as the cornerstone of their work, their belief systems and their basic survival.
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Ratifications by Togo and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has brought the total number of ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to 72.
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It is a pleasure to join you here in Kuala Lumpur for the fourth session of the IPBES Plenary. We come together for a very exciting moment in the history of IPBES, when the Plenary will be presented with the first two assessments for its acceptance and approval.
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For three days in Mexico City over 65 women and men working on issues related to gender and biodiversity in Mexico came together to share experiences and provide input into the development of a gender-responsive National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan (NBSAP).
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First, I would like to congratulate the Arab Society for Fungal Conservation for declaring 20 February as Egyptian Fungus Day. This initiative truly demonstrates commitment towards conservation of biodiversity and promoting the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
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Official Representatives of the Parties to seven global biodiversity-related conventions met at the United Nations Office in Geneva from 8 to 11 February 2016 to explore ways to strengthen synergies and improve efficiency among the conventions with a view to enhancing their implementation at all levels.
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The theme of this conference, "biodiversity for sustainable development", could not come at a better time. Finally, the world is waking up to the essential role of biodiversity and healthy ecosystems for all life on earth, including humans and our well-being. The opportunity for us to make lasting change has arrived.
[released on: 17/02/2016]
With the aim to encourage positive action for biodiversity and inspire others by showcasing the notable work of those it honours, nominations are now invited for the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2016. The call for nominations remains open from 15 February to 30 June 2016.
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Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the Expert Meeting on Improving Progress Reporting and Working towards Implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Target 6, 9 to 11 February 2016, FAO Headquarters, Rome, Italy
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Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Expert Group Meeting on Article 10 of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Montreal, Canada, 1 - 3 February 2016
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Déclaration de M. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, lors de l'ouverture de l'atelier de renforcement des capacités des pays francophones partenaires du centre d'echange d'informations (CHM) Belge, Cotonou, Bénin, 1-3 février 2016
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The wetlands of today are essential for human health and prosperity, and the benefits they provide have enormous economic and social value. As confirmed by the 2013 report, The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity: Water and Wetlands, which we are proud to have contributed to, the ecosystem services provided by wetlands, on a per unit area basis, are the most valuable of all of our ecosystem types.
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Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Biodiversity Indicator Partnership Technical Partner Meeting, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 25-27 January 2016
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Articles are presently being sought from members of civil society and indigenous peoples and local communities for the tenth edition of the CBD newsletter for civil society, [square brackets], being prepared to coincide with the twentieth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 20), being held in Montreal 25-30 April 2016, and the first meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, being held 2-6 May 2016 in Montreal.
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Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for East Africa, Nosy Be, Madagascar, 18-22 January 2016
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Following accession by Slovakia on 29 December 2015, the total number of ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization now stands at 70.
[released on: 15/01/2016]
Statement by the Executive Secretary at the opening of the CBD Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in the Seas of East Asia, Xiamen, China, 14 - 18 December 2015
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Message from the Executive Secretary: "The shift of ambition towards 1.5 degrees will make a big difference, particularly for the most vulnerable ecosystems such as coral reefs and polar ecosystems."
[released on: 14/12/2015]
Covering some 22 per cent of the world's land surface, mountains are home to spectacular landscapes, a wide variety of ecosystems, a great diversity of species, and distinctive human communities, with approximately 955 million people, or 13 percent of the global population residing in mountain areas.
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Governments encouraged to use biodiversity and ecosystem services as strategy for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction
[released on: 09/12/2015]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for South, Central and West Asia on Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 and 12, New Delhi, India, 7 December 2015
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Ambassador Mary Seet-Cheng, Chair of the East Asian Seas Partnership Council, Viet Nam Deputy Minister of Natural Resources and Environment, Chu Pham Ngoc Hien, PEMSEA Executive Director, Stephen Adrian Ross, Dr. Chua Thia-Eng, Chair Emeritus of the East Asian Seas Partnership Council, Honorable Ministers, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to address you at the East Asian Seas Partnership Council Meeting and it is fitting that the Congress chose "Global Targets, Local Benefits" as the theme this year.
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Chairperson, Distinguished Delegates, Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to address you at the 51st International Tropical Timber Council with good news late on a day you have spent in difficult negotiations.
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Governments at an international biodiversity science meeting have agreed on a set of actions for the further implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and its Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.
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First, I would like to extend my deep appreciation to Mr. Kenneth Deer and Mr. Charles Patton, Elders of the Mohawk Community from Kahnawake, Canada, for providing a traditional blessing and for sharing with us their rich cultural heritage, which is deeply rooted in this land.
[released on: 04/11/2015]
It is my pleasure to welcome you to the nineteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice and to welcome you all back to Montreal. It has been a year since we gathered in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, for COP 12, where important decisions were taken.
[released on: 02/11/2015]
Some 600 delegates from around the world will gather together in Montreal, Canada, next week to examine the effectiveness of measures taken by Governments to implement the global biodiversity agenda and mainstream biodiversity into sustainable development through implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. Discussions will focus on policy coherence and the monitoring of progress in achieving the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
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With traditional blessings by the Elders of the local Mohawk Community of Kahnawake setting the scene, governments, indigenous peoples and local communities from around the world will meet in Montreal, Canada, next week to develop guidelines that will assist Parties and governments to develop national measures for the protection, promotion and use of traditional knowledge relevant to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
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Biodiversity and the ecosystem services it underpins can be the basis for climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies as they can deliver benefits that will, according to the outcomes of a recent technical workshop on ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction, increase the resilience of people to the impacts of climate change.
[released on: 21/10/2015]
Poverty eradication is one of the greatest global challenges facing us today. Fortunately, the conservation, restoration and sustainable use of biodiversity can provide solutions to a range of societal challenges and is critical to achieving the newly adopted 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
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Celebrating World Food Day, under the theme "Social protection and agriculture: breaking the cycle of rural poverty", provides an opportunity to emphasize in food systems how biodiversity underpins social protection.
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Rural women are integrally connected to all aspects of local biodiversity - as users, custodians and agents of change.
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Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative National Capacity Development Workshop for Namibia, Swakopmund, Namibia, 13 - 16 October 2015
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The first internationally recognized certificate of compliance was issued on 1 October 2015, following a permit made available to the Access and Benefit-sharing (ABS) Clearing-House by India.
[released on: 07/10/2015]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the opening of the Sixth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 5 October 2015, Rome, Italy
[released on: 06/10/2015]
Montreal, 28 September 2015 - Two new ratifications this month to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization brings the total number of ratifications to the ground-breaking treaty under the Convention on Biological Diversity to 66.
[released on: 28/09/2015]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) National Capacity-Development Workshop for Samoa, Apia, Samoa, 28 - 30 September 2015
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Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Technical Workshop on Ecosystem-Based Approaches to Climate Change Adaptation and Disaster Risk Reduction, Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa, 28 September to 2 October 2015
[released on: 28/09/2015]
Biodiversity and sustainable development are inextricably linked. Biodiversity, at the level of ecosystems, species and genes, forms the foundation of the Earth's life support systems and provides the services that underpin human lives and prosperity. Our social and economic well-being depends on biodiversity, as does our future.
[released on: 25/09/2015]
With continued growth and deepening diversification, tourism has become one of the fastest growing economic sectors in the world. And because tourism is closely linked to development, it has become a key driver for socio-economic progress.
[released on: 24/09/2015]
The Law and Environment Ontology (LEO), a new knowledge tool for MEAs and the environmental community
[released on: 18/09/2015]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the 6th Meeting of the MEA Information and Knowledge Management Steering Committee, 15 to 17 September 2015 - Montreux, Switzerland
[released on: 16/09/2015]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity -Building Workshop for the East and South East Asia on Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 11 And 12, Yanji, Jilin Province, China, 15 September 2015
[released on: 16/09/2015]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative Training of Trainers Workshop, Yeosu, Republic of Korea, 11 - 15 September 2015
[released on: 11/09/2015]
Over the years, South-South cooperation has emerged as a powerful tool for enhancing international cooperation for achieving sustainable development. In fact, since 2008, developing countries have exported more to one another than to developed countries, with their total trade in 2015 estimated at over US$ 4 trillion.
[released on: 11/09/2015]
Articles are presently being sought from members of civil society and indigenous peoples and local communities for the tenth edition of the CBD newsletter for civil society, [square brackets], being prepared to coincide with the nineteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 19), being held in Montreal 2-5 November 2015; and, the ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, being held 4-7 November 2015 in Montreal.
[released on: 21/08/2015]
Young people between the ages of 10 and 24 comprise about 1.8 billion people, or about one quarter of the global population. This, according to the United Nations Population Fund, is the largest youth population ever.
[released on: 11/08/2015]
More than two decades have passed since the nations of the world assembled in Rio de Janeiro and agreed to adopt a sustainable development agenda, promising to chart a development path that is equitable, environmentally just and economically rewarding for all.
[released on: 05/08/2015]
Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the 21st Session of the International Seabed Authority, 13 to 24 July 2015, Kingston, Jamaica
[released on: 29/07/2015]
To support the mobilisation and alignment of technical and financial resources for priority capacity-building needs, IPBES is developing a prototype Matchmaking Facility. This Facility aims to promote and facilitate dialogue and cooperation among institutions, organisations and individuals looking for technical and financial support, and those in a position to provide such support. IPBES is launching a call for proposals and pledges of support for capacity-building projects and activities under the prototype IPBES Matchmaking Facility, following up on the outcome of the third session of the Plenary (decision IPBES-3/1).
[released on: 20/07/2015]
Today, a new report released by The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health has underlined that human health rests on a healthy environment and rich biodiversity. The report "Safeguarding Human Health in the Anthropocene Epoch", shows us how the health and well-being of future generations is being jeopardised by the unprecedented degradation of the planet's natural resources and ecological systems.
[released on: 16/07/2015]
Though there have been rapid advances in human health, the continuing degradation of our planetary systems does not bode well for its future. Today, The Rockefeller Foundation-Lancet Commission on Planetary Health launched a comprehensive report entitled "Safeguarding human health in the Anthropocene epoch
[released on: 16/07/2015]
Enforcing the notion that a healthy natural environment is one of the world's most important tourism attractions, and that visiting nature serves to heighten awareness of its intrinsic value for us all, a new manual launched today by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity presents guidelines on sustainable tourism and management.
[released on: 03/07/2015]
The 2015 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer shows that an average of 69% of respondents in nine countries say they have heard of biodiversity, but additional outreach efforts are needed for the world to reach global targets on biodiversity awareness set under the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 25/06/2015]
On 10 June, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco closed a historic meeting of biodiversity and Antarctic experts. The purpose of the meeting was to examine the extent to which conservation of the biodiversity of Antarctica and the Southern Ocean is realizing a set of ambitions agreed for the world as part of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.
[released on: 23/06/2015]
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity welcomes Pope Francis' call to action in the face of global biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation.
[released on: 19/06/2015]
As we celebrate this year's World Day to Combat Desertification, the message could not be clearer; in order to attain food security for all through sustainable food systems we must invest in our land. Soils represent at least a quarter of global biodiversity. It is the basis for the food people eat, the feed for their livestock, the fuel they use to cook with and the production of fibres for clothes and other uses.
[released on: 16/06/2015]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Désertif'Actions 2015: Forum international « Désertification et société civile », Montpellier, France, 10-13 June 2015
[released on: 11/06/2015]
Oceans are essential for supporting life on Earth and for human well-being. The oceans cover more than 70 per cent of our planet, and over 40 per cent of the world's population (almost 3 billion people) lives within 100 kilometres of the coast. And while oceans remain one of the least explored areas of our planet, their importance cannot be underestimated
[released on: 08/06/2015]
As governments from around the world prepare to adopt the sustainable development goals and targets later this year, it is particularly fitting that this year's World Environment Day is being celebrated under the theme of resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production. The well-being of humanity, the environment, society and the economy depends on the responsible use and management of the earth's natural resources.
[released on: 05/06/2015]
Healthy communities rely on well-functioning ecosystems. They provide clean air, fresh water, medicines and food security. They also limit disease and stabilize the climate. But biodiversity loss is happening at unprecedented rates, impacting human health worldwide, according to a new state of knowledge review of the Convention on Biological Diversity and World Health Organization. The report, Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity and Human Health, was launched today in Brussels at Green Week 2015
[released on: 04/06/2015]
Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebration of the 30th Anniversary of the Reintroduction of Pere David's Deer, 22 May 2015, Beijing, China
[released on: 01/06/2015]
Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebration of International Day for Biological Diversity Organized by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of China, 22 May 2015, Beijing, China
[released on: 01/06/2015]
On this International Day for Biological Diversity, let us recommit to global action to reduce the rate of biodiversity loss, for people and for our planet.
[released on: 21/05/2015]
The Republic of Korea and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), with the purpose of promoting technical and scientific co-operation and to support achievement of the goals and targets of the Convention, have today signed a funding agreement for the implementation of the 2015-2020 Bio-Bridge Initiative.
[released on: 19/05/2015]
Each year, migratory birds complete amazing journeys between their breeding and wintering grounds. Migratory birds are a vital part of biodiversity and play a critical role in all ecosystems. They also play an important cultural, aesthetic and economic role in the lives of people around the world.
[released on: 08/05/2015]
With Slovakia's ratification on 29 April 2015, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety needs only nine more ratifications to enter into force.
[released on: 08/05/2015]
The pilot programme is targeting young scholars who wish to gain experience by participating in the development of the regional and sub-regional assessments (Africa, Americas, Asia-Pacific and Europe and Central Asia) or the thematic assessment on land degradation and restoration. Selected fellows will take part as contributing authors to the chapter of the assessment they are selected for.
[released on: 06/05/2015]
Indigenous peoples and local communities often refer to this Earth as Pachamama or "Mother Earth." The fate of Pachamama and of humans has been shaped over a history that has been intertwined.
[released on: 22/04/2015]
A new report from the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity discusses the potential for synthetic biology to have both positive and negative impacts on biodiversity and looks at the role and adequacy of existing risk assessment and regulatory regimes to evaluate the impact of these technologies.
[released on: 20/04/2015]
The Government of Peru has announced that they have achieved the highest level of implementation and management of Protected Natural Areas, according to the first performance audit by the Comptroller General of the Republic to the National Service of Protected Natural Areas (SERNANP) as part of a coordinated audit with 11 other public institutions in Latin America and the Caribbean, through the INDIMAPA tool and INDOSAI
[released on: 15/04/2015]
The Wangari Maathai Award recognizes extraordinary efforts by an individual to improve and sustain forests and the people who depend on them. The 2015 winner will be awarded US$20, 000 and will be invited to receive their award in person on 10 September 2015, at the World Forestry Congress 2015 in Durban, South Africa.
[released on: 14/04/2015]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Regional Forum on Solutions for Oceans, Coasts and Human Well-Being in Latin America and the Wider Caribbean Region, Cancun, Mexico, 14 - 17 April 2015
[released on: 14/04/2015]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the CBD Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas (EBSAs) in the North-East Indian Ocean Region, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 23 - 27 March 2015
[released on: 08/04/2015]
Biodiversity underpins dietary diversity and access to sufficient food is a cornerstone of food security and a fundamental determinant of health.
[released on: 07/04/2015]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Bonn Challenge 2.0: Implementing Restoration Partnerships High Level Roundtable, Bonn-Bad Godesberg, Germany, 20 March 2015
[released on: 25/03/2015]
On 21 March 2015 the CBD Secretariat and the Korea Forest Service signed a Memorandum of Understanding for implementation of the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative.
[released on: 24/03/2015]
This year, as we celebrate the International Day of Forests under the theme of "Forests and Climate Change," we need to also look at the crucial and direct contribution of forests and forest biodiversity to the mitigation and adaption to climate change.
[released on: 20/03/2015]
This year's World Water Day theme, "Water and sustainable development", coincides with the ongoing discussions in the United Nations of the post-2015 development agenda and the adoption of a set of new sustainable development goals and targets expected later this year.
[released on: 19/03/2015]
Statement of Mr. Braulio F. De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary on the Occasion of Beyond Enforcement: Communities, Governance, Incentives And Sustainable Use in Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade, 26 February 2015, Muldersdrift, South Africa
[released on: 12/03/2015]
The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) today launched the Bushmeat Sourcebook, an online resource, on the occasion of the second World Wildlife Day. The sourcebook examines bushmeat's vital contribution to food security, local livelihoods, and other aspects of human well-being in many parts of the world. It also shows, however, how unsustainable harvesting can affect the ecological stability of forest ecosystems, as well as human health.
[released on: 12/03/2015]
With Denmark's ratification on 25 February, the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety has received 75% of the necessary ratifications, with only 11 more ratifications needed for it to enter into force.
[released on: 09/03/2015]
This year, International Women's Day highlights the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action that twenty years' after its adoption remains an essential roadmap for the achievement of gender equality and women's rights.
[released on: 07/03/2015]
The fourth addition of Global Biodiversity Outlook is now available in Japanese, courtesy of the Nature Conservation Bureau of Japan's Ministry of the Environment. This brings to eight the number of languages in which the mid-term assessment of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 is available.
[released on: 07/03/2015]
On World Wildlife Day, as we seek to work to combat illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products, let us look at ways to combine enforcement with empowerment, and therefore protect the "Future we Want," a future of life in harmony with nature.
[released on: 03/03/2015]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for South America, Lima, Peru, 23 February 2015
[released on: 23/02/2015]
Montreal/Kolkata, 13 February 2015 - A ground-breaking report on biodiversity and health, launched today at the 14th World Congress on Public Health, in Kolkata, India, shows the significant contribution of biodiversity and ecosystem services to better human health.
[released on: 13/02/2015]
The GBIF Secretariat is pleased to announce that the 2015 call for proposals of the GBIF Capacity Enhancement Support Programme is now open. This programme provides co-funding to GBIF Participants in support of international collaborative projects targeting capacity enhancement and exchange. The 2015 call for proposals document is available. Please note that the submission of proposals is a two-stage process and the first deadline (for short concept notes) is 3 March 2015.
[released on: 10/02/2015]
Statement of Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fourth Greater Mekong Subregion Environment Ministers' Meeting, 27 - 29 January 2015, Nyipyitaw, Myanmar
[released on: 30/01/2015]
Wetlands are among our most valuable ecosystems. The values of benefits provided by wetlands, per unit area, have been consistently shown to be orders of magnitude higher than for other ecosystems, with the major benefit delivered through improved water security.
[released on: 30/01/2015]
Five new press sheets available that explain the role of wetlands for: the Aichi Biodiversity Targets; Ecosystem services; SDGs, as well as Challenges of the future and the value of wetlands.
[released on: 30/01/2015]
Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 21st Annual Conference of the Yale Chapter of the International Society of Tropical Foresters, 29 January 2015, New Haven, U.S.A.
[released on: 30/01/2015]
Statement of Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, On the occasion of the Fourth Access and Benefit Sharing Business Dialogue, 28 January 2015, Copenhagen, Denmark
[released on: 28/01/2015]
Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the United Nations Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, 20 - 23 January 2015, UNHQ, New York
[released on: 20/01/2015]
Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, at the Fifteenth Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, Rome, Italy, 19 - 23 January 2015
[released on: 19/01/2015]
Today, the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Korea presented United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon with three major outcomes of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on the role of biodiversity for sustainable development, for transmittal to the 69th session of the United Nations General Assembly.
[released on: 12/12/2014]
This year, declared International Year of Family Farming by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, International Mountain Day is being celebrated under the theme of "Mountain Farming". Mountain agriculture, which is predominantly family farming, has for centuries been a model for sustainable development.
[released on: 11/12/2014]
A group of scientists and policymakers delivered a declaration to the Minister of the Environment of Peru, Manuel Pulgar Vidal, the president of UNFCCC Cop-20,that calls for integrated research on biodiversity and climate change and increased recognition of key biodiversity issues in the context of climate change.
[released on: 10/12/2014]
The GBIF Secretariat has launched the inaugural GBIF Ebbe Nielsen Challenge, hoping to inspire innovative applications of open-access biodiversity data by scientists, informaticians, data modelers, cartographers and other experts competing for a ?20,000 first prize. Visit the challenge site at: gbif.challengepost.com
[released on: 05/12/2014]
Arctic Biodiversity Congress, Trondheim, Norway, December 2-4, 2014
[released on: 02/12/2014]
Seminar-Workshop on Harmonizing Methods in Risk Assessment and Management of Forest Invasive Alien Plant Species in South East Asia, 2-5 December 2014, Bogor, Indonesia
[released on: 02/12/2014]
CBD Expert Workshop to Prepare Practical Guidance on Preventing and Mitigating the Significant Adverse Impacts of Marine Debris on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity and Habitats, Baltimore, United States of America, 2 to 4 December 2014
[released on: 02/12/2014]
Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Second International Conference on Nutrition (ICN2), Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 19 - 21 November, Rome, Italy
[released on: 27/11/2014]
The signature on 15 November 2014 of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two organisations will ensure joint implementation of the Pacific region's Framework for Nature Conservation and Protected Areas in the Pacific Island Region 2014-2020, and the CBD Strategic Plan for Biological Diversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
[released on: 25/11/2014]
A new compendium providing the latest and best professional information needed for protected area practitioner capacity development was released this week in the margins of the 6th IUCN World Parks Congress.
[released on: 20/11/2014]
As cities move forward on implementing the agenda under the Convention, they will show that they can lead the way in sustainably using biodiversity and the ecosystem services it underpins, as the basis for addressing water and food security, disaster risk reduction, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and other key issues.
[released on: 31/10/2014]
Recognizing that wildlife is an important renewable natural resource, with economic, cultural, nutritional and recreational value to humans, Parties at the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12), held in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea, have passed a landmark decision on the sustainable use of biodiversity with regards to bushmeat and sustainable wildlife management.
[released on: 27/10/2014]
The High Level Segment of the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted the Gangwon Declaration on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development
[released on: 23/10/2014]
The Convention on Biological Diversity closed the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties today with Governments committing to step up actions to achieve, by the end of the decade, the Aichi Biodiversity Targets agreed four years ago, and contribute to the sustainable development agenda.
[released on: 17/10/2014]
Governments have agreed to a series of actions that will further bolster the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, facilitate its effective implementation, and ensure that countries have the necessary resources to take the next steps to implement the treaty, which entered into force earlier this week.
[released on: 17/10/2014]
The Korea Forest Service launched the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (FERI) in the margins of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12)
[released on: 16/10/2014]
Opening Remarks by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias Executive Secretary, Convention on Biological Diversity, to the High Level Segment of the Twelfth Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity
[released on: 15/10/2014]
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization, of the Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) enters into force today, providing the world with a mechanism to ensure that access to and the sharing of the benefits from the use of genetic resources, and associated traditional knowledge, happen in a context of transparency and with equity.
[released on: 12/10/2014]
The guidance addresses a major pathway for introduction and spread of invasive alien species, as a significant percentage of global invasive introductions result from pets, aquarium and terrarium species that escape from confined conditions and then get into the natural environment.
[released on: 10/10/2014]
Under the theme, "Biodiversity for Sustainable Development," thousands of representatives of governments, NGOs, indigenous peoples, scientists and the private sector gathered in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea for the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity(COP 12)
[released on: 06/10/2014]
Bold and innovative action is urgently required if governments are to meet the globally-agreed Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its Aichi Targets by 2020, says a United Nations progress report on the state of global biodiversity.
[released on: 06/10/2014]
Governments attending a United Nations meeting on the safe use of living modified organisms have agreed on various actions to advance the implementation of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity
[released on: 03/10/2014]
The seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (or COP-MOP 7) opened today at the Alpensia Convention Center in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea. The meeting is the first of three major biodiversity meetings being held in Pyeongchang.
[released on: 02/10/2014]
Opening Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Seventh Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Pyeongchang, Republic Of Korea, 29 September 2014
[released on: 30/09/2014]
Communiqué: Meeting on the Safe Use of Living Modified Organisms - First of three major United Nations meetings opens Monday
[released on: 25/09/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inter-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, San Jose, Costa Rica, 29 August 2014
[released on: 16/09/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inter-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets, San Jose, Costa Rica, 29 August 2014
[released on: 16/09/2014]
Montreal, 12 September 2014 - The Secretary to the International Plant Protection Convention (IPPC) has become the seventh member of the Liaison Group of the Biodiversity-related Conventions (BLG), which includes the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGRFA), the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, and the World Heritage Convention (WHC).
[released on: 12/09/2014]
Opening Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Seventh Plenary Session of the Third United Nations Small Island Developing States (UN SIDS) Conference, Apia, Samoa, 4 September 2014
[released on: 09/09/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Expert Workshop to Provide Consolidated Practical Guidance and a Toolkit for Marine Spatial Planning, Montreal, Canada, 9 - 11 September 2014
[released on: 09/09/2014]
The Midori Prize for Biodiversity, established by the AEON environmental Foundation, was awarded today to three individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity at all levels.
[released on: 08/09/2014]
Déclaration de M. Braulio ferreira de Souza Dias, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion de l'atelier sur les synergies entre redd + et la conservation et restauration des écosystèmes dans les stratégies nationales et les plans d'action, Douala, Cameroun, 8 juillet 2014
[released on: 25/08/2014]
Biological diversity and ecosystems featured prominently in the proposal of a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the Open Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals of the 68th session of the United Nations General Assembly agreed by acclamation to forward to the General Assembly, setting the stage for better links between the implementation of the biodiversity agenda of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and the post-2015 sustainable development agenda.
[released on: 25/07/2014]
Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the 20th Session of the International Seabed Authority Assembly, 14 to 25 July 2014, Kingston, Jamaica
[released on: 24/07/2014]
The Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization will enter into force on 12 October 2014 following its ratification by 51 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
[released on: 14/07/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the 10th Anniversary Celebrations of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture Coming into Force, Geneva, Switzerland, 3 July 2014
[released on: 03/07/2014]
Governments finished a week of deliberations on scientific issues that will inform future national efforts under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to achieve the goals of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
[released on: 28/06/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Eighteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 23 - 28 June 2014, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 24/06/2014]
Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) wrapped up a weeklong meeting on implementation with recommendations on, among others, resource mobilization, technical and scientific cooperation, poverty eradication and sustainable development, enhancements to the structures and processes under the CBD and engagement with business, local governments and other stakeholders.
[released on: 21/06/2014]
Opening video statement by Shri Prakash Javadekar, CBD COP President, Minister of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, India, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention, 16 - 20 June 2014, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 19/06/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention, 16 - 20 June 2014, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 17/06/2014]
As the global population increases in the years to come, and as climate change affects the availability of water, with consequences for water and food security, land will become even more important. Drylands hold a significant proportion of the world's soil carbon stock, and land degradation contributes to greenhouse gas emissions. Sustainable land management is therefore a key climate change mitigation strategy.
[released on: 16/06/2014]
Delegations of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will meet at the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Review of Implementation of the Convention (WGRI-5), and the eighteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-18).
[released on: 14/06/2014]
Agencies and partners join forces to promote the implementation of environmental law through enhanced knowledge sharing and new tools
[released on: 12/06/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing for Africa, 9 - 13 June 2014 - Kampala, Uganda
[released on: 10/06/2014]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2014
[released on: 06/06/2014]
The June 2014 edition of the CBD's business.2020 magazine puts the focus on Canada, looking at some of the issues affecting business and biodiversity in the host country of the Secretariat, and includes a feature interview with Pierre Gratton, President of the Mining Association of Canada.
[released on: 05/06/2014]
Statement of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Environment Day - 5 June 2014: "Raise your voice, not the sea level"
[released on: 04/06/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing for West Asia and North Africa, 1 - 5 June 2014 - Dubai, United Arab Emirates
[released on: 02/06/2014]
To avoid landscape fragmentation and loss of species and habitats for biodiversity, participants to a three-day workshop in Kurupukari, Guyana, have agreed on a Regional Action Plan related to biological corridors, connectivity conservation and trans-boundary conservation within the Guiana Shield Ecoregion.
[released on: 30/05/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fifth Assembly of the Global Environment Facility, Cancun, Mexico, Thursday 29 May 2014
[released on: 30/05/2014]
On the International Day for Biological Diversity, celebrated under the theme of Island Biodiversity, islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. These actions, or "Bright Spots," point the way towards sustainable development for island ecosystems and beyond.
[released on: 22/05/2014]
Islands are taking action to effectively conserve biodiversity and promote sustainable livelihoods. Despite significant vulnerabilities facing islands, leaders of island countries and countries with islands have made visionary commitments at local, national, regional and global levels.
[released on: 22/05/2014]
Islands and their surrounding near-shore marine areas constitute unique irreplaceable ecosystems often comprising many plant and animal species that are found nowhere else on Earth. They are also key to the livelihood, economy, well-being and cultural identity of 600 million islanders-one-tenth of the world's population. Read Messages of support from the United Nations Secretary General, the President of the United Nations General Assembly, the Executive Secretary to the CBD and others.
[released on: 21/05/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-regional Capacity-building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol for the Caribbean, Georgetown, Guyana, 19 May - 22 May 2014
[released on: 20/05/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on The Occasion Of Capacity-Building Workshop for Southern and Eastern Africa on Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration to Support Achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Livingstone, Zambia, 12 May 2014
[released on: 12/05/2014]
Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, on the Occasion of World Migratory Bird Day, 10-11 May 2014: "Destination Flyways: Migratory Birds and Tourism"
[released on: 09/05/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Regional Workshop for African Countries on the Clearing-House Mechanism and the Coordination Meeting of the Belgian Partnership on the Clearing-House Mechanism, Buea, Cameroon, 5-9 May 2014
[released on: 06/05/2014]
Montreal, 7 March 2014 - Iraq deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 3 March 2014 and will become the 167th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on 1 June 2014.
[released on: 05/05/2014]
With four new ratifications in the last week, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization has received 66% of the necessary ratifications, with only 17 more ratifications needed for it to enter into force.
[released on: 01/05/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for Southeast Asia on Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration to Support Achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Jambi, Indonesia, 28 April 2014
[released on: 28/04/2014]
US$ 4.43 billion has been pledged by 30 donor countries for the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to support developing countries' efforts over the next four years to prevent degradation of the global environment.
[released on: 22/04/2014]
Opening Remarks of the Executive Secretary Mr. Dias on the Occasion of the Third Meeting of the High-Level Panel of the Second Phase of the High-Level Panel on the Global Assessment of Resources for Implementing the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
[released on: 15/04/2014]
Introductory Remarks by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Dialogue Seminar on Scaling Up Biodiversity Finance, Quito, Ecuador, 9 April 2014
[released on: 13/04/2014]
In preparation of a major international biodiversity conference in October 2014, Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are currently submitting their fifth national reports that will enable a global assessment of progress made towards the 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets agreed by the global community in 2010 as part of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.
[released on: 10/04/2014]
Articles are presently being sought from members of civil society (including NGOs, social movements, indigenous organizations and representatives, local communities) for the ninth issue of the CBD newsletter for civil society, [square brackets], being prepared to coincide with the Eighteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 18), being held 23-28 June 2014 in Montreal, Canada.
[released on: 09/04/2014]
While 87% of consumers surveyed worldwide want companies to adopt sourcing policies that respect biodiversity, only 27% of the top 100 beauty and personal care companies actually mention biodiversity on their websites or in their corporate sociability reports, according to the newly launched 2014 Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) Biodiversity Barometer.
[released on: 08/04/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Mediterranean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Málaga, Spain, 7 - 11 April 2014
[released on: 07/04/2014]
Statement of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Health Day, 7 April 2014
[released on: 04/04/2014]
Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, 1 - 4 April 2014, UNHQ, New York
[released on: 02/04/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Minsk, Belarus, 31 March - 4 April 2014
[released on: 31/03/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the North-West Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Montreal, Canada, 24 - 28 March 2014
[released on: 31/03/2014]
As the world community works to address the growing need for water and energy, and develops an integrated framework of Sustainable Development Goals, let us work together and ensure that water, biodiversity and energy are used sustainably, to help us build the future we want.
[released on: 21/03/2014]
As we celebrate the theme of this year's International Day of Forests, "Forests for Sustainable Development", I encourage countries to assess the status of their natural forest capital and the socio-economic contributions that forests provide to society at large.
[released on: 20/03/2014]
Montreal, 7 March 2014 - South Sudan deposited its instrument of accession to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 17 February 2014, thus becoming the 194th Party to the global treaty on biodiversity and sustainable development. With this accession, the CBD will enter into force for South Sudan on 18 May 2014.
[released on: 08/03/2014]
The Collaborative Partnership on Sustainable Wildlife Management (CPW) welcomes the United Nations General Assembly decision to proclaim 3 March as World Wildlife Day, as a means of celebrating the importance of the world's flora and fauna, strengthening efforts to conserve biodiversity and stepping up the fight against the illegal trade in wildlife.
[released on: 07/03/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Arctic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Helsinki, Finland, 3 - 7 March 2014
[released on: 03/03/2014]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Wildlife Day, 3 March 2014
[released on: 28/02/2014]
Bringing international recognition and a substantial monetary prize to three outstanding individuals, nominations are now invited for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014. The call for nominations remains open from 1 March to 31 May 2014.
[released on: 28/02/2014]
Nominations are now invited for The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity 2014, a biennial international prize co-organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Prize honours individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
[released on: 28/02/2014]
Governments have established firm foundations for the operation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing of Genetic Resources, contributing to the momentum towards entry into force and setting the agenda for the first meeting of its governing body, expected to take place in October 2014.
[released on: 28/02/2014]
Actions are taking place around the world by governments and organizations to achieve the Aichi Targets. Find out what Biodiversity Champions are doing, and how your government or organization can become a Champion.
[released on: 26/02/2014]
The deadline to participate in the fifth Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) online evaluation has been extended to 7 March 2014. The purpose of the survey is to obtain views on planning, implementation, and progress that have been made thus far for the GEOSS Societal Benefit Areas of Water, Weather and Climate.
[released on: 25/02/2014]
The deadline to participate in the fifth Global Earth Observation System of Systems (GEOSS) online evaluation has been extended to 7 March 2014. The purpose of the survey is to obtain views on planning, implementation, and progress that have been made thus far for the GEOSS Societal Benefit Areas of Water, Weather and Climate.
Governments meet in Pyeongchang, Republic of Korea this week for discussions which will finalise preparations for the first meeting of the governing body of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization - the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol (COP-MOP 1).
[released on: 23/02/2014]
Speaking Notes of Mr. Braulio F. de Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Biodiversity Offsets Conference, 13 February 2014, Ottawa, Canada
[released on: 21/02/2014]
Executive Secretary Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias addresses the eighth session of the Open Working Group on SDGs in New York.
[released on: 04/02/2014]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for West Asia and North Africa on Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration to Support Achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, Amman, Jordan, 1 February 2014
[released on: 01/02/2014]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2014 - "Wetlands and Agriculture: Partners for Growth"
[released on: 01/02/2014]
Three new ratifications to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization provide significant momentum towards its entry into force. The recent ratifications by Benin, Burkina Faso and Myanmar bring the total number of ratifications to the ground-breaking treaty under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) to 29.
[released on: 31/01/2014]
Montreal, 20 December 2013 - With a new ratification, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization is ending the year with another step toward entry into force. The recent ratification by Egypt brings to 26 the total number of ratifications to the ground-breaking treaty under the umbrella of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
[released on: 27/01/2014]
The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress reaches the halfway mark to entry into force with ratification by Hungary.
[released on: 17/12/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of the Regional Workshop for Middle East and North Africa on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report, Doha, Qatar, 14-17 December 2013
[released on: 16/12/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for East, South and South-East Asia, Guangzhou, China, 9 to 13 December 2013
[released on: 09/12/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Second Session of the Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Antalya, Turkey, 9 To 14 December 2013
[released on: 09/12/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the International Forum on Conservation of Polar Bears And Jubilee Meeting of the Parties to the 1973 Agreement on the Conservation of Polar Bears, Moscow, Russian Federation, 4 December 2013
[released on: 04/12/2013]
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has welcomed the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ for its potential to contribute both to climate change mitigation and biodiversity conservation.
[released on: 02/12/2013]
The World Public Health Nutrition Association (WPHNA) has been declared a Biodiversity Champion by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in recognition of its important contribution to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.
[released on: 29/11/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Global Landscapes Forum, Warsaw, Poland, 16 November 2013
[released on: 27/11/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the Capacity-Building Workshop for the Pacific on Ecosystem Conservation and Restoration and the Pacific Sub-Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol, Suva, Fiji, 25 November 2013
[released on: 25/11/2013]
To focus attention on the global extinction crises and advance implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, the LifeWeb initiative of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is launching the Zero Extinction Campaign.
[released on: 13/11/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the 1st Asia Parks Congress, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan, 13 November 2013
[released on: 13/11/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Global Workshop on Reviewing Progress and Building Capacity for the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Revision Process, Nairobi, Kenya, 11 November 2013
[released on: 11/11/2013]
The Natural Capital Declaration (NCD) has been declared a Biodiversity Champion by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in recognition of its important contribution to the implementation of the Convention's Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020.
[released on: 11/11/2013]
The Government of Austria has approved a funding package worth US$2.2 million through the LifeWeb Initiative to help implement the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in four countries.
[released on: 31/10/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Third International Marine Protected Areas Congress (IMPAC 3), Marseille, France, 21 October 2013
[released on: 21/10/2013]
Mensaje de Sr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Secretario Ejecutivo del CDB, en la ocasión de la XXIX asamblea ordinaria parlamento latinoamericano, Panamá, 18 -19 Octubre de 2013
[released on: 21/10/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the Occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October2013
[released on: 17/10/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Food Day, 16 October 2013
[released on: 15/10/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Opening Session of the Seventeenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (Sbstta-17) Montreal, 14 October 2013
[released on: 15/10/2013]
Governments and indigenous and local communities at the Eighth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, held in Montreal, Canada, have reaffirmed the need to recognize and integrate traditional knowledge systems of indigenous and local communities into the future work of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including its Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization.
[released on: 13/10/2013]
Narrated by Edward Norton, United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity, the video outlines the opportunities for biodiversity protection presented by future urbanization.
[released on: 10/10/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferrera de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Eighth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions, Montreal, 7 October 2013
[released on: 07/10/2013]
Increasing urbanization over the next decades presents not only unprecedented challenges for humanity, but also opportunities to curb climate change, reduce water scarcity and improve food security, according to the world's first global assessment on the relationship between urbanization and biodiversity loss, released today in New York.
[released on: 04/10/2013]
With five new ratifications, the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization has taken a big step towards entry into force.
[released on: 02/10/2013]
In Windhoek, World Builds Synergies for Sustainable Land Management, Biodiversity Protection and Climate Change.
[released on: 28/09/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Tourism Day, 27 September 2013 - "Tourism and Water: Protecting our Common Future"
[released on: 27/09/2013]
Germany and Cambodia, on 27 and 30 August 2013 respectively, became the most recent countries to ratify/accede to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
[released on: 17/09/2013]
Under the theme, 10 Years of Promoting Safety in the Use of Biotechnology, the international community is marking the tenth anniversary of the entry into force of the international agreement governing the movement of living modified organisms (LMOs) across national borders - the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Protocol entered into force on 11 September 2003 ninety days after 50 countries agreed to be bound by it.
[released on: 17/09/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of the Regional Workshop for the Caribbean Countries on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and the Regional Workshop for the Caribbean Countries on the Clearing-House Mechanism, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, 16-20 September 2013
[released on: 16/09/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 12 September 2013
[released on: 11/09/2013]
Honduras and Tajikistan became the most recent countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 05/09/2013]
Statement of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the 3rd ABS Business Dialogue, September 4, 2013, Copenhagen, Denmark
[released on: 04/09/2013]
Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of United Nations Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity Beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, 19 to 23 August 2013, UNHQ, New York
[released on: 20/08/2013]
Second phase of Caribbean Challenge Initiative launched.
[released on: 14/08/2013]
New initiative promotes implementation of Strategic Plan and Aichi Biodiversity Targets
[released on: 13/08/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Dr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples - 9 August 2013
[released on: 08/08/2013]
Articles are presently being sought from members of civil society (including NGOs, social movements, indigenous organizations and representatives, local communities) for the eighth issue of the CBD newsletter for civil society, [square brackets], being prepared to coincide with the eighth meeting of the Working Group on Article 8(j) and SBSTTA 17.
[released on: 05/08/2013]
Braulio F. de Souza Dias participates in event "Biodiversity and Business: Perspectives from the Region" and pays a visit to Uruguayan state officials.
[released on: 25/07/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the National Workshop on Indicators and NBSAP for Iraq, Amman, Jordan, 1-4 July 2013
[released on: 01/07/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Conference "Global Implementation Programme for the SEEA", 17-19 June 2013, New York City
[released on: 26/06/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the 44th Meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility, Washington DC, United States of America, Wednesday, 19 June 2013
[released on: 25/06/2013]
Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the 14th Meeting of the United Nations Open-ended Informal Consultative Process on Oceans and the Law of the Sea, 17 to 20 June 2013, UNHQ, New York
[released on: 19/06/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification, 17June 2013
[released on: 14/06/2013]
Biodiversity Indicator Facilitators are now available to support the development and use of biodiversity indicators as part of NBSAP updating in their countries and regions. The Facilitators have been selected and trained by the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) in the technical aspects of indicator development as well as the practical skills necessary to facilitate effective workshops.
[released on: 14/06/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the World Oceans Day, 8 June 2013
[released on: 07/06/2013]
The Co-Chair Report of the Seventh Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, Trondheim, Norway, 27-31 May 2013
[released on: 06/06/2013]
Press Release: Comoros, Mongolia and the Syrian Arab Republic ratify Nagoya Protocol.
[released on: 06/06/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Environment Day, 5 June 2013
[released on: 04/06/2013]
Advancing Strategic Goal A of the Aichi Targets, Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the Conference on Ecology and Economy for a Sustainable Society, 27-31 May, 2013, Trondheim, Norway
[released on: 28/05/2013]
Press Release: From words to action - key organizations team up to stop the extinction crisis.
[released on: 28/05/2013]
Message of the UN Secretary-General on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2013.
[released on: 21/05/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias , CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Regional Workshop for South, East and Southeast Asia on the Preparation of the Fifth National Report and Regional Scenario Analysis, Incheon City, Republic of Korea, 20-24 May 2013
[released on: 20/05/2013]
Thanks to the collaborative effort of the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (BIP) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, a set of 20 icons representing the Aichi Biodiversity Targets is now available for use by Parties and organizations.
[released on: 17/05/2013]
To better inform policymakers on what needs to be done to secure the ecosystems and species in the Arctic that people rely on for life and livelihood, the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council, has released the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA).
[released on: 16/05/2013]
Get ready to celebrate the International Day for Biological Diversity on 22 May. The logo, booklet and messages for the day are available for use in the celebrations by Parties and organizations.
[released on: 13/05/2013]
Message from the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day 11-12 May 2013: Raising Awareness for Migratory Birds
[released on: 10/05/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Inception Workshop for the Project to Support the Ratification and Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 7 - 10 May 2013
[released on: 07/05/2013]
Press Release: New report highlights growing biodiversity awareness worldwide - UEBT launches 2013 Biodiversity Barometer
[released on: 19/04/2013]
Statement by CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, at the 14th Meeting of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, FAO, Rome, 15-19 April, 2013
[released on: 15/04/2013]
Allocution de m. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion de l'ouverture du deuxième atelier régional pour les pays moins avancés d'Afrique sur la préparation des cinquièmes rapports nationaux et de la quatrième édition des Perspectives mondiales de la diversité biologique (GBO-4), et les scénarios pour la politique régionale, Yaoundé, Cameroun, 15 - 19 avril 2013
[released on: 15/04/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Regional Capacity-Building Workshop on the Nagoya Protocol on Acess and Benefit-Sharing for Middle East Region and Djibouti, Libya, Mauritania, Amman, Jordan, 9 - 10 April 2013
[released on: 09/04/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of South-Eastern Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Swakopmund, Namibia, 8 to 12 April 2013
[released on: 08/04/2013]
Communiqué: European Union approves Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
[released on: 27/03/2013]
Statement from Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for Anglophone Africa on the Integration of Climate Change and Ecosystem-Based Adaptation in National Biodiversity Planning Processes, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania, 24-27 March 2013
[released on: 25/03/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Water Day, "Water Cooperation", 22 March 2013
[released on: 21/03/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the International Day of Forests, 21 March 2013
[released on: 20/03/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the AMERICANA 2013, 19 March 2013, Montreal Canada
[released on: 19/03/2013]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Dr. Braulio F. de Souza, on the occasion of the International Women's Day: March 8, 2013
[released on: 07/03/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of Sustainable Ocean Initiative (SOI) Capacity-Building Workshop for West Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 4 to 8 February 2013
[released on: 04/03/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Capacity Building Workshops for African Nationals Regarding (i) Nagoya Protocol on Access & Benefit Sharing and Traditional Knowledge; and (ii) Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability & Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, 11 - 13 February 2013, Bangalore, India
[released on: 04/03/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Subregional Capacity-Building Workshop to Address Invasive Alien Species and to Achieve Aichi Biodiversity Target 9 in the Arab Region, 11 - 14 February 2013, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
[released on: 04/03/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Kick-Off Meeting for the EU BON (Building the European Biodiversity Observation Network) Project, 11 - 15 February 2013, Berlin, Germany
[released on: 04/03/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, Convention On Biological Diversity at the opening of the North Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas Moscow, Russian Federation, 25 February to 1 March 2013
[released on: 04/03/2013]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the opening of the Global Taxonomy Initiative Capacity Building Workshop towards Achieving Aichi Biodiversity Targets 9 and 19 for Western and Central Africa, Dakar, Senegal, 4 - 7 March 2013
[released on: 04/03/2013]
An informal meeting for government experts and relevant stakeholders to discuss model contractual clauses, voluntary codes of conduct, guidelines and best practices and/or standards, as set out in Articles 19 and 20 of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization, will be held in Tokyo, Japan, on 25-26 March 2013.
[released on: 01/03/2013]
Message from Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive secretary, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day 3 March 2013
[released on: 28/02/2013]
Albania, Botswana and the Federated States of Micronesia have become the 13th 14th and 15th countries to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 28/02/2013]
Press Release: Maldives responds to Hyderabad Call for Biodiversity Champions: Entire country to become UNESCO Biosphere Reserve by 2017
[released on: 18/02/2013]
Lebanon deposited its instrument of accession to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to the Convention on Biological Diversity on 6 February 2013 and will become the 165th Party to the Protocol on 7 May 2013.
[released on: 13/02/2013]
Joint letter from the COP 11 President and the CBD Executive Secretary to reinforce the call for pledges
[released on: 07/02/2013]
Biodiversity at the centre of sustainable development: CBD Executive Secretary Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias briefs UN Secretary-General, senior UN officials.
[released on: 07/02/2013]
Message from Mr. Braulio F. De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of World Wetlands Day: "Wetlands and Water Management"
[released on: 01/02/2013]
First meeting of newly established IPBES
[released on: 29/01/2013]
South Africa 12th state to ratify Nagoya Protocol
[released on: 28/01/2013]
Ireland ratified the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress on 14 January 2013.
[released on: 23/01/2013]
Press Release: The 67th session of the United Nations General Assembly has recognized the importance of recent decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), including those dealing with implementation of the global oceans agenda and realization of the outcomes of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development "Rio + 20" - "the future we want."
[released on: 24/12/2012]
Press Release: Panama and Mauritius have become the 10th and 11th countries respectively to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 21/12/2012]
Message from Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Mountain Day 2012, "Celebrating Mountain Life"
[released on: 11/12/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Biodiversity Indicators Partnership Meeting, Cambridge, UK, 10 December 2012
[released on: 10/12/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Group on Earth Observations Biodiversity Observation Network (GEO BON) All-Hands Meeting, Asilomar, California, 3 December 2012
[released on: 04/12/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the International Seminar "Towards Linking Ecosystems and Ecosystem Services to Economic and Human Activity", New York, United States of America, 27 - 29 November 2012
[released on: 04/12/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Montreal Council of Foreign Relations, Montreal, Canada, 28 November 2012
[released on: 04/12/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Annual Meeting of the United Nations Inter-Agency Support Group on Indigenous Peoples' Issues, Montreal, Canada, 28 November 2012
[released on: 28/11/2012]
Fiji and Ethiopia have become the 8th and 9th Parties to the CBD respectively to deposit their instruments of ratification for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 22/11/2012]
Opening Remarks by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the Ad Hoc Expert Group Meeting on Validating the Africa Review Reports on Biodiversity, Forests, Mountains, Biotechnology and Tourism, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 22-23 November 2012
[released on: 22/11/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, to the 43rd Meeting of the Council of the GEF, Washington DC, US, 13 November 2012
[released on: 13/11/2012]
As we remember her, let us be inspired by her tireless energy, by her commitment to making a better world for all and by her leadership and vision.
[released on: 13/11/2012]
Press Release: At United Nations Biodiversity Conference, countries agree to double resources for biodiversity protection by 2015 - Special attention for biodiversity-rich marine areas among other key outcomes.
[released on: 23/10/2012]
At COP 11, the CBD Executive Secretary has invited Parties and partners to become Biodiversity Champions by making pledges to suport the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
[released on: 16/10/2012]
In its inaugural remarks at the High-Level Segment of COP 11, Dr. Manmohan Singh, Prime Minister of India, launched the Hyderabad Pledge by announcing that the Government of India has earmarked US$ 50 million to strengthen the institutional mechanism for biodiversity conservation in India.
[released on: 16/10/2012]
Opening remarks by Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the CBD to the eleventh meeting of the COP, Hyderabad, India, 8 October 2012
[released on: 16/10/2012]
Press Release: Biodiversity Conservation can Improve Human Health in World's Growing Cities, says UN assessment
[released on: 15/10/2012]
Press Release: Action in support of Biodiversity urgently needed: UN Meeting on Biodiversity opens in Hyderabad India
[released on: 15/10/2012]
Press Release: The UN Meeting on Biosafety Ends with An Agreement to Advance Work on the Issue of Socioeconomic Considerations Regarding Living Modified Organisms
[released on: 12/10/2012]
The Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India, and the National Biodiversity Authority are hosting an International Biodiversity Film Festival and Forum in Hyderabad as part of COP-11 in association with CMS Environment. The festival includes screening of more than 50 best of Indian and international films on biodiversity issues and COP-11 agenda for the festival delegates from Oct 09 - 19, 2012. Countries participating in COP-11 are invited to propose acclaimed films on Biodiversity and other environmental issues for presentation in Hyderabad during COP-11.
[released on: 06/10/2012]
Hyderabad / Montreal, 5 October 2012 - Governments are meeting in Hyderabad, India, from 8 to 19 October 2012, at the eleventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity to agree on the next steps in support of implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, agreed at COP 10 in 2010 in Nagoya, Japan. The Strategic Plan, a ten-year framework for action in support of implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity, and its 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, have been established as the overall framework for biodiversity work in the United Nations system. In line with their commitments in Nagoya, countries have been updating their national biodiversity strategies and action plans to achieve the Aichi Targets.
[released on: 05/10/2012]
Press Release: UN biodiversity meeting to discuss progress made and challenges to implement the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 - 2020.
[released on: 05/10/2012]
Communiqué: Hyderabad, 27 September 2012 - Some 2000 delegates from more than 150 countries will convene this coming Monday in Hyderabad, India, for the sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (COP MOP 6).
[released on: 03/10/2012]
Press Release: The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety (or COP-MOP 6) opened yesterday at the International Convention Centre in Hyderabad, India.
[released on: 03/10/2012]
The sixth meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties (COP-MOP 6) to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety opens in Hyderabad, India.
[released on: 03/10/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Hyderabad, India, 1 October 2012
[released on: 01/10/2012]
Press Release: Montreal, 27 September 2012 - Lao Peoples' Democratic Republic is the sixth country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 27/09/2012]
Press release: Saving oceans and coasts - outstanding political solutions: Future Policy Award 2012 goes to Palau
[released on: 27/09/2012]
Press Release: Tokyo/Montreal 20 September 2012 - The winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity have been announced today in Tokyo.
[released on: 21/09/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 14th Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), 10 - 14 September 2012, Rusha, Tanzania
[released on: 17/09/2012]
The New Delhi ASEAN-India Ministerial Statement on Biodiversity: Ministers responsible for the environment and their representatives of India and ASEAN countries have agreed to enhance awareness among all stakeholders, strive towards mainstreaming biodiversity concerns into development processes, and to strive towards enhancing priority in terms of resource allocation and mobilization for biodiversity conservation.
[released on: 13/09/2012]
Press Release: How can we save the world's oceans and coasts? Five countries' ocean and coastal policies shortlisted for the 2012 Future Policy Award.
[released on: 05/09/2012]
Message from the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2012
[released on: 09/08/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Southern Indian Ocean Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 31 July 2012
[released on: 31/07/2012]
The High-Level Panel (HLP), co-sponsored by the Governments of India and the United Kingdom, has organized a one-day open consultation with Parties. The Webinar will take place on 2 August 2012 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (U.K. time)
[released on: 26/07/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of FAO Regional Workshop on Vulnerable Marine Ecosystems (VMES) in the Indian Ocean, Flic en Flac, Mauritius, 25 July 2012
[released on: 25/07/2012]
The Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety closed for signature yesterday with a total of 51 signatories.
[released on: 19/07/2012]
Press Release: Montreal, 6 July 2012. With a spirit of compromise and constructive engagement, Governments concluded a week-long meeting where they advanced in the preparations for the entry into force of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing.
[released on: 09/07/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Roundtable at the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, 21 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
[released on: 03/07/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization, 2 - 6 July 2012, New Delhi
[released on: 02/07/2012]
Statement by Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening of the Global Biodiversity Informatics Conference, 2-4 July 2012
[released on: 02/07/2012]
Press Release: Megadiverse Mexico ratifies the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources
[released on: 26/06/2012]
Rio de Janeiro 22 June 2012. The nations of the world have recognized the crucial role of biodiversity in ensuring sustainable development in the outcome document of the Rio + 20 conference and called for greater efforts to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 23/06/2012]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 22 June 2012 - Dr Margaret Chan, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), launched the report, Our Planet, Our Health, Our Future. Human Health and the Rio Conventions: Biological Diversity, Climate Change and Desertification, on 21 June at the Rio+20 conference.
[released on: 22/06/2012]
Message de Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion du lancement du Camp de base de 1000 Jours pour la planète, Espace pour la vie, 20 Juin 2012
[released on: 22/06/2012]
Press Release: 20 years after their birth, three sister Rio Conventions reaffirm their collective responsibility for sustainable development
[released on: 21/06/2012]
Press Release: Opening of the Base Camp of 1000 Days for the Planet, an expedition led by Jean Lemire, Honorary Ambassador to the The Green Wave for biodiversity
[released on: 20/06/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development, Biotrade Congress, 18 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
[released on: 19/06/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the World Summit of Legislators, 16 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
[released on: 18/06/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Special Event Celebrating the Twentieth Anniversary of the 1992 Earth Summit, 15 June 2012, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
[released on: 16/06/2012]
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 13 June 2012 - At the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20), the secretariats of the biodiversity, climate change and desertification conventions and the Global Environment Facility are joining forces under the Rio Conventions Pavilion to promote implementation of these three multilateral environmental agreements on sustainable development.
[released on: 14/06/2012]
Press Release: Future Policy Award celebrates solutions to save oceans and coasts: 31 policies from 22 countries and regions nominated
[released on: 08/06/2012]
Finance for biodiversity could be scaled up from around USD 52 billion in 2010 to as high as USD 160 billion by 2020, if the public and private sectors work together to implement a range of financing approaches, according to the new Little Biodiversity Finance Book, published today by the Global Canopy Programme (GCP).
[released on: 05/06/2012]
As the world celebrates World Environment Day and prepares to gather in Rio for the Rio+20 Conference, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests, a voluntary arrangement consisting of 14 international organizations, institutions and secretariats, releases eight fact sheets underlining the important role of forests and sustainable forest management for human well-being, sustainable development and a green economy.
[released on: 05/06/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sustainable Ocean Initiative High-Level Meeting, 5 June 2012, EXPO Hall, Yeosu, Republic of Korea
[released on: 05/06/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for Central and Eastern Europe and Central Asia on Capacity-Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Belgrade, Serbia, 4 June 2012
[released on: 04/06/2012]
Supported by UNEP, The MEA Information and Knowledge Management Initiative includes 40 global and regional agreements from 14 secretariats hosted by 4 UN organizations and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). This initiative targeting Parties and the environment community at large facilitates access to relevant MEA information from one central location: InforMEA, the United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements.
[released on: 28/05/2012]
Press Release: Managing biodiversity data from local government: Guidance for local authorities on publishing through the GBIF network, helping preserve knowledge about biodiversity
[released on: 25/05/2012]
Remarks by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary at the Special evening event with the participation of school and college students, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2012, Marina Beach, Chennai, India
[released on: 25/05/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2012, Hotel GRT, Chennai, India
[released on: 25/05/2012]
Statement by Braulio F. De Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 65th Session of the World Health Assembly, 21-26 May 2012, Geneva
[released on: 25/05/2012]
Restoring the Earth: Botanic Gardens join forces to launch Ecological Restoration Alliance
[released on: 24/05/2012]
Message by Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day 2012, 12 - 13 May 2012: "Migratory birds and people-together through time"
[released on: 15/05/2012]
Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the fifth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Informal Working Group to study issues relating to the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity beyond areas of national jurisdiction, 7 to 11 May 2012, UNHQ, New York
[released on: 10/05/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Review of Implementation of the Convention, Montreal, Canada, 7 May 2012
[released on: 07/05/2012]
Statement by Mr Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the sixteenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-16), 30 April 2012, in Montreal
[released on: 01/05/2012]
Press Release: Seychelles fourth country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources
[released on: 27/04/2012]
Communiqué: Meeting of sub-national governments opens new chapter in implementation of the CBD
[released on: 27/04/2012]
Statement by the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the Third Meeting of the Ad Hoc Working Group of the Whole on the Regular Process for Global Reporting and Assessment of the State of the Marine Environment, including Socio-economic Aspects, 23 to 27 April 2012, UNHQ, New York
[released on: 26/04/2012]
Message of the CBD Executive Secretary, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of Weeds across Borders 2020 -Meeting the Challenge of the Future, in Cancun, Mexico, 24-27 April 2012
[released on: 26/04/2012]
After several years of international negotiations, the final operational design of the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has been agreed.
[released on: 24/04/2012]
Statement by Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Session of the IPBES Plenary
[released on: 24/04/2012]
Press release from Missouri Botanical Garden: The New York Botanical Garden, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh announcing the development of World Flora, the first online catalog of the world's plants.
[released on: 24/04/2012]
Statement by Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Mother Earth Day, 22 April 2012
[released on: 20/04/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for West Asia and North Africa on Capacity-Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 16 April 2012
[released on: 16/04/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for the Caribbean on Capacity-Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Christ Church, Barbados, 2 April 2012
[released on: 12/04/2012]
Press Release: New insights in biodiversity and sustainability awareness around the world: UEBT launches 2012 edition of its Biodiversity Barometer
[released on: 12/04/2012]
Press Release: Rwanda third country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources
[released on: 11/04/2012]
Statement by Braulio F. de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Health Day, 7 April 2012
[released on: 06/04/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Sub-Regional Workshop for Latin America on Capacity-Building for Implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, Bogotá, Colombia, 12 March 2012
[released on: 04/04/2012]
Message of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, on the occasion of World Water Day 2012 "Water and Food Security", 22 March 2012
[released on: 22/03/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Third Meeting on the Implementation of the Plan of Action on Sub-National Governments, Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity, Nagoya, Japan, 22 March, 2012
[released on: 22/03/2012]
Message of Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day (Wangari Maathai Day), 3 March 2012
[released on: 21/03/2012]
Message from Braulio Ferreira De Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of International Women's Day 2012, "Empower Rural Women - End Hunger and Poverty", 8 March 2012
[released on: 21/03/2012]
Press Release: Nominations open for the 2012 Midori Prize for Biodiversity
[released on: 02/03/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Wider Caribbean and Western Mid-Atlantic Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Recife, Brazil, 28 February 2012
[released on: 28/02/2012]
Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27 February, 2012
[released on: 27/02/2012]
Communiqué: International symposium to be held to share experiences and support effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources
[released on: 24/02/2012]
Press Release: Atlantic seamount becomes the first case added to international repository of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas
[released on: 17/02/2012]
Press Release: Capacity-building workshop for North Africa and the Middle East on mainstreaming the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity (TEEB) into national planning and decision-making
[released on: 17/02/2012]
Press Release: Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias assumes helm at Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
[released on: 16/02/2012]
Press Release: Bahrain to become the 163rd Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
[released on: 15/02/2012]
Press Release: Theme of Future Policy Award 2012: Oceans and Coasts. World Future Council partners with CBD, GEF and FAO to present awards in Hyderabad, India
[released on: 07/02/2012]
Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 92 signatories
[released on: 03/02/2012]
Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of World Wetlands Day "Wetlands and Tourism", 2 February 2012
[released on: 01/02/2012]
Press Release: Jordan becomes first country in the Arab region to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources
[released on: 31/01/2012]
Communiqué: The Federated States of Micronesia becomes seventy-fifth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing
[released on: 31/01/2012]
Communiqué: Global alliance of cities and governments to save biodiversity of the Mediterranean region
[released on: 31/01/2012]
United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon announced today the appointment of Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, a national of Brazil, as Executive Secretary of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Assistant Secretary-General level.
[released on: 31/01/2012]
Press Release: Latest initiative under joint ITTO/CBD programme-a new project to support sustainable forest management (SFM) and biodiversity conservation in Africa
[released on: 31/01/2012]
Communiqué: Australia becomes 76th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol
[released on: 24/01/2012]
Communiqué: Biodiversity on top of the environmental agenda in the Arab region
[released on: 18/01/2012]
Communiqué: The Green Wave to support forest rehabilitation in the devastated region of Tohoku, Japan
[released on: 17/01/2012]
Communiqué: The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity at the service of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
[released on: 17/01/2012]
Communiqué: Somalia becomes seventy-third signatory of the Nagoya Protocol
[released on: 11/01/2012]
On 29 December 2011, Lithuania, became the seventy-first signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
[released on: 07/01/2012]
Cyprus, on 29 December 2011, became the seventy-second signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the thirty-seventh signatory of the Nagoya Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
[released on: 07/01/2012]
Guinea and Morocco, on 9 December 2011, became the latest signatories to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).This brings the total number of signatures to 70, with one ratification (Gabon). The Nagoya Protocol was opened for signature in February 2011. The Protocol will enter into force 90 days after deposit of the 50th instrument of ratification.
[released on: 04/01/2012]
Communiqué: Partnership forged between Japan Committee for the International Union for Conservation of Nature and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
[released on: 20/12/2011]
Press Release: 2011-2020 United Nations Biodiversity Decade Launched in Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan
[released on: 20/12/2011]
It is with deep regret and profound sadness that we announce the passing away of a valued staff member of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Marie Aminata Khan, on 12 December 2011. Since joining the CBD, Marie has greatly contributed to the work of the CBD, She developed and implemented the plan of action on gender and biodiversity. She was a team player and true believer in the ideals of the United Nations Organization. Marie will be deeply missed. We extend our sincere condolences to her family. Marie is survived by her two sons, Frederic and Charles.
[released on: 20/12/2011]
The UN Secretary-General's Message on the Launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, Kanazawa, Japan, 17 December 2011
[released on: 17/12/2011]
Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2011
[released on: 16/12/2011]
Communiqué: UN Decade on Biodiversity launched at Meso-American workshop on National Biodiversity Strategies
[released on: 16/12/2011]
Press Release: UN Biodiversity Chief Signs Memorandum of Understanding with World Future Council
[released on: 12/12/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebrations of Oceans Day 2011, 3 December 2011, Durban, South Africa
[released on: 12/12/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Meeting of the Expert Group on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication and Development, 12 December 2011, Dehradun, India
[released on: 12/12/2011]
Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Mountain Day "Mountains and Forests", 11 December 2011
[released on: 09/12/2011]
Press Release: Latvia becomes the first country to ratify the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
[released on: 08/12/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Joint Expert Meeting on Addressing Biodiversity Concerns in Sustainable Fishery, Bergen, Norway, 7 December 2011
[released on: 05/12/2011]
Report of the International Symposium on COP 10 and COP-MOP 5 Outcomes, Tokyo (15 March 2011)
[released on: 05/12/2011]
Statement on behalf of Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Eighth Plenary Session of the Group on Earth Observations (GEO-VIII), 16-17 November 2011, Istanbul, Turkey
[released on: 25/11/2011]
54th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-September 2011)
[released on: 25/11/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Western South Pacific Regional Workshop to Facilitate the Description of Ecologically or Biologically Significant Marine Areas, Nada, Fiji, 22 November 2011
[released on: 21/11/2011]
Communiqué: Scientific body of global biodiversity treaty adopts eight recommendations
[released on: 21/11/2011]
Communiqué: Vanuatu becomes sixty-eighth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit sharing
[released on: 21/11/2011]
Communiqué: Argentina becomes sixty-seventh signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-Sharing
[released on: 17/11/2011]
Press Release: Gabon becomes the first country to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources
[released on: 15/11/2011]
Communiqué: UNESCO launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity takes place in Paris
[released on: 15/11/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Central Asian Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, Istanbul, Turkey, 17 October 2011
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Carribean Regional Capacity-Building Workshop. St Georges, Grenada, 17 October 2011
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Communiqué: Regional workshop for Central Asia on updating NBSAPs
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Communiqué: City of Edmonton a model of local government support for the CBD
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Communiqué: Towards the Expo 2012 Yeosu Korea: The Living Ocean and Coast
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Press Release: Djibouti becomes sixty-fifth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources.
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Press Release: United Nations report identifies innovative solutions for resolving bushmeat crisis
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Communiqué: Rio Conventions Pavilion helps raise awareness
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Eastern Africa Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance in Support of the Nagoya Outcome, Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, 28 October 2011
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Communiqué: Benin becomes sixty-sixth signatory of the Nagoya Protocol and the thirty-sixth signatory of the Nagoya-Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Press Release: Indigenous and local communities meet with governments to discuss traditional knowledge and the implementation of the global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Press Release: In accordance with the commitment to develop an updated national biodiversity strategy and action plan, made at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, held in Nagoya, Japan, from 18 to 29 October 2010 the United Kingdom Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) published Biodiversity 2020: A strategy for England's wildlife and ecosystem services on 19 August 2011.
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Communiqué: Uruguay ratifies the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Statement on Behalf of CBD Executive on the occasion of The 2nd International Conference on Marine Mammal Protected Areas, 7 to 11 November 2011, Martinique
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening Session of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, Montreal, 7 November 2011.
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Press Release: Scientific body of global biodiversity treaty discusses biodiversity indicators at Montreal meeting
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Communiqué: Expanding scientific expertise for implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 at the margins of the seventh meeting of Working Group on Article 8(j) and the fifteenth meeting of SBSTTA
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Communiqué: CBD Secretariat and IUCN sign supplementary agreement for the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 regarding invasive species
[released on: 09/11/2011]
Message of Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day, 3 March 2011.
[released on: 03/11/2011]
50th-51st edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-December 2010)
[released on: 03/11/2011]
Communiqué: La Convention des Nations Unies sur la diversité bioloqique salue la création du Centre sur la biodiversité de Montréal.
[released on: 03/11/2011]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, February 2011
[released on: 03/11/2011]
52nd edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (January-March 2011).
[released on: 03/11/2011]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, April 2011
[released on: 03/11/2011]
Press Release: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity expands its offices in Montreal
[released on: 03/11/2011]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, May 2011
[released on: 03/11/2011]
53rd edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April-June 2011)
[released on: 03/11/2011]
Communiqué: World Association of Zoos and Aquariums mobilized for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
[released on: 14/10/2011]
Communiqué: United Nations University launches Master of Science programme in nvironmental Governance with specialization in Biodiversity
[released on: 14/10/2011]
As governments meet in the Republic of Korea to address the challenges of land degradation under the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, global actors will meet at the Rio Conventions Pavilion to communicate their coordinated
[released on: 14/10/2011]
Communiqué: Japan Airlines introduces United Nations Decade on Biodiversity logo on special "Eco Jet"
[released on: 14/10/2011]
Communiqué: Hyderabad ready to host the world biodiversity community
[released on: 14/10/2011]
Communiqué: Regional workshop for Pacific on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans celebration of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
[released on: 05/10/2011]
Communiqué: Nature at the service of the noble objectives of the United Nations
[released on: 03/10/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Pacific Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, Nada, Fiji, 3 October 2011
[released on: 03/10/2011]
Communiqué: Cooperating for nature: South Africa as a regional hub for South-South cooperation on biodiversity for development
[released on: 30/09/2011]
Communiqué: The 132 Ministers for Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 and China call for implementation of Aichi Biodiversity Targets
[released on: 29/09/2011]
Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 64 signatures
[released on: 28/09/2011]
Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 60 signatures
[released on: 27/09/2011]
Communiqué: Biodiversity Convention signs Memorandum of Understanding with UN-Habitat
[released on: 26/09/2011]
Press Release: Future Policy Award crowns world's best forest policies
[released on: 23/09/2011]
Press Release: International treaty on damage resulting from living modified organisms receives four new signatures
[released on: 22/09/2011]
Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 54 signatures after seven months
[released on: 21/09/2011]
Press Release: Aichi biodiversity heads of agencies task force established with 27 global partners
[released on: 21/09/2011]
Communiqué: Modus operandi agreed by Rio conventions
[released on: 20/09/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the African Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on REDD-Plus, Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, Cape Town, 20-23 September 2011
[released on: 20/09/2011]
Communiqué: The Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention joins forces for the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets
[released on: 19/09/2011]
Communiqué: The Preparation of the Global City and Biodiversity Outlook launched
[released on: 16/09/2011]
Communiqué:Cities and the United Nations pulling together for biodiversity: Global partnership meets in Bonn
[released on: 15/09/2011]
Communiqué: Bangladesh becomes the forty-second signatory to the Nagoya Protocol
[released on: 09/09/2011]
Communiqué: Geneva Call for Urgent Action on the Implementation of the Successful Nagoya Outcomes
[released on: 08/09/2011]
In conjunction with the 61st meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), the Government of Switzerland, in partnership with the Japanese presidency of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) hosted the official launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity for Europe with the participation of the secretariats of CITES, CBD and the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands.
[released on: 29/08/2011]
The Society for Ecological Restoration has conferred its 2011 Special Recognition Award to the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) at the Gala Awards Banquet on 23 August 2011 in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, on the margins of the 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration.
[released on: 25/08/2011]
Press Release - In the context of the launching of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity, the Union for Ethical BioTrade (UEBT) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) have signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that seeks to contribute to the implementation of the CBD Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020.
[released on: 18/08/2011]
Communiqué: Antigua and Barbuda becomes twenty-sixth signatory to the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol
[released on: 10/08/2011]
The new Indian Minister of Environment and Forests, HE Jayanthi Natarajan, invites all Parties to the high-level segment of COP-11 at Hyderabad International Convention Centre from 17 to 19 October 2012 highlighting five key issues for discussion .
[released on: 10/08/2011]
Communiqué: Ninety per cent rate achieved in submissions of fourth national reports
[released on: 09/08/2011]
Message from the Executive Secretary on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2011
[released on: 09/08/2011]
Communiqué: Assessment of funding needs for the implementation of the Convention gets under way
[released on: 04/08/2011]
Communiqué: Expanding scientific expertise for implementation of Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011 2020
[released on: 04/08/2011]
Communiqué: Antigua and Barbuda becomes the first Caribbean island country to sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization
[released on: 02/08/2011]
Communiqué: Struggle against invasive species remains important goal for global Strategic Plan for Biodiversity: Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity supports recent statement by conservation organizations
[released on: 02/08/2011]
UN decades on biodiversity and desertification launched in Addis Ababa Addis Ababa/Montreal, 27 July 2011 - The United Nations system joined together at the offices of the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa in Addis Ababa on 22 July 2011 for the regional launch for Africa of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (UNDB) and to mark the United Nations Decade for Deserts and the Fight against Desertification (UNDDD), two initiatives that have taken on even greater significance in the light of the devastating drought and famine that have recently struck the Horn of Africa and which is affecting an estimated 13 million people.
[released on: 01/08/2011]
Communiqué: Enhanced GEF and CBD efforts to explore funding options for achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets in West Africa
[released on: 01/08/2011]
Spain becomes 40th signatory of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing and the 25th signatory of the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
[released on: 29/07/2011]
Press Release: Intergovernmental forum for biodiversity for food and agriculture and the Convention on Biological Diversity strengthen cooperation for achievement of biodiversity targets
[released on: 18/07/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Celebrations of the Beginning of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity in South America, 15 July 2011, Quito, Ecuador
[released on: 15/07/2011]
Communiqué: Joint GEF and CBD exploration for funding strategies to implement Nagoya biodiversity compact in West Africa
[released on: 13/07/2011]
Communiqué: Costa Rica becomes the 38th Signatory of the Nagoya Protocol
[released on: 12/07/2011]
Press Release: European Union and 12 Member States sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization
[released on: 12/07/2011]
Press Release: Policy makers and senior officials briefed on the coherent implementation of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture and the Nagoya Protocol
[released on: 12/07/2011]
Communiqué: Finland renews support for the Convention's gender mainstreaming efforts
[released on: 12/07/2011]
Press Release: Forest Policies from six countries shortlisted for Future Policy Award
[released on: 11/07/2011]
Communiqué: United Nations Decade on Biodiversity launched in Havana for the countries of the Caribbean
[released on: 11/07/2011]
Communiqué: Regional workshop for East Africa on updating national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) held in Kigali
[released on: 08/07/2011]
Report on activities of the Secretariat on the implementation of the work programme of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety now available.
[released on: 07/07/2011]
Communiqué: Capacity-Building Workshop for the Pan-European Biological and Landscape Diversity Strategy Members on Updating National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans
[released on: 05/07/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Conference in Support of the Worldwide Implementation of the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation (GPPC)
[released on: 05/07/2011]
Message from the CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of the Second Forum on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security in the Near East Region, 27 to 29 June, 2011
[released on: 04/07/2011]
Press Release: Carpathian Convention signs Tourism Protocol based on CBD Guidelines, Ramsar Convention Involved in Similar Effort
[released on: 29/06/2011]
Press Release: The 6th INTERNATIONAL GREEN AWARDST opens for entries and searches the globe for the true unsung sustainability heroes.
[released on: 28/06/2011]
Communiqué: Seychelles Makes Major Contribution to Aichi Biodiversity Targets
[released on: 27/06/2011]
Press Release: Philippines President hosts South-East Asian launch of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Statement on Behalf of the Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of Third Meeting of the Intersessional Working Group on Ocean Fertilization, 31 May - 3 June 2011
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Press Release: New Publication Outlines Biodiversity Elements for Design and Implementation of REDD-plus
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Press Release: GEF establishes the Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Press Release: Collaborating to build Capacity for Two New Treaties on Genetic Resources
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Communiqué: Arabic version of CBD website inaugurated as a contribution to achieving the objectives of the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Press Release: Governments meet to prepare for the entry into force of the Nagoya treaty on access and benefit-sharing for genetic resources
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Statement on behalf of the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of UNFCCC SBSTA 34, on 6 June 2011, Bonn, Germany.
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Communiqué: The President of Algeria donates to the Museum of Nature and Culture of the Convention on Biological Diversity
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive, on the occasion of the first meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits arising from their utilization, 6 June 2011, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Communique: Regional workshops on updating NBSAPs and implementing CBD programme of work on protected areas held in West Africa
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Oceans Day "Our oceans: greening our future", 8 June 2011
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Communiqué: East African Legislative Assembly prepares resolution on Nagoya Protocol
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Communique: Mayor of Montpellier, France, visits Convention Secretariat
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Press Release: Governments establish basis for implementation of Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Press Release: Faced with "Empty Forests", experts urge better regulation of bushmeat trade - International gathering identifies innovative solutions for resolving the bushmeat crisis, for the benefit of indigenous peoples and local communities.
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2011
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Communiqué: Regional Workshop on updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans Being Held in Congo
[released on: 22/06/2011]
Communiqué: Launch of InforMEA - The United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environment Agreements (MEAs)
[released on: 17/06/2011]
Press Release: Montreal Marks the International Day for Biological Diversity as a Contribution to the Celebration of the 2011 International Year of Forests
[released on: 08/06/2011]
Déclaration de mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à l'occasion de la 9ème comité consultatif régional (CCR) - partenariat pour les forêts du bassin du Congo (PFBC), Bujumbura, Burundi, 25-27 mai 2011
[released on: 08/06/2011]
Media Advisory: International Call for Investments in Protected Areas in West Africa
[released on: 08/06/2011]
Press Release: The International Treaty on Damage Resulting from Living Modified Organisms Receives Sixteen Signatures.
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive, on the occasion of the South, Southeast Asia and East Asia Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, 9 May, Xi'an, China
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Press Release: 21 Parties Have Now Signed the Nagoya Protocol.
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive secretary, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day, 14 and 15 May 2011.
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Communiqué: Gabon Signs the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Press Release: The South African National Biodiversity Institute the first African partner to join the Convention's Consortium of Scientific Partners on Biodiversity
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Press Release: New Web-Based Implementation Tool to Support Forest Protection and Sustainable Use Launched by the Convention on Biological Diversity
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Communique: Mauritania Becomes 23rd Signatory to the Two New Biodiversity Treaties
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Communiqué: Marine Biodiversity, Theme for the 2012 International Day for Biological Diversity
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, 21 May 2011
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Communiqué: Ghana Becomes 24th Country to Sign International Treaty on Genetic Resources
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Communiqué: Republic of Korea a Leader for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Press Release: India Launches National Preparations for the 2012 Hyderabad Biodiversity Summit
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Press Release: India Launches Biodiversity Decade for Asia and the Pacific.
[released on: 01/06/2011]
Communiqué: Translating the Aichi Biodiversity Targets into National Realities: Japan Biodiversity Fund Fully Operational.
[released on: 31/05/2011]
Press Release: The Republic of Korea, the Champion of the Green Growth, Now also a Champion for the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity
[released on: 23/05/2011]
Press Release: UN Biodiversity Chief Becomes Honorary Councillor of World Future Council.
[released on: 20/05/2011]
Communiqué: GEF-CBD Partnering to Implement the Nagoya outcomes in Central America.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Indian Science Congress, 7 January 2011, Chennai, India.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Announcement: On behalf of the European Commission and in collaboration with EU Member States, STELLA Consulting is organising annual information sessions on preparing LIFE+ project proposals and managing LIFE+ projects. LIFE+ is the Financial Instrument for the Environment of the European Commission. The next Call for Proposals will be launched in February 2011, with up to ?265.36 million available for co-financing projects.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Regional Workshop Training to Support The Preparation of the State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources in the Pacific, 19-21 January 2011, Nadi, Fiji Islands.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Pan-European Meeting on Biodiversity, 27 January 2011, Geneva, Switzerland
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, December 2010.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
15e École d'été en évaluation environnementale Évaluation de la durabilité du développement urbain et industriel: outils d'analyse de l'empreinte écologique et des impacts sociaux et sanitaires.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Fortieth Anniversary of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, 2 February 2011.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Press Release: A New Legal Instrument at the Service of Sustainable Development Opens for Signature.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Press Release: Theme of Future Policy Award 2011: Forest Protection - World Future Council to present awards in New York, September 2011.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, January 2011.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
The Electronic Version of the Publication "The Convention on Biological Diversity Year in Review 2010" Is Now Available.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Press Release: Mexico Signs Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources: Megadiverse Country is the Fifth Signatory to the Historic Treaty.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Press Release: A New International Treaty to Address Damage that may Result from Living Modified Organisms Opens for Signature.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Women's Day 2011.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of The Ministerial Conference on the occasion of the Fourth Regular Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 11 March 2011, Bali, Indonesia.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Southern Africa Regional Capacity-Building Workshop, 14 March, Kasane, Botswana.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, On the occasion of the Asia-Pacific Regional Consultation and Capacity Building Workshop on REDD-Plus, Including on Relevant Biodiversity Safeguards, Singapore, 15 - 18 March 2011
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Press Release: Study under the Convention on Biodiversity Identifies Economic Incentives as A Key to Saving Biodiversity.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: The Global Environment Facility establishes a dedicated Trust Fund for the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Press Release: International Policy Award for Visionary Forest Policies: Sixteen Countries Nominated by Experts.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Water Day 2011.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: Engaging the Canadian Business Community in Support of the Nagoya Biodiversity Compact. Convention on Biological Diversity Secretariat co-hosts Biodiversity Workshop for Quebec-Based Companies.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Discours de m. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion de la Conférence à l'Université de Montréal sur « Biodiversité et l'après Nagoya », 23 mars 2011, Montréal, Canada.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Eastern Europe Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance, 25 March 2011, Kiev, Ukraine.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: Joint GEF and CBD Exploration for Financial Solutions to Global Biodiversity Challenges in Eastern Europe.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Press Release: The European Union Announces ?3.1 Million to Secure Livelihoods in the Colombian Amazon through Forest Conservation.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of World Health Day 2011, 6 April 2011.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: Rwanda Launches a Revision of Its National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: The Biodiversity Family Stands in Solidarity with the People and Government of the Historic Nagoya Biodiversity Summit: CBD Secretariat steps up to support disaster relief efforts in Japan.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Press Release: Momentum Gained for the Early Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: Convention Secretariat Briefs Parliament of Botswana on the Role Parliamentarians Should Play in Biodiversity Management.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
"REDD-plus Benefits: Biodiversity and Livelihoods": Joint publication of CBD Secretariat and GIZ now available in English, French and Spanish.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Presentations and the final report of the Asia-Pacific Workshop on REDD-plus and Biodiversity Safeguards are available online.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the General Debate of 124th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 15-20 April 2011, Panama City, Panama
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Meeting of the Second Standing Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 17 April 2011, Panama City, Panama
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, March 2011.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Regional Workshop to Support the Preparation of the State of the World's Forest Genetic Resources in Africa, 27-29 April 2011, Nairobi.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: Sudan Becomes the 11th Country to Sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: Morocco Ratifies the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: Joint GEF-CBD Initiative to support implementation of the Nagoya Outcomes in South America.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Central America Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance, 4 May 2011, Panama City, Panama.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: Implementing the Nagoya Biodiversity Compact in North Africa and the Middle East.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communiqué: Panama and Peru Sign the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing of Genetic Resources.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Communique: Panama and Peru sign the Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Supplementary Protocol on Liability and Redress.
[released on: 11/05/2011]
Press Release: Building Capacity and Strategies in Asia to Save Biodiversity.
[released on: 10/05/2011]
Press Release: Biodiversity Awareness Keeps Rising among Consumers and Business.
[released on: 05/05/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Meeting of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources, towards the Report on the State of the world's forest genetic resources, 4-6 april 2011, Rome.
[released on: 02/05/2011]
Communiqué: Enhanced GEF-CBD Collaboration in Support of the Nagoya Outcomes in Asia.
[released on: 28/04/2011]
Press Release: New Support of Over ?5 Million to Safeguard Biodiversity in Caucasus Wilderness Areas.
[released on: 12/04/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening of the Fourth Session of the Governing Body of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture, 14 March 2011, Bali, Indonesia.
[released on: 01/04/2011]
Communiqué: Water Security Depends on Forests and Wetlands.
[released on: 18/03/2011]
Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (April-June 2010).
[released on: 04/03/2011]
Press Release: Rwanda Sixth Country to Sign International Protocol on Genetic Resources.
[released on: 01/03/2011]
Communiqué: The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Global Environment Facility Partnering for Advancing the Nagoya Outcomes at the Regional Level.
[released on: 23/02/2011]
Press Release: United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity Finds Inspiring Commitment and Action for the Environment in Visit to Rwanda.
[released on: 21/02/2011]
Communiqué: GEF Approves New Project to Support Early Entry into Force of the Nagoya Protocol.
[released on: 07/02/2011]
Opening for Signature of the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity
[released on: 21/01/2011]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the International Conference on "Biodiversity Is Life", 29 December 2010, Khaipur, Pakistan
[released on: 18/01/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the First Indian Biodiversity Congress, 27 December 2010, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
[released on: 18/01/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2010, 16 December 2010, Kanazawa, Japan.
[released on: 13/01/2011]
The UN Secretary-General Message to Closing Ceremony for the International Year of Biodiversity, Kanazawa, 18 December 2010. The UNSG Message is also available in Japanese on the Countries Celebrations page www.cbd.int/2010/country/?country=jp
[released on: 13/01/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Workshop on Biodiversity and Climate Change, 19-22 December 2010, Kharagpur, India.
[released on: 13/01/2011]
Press Release: BirdLife and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
[released on: 13/01/2011]
Notification: Report of the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. Sustainable development: report of the Governing Council of the United Nations Environment Programme on its eleventh special session.
[released on: 13/01/2011]
Notification: Report of the Second Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. Sustainable development: Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 13/01/2011]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, November 2010.
[released on: 13/01/2011]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Launch of the 2011 Rio Conventions Calendar, 8 December 2010, Cancun, Mexico.
[released on: 17/12/2010]
Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from Their Utilization to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Nagoya, 29 October 2010 Will Be Opened for Signature by Parties to the Convention at the United Nations Headquarters in New York from 2 February 2011 until 1 February 2012.
[released on: 17/12/2010]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, October 2010.
[released on: 14/12/2010]
Communiqué: London's world renowned Natural History Museum joins forces with CBD for the implementation of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets.
[released on: 14/12/2010]
Press Release: A Table from the Sea's Edge - Artwork in celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Communiqué: Expanding scientific expertise for the implementation of the new Strategic Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 39th Meeting of the Global Environment Facility Council, 16 November 2010, Washington DC.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
UNEP Press Release: Jamaica School Children Help Celebrate United Nations International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Second Inter-American Meeting of Ministers and High Level Authorities on Sustainable Development, 17 November 2010, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Council of Canadian Academies's News Release: Expert Panel on Biodiversity Science Calls for a Bold Vision.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Canadian Taxonomy: Exploring Biodiversity, Creating Opportunity, Report in Focus.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Tiger Forum, 22 November 2010, St. Petersburg, Russia.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the First Latin American Congress (4th of Argentina) for the Conservation of Biodiversity, San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina, 22 - 26 November 2010.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Discours de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à l'occasion de la dejeuner-conférence de la société des relations internationales de Québec, 25 novembre 2010, Québec, Canada.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, September 2010.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Arab Regional Workshop on Biodiversity and Finance, 29 November 2010, Cairo.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Message by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Seminar "Bananas and Bamboo": Biodiversity Management of at Risk Commercially Valuable Crops through Community-Technology Integration, 29-30 November 2010, Kolkata, India.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Press Release: Message from Nagoya to Cancun and beyond: A sustainable future is founded on climate-resilient ecosystems and communities.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig, Bonn (ZFMK) are pleased to announce the call for applications of the third UNEP/CMS Thesis Award on Migratory Species Conservation, sponsored by Lufthansa.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Second International Colloquium on "Biodiversity - Theoretical and Practical Aspects", 3 December 2010, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Press Release: International Year of Biodiversity Wins the Green Award as Best Global Environmental Campaign.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Oceans Day at Cancun, Oceans: essential to life, essential to climate, at the Sixteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, Cancún, Mexico, 4 December 2010.
[released on: 08/12/2010]
Biodiversity central for REDD-plus success and for climate solutions: Experts at Forest Day 4 meeting in Mexico link biodiversity and climate change agendas
[released on: 07/12/2010]
Summary of the Second Global Private Donor Forum, which took place this past October 26th, 2010 at the margins of the tenth Conference of Parties (COP10) in Nagoya, Japan.
[released on: 06/12/2010]
Communiqué: First Regional Response to the Nagoya Outcomes Will Be Elaborated in the Arab Region.
[released on: 10/11/2010]
UN Press Release: Secretary-General at High-Level Meeting, Stresses Urgent Need to Reverse Alarming Rate of Biodiversity Loss, Rescue 'Natural Economy'. Conservation Inseparable from Fight against Poverty, Says General Assembly President, as Thematic Panels Discuss Way Forward.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the High-Level Roundtable on the Importance of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture in Meeting the Challenge of Enhancing Food Security in the Face of Climate Change and Erosion of Agrobiodiversity, 1 October 2010, Rome, Italy.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Registration procedure for Nagoya meetings, from 04 October 2010.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Ministerial Conference of Mountain Countries on Climate Change, 4 October 2010, Kathmandu, Nepal
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Communiqué: Winners announced: Young Hands Together for Diversity International Biodiversity Art Competition.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Pre-COP10-MOP5 Citizen Forum - Social Sustainability and Biological Safety Policy Reactions & Public Participation, Nagoya, Japan, 9 October 2010.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Press Release: A United Nations Conference on the Safe Use of Modern Biotechnology Opens Tomorrow
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Opening Session of the Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties Serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety, Nagoya, Japan, 11 October 2010.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Press Release: The Nagoya - Kuala Lumpur Protocol on Liability and Redress for Damage Resulting from Living Modified Organisms born in Nagoya
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the "Inspired by Nature" Forum, 14 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Press Release: The Aichi Nagoya Summit on Biodiversity: a new Biodiversity Strategy for the twenty-first century.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Opening Session of the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Nagoya, 18 October 2010.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Notification: United Nations Secretary General Welcomes COP10 Outcomes.
[released on: 09/11/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 12th St. Petersburg International Forestry Forum, 19-21 October 2010, St. Petersburg.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Joint Press Release: Mobilizing society to support biodiversity: As Countdown 2010 initiative closes, local coordinated actions show way to solving the global biodiversity crisis.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of Oceans Day, 23 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the Globe CBD Parliamentarians Forum, 25 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the Occasion of the City Biodiversity Summit, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Executive Secretary offers CBD support through biodiversiy information to the REDD-plus Partnership, based on results of Nairobi Global Expert Workshop on REDD Biodiversity Benefits.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Press Release: German Chancellor Angela Merkel Awarded Special Biodiversity Prize.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary On the occasion of the Conference on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change, 1 November 2010, The Hague, Netherlands.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 4th International Conference on the Future of Oriental White Storks, 30 October 2010, Toyooka, Japan.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary,on the occasion of the 65th Session of the United Nations General Assembly, Second Committee, New York, 1 November 2010.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Press Release: Missouri Botanical Garden Joins Convention on Biological Diversity Consortium of Scientific Partners - Garden Will Be Central to the Implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation.
[released on: 08/11/2010]
Press Release: A new era of living in harmony with Nature is born at the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit.
[released on: 05/11/2010]
Press Release: World development cooperation family adopts biodiversity as a major tool for human development and poverty alleviation.
[released on: 29/10/2010]
Press Release: World Community Adopts a new UN Treaty on Living Modified Organisms
[released on: 28/10/2010]
Press Release: From commitment to action: over US$ 120 million announced for biodiversity and protected areas.
[released on: 26/10/2010]
Press Release: Need to maintain nature's supply of freshwater key concern at the Nagoya Conference Ecosystems Pavilion.
[released on: 22/10/2010]
Press Release: Biodiversity Champions in Southeast Asia.
[released on: 22/10/2010]
Press Release: The Group of 77 and China propose a Multi-Year Plan of Action for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development for adoption at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.
[released on: 21/10/2010]
Press Release: Climate change, biodiversity loss, deforestation and land degradation addressed as a single challenge at the Aichi Nagoya Biodiversity Summit.
[released on: 18/10/2010]
Communiqué Conservation community urges United States ratification of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Whatever Happened to Biodiversity?
[released on: 08/10/2010]
Communiqué: Wildlife Conservation Society Partners with Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 07/10/2010]
Communiqué: The Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the Group of 77 and China support the adoption of the Multi-Year Plan of Action on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 04/10/2010]
Communiqué: Tenth Meeting of the Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions.
[released on: 01/10/2010]
Communiqué: Winners of the MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity announced at the United Nations.
[released on: 30/09/2010]
Communiqué: Building bridges for Biodiversity: Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture pays official visit to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 30/09/2010]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, August 2010.
[released on: 30/09/2010]
Media Advisory: Parties to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to meet in Aichi-Nagoya from 11 to 15 October 2010.
[released on: 30/09/2010]
Press Release: Georgian Bank Supports Biodiversity in the South Caucasus in Association with the Lifeweb Initiative.
[released on: 30/09/2010]
Press Release: One Step Further towards the Adoption of the Aichi Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing.
[released on: 30/09/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the 2010 Millenium Campus Conference at Columbia University, 19 September 2010, New York, Unites States of America.
[released on: 30/09/2010]
Communiqué: UN General Assembly Event to Spur Action to Stem Further Biodiversity Loss.
[released on: 23/09/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Asian Development Bank's Biosafety Policy and Framework Workshop, Bangkok, Thailand, 16-17 September 2010.
[released on: 22/09/2010]
Discours de m. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la CDB, à l'occasion de la premiere conférence panafricaine sur «La biodiversité et la lutte contre la pauvreté en afrique », 16 septembre 2010, Libreville, Gabon.
[released on: 20/09/2010]
High-level Meeting of the General Assembly as a Contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity , 22 September 2010.
[released on: 17/09/2010]
Communiqué: Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh joins CBD Consortium of Scientific Partners
[released on: 16/09/2010]
Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Second Meeting of the Group of Experts on Protected Areas and Ecological Networks, 15 September 2010, Strasbourg, France.
[released on: 16/09/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Conference on Delivering Global Food Security: Global Biological Diversity for Development in the Post-2010 Era, 13 September 2010, Cordoba, Spain.
[released on: 16/09/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Symposium for Local and Regional Policy Makers on the Value of Nature for Local Development, Curitiba, 9-10 September 2010.
[released on: 16/09/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Seminar on the Role of Agrobiodiversity in Addressing Hunger and Climate Change: The Road To Nagoya, 14 September 2010, Cordoba, Spain.
[released on: 15/09/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the International Seminar on the Role of Agrobiodiversity in Addressing Hunger and Climate Change: The International Year Of Biodiversity, 13 September 2010, Cordoba, Spain.
[released on: 15/09/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 15th Iuappa World Clean Air Congress "Achieving Environmental Sustainability in A Resource Hungry World", 12 September 2010, Vancouver, Canada.
[released on: 15/09/2010]
Communiqué: Call for urgent action by the Aichi International Youth Conference on Biodiversity.
[released on: 09/09/2010]
Communiqué: Biodiversity community agrees a common approach to protect life on Earth.
[released on: 09/09/2010]
Notification: Resumed ninth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing (WG ABS 9), Nagoya, Japan, 16 October 2010
[released on: 09/09/2010]
Press Release: Ministerial forum calls for leadership for a new biodiversity vision for the twenty first century
[released on: 08/09/2010]
Communiqué: A Goal for Biodiversity during the 2010 FIFA World Cup
[released on: 02/09/2010]
Discours de m. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la convention sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion de la conférence à l'école d'été de l'institut du nouveau monde, 12 août 2010, Montréal, Canada.
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the 2nd International Conference on Climate, Sustainability and Development in Semi-arid Regions, 16 august 2010, Fortaleza, Brazil
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Notification: To Minimize Waste During MOP5 and COP10, Complete Sets of Pre-Session Documents Upon Request Only
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Communiqué : CNN International Spotlights Biodiversity.
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of XXIII IUFRO World Congress, Seoul, Republic of Korea
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, July 2010.
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the High-Level International Forum on the Strategy for Biodviersity Conservation, 25 August 2010, Chengdu, China.
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the High-Level International Forum on the Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation: Global Biodiversity Outlook 3, 25 August 2010, Chengdu, China.
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Communiqué: China expedites finalization of its new biodiversity strategy and action plan
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Notification: COP/MOP-5 and COP-10 Side-events are available on-line
[released on: 31/08/2010]
Press Release: President Lee of the Republic of Korea receives CBD Award for his contribution to biodiversity conservation and green growth
[released on: 25/08/2010]
Communiqué: 500 Tunisian Schools to Join the Green Wave for Biodiversity.
[released on: 19/08/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the International Youth Day, 12 August 2010.
[released on: 12/08/2010]
Communiqué: Somalia Becomes the 160th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
[released on: 11/08/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous People, 9 August 2010.
[released on: 06/08/2010]
Communiqué: Iraq Submits First National Report to SCBD
[released on: 05/08/2010]
Communiqué: Engaging children and youth on biodiversity at the Farnborough International Airshow.
[released on: 28/07/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Third Ministerial Symposium on Natural Resources And Environment: "Many Species, One Planet, One Future", 21 July 2010, Nonthaburi, Thailand.
[released on: 28/07/2010]
Communiqué: UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen Stresses the Importance of Protecting Earth's Natural Resources in Support of the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 22/07/2010]
Enhanced Inter-Agency Partnership for Post-Nagoya Biodiversity Challenges.
[released on: 21/07/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the Nelson Mandela International Day, 18 July, 2010.
[released on: 19/07/2010]
Press Release: Governments Make Major Advances on Global Agreement on Planet's Genetic Resources.
[released on: 19/07/2010]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, June 2010.
[released on: 14/07/2010]
Communiqué: The Beauty and Variety of Life on Earth Captured in Postage Stamps.
[released on: 13/07/2010]
Press Release: Secretary-General Designates Edward Norton as United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.
[released on: 12/07/2010]
Press Release: Governments Meet to Finalize a Legal Instrument on Genetic Resources for Development.
[released on: 12/07/2010]
Message from UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity Edward Norton.
[released on: 12/07/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Pan-European Conference on Biodiversity and the Millennium Development Goals, 7 July 2010, Gabala, Azerbaijan.
[released on: 08/07/2010]
Communiqué: President-Elect of the Sixty-Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly Visits the Secretariat.
[released on: 08/07/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second World Cities Summit 2010, Suntec Singapore International Convention and Exhibition Centre, 30 June 2010.
[released on: 07/07/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention On Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the European Youth Perspective Conference on Biodiversity, 2 July 2010, Geel, Belgium.
[released on: 07/07/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the opening of the Ninth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on indigenous issues: "indigenous peoples; development with culture and identity", New York, 19 April 2010.
[released on: 06/07/2010]
Communiqué: Establishment of Canadian "Friends of the CBD" Association to Support Canada's Efforts in Protecting Biodiversity.
[released on: 06/07/2010]
Communiqué: G8 Leaders Highlight Critical Importance of Biodiversity.
[released on: 30/06/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the National Seminar on Biodiversity 2010 (MyBio D 2010), Kuala Lumpur, 21 June 2010.
[released on: 30/06/2010]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, May 2010.
[released on: 29/06/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity by the Kingdom of Cambodia, Banteay Kdei Temple, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, 20 June 2010.
[released on: 25/06/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Environment Day Celebration under the Theme "Many Species- One Planet -One Future", Kigali, 3 June 2010.
[released on: 22/06/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Press Roundtable at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business and Consumption: "Finding Synergies - Long Way to Nagoya", 15 June 2010, Nuremberg, Germany.
[released on: 21/06/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention On Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business and Consumption, 15 June 2010, Nuremberg, Germany.
[released on: 21/06/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 4th Global Botanic Garden Congress, 14 June 2010, Dublin, Ireland.
[released on: 21/06/2010]
Communiqué: The Logo of the Aichi Nagoya Biodiversity Summit in the Sky.
[released on: 18/06/2010]
Press Release: Alliance for Zero Extinction and the Convention on Biological Diversity Join Forces.
[released on: 18/06/2010]
Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification, 17 June 2010.
[released on: 18/06/2010]
Communiqué: President of Tunisia Gives a Voice to the Youth for Protecting Life on Earth and Their Future.
[released on: 15/06/2010]
Message du Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Sous - Secrétaire général des Nations unies et Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention des Nations unies sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion du Colloque international « Jeunesse active : garant d'une biodiversité durable » , Tunis, 22 mai 2010.
[released on: 15/06/2010]
Discours de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, « maintenir la diversite de la vie sur terre: un objectif des Nations unies », à l'occasion de la conférence organisée par l'association canadienne pour les Nations unies, 7 juin 2010, Montréal, Canada.
[released on: 15/06/2010]
Press Release: International Conference Discusses the Value of Biodiversity for Economic and Cultural Life.
[released on: 14/06/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the European Maritime Day Stakeholder Conference, 19 may, 2010, Gijon, Spain.
[released on: 11/06/2010]
Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Oceans Day "Our oceans: opportunities and challenges", 8 June 2010.
[released on: 10/06/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Symposium on Quebec's Marine Protected Areas, Rimouski, 10 -11 June, 2010
[released on: 10/06/2010]
Communiqué: The Green Wave for Biodiversity in 2010.
[released on: 07/06/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention On Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Third Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi Stakeholder Meeting on An Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), 7 June 2010, Busan, Republic of Korea.
[released on: 07/06/2010]
Statement Delivered by Ms. Gabrielle Obermayr, Member of the Bureau of CBD SBSTTA-14, on the occasion of the UNFCCC SBSTA-32 on 31 May 2010, Bonn, Germany.
[released on: 01/06/2010]
Press Release: World Governments Build Consensus on a New Biodiversity Vision to Combat Biodiversity Loss, Alleviate Poverty and Fight Climate Change.
[released on: 01/06/2010]
Press Release: Biodiversity Flying High.
[released on: 28/05/2010]
Press Release: The Arctic Biodiversity Assessment Another Wake Up Call for Action.
[released on: 27/05/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Oslo Climate and Forest Conference, 27 May 2010, Oslo, Norway.
[released on: 27/05/2010]
Press Release: New Vision Required to Stave Off Dramatic Biodiversity Loss, Says UN Report.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Statement by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the occasion of the Official Launch of the Third Edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook, 10 May 2010, UNEP, Nairobi.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening Session of the Fourteenth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, 10 May, 2010, UNEP, Nairobi.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Press Release: Launch of an Important Web Tool to Implement a Global Programme of Work for Protected Areas.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of Plant Conservation Day 2010.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Reception at the London Zoo in Anticipation of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 17 May 2010, London, England.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Press Release: AEON Environmental Foundation Established 'The Midori Prize for Biodiversity'.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Message by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 4th International Symposium of the National Institute of Biological Resources, the Minstry of the Environment, Republic of Korea, 20 may 2010, Incheon, Republic of Korea.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Public Lecture on Integrating Biodiversity and Development, 20 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Press Release: Jean Lemire Appointed Ambassador to the Green Wave for Biodiversity.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf,Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 39th International Federation of Agricultural Producers (IFAP) World Farmers' Congress,21 May 2010,Algiers, Algeria.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Press Release: Executive Secretary Hails Record Replenishment of the Global Environment Facility Trust Fund.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Press Release: MEMO - To Ring a Bell for Biodiversity.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for Biodiversity, 22 May 2010, Nairobi, Kenya.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the Third Meeting of the Working Group on the Review of Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (WGRI 3), Nairobi, Kenya, 24 May 2010.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Press Release: Government of Finland Announces International Support for Sustaining Biodiversity in Association with the LifeWeb Initiative.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Communiqué: Brazil Launched the Portuguese Translation of the Third Edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3).
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Press Release: Faced with Biodiversity Crisis, a New Vision Is Urgently Required.
[released on: 26/05/2010]
Press Release: World Celebrates Biodiversity as a Major Tool for Achieving Development and Alleviating Poverty.
[released on: 25/05/2010]
Press Release: An Enhanced Communication Tool for a New Biodiversity Era - The website of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) enhanced to mark the International Day for Biological Diversity and the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 21/05/2010]
Press Release: Biodiversity: The Foundation of Human Well-Being and Global Prosperity - Celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity.
[released on: 21/05/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second International Conference on Urban Biodiversity and Design (URBIO), 18 May 2010, Nagoya, Japan.
[released on: 20/05/2010]
Communiqué: Alarming Global Survey on Children's Perceptions of Nature.
[released on: 19/05/2010]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, March 2010.
[released on: 14/05/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations and the American Museum of Natural History Event on "The Role of Biodiversity and Healthy Ecosystems in Supporting Child Health", 30 April 2010, New York, Unites States of America.
[released on: 14/05/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Migratory Bird Day 2010, 8-9 May 2010.
[released on: 14/05/2010]
Press Release - Earth Day: CBD Secretariat and World Future Council Form Partnership to Celebrate Good Biodiversity Policies. Future Policy Award will be presented at the 2010 United Nations Biodiversity Conference.
[released on: 07/05/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of International Mother Earth Day, 22 April 2010
[released on: 07/05/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Colloquium on Biodiversity: Earth's Most Valuable Resource - Why Does It Matter to Business? 22 April 2010, Dehradun, India.
[released on: 07/05/2010]
Report on Global Celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity, April 2010.
[released on: 07/05/2010]
Message by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the First International Conference of ATUTAX, the Association Tunisienne de Taxonomie, Cité des Sciences de Tunis, 23-25 April 2010.
[released on: 07/05/2010]
Minutes of the Tenth Meeting of the Bureau of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 07/05/2010]
Discours par M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion de la dîner-conference à l'Université de Sherbrooke sur « la Convention sur la diversité biologique : Enjeux et défis », 23 avril 2010, Sherbrooke, Canada.
[released on: 07/05/2010]
Message by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Ministerial Segment of the XVII Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean, 29 April 2010, Panamá City, Republic of Panamá.
[released on: 07/05/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of European Biodiversity Day, 28 April 2010, Strasbourg, France.
[released on: 07/05/2010]
The 48th edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (January-March 2010).
[released on: 07/05/2010]
Report of the Expert Meeting in Preparation of SBSTTA-14, March 15 - 19, 2010, Convened by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm.
[released on: 26/04/2010]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities of the CBD, February 2010.
[released on: 23/04/2010]
Statement on the International Year on Biodiversity by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Information Session with the Canadian Diplomatic Corps, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, Ottawa, 20 April 2010.
[released on: 22/04/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Peoples' World Conference on Climate Change and Mother Earth, 20 April 2010, Cochabamba, Bolivia.
[released on: 22/04/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Resumed Plenary Meeting of the Sixty-Fourth Session of the General Assembly, United Nations Headquarters, New York, 15 April 2010.
[released on: 19/04/2010]
Draft decision submitted by the President of the General Assembly - High-level meetings of the General Assembly in September 2010
[released on: 19/04/2010]
Press Release: High-level General Assembly Event to Mark the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 19/04/2010]
Announcement: On behalf of the European Commission and in collaboration with EU Member States, STELLA Consulting is organising annual information sessions on preparing LIFE+ project proposals and managing LIFE+ projects. LIFE+ is the Financial Instrument for the Environment of the European Commission. The next Call for Proposals will be launched on 5th May 2010, with up to ?240 million available for co-financing projects.
[released on: 19/04/2010]
Press Release: Ensuring Compliance of All Parties With Their Reporting Obligations on the Implementation of the 2010 Biodiversity Target
[released on: 19/04/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Meeting of the Commission for Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Finance and Development, New York, 12 April 2010.
[released on: 19/04/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Health Day 2010.
[released on: 08/04/2010]
Communiqué: The Human Dimension of the Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Europe.
[released on: 01/04/2010]
Press Release: The Draft Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing is born in Cali.
[released on: 30/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Wild Foundation Workshop on Innovative Solutions to Finance the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity, 25 March 2010, San Jose, Costa Rica.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Communiqué: The President of the Philippines Declares 2010 its National Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Inaugural Meeting of the Local Action for Biodiversity (LAB) Advisory Committee, 24 March 2010, Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Press Release: Governments Discuss Text of Protocol for the Sharing of Benefits from the Genetic Resources of the Planet.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Ninth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Cali, Colombia, 22 March 2010
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Water Day Launch Event, 22 March 2010, Cali, Colombia.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Message d'Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion de la Fête de la Jeunesse et du Forum international de discussion 2010 'Jeunes d'aujourd'hui, décideurs de demain', 21 mars 2010, Montréal, Canada.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Press Release: Japan Approves Fourth National Biodiversity Strategy.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Trilateral Wadden Sea Conference, 17 March 2010, Sylt, Germany.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Communiqué: 2010 Winners Announced for the Indigenous Tourism and Biodiversity Website Award.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), Doha, 15 March 2010.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Communiqué: The Japan International Biodiversity Award (JIBA) Established.
[released on: 26/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifth Meeting of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measures (CPM5), Rome, 22-26 March 2010.
[released on: 23/03/2010]
Press Release: On World Water Day, United Nations Report Demonstrates Role of Forests and Wetlands for Clean Water and A Healthy World.
[released on: 19/03/2010]
Press Release: Talks Begin to Finalize the International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing of the Earth's Genetic Resources.
[released on: 19/03/2010]
Communiqué: Airbus A380 Flies the Flag for the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 18/03/2010]
Press Release: The Government of Finland Announces International Support for Sustaining Biodiversity in Association with the Life Web Initiative.
[released on: 18/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Launch by Discovery Channel of a Series on Biodiversity, Washington, DC, 10 March 2010.
[released on: 18/03/2010]
Communiqué: Discovery Communications and the United Nations Announce Partnership to Celebrate International Year of Biodiversity: Awareness Campaign to Promote Biological Diversity.
[released on: 18/03/2010]
Statement of the United Nations Secretary General at the North American Launch of IYB, held in New York on 10 February 2010.
[released on: 12/03/2010]
Communiqué: Engaging North America People in Protecting Life on Earth.
[released on: 12/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the United Nations Information Centres (Unic) Seminar on the International Year of Biodiversity, Tokyo, 2 March 2010.
[released on: 12/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Meeting on "Biodiveristy in Science and Art", 10 March 2010 Florence, Italy.
[released on: 12/03/2010]
Notification: Fair on experiences and best practices in Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA) at the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 12/03/2010]
Communiqué: President Pohamba of Namibia Opens the African Ministerial Conference on Access and Benefit-sharing.
[released on: 12/03/2010]
Press Release: United Nations Secretary-General Appoints the Japanese Singer MISIA as Honorary Ambassador for the 2010 United Nations Biodiversity Conference.
[released on: 09/03/2010]
The CBD Secretariat will co-organize an International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Tropical Forests, from 14-17 July, in Quito, Ecuador. The Conference will be organized jointly with IUCN and ITTO, as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 09/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the African Ministerial Conference on Access And Benefit-Sharing, Windhoek, 8 March 2010.
[released on: 09/03/2010]
Equal Rights, Equal Opportunities: Progress for All - Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Women's Day 2010.
[released on: 08/03/2010]
Intervention de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à l'occasion de l'événement de haut niveau de l'UNESCO en soutien de l'Année internationale de la biodiversité, 21 janvier 2010, Paris, France.
[released on: 05/03/2010]
Intervention du Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion du dejeuner-causerie du Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal, 4 Février 2010, Montréal, Canada.
[released on: 05/03/2010]
Présentation du Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion du dejeuner-causerie du Conseil des relations internationales de Montréal, 4 Février 2010, Montréal, Canada.
[released on: 05/03/2010]
Discours par M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion du lancement du Centre de la science de la biodiversité du Québec (CSBQ), 15 février 2010, Montréal, Canada.
[released on: 05/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity-building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity, Including Issues Relevant to Article 8(j), TK and ABS: Mesoamerican Region, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 4 - 6 March 2010.
[released on: 05/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Africa Environment Day, 3 March 2010, Arusha, Tanzania.
[released on: 05/03/2010]
February Report on Global Celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 04/03/2010]
Communiqué: International Tropical Timber Organization and Convention on Biological Diversity Enter into Partnership.
[released on: 04/03/2010]
UN Press Release: Japanese Singer Misia Appointed Honorary Ambassador for Tenth Conference of Parties to UN Convention on Biodiversity, in Nagoya, 18-29 October.
[released on: 03/03/2010]
Resolution 64/203 on Convention on Biological Diversity adopted by the United Nations General Assembly on 21 December 2009.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Curitiba Meeting on Cities and Biodiversity, 6 January 2010, Curitiba, Brazil
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Celebration by Brazil of the Start of the International Year of Biodiversity, 8 January 2010, Curitiba, Brazil.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, December 2009.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Official Launch of the International Year of Biodiversity, 11 January 2010, Berlin, Germany.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Press Release: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially launch the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Interacademy Panel Biodiversity Conference: Integrating Ecosystem Services into Biodiversity Management, Celebrating 350 Years of the Royal Society, London, 14 January 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Opening Remarks by the CBD Secretariat at the GRULAC Regional Consultations in Support of the Finalization of the International Regime on Access & Benefit-sharing, 15-16 January 2010, Panama City, Panama.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of the Aichi-Nagoya Celebration Event of the Opening of the International Year of Biodiversity held on 16 January 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Informal Expert Workshop on the Updating of the Strategic Plan of the Convention for the Post-2010 Period, London, 18 January 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on biological Diversity, on the occasion of the UNCTAD Event on Redefining Sustainability in the International Agenda: Inspiring Greater Engagement in Biodiversity Issues, Geneva, 20 January 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Regional Workshop "Guidelines on Practices for Sustainable Forest Management iIn Drylands of the Sub-Saharan Africa", 20 - 22 January 2010, Dakar, Senegal.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the XVI Consultative Group Meeting and the XVI General Authority Meeting of the Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast Pacific, 20 January 2010, Guayaquil, Ecuador.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Intervention de M. Ahmed djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, à l'occasion du Congrès français de la nature, 20 Janvier 2010, Paris, France.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Intervention de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf à l'occasion du lancement du concours « Capitale française de la biodiversité », promouvoir la biodiversité en ville, Natureparif, Paris, le 20 janvier 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Press Release: Aichi-Nagoya, the Host Region of the Next Conference of Parties, Celebrates the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
UNESCO/Convention on Biological Diversity Press Release: Preserving Biodiversity: A Vital Challenge.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the UNESCO International Year of Biodiversity Science-Policy Conference, 25 January 2010, Paris, France.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Spanish Presidency of the European Union Conference Celebrating the International Year on Biodiversity at the Meeting on "Post-2010 Biodiversity Vision and Target - The Role of Protected Areas and Ecological Networks in Europe", Madrid, 26 January 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
The 47th Edition of the Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (October-December 2009).
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Global Workshop on the Satoyama Initiative, Paris, 29 January 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day, 2 February 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Adoption of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, Trondheim, Norway, 1 February 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement on Behalf of Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Informal Working Group to Study Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity beyond Areas of National Jurisdiction, New York, 1 February 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Report Published by the Canadian Boreal Initiative, the David Suzuki Foundation, and the Boreal Songbird Initiative: Conservation Value of the North American from an Ethnobotanical Perspective: Boreal Forest.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Press Release - New Report: Traditional Aboriginal Knowledge Key to Boreal Forest Conservation United Nations Initiative Recognizes Boreal's Global Importance.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Press Release: Secretariat Launches a Practical Guide on How to Integrate Protected Areas into Wider Landscapes, Seascapes and Sectors.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
The CBD, through the generous support of the Government of the Netherlands, is pleased to announce the release of the brochure: "Case Studies Illustrating the Socio-economic Benefits of Ecological Networks". Ecological networks provide an operational model for conserving biological diversity while allowing for sustainable use of natural resources.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Communiqué: Painting by Norwegian Artist Ørnulf Opdahl, the Latest Donation to the Museum of Nature and Culture.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Satoyama/Satoumi Forum, 6 February 2010, Kanazawa, Japan.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
CBD Secretariat Welcomes Canada's Decision to Establish North America's Newest National Park.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Report on Global Celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity, January-February 2010.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Opening Remarks by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Access and Benefit-Sharing Regional Consultations for Central and Eastern European Countries, 9-10 February 2010, Isle of Vilm, Germany.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Opening Remarks by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the Pacific Regional Consultations in Support of the Finalization of the International Regime on Access & Benefit-Sharing, 15-16 February 2010, Auckland, New Zealand.
[released on: 02/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 'Green Economy' Roundtable at the Eleventh Special Session of the United Nations Environment Programme Governing Council/Global Ministerial Forum, Bali, 25 February 2010.
[released on: 01/03/2010]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science (IR3S) Public Symposium to Commemorate the International Year of Biodiversity - "Biodiversity and Sustainability: Rebuilding Society in Harmony with Nature", Tokyo, 27 February 2010.
[released on: 01/03/2010]
Communiqué: CBD Secretariat and Conservation International Working to Build Strong Collaboration for Implementation of the CBD
[released on: 01/03/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations Environment Programme Workshop on Journalism and The Environment, Bali, 22 February 2010.
[released on: 25/02/2010]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 17th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission and the 1st African Forestry and Wildlife Week, 22 February - 26 February 2010, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
[released on: 24/02/2010]
Message from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on the fifth anniversary of the entry into force of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety
[released on: 23/02/2010]
Press Release: Governments and Organizations involved in Biosafety Capacity-Building Projects convene in Costa Rica.
[released on: 18/02/2010]
Communiqué: Enhancing Preparations for the Aichi-Nagoya Biodiversity Summit
[released on: 12/02/2010]
Press Release: Curitiba, One of the Greenest Cities in the World, Celebrates the International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 12/01/2010]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, The Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the Occasion of the Meeting For Promoting North-South, South-South And Triangular Cooperation For Sustainable Forest Management, 19 December 2009, Yokohama, Japan
[released on: 05/01/2010]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2009.
[released on: 21/12/2009]
Communiqué: TEEB Appoints the Executive Secretary to its Advisory Board.
[released on: 18/12/2009]
Communiqué: United Nations Forum on Forests and Convention on Biological Diversity Enter into Partnership.
[released on: 15/12/2009]
Communiqué: Partnership Established between Conservation International and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 14/12/2009]
Press Release: Ocean Acidification from CO2 Emissions Causes Substantial Irreversible Damage to Ocean Ecosystems.
[released on: 14/12/2009]
Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Mountain Day 2009.
[released on: 10/12/2009]
Statement to UNFCCC SBSTA 31: Agenda Item 3 Nairobi Work Programme on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change.
[released on: 10/12/2009]
Statement to UNFCCC SBSTA 31: Agenda Item 5 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation in Developing Countries: Approaches to Stimulate Action.
[released on: 10/12/2009]
Communiqué: Global Partnership Established on Business and Biodiversity.
[released on: 10/12/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, November 2009.
[released on: 09/12/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Presentation/Launching of the International Year of Biodiversity in Argentina, 9 December 2009, Ushuaia, Argentina.
[released on: 09/12/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the McGill University Environmental Symposium, 7 December 2009, Montreal, Canada.
[released on: 08/12/2009]
The Jakarta Charter on Business and Biodiversity.
[released on: 07/12/2009]
Communiqué: Young Talent Recognised in Global Photography Competition.
[released on: 07/12/2009]
Press Release: Understanding Forest Ecosystems is Key for Successful Climate-Change Mitigation.
[released on: 06/12/2009]
Welcome Note by the CBD Secretariat for the Asian Regional Consultations in Support of the Finalization of the International Regime on Access & Benefit-sharing, 4-6 December 2009, Siem Reap, Cambodia.
[released on: 03/12/2009]
Press Release: Celebrating the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species and the launch of the UK partnership supporting Biodiversity is Life - the International Year of Biodiversity 2010.
[released on: 01/12/2009]
A draft synthesis of the third edition of Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3) has been released for peer review.
[released on: 30/11/2009]
The Natural History Museum (United Kingdom) launches its official International Year of Biodiversity website: www.biodiversityislife.net
[released on: 30/11/2009]
http://www.biodiversityislife.net/
Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Third Business and the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge Conference, 30 November 2009, Jakarta, Indonesia.
[released on: 29/11/2009]
Communiqué: Engaging Business in the Battle for Life on Earth.
[released on: 29/11/2009]
Statement by dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Special East Partnership Council Meeting: East Asian Seas Congress 2009, Manila, Philippines, 25 November 2009.
[released on: 27/11/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Launch of the UK Partnership Supporting Biodiversity is Life - the International Year of Biodiversity 2010, London, 25 November 2009.
[released on: 25/11/2009]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Food Day, 16 October 2009 - Achieving Food Security in Times of Crisis.
[released on: 25/11/2009]
The Issue Management Group (IMG) on 2010 biodiversity targets and beyond, established under the Environmental Management Group (EMG) of the United Nations is preparing a UN system wide report that may help inform the formulation of future biodiversity targets by Governments.
[released on: 25/11/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Twenty-Ninth Meeting of the Standing Committee of the Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats (Bern convention), Bern, 23-26 November 2009.
[released on: 25/11/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Expert Workshop on Scientific and Technical Aspects relevant to Environmental Impact Assessment in Marine Areas beyond National Jurisdiction, Manila, 18-20 November 2009.
[released on: 25/11/2009]
Press Release: Major Advances toward the Nagoya International Regime on Access and Benefit-Sharing.
[released on: 19/11/2009]
Communiqué: CBD Secretariat and the Institute of Energy and Environment of La Francophonie join Forces to Raise Awareness in French-Speaking Countries.
[released on: 17/11/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Closing Session of the Eighth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Montreal, 15 November 2009.
[released on: 15/11/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the Thirty-Six Meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility, Washington, D.C., 9 November 2009
[released on: 12/11/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, October 2009.
[released on: 12/11/2009]
Communiqué: Establishment of a Vibrant Partnership between the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Civil Society of its Host Country: Signature of an MOU with the Canadian Environmental Network
[released on: 12/11/2009]
Communiqué: 2010 International Year of Biodiversity Website launched in Montreal.
[released on: 12/11/2009]
Communiqué: Aichi/Nagoya International E-Conference on the Post 2010 Biodiversity Target (ANIEC 2010).
[released on: 11/11/2009]
Press Release: Negotiations on An International Regime on Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-Sharing to Continue in Montreal.
[released on: 11/11/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening Session of the Eighth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing, Montreal, 9 November 2009.
[released on: 09/11/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing session of the Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, 6 November 2009.
[released on: 09/11/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening Session of the Sixth Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal, 2 November 2009.
[released on: 06/11/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Second Committee of the General Assembly of the United Nations at Its Sixty-Fourth Session, New York, 3 November 2009.
[released on: 06/11/2009]
Communiqué: India Offers to Host the Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in 2012
[released on: 03/11/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the First Meeting of the Steering Committee for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity, Montreal, 29 October 2009.
[released on: 03/11/2009]
Press Release: The Role of Indigenous and Local Communities in Protecting Life on Earth.
[released on: 03/11/2009]
Communiqué: The Group of 77 Initiates the Preparation of a Multi-Year Plan of Action for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development.
[released on: 29/10/2009]
Notification: Expert consultation on the revision and updating of the Strategic Plan of the Convention, 18 - 20 January 2010, London, the United Kingdom.
[released on: 29/10/2009]
Notification: Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009.
[released on: 28/10/2009]
Communique: Japan hosts International Multi-stakeholder Dialogue for COP 10
[released on: 28/10/2009]
New CBD publication on forests and climate change: Technical Series No. 43, "Forest Resilience, Biodiversity, and Climate Change", a synthesis report based on over 400 scientific articles about forest stability, health, and biodiversity, strongly supports the conclusion that forest resilience depends on biodiversity, at multiple scales.
[released on: 28/10/2009]
Sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity on "Getting the biodiversity targets right - working for sustainable development", Trondheim, Norway, 1 - 5 February 2010
[released on: 27/10/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Green Roof Infrastructure Congress, 20 October, Toronto, Canada.
[released on: 27/10/2009]
Communiqué: Liaison Group on Bushmeat concludes in Buenos Aires with Recommendations to the World Forestry Congress.
[released on: 27/10/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Asean Conference on Biodiversity 2009, 21 October 2009, Singapore.
[released on: 27/10/2009]
Communiqué: COP 10 and 2010 IYB Logos Launched in Tokyo
[released on: 26/10/2009]
Communiqué: Somalia to Become the 193rd Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 26/10/2009]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2009 - Children and Families Speak out against Poverty.
[released on: 19/10/2009]
Statement of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Opening Session of the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Bonn, 19 May 2008.<br><br><table width=120> <tr><td>English </td><td><a href="http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-05-19-cop-es-en.pdf"><img src='/images/pdf_button.png' border='0'></a></td></tr> <tr><td>German </td><td><a href="http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2008/sp-2008-05-19-cop-es-de.pdf"><img src='/images/pdf_button.png' border='0'></a></td></tr> </table>
[released on: 16/10/2009]
Press release: Germany and the United Nations Biodiversity Secretariat announce a "Green COP".
[released on: 16/10/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Aichi-Nagoya COP 10 Promotion Committee Symposium, 11 October 2009, Nagoya, Japan.
[released on: 16/10/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Meeting of the Japan Civil Society Network for CBD, One Year before CBD COP 10, 11 October 2009, Nagoya, Japan.
[released on: 16/10/2009]
COP 9 Presidency pays Working Visit to the UNCBD Secretariat.
[released on: 16/10/2009]
Message from COP 9 President: Bringing Science to Politics: Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
[released on: 16/10/2009]
Message from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of The 2009 World Maritime Day Parallel Event, New York City, 16 October 2009.
[released on: 16/10/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the IUCN International Symposium, 10 October 2009, Tokyo, Japan.
[released on: 15/10/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Kobe Biodiversity Dialogue in 2009, 15 October 2009, Kobe, Japan.
[released on: 15/10/2009]
Quarterly Report on the Administration of the Convention on Biological Diversity (July-September 2009)
[released on: 14/10/2009]
Message from Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Countdown 2010 Advisory Board Meeting, 13 October 2009, Brussels, Belgium.
[released on: 14/10/2009]
Berlin Declaration on Private Donorship for Biodiversity, First Global Private Donor Forum on Biodiversity, Berlin, 3 June 2009.
[released on: 09/10/2009]
New publication to help better understand the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. The Secretariat is pleased to announce the production of a new short brochure that describes the purpose and function of the Protocol in a simple language in each of the six official languages of the United Nations.
[released on: 09/10/2009]
Message from Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the International Seminar "The Andalusí Experience: A Model for the Conservation of Biodiversity", 7 October 2009, Granada, Spain.
[released on: 09/10/2009]
Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Africa Regional Workshop on the Review Progress and Capacity-Building for the Implementation of the Programme of Work on Protected Areas under the Convention on Biological Diversity, Grand Bassam, Côte D'ivoire, 6-9 October, 2009.
[released on: 06/10/2009]
Déclaration de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à l'occasion du devoilement du logotype de l'Annee internationale de la biodiversite, 5 Octobre 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.
[released on: 06/10/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Second Intergovernmental Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on IPBES, 5 October 2009, Nairobi, Kenya.
[released on: 06/10/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Canadian Unveiling of the Logo for the International Year of Biodiversity, 2 October 2009, Montreal.
[released on: 05/10/2009]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Habitat Day, 5 October 2009.
[released on: 05/10/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, September 2009
[released on: 05/10/2009]
Press Release: Canadian Launch of the Celebration for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.
[released on: 02/10/2009]
Latest version of the Implementation plan for the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) now available
[released on: 01/10/2009]
Second Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services.
[released on: 30/09/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Expert Workshop on Scientific and Technical Guidance on the Use of Biogeographic Classification Systems and Identification of Marine Areas in Need of Protection beyond National Jurisdiction, Ottawa, 29 September - 2 October 2009.
[released on: 29/09/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of at the Ministerial Round Table of the Ninth Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, 28 September 2009, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
[released on: 29/09/2009]
Announcement of the International University of Andalusia (Spain): The 9th Master's Degree in Management, Access and Conservation of Species in Trade: The International Framework (April-June 2010).
[released on: 29/09/2009]
Communiqué: G-77 Ministers Pay Special Tribute to CBD Secretariat's Leading Role in South-South Cooperation.
[released on: 28/09/2009]
Statement by Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Workshop on the Future of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas, 14 September 2009, Jeju Island, South Korea.
[released on: 25/09/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, August 2009.
[released on: 25/09/2009]
Communiqué: Brainstorming session on Business and Biodiversity.
[released on: 25/09/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Fifth Intergovernmental Conference on Biodiversity in Europe, 22 September 2009, Liège, Belgium.
[released on: 25/09/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Indigenous and Local Community, Business and Biodiversity Consultation, UN Headquarters, New York, 12 May 2009.
[released on: 25/09/2009]
Message by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed djoghlaf, on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2009.
[released on: 25/09/2009]
Communiqué: International Year of Biodiversity Logo unveiled in Strömstad, Sweden.
[released on: 14/09/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the High-Level Conference: Visions for Biodiversity beyond 2010: People, Ecosytem Services and the Climate Crisis, 8 September 2009, Strömstad, Sweden.
[released on: 12/09/2009]
Biodiversity and Climate Change: A CBD Contribution to the Copenhagen Climate Agreement.
[released on: 11/09/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2009 Europarc Conference, 10 September 2009, Strömstad, Sweden.
[released on: 10/09/2009]
Address by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion "the Biodiversity Debate: Engaging and Educating Children on Biodiversity as the Future Guardians of our Planet", held on 3 September 2009 at the Royal Geographical Society, London, UK.
[released on: 05/09/2009]
Summary results and conclusions of the Airbus-commissioned survey referred to in the address of the Executive Secretary delivered at the Royal Geographical Society, London, on 3 September 2009.
[released on: 05/09/2009]
Statement By Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Third World Climate Conference, 4 September 2009, Geneva.
[released on: 05/09/2009]
Joint Communiqué: United Nations World Tourism Organization and the Secretariat of the Convention sign Memorandum of Cooperation.
[released on: 04/09/2009]
Communiqué: CBD Secretariat and the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre strengthen links for the preparation of the 2010 Nagoya Biodiversity Summit.
[released on: 03/09/2009]
Déclaration de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, secrétaire exécutif de la Convention sur la diversité biologique, sur le thème de l'environnement, la paix et la sécurité mondiale, Alger, Algérie, Juillet, 2009.
[released on: 01/09/2009]
Déclaration de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf à l'occasion du lancement du Plan de Foresterie Urbaine de Saint-Laurent
[released on: 31/08/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of the launch of the 4th National Report of Mexico
[released on: 31/08/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, July 2009.
[released on: 13/08/2009]
Communiqué: Iraq becomes the 192nd Party to the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 13/08/2009]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August 2009.
[released on: 12/08/2009]
An important regional initiative of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) will highlight the critical role of biodiversity and ecosystems in economic development, and inform and engage decision makers in Latin America and the Caribbean on the need to maintain, and invest in, biodiversity and ecosystem services
[released on: 11/08/2009]
The first draft of Global Biodiversity Outlook 3 is now available for peer review until 1 October 2009. Reviewers encountering difficulty in accessing the document can request that an electronic copy be sent to them directly by sending an email to GBO3@cbd.int.
[released on: 11/08/2009]
The Executive Secretary of the CBD invites you to participate in the peer review of the draft report of scientific synthesis on ocean acidification and its impacts on marine biodiversity and habitats. Please submit your comments and suggestions on the draft report to the CBD Secretariat (secretariat@cbd.int) at your earliest convenience, but no later than 15 September 2009.
[released on: 10/08/2009]
A draft of the updated Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) 2011-2020, prepared by the Liaison Group on the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation in its third meeting held from 26 to 28 May 2009 in Dublin, Ireland, is now available for peer review until 1 October 2009.
[released on: 10/08/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Life Institute Launching Event, 17 July 2009, Curitiba, Brazil.
[released on: 23/07/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Diversity for Life - Planning Workshop, 17 July 2009, Bellagio, Italy.
[released on: 21/07/2009]
Inviting Parties, other Governments, other relevant organizations, and indigenous and local communities, to the peer review of the draft report of scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean fertilization on marine biodiversity.
[released on: 20/07/2009]
Communiqué: South-South-Exchange Meeting on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity.
[released on: 16/07/2009]
Communiqué: Enhancing Montreal support to the activities of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 15/07/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2nd International Youth Symposium for Biodiversity, 4 July 2009, Ottawa, Canada.
[released on: 13/07/2009]
Communiqué: Visit of the representative of the incoming President of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit
[released on: 13/07/2009]
The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity had the privilege to welcome on 9-10 July 2010 Mr. Masayoshi Mizuno, Director of the Global Environment Division of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Communiqué: Biodiversity Challenges and Reponses on the Agenda of the G8 Summit of L'Aquila, Italy.
[released on: 10/07/2009]
"Carta di Siracusa" on Biodiversity.
[released on: 10/07/2009]
Peer review of the draft "Guide to integrating protected areas within wider landscapes, seascapes and sectoral plans and strategies" is now open. The guide provides practical approaches, case studies, and examples of integrating protected areas into wider land and seascapes.
[released on: 08/07/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, June 2009.
[released on: 06/07/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Asia-Europe Environment Forum 7th Roundtable Panel Discussion on Asia and Europe - Committed to Conserving Ecosystem Services for Promoting Environmental Integrity and Human Well-Being? 29 June 2009, Hayama, Japan.
[released on: 06/07/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of IGES International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific (ISAP) Panel Discussion on Ecosystem Services and Biodiversity: Challenges and International Cooperation, 27 June 2009, Hayama, Japan
[released on: 06/07/2009]
Communiqué: The GEF Joins Forces with the Convention for the Celebration of the United Nations International Year on Biodiversity
[released on: 29/06/2009]
Communiqué: Convention on Biological Diversity Supports Green Economy Initiative
[released on: 26/06/2009]
Montreal, 26 June 2009 - More than 21 United Nations agencies, including the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, have backed the call for a world-wide transition to a low carbon, resource-efficient Green Economy able to deliver multiple economic, social and environmental opportunities in the 21st century, including halting the degradation of multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services and the underlying biodiversity.
Joint press-release by GEF and CBD on the approval by the GEF Council of a special initiative designed to build global awareness and catalyze decisive action during the upcoming 2010 International Year of Biodiversity (IYB).
[released on: 25/06/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification 2009: Conserving land and water = Securing our common future.
[released on: 17/06/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 32nd Annual General Assembly of the Canadian Environmental Network (RCEN), 12 June 2009, Edmonton, Canada.
[released on: 16/06/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Urban Nature Forum, 12 June 2009, Edmonton, Canada.
[released on: 16/06/2009]
Updating or Revision of the Strategic Plan of the Convention.
[released on: 12/06/2009]
Message of the UN Secretary-General on the Launch of the Airbus-National Geographic Partnership for "The Green Wave", June 2009
[released on: 11/06/2009]
Message of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Environment Day 2009.
[released on: 11/06/2009]
Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Oceans Day 2009
[released on: 11/06/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, May 2009.
[released on: 11/06/2009]
Report of the Seventh Meeting of the Liaison Group of the Biodiversity-Related Conventions
[released on: 09/06/2009]
Statement delivered on behalf of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Thirtieth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under Agenda Item 3: Nairobi Work Programme on Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change, Bonn, 1 June 2009.
[released on: 09/06/2009]
Statement delivered on behalf of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Thirtieth Meeting of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change under Agenda Item 10: Cooperation with Other Relevant International Organizations, Bonn, 2 June 2009.
[released on: 09/06/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the First Global Private Donor Forum on Biodiversity, Berlin, 3 June 2009.
[released on: 09/06/2009]
Press Release: Biodiversity - Time to See the Bigger Picture! A New Outreach Initiative Launches 5 June 2009.
[released on: 09/06/2009]
Communiqué: Global Private Donor Forum on Biodiversity established in Berlin.
[released on: 09/06/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2009 International Day for Biological Diversity, Tokyo, 22 May 2009.
[released on: 01/06/2009]
Press Release: The Green Wave for Biodiversity.
[released on: 01/06/2009]
Communiqué: Executive Secretary discusses Preparations for the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties with all Japanese Stakeholders.
[released on: 28/05/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Countdown 2010 Advisory Board Meeting, Montreal, 15 May 2009.
[released on: 22/05/2009]
Press Release: Celebrating the International Day for Biological Diversity.
[released on: 22/05/2009]
The World celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity.
[released on: 22/05/2009]
Timely Submission of National Reports Key to the Success of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit and the High-Level Meeting during the Sixty-Fifth Session of the United Nations General Assembly.
[released on: 21/05/2009]
Communiqué: Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Cooperation concludes in Montreal.
[released on: 21/05/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Closing Session of the Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Cooperation, Montreal, 15 May 2009.
[released on: 15/05/2009]
Communiqué: Visit to the Secretariat by Norwegian Delegation.
[released on: 15/05/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the ninth Meeting of Joint Liaison Group of the Rio Conventions, New York City, 14 May 2009.
[released on: 15/05/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, at the Interactive Dialogue with Heads of Agencies at the Ministerial Segment of the Seventeenth Session of the Commission on Sustainable Development, New York City, 13 May 2009.
[released on: 14/05/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf Executive Secretary at the Opening Session of the Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Cooperation, Montreal, 13 May 2009
[released on: 13/05/2009]
Statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on "Climate Change, REDD and Biodiversity" on the occasion of the International Expert Meeting on Potential Impacts of "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation" on Indigenous and Local Communities, Baguio City, Philippines, 12-14 November 2008.
[released on: 11/05/2009]
Nomination of Experts for the Ad hoc Technical Expert group on Biodiversity and Climate Change.
[released on: 11/05/2009]
Message by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Migratory Bird Day 2009: "Barriers to Migration", 9 - 10 May 2009.
[released on: 08/05/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, April 2009.
[released on: 05/05/2009]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Eighth Meeting of the Bern Convention Group of Experts on Invasive Alien Species, 5-7 May 2009, Brijuni, Croatia.
[released on: 04/05/2009]
Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the occasion of the DPI Briefing for the Community of Non-governmental Organizations (NGOs) on Biodiversity - The Basis for Human Well-Being: Celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity in 2010, United Nations Headquarters - New York, 30 April 2009.
[released on: 02/05/2009]
Syracuse Charter on Biodiversity and Chair's Summary - G8 Environment Ministerial Meeting, Castello Maniace, Siracusa, 22-24 April, 2009.
[released on: 01/05/2009]
Communiqué: Biodiversity elevated to the Top of the G8 environmental Dialogue.
[released on: 28/04/2009]
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting Opening Working Session on Biodiversity, 23 April 2009, Syracuse, Italy.
[released on: 27/04/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Eighth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests - Panel Discussion on "Forests in a Changing Environment", 21 April 2009, UN Headquarters, New York City.
[released on: 23/04/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening Session of the Second Meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change, Helsinki, 18-22 April, 2009.
[released on: 23/04/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening Session of the Seventh Meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-Ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-Sharing, UNESCO Headquarters, Paris, 2 April 2009.
[released on: 17/04/2009]
Déclaration de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secretaire executif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à la série de conférences: Intégrer la biodiversité dans les stratégies d'entreprise, Montréal, Québec, 9 Avril, 2009.
[released on: 17/04/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, March 2009.
[released on: 17/04/2009]
Statement by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Fourth Session of the Commission on Phytosanitary Measurese, Rome, 30 March - 3 April 2009.
[released on: 04/04/2009]
The Plant Conservation Report, developed in collaboration with the Global Partnership for Plant Conservation and other relevant organizations and stakeholders, is now available.
[released on: 03/04/2009]
The President of the Conference of the Parties and Executive Secretary Congratulate Countries that Have Submitted on Time Their Fourth National Reports and Urge all Parties to Meet Their Reporting Obligations Under the Convention
[released on: 01/04/2009]
Building a Global Partnership on Access and Benefit-sharing
[released on: 01/04/2009]
Director of the Biodiversity and Policy Division, Ministry of the Environment, Japan, visits the Secretariat.
[released on: 31/03/2009]
Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Water Day, 22 March 2009.
[released on: 20/03/2009]
Press Release - High-level Working Group on the Future of a Global Policy for Biodiversity and Ecosystems.
[released on: 18/03/2009]
Discours du Secretaire executif, M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, à l'occasion de la dixieme Conference Alpine, Evian, France, 12 Mars, 2009.
[released on: 12/03/2009]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of International Women's Day, 8 March 2009.
[released on: 06/03/2009]
Statement by the Executive Secretary, Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the UNEP Informal Strategic Consultation on Sustainability beyond 2010: Perspectives from Experiences, Nairobi, 15 February 2009.
[released on: 04/03/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, February 2009.
[released on: 03/03/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Exeutive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening of the Expert Workshop on the Development of the City Biodiversity Index, Singapore 10-12 February 2009.
[released on: 19/02/2009]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the Meeting of Steering Committee Global Form on Oceans, Coasts and Islands, Washington DC, USA, 5 - 6 February 2009.
[released on: 16/02/2009]
Opening Remarks on behalf of the Executive Secretary at the Regional Capacity Development Workshop for the Pacific on National Biodiversity Strategies, Biodiversity Mainstreaming and the Integration of Climate Change, 2 February 2009, Nadi, Fiji.
[released on: 16/02/2009]
Welcoming Remarks by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the Opening of the Pacific Islands Subregional Workshop on Protected Areas, Nadi, Fiji, 9-12 February 2009.
[released on: 09/02/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, January 2009.
[released on: 09/02/2009]
Message from the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of World Wetlands Day, 02 February 2009.
[released on: 09/02/2009]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation, 19 December 2008.
[released on: 15/01/2009]
Resolution on "Sustainable Development: Convention on Biological Diversity", adopted on 19 December 2008 by the Sixty-third session of the United Nations General Assembly under Agenda item 49 (f).
[released on: 15/01/2009]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, November-December 2008.
[released on: 15/01/2009]
Biosafety: The second round of Discussion Groups within the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management extended to 19 December 2008.
[released on: 14/01/2009]
Disaster Reduction and Climate Change Adaptation, statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 5th Annual United Nations Day for South-South Cooperation and the Launch of the Global South-South Development Expo organized by the United Nation Development Programme, New York, 17 December 2008.
[released on: 17/12/2008]
Report of the Expert Meeting for South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development.
[released on: 17/12/2008]
Visit to the Secretariat of a Delegation from Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan.
[released on: 17/12/2008]
The CBD Secretariat is launching a quarterly e-Newsletter on the Ecosystem Approach, in order to facilitate sharing of information on the application of the ecosystem approach and promote the use and voluntary update of the Ecosystem Approach Sourcebook.
[released on: 16/12/2008]
A new website for the Life Web is unveiled. With the support of the Government of Germany and pending the development of the permanent website for the Life Web initiative, information on the Life Web can be accessed in the interim on this new web site hosted by CBD.
[released on: 16/12/2008]
Food Security in Mountains, Message by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of International Mountain Day, 11 December 2008.
[released on: 11/12/2008]
Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 9th National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment organized by the National Council for Science and Environment on the theme of Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World, Washington, D.C., 9 December 2008.
[released on: 11/12/2008]
CBD provides free tool to identify win-win areas for REDD and biodiversity. The Bali Action plan under the United Nations FCCC encourages efforts to reduce emissions from reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD), while aiming for synergies with the implementation of the (CBD). The national gap analyses under CBD PoWPA are important tools for maximizing this kind of synergy.
[released on: 05/12/2008]
State of Paraná Reports on Carbon-Offset Programme for the Operations of the Secretariat through the Tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties
[released on: 05/12/2008]
On Monday, 1 December 2008, Robert Watson, Co-Chair of the first meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate Change convened under the Convention on Biological Diversity and former Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, will present the draft findings of the first meeting of the AHTEG to the scientific advisory body of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
[released on: 05/12/2008]
Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the 28th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Bern Convention, Strasbourg, France, 24 November 2008.
[released on: 27/11/2008]
Discours de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secretaire executif de la Convention sur la diversite biologique, à l'occasion de la Journee biodiversite & entreprises de l'European Platform for Biodiversity Research Strategy, Paris, France, le 18 novembre 2008.
[released on: 27/11/2008]
Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the First Meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change, London, United Kingdom , 17 - 21 November 2008.
[released on: 27/11/2008]
Message from the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, to the International Mountain Biodiversity Conference on "Biodiversity Conservation and Management for Enhanced Ecosystem Services: Responding to the Challenges of Global Change", Kathmandu, Nepal, 16-18 November 2008.
[released on: 27/11/2008]
Biosafety: The first round of Discussion Groups within the Open-ended Online Expert Forum on Risk Assessment and Risk Management extended to 30 November 2008.
[released on: 24/11/2008]
Biosafety: Online conference on capacity-building extended to 28 November 2008.
[released on: 14/11/2008]
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Ad Hoc Intergovernmental and Multi-Stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, Putrajaya, Malaysia, 10-12 November 2008
[released on: 12/11/2008]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the Thirty-Fourth Meeting of the Council of the Global Environment Facility, Washington D.C., 11 November 2008.
[released on: 12/11/2008]
"The United States and the Convention on Biological Diversity": Statement Delivered by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention, at George Washington University Law School, Washington, D.C., on 12 November 2008.
[released on: 12/11/2008]
Statement by the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Expert Meeting on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development, Montreal, 6 November 2008.
[released on: 12/11/2008]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, October 2008.
[released on: 07/11/2008]
Déclaration du Secrétaire exécutif, M. Ahmed Djoghlaf à l'occasion du 6ième Forum Mondial du Développement Durable, Brazzaville, Congo, 27-31 octobre, 2008.
[released on: 07/11/2008]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Second Committee at the Sixty-Third Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations, New York, 27 October 2008.
[released on: 06/11/2008]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, to the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Contracting Parties to the Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar, Iran, 1971), Changwon, Republic of Korea, 28 October - 4 November 2008
[released on: 06/11/2008]
Human Rights and Dignity of People Living in Poverty, Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, 17 October 2008.
[released on: 17/10/2008]
The CBD Secretariat is launching an e-Newsletter on "Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD)" today, to inform CBD National Focal Points and other interested recipients about the biodiversity aspects of this important issue.
[released on: 16/10/2008]
World Food Security: the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy, Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of World Food Day, 16 October 2008.
[released on: 16/10/2008]
"Sustainable Development: Which way next", Statement by Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Global Indian Diaspora Conference towards a Dynamic Indian Diaspora, Singapore, 9-11 October 2008.
[released on: 09/10/2008]
"Meeting the 2010 biodiversity target: A contribution to poverty alleviation and the benefit of life on Earth", Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the IUCN World Conservation Forum, Barcelona, 8 October 2008.
[released on: 08/10/2008]
Statement from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the High Level Roundtable on Local and Regional Authorities, IUCN World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, 7 October 2008.
[released on: 07/10/2008]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, September 2008.
[released on: 07/10/2008]
Intervention du Secrétaire exécutif M. Ahmed Djoghlaf à l'occasion de la Soirée francophone de l'Organisation internationale de la francophonieau Congrès mondial de la nature, 6 octobre 2008, Barcelone, Espagne.
[released on: 06/10/2008]
Launch of an Enhanced Strategic Partnership to Benefit Life on Earth - Joint Efforts of UN Convention on Biological Diversity and The Nature Conservancy to Help Governments Implement Global Conservation Treaty, Increase Protected Areas
[released on: 06/10/2008]
Statement from Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the IUCN World Conservation Congress, Barcelona, 6 October 2008.
[released on: 06/10/2008]
Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Habitat Day 06 October 2008.
[released on: 03/10/2008]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, August 2008.
[released on: 01/10/2008]
The province of Santa Elena, Ecuador, proclaims "A Provincial Day for Protected Areas"
[released on: 01/10/2008]
Montreal, 26 September 2008 - The province of Santa Elena, the newest province in Ecuador, emerged as the first jurisdiction in the world to proclaim a provincial day for protected areas, the Prefecta of the province, Ms. Ana Triviño Cisneros, has announced. To be celebrated annually on 23 September, the Day celebrates the designation of a new marine protected area off Ecuador's coast aimed at conserving about 47,000 hectares of some of the world's most spectacular biodiversity.
Ecuador designates New Marine Protected Area.
[released on: 01/10/2008]
Asia and Pacific leads in preparing for 2010 Nagoya Biodiversity Summit.
[released on: 01/10/2008]
Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Literacy Day, 08 September 2008.
[released on: 17/09/2008]
Statement by the Executive Secretary at the first national meeting of the Satoyama Satoumi Sub-Global Assessment Inter-Cluster Meeting, Ishikawa, 16 September 2008.
[released on: 17/09/2008]
Statement by the Executive Secretary Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on "Biodiversity challenges and responses: Towards the Nagoya Summit on Biodiversity" at the Sixteenth Environment Congress for Asia and the Pacific, 14 September 2008, Nagoya, Japan
[released on: 15/09/2008]
Statement by the Executive Secretary Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on "Biological Diversity, Well-being and Sustainable Society" at the Sixth International Conference on Science and Technology for Sustainability 2008, 12 September 2008, Tokyo, Japan
[released on: 15/09/2008]
Intervention du Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf lors du Cycles de Conférences 2008 « Relever le défi de la Biodiversité » organisés par l'Institut de Formation de l'Environnement et le Ministère français de l'Écologie, de l'Énergie, du Développement durable et de l'Aménagement du territoire.
[released on: 11/09/2008]
International Treaty on Biosafety marks its Fifth Anniversary.
[released on: 08/09/2008]
UNESCO Director-General meets with the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
[released on: 05/09/2008]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, July 2008.
[released on: 28/08/2008]
In response to decision IX/16 requesting the Executive Secretary to summarize information found within existing documents on the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity relevant for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries for transmission to the third session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action, the Secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change has made this submission available.
[released on: 28/08/2008]
Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of International Youth Day, 12 August 2008.
[released on: 11/08/2008]
Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the occasion of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples, 9 August 2008.
[released on: 11/08/2008]
State of Parana delivers on its Commitment to offset Carbon Emissions of the Operations of the CBD Secretariat.
[released on: 04/08/2008]
Innovative Green Wave/Airbus Partnership Takes Flight.
[released on: 01/08/2008]
Message of the Executive Secretary, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the Technical Workshop on Protected Areas in the Amazon, 14-16 July 2008, Amacayacú National Park, Colombia.
[released on: 01/08/2008]
European Community Members and Their Overseas Entities meet to counter Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss.
[released on: 01/08/2008]
Déclaration de M. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Secrétaire exécutif, à l'occasion de la Conférence de haut niveau sur « L'Union Européenne et l'Outre-Mer : Stratégies face au changement climatique et à la perte de biodiversité » St Denis de La Réunion, 11 juillet 2008.
[released on: 01/08/2008]
G8 Hokkaido Toyako Summit - A Historic Contribution to Biodiversity.
[released on: 16/07/2008]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, June 2008.
[released on: 09/07/2008]
Decisions adopted by the Conference of the Parties at its Ninth Meeting (advance version-subject to final clearance).
[released on: 03/07/2008]
Message from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the Occasion of the Fourth International Conference on Sustainable Agriculture for Food, Energy and Industry, Sapporo, Japan, 2-5 July 2008
[released on: 03/07/2008]
Statement by the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the Annual Ministerial Review of the High-level Segment of the 2008 Substantive Session of the Economic and Social Council, United Nations, New York, 1 July 2008
[released on: 03/07/2008]
Message du Secrétaire exécutif Ahmed Djoghalf à l'occasion de la Conférence sur l'agriculture maghrébine: défis et perspectives Du 30 juin au 2 juillet 2008, Fès, Maroc.
[released on: 03/07/2008]
Towards a Strategic Partnership with Civil Aviation for Protecting Life on Earth.
[released on: 30/06/2008]
Outcomes Report of the Business & Biodiversity Conference, 11 June 2008, Montreal, Canada
[released on: 27/06/2008]
Message from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of World Refugee Day, 20 June 2008.
[released on: 27/06/2008]
Japan launches the preparation of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit to be held in Aichi Prefecture, Nagoya city in October 2010.
[released on: 26/06/2008]
Statement by Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the World Cities Summit, Singapore, 23-25 June 2008.
[released on: 26/06/2008]
Engaging Cities of the World in the Battle for Life on Earth.
[released on: 25/06/2008]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity to the Business and Biodiversity Conservation Seminar
[released on: 25/06/2008]
Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, May 2008.
[released on: 25/06/2008]
Statement from Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Twelfth Regular Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment, Johannesburg, South Africa, 7-12 June 2008.
[released on: 25/06/2008]
Investing in the Future - Business for Biodiversity and Sustainability.
[released on: 25/06/2008]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, to the International Model Forest Network Global Forum - 16-21 June 2008 - Alberta, Canada.
[released on: 25/06/2008]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, at the G8 Dialogue Series convened by the Institute of Advanced Studies of the United Nations University (UNU-IAS): "Climate Change and Biodiversity or the Unprecedented Planetary Environmental Challenge Facing Mankind", Tokyo, 16 June 2008.
[released on: 25/06/2008]
Strategic Partnership with ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity to protect 20 per cent of the Biodiversity of Planet Earth.
[released on: 23/06/2008]
Statement by Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, for the UN Treaty Event: Seminar/Panel Discussion, 4 June 2008.
[released on: 19/06/2008]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the closing session of the Ninth Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, Bonn, 30 May 2008.
[released on: 18/06/2008]
A new Universal Global Alliance for Biodiversity Protection established in Bonn.
[released on: 18/06/2008]
Message from Mr. Ahmed djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the World Day to Combat Desertification: Combating Land Degradation for Sustainable Agriculture.
[released on: 17/06/2008]
Communiqé: Training Workshop for Government Officials in the Use of the Biosafety Clearing-House Successfully Concluded.
[released on: 16/06/2008]
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity at the Closure of the High Level Segment of the Ninth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention.
[released on: 16/06/2008]
Biodiversity: A Missing Link for Mitigating Climate Change - World Environment Day celebrated in Montreal.
[released on: 12/06/2008]
Statement from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the 2008 CIC Markhor Award Ceremony for Outstanding Conservation Performance, 27 May 2008, Bonn, Germany.
[released on: 12/06/2008]
Sustaining the Blue Planet: Our Ocean Our Future - Message of Dr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the World Ocean Day, 8 June 2008.
[released on: 10/06/2008]
Message from Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, on the occasion of the High-Level Conference on World Food Security and the Challenges of Climate Change and Bioenergy FAO, Rome, 3 June 2008.
[released on: 10/06/2008]
Message from the Executive Secretary, Ahmed Djoghlaf, to the participants of the 38th biennial World Farmers' Congress in Warsaw, Poland, Friday 6 June 2008.
[released on: 10/06/2008]
Statement on behalf of Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 24th Session of the North American Forestry Commission (NAFC), San Juan, Puerto Rico, 9-12 June 2008.
[released on: 10/06/2008]
Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary, to the G8 Environment Ministers Meeting, Kobe, Japan, 24-26 May 2008.
[released on: 05/06/2008]
Parliamentarians Issue Declaration in Support of Biodiversity Action at Bonn Conference.
[released on: 02/06/2008]
World Leaders Redouble Their Commitment to Fulfil the Commitment of Heads of State and Government to Substantially Reduce the Rate of Loss of Biodiversity by 2010.
[released on: 02/06/2008]
Biodiversity Convention Secretariat Signs Historic Agreement with Brazilian State of Paraná to Offset Emissions.
[released on: 02/06/2008]
3 Heads of State, 87 Ministers to Open Biodiversity High Level Conference.
[released on: 02/06/2008]
Biodiversity added to the agenda of Hokkaido Toyako G8 Summit. G8 Environmental Ministers issue the "Kobe Call for Action for Biodiversity".
[released on: 02/06/2008]
Urban Biodiversity and the Role of Cities in Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Use discussed at Bonn Biodiversity Conference.
[released on: 02/06/2008]
The "Green Wave" launched at the UN Bonn Biodiversity Summit.
[released on: 27/05/2008]
UN Biodiversity Convention Secretariat teams up with Europe's Bern Convention to stop the lost of biodiversity in Europe.
[released on: 27/05/2008]
Press release: Biodiversity needed to feed the world, the International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2008.
[released on: 23/05/2008]
Message from the Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf to the participants of the Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology "Urban Biodiversity & Design - Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and Cities" Erfurt, Germany 21-24 May 2008.
[released on: 21/05/2008]
The Executive Secretary of the Convention, Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, is pleased to invite you to the second CBD Linnaeus Lectures series highlighting major issues related to biological diversity - and our collective efforts to protect it worldwide. Speakers: Klaus Töpfer (Former Executive Director of UNEP) & Jeffrey Sachs (Director of the Earth Institute). Date: 23 May 2008
[released on: 20/05/2008]
Press release; Governments open meeting in Bonn to take action on declining biodiversity resources.
[released on: 20/05/2008]

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