19 May 2008
A Global Approach to Allocate Land for Natural Preservation / Ein Globaler Ansatz für die Übertragung von Flächen Zugunsten des Naturschutzes
Sigmar Gabriel, German Federal Minister for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

Throughout the ages, parcels of land have been shuffled about between tribes, clans, empires, and countries. One assemblage that may not come to mind, however, is the natural world. Indeed, one of the largest land allocations in history has been the designation of areas for protecting the millions of species that live on this planet. Every hour four species are lost. And these protected areas spanning 19 million square kilometers, covering an area the size of India and China combined, are truly an accomplishment to slow down the asset-stripping of the planet’s natural capital. More »

Durch die Jahrhunderte hindurch sind Landgebiete zwischen Stämmen, Sippen, Imperien und Staaten hin- und hergeschoben worden. Ein Gefüge jedoch, das einem vielleicht nicht in den Sinn kommt, ist das Gefüge der Natur. In der Tat war und ist die Ausweisung von Gebieten zum Schutz der Millionen Arten, die auf unserem Planeten leben, eine der größten Flächenübertragungen in der Geschichte. Jede Stunde gehen vier Arten verloren. Und diese Schutzgebiete, die sich über insgesamt 19 Millionen Quadratkilometer erstrecken und flächenmäßig so groß sind wie Indien und China zusammen, sind in der Tat eine Errungenschaft, durch die sich das Tempo, in dem das Naturerbe des Planeten Erde verschleudert wird, verlangsamen lässt. Weiter »

Press Conferences/Briefings

Please note that press conferences and briefings must be booked at least 24 hours in advance.

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• Download the second week schedule (26 - 30 May 2008)

Weekly Schedule (26 - 30 May 2008)

Title	Room	Date	Start	End
SAAL REGER – HOTEL MARITIM
Daily Press Briefing SCBD/ COP 9 Presidency	Saal Reger	26 May	9:00	9:30
BBC Press Event - Launch of new BBC TV series, "Nature Inc." (ID No.1543)	Saal Reger	26 May	18:30	20:00
Daily Press Briefing SCBD/ COP 9 Presidency	Saal Reger	27 May	9:00	9:30
Commissioner Stavros Dimas, European Commission on NATURA 2000	Saal Reger	27 May	15:00	15:30
Signing of MOU between State of Parana and CBD	Saal Reger	27 May	16:15	16:45
Press Conference: BM Gabriel , Minister for Environment of the Democratic Republic of Congo, José Endundo Bononge and Executive Secretary CBD, Ahmed Djoghlaf	Saal Reger	27 May	17:00	18:00
Nature's 100 Best: Ahmed Djoghlaf, Achim Steiner and Gunther Pauli	Saal Reger	28 May	8:00	8:45
Press Event Brazilian Minister of the Environment, Carlos Minc	Saal Reger	29 May	17:30	18:00
PRESS CENTRE – RESEARCH MINISTRY
CBD Alliance	Press Centre	26 May	9:30	10:00
NGO Daily Message	Press Centre	26 May	10:00	11:00
Press Event - Impacts of biofuels on water & wetlands in Africa - Wetlands International	Press Centre	26 May	14:00	14:30
CBD Alliance - Press briefings	Press Centre	26 May	18:00	18:30
Halftime Review of COP 9 - NGO Focal Point	Press Centre	27 May	10:00	11:00
Community Leaders from the UNDP Equator Initiative	Press Centre	27 May	11:00	12:00
Amazonlink.Org: Amazon Indians Speak - Amazon Indianer: Was kostet der Erhalt des Regenwaldes?	Press Centre	27 May	12:00	13:00
Ergebnisse des G8 + 5 Umweltministertreffens in Japan - NGO Focal Point	Press Centre	27 May	13:00	13:30
Women’s Caucus	Press Centre	27 May	14:00	15:00
IUCN Marine Press Briefing – Climate Change and Small Islands Report	Press Centre	27 May	16:00	16:30
CBD Alliance briefing	Press Centre	28 May	9:30	10:00
Final comments, results of COP 9 - NGO Focal Point COP 9	Press Centre	28 May	10:00	10:30
Greenpeace International - Issue will be confirmed later. Working title: oceans/ small island states in the pacific	Press Centre	29 May	10:30	11:30
WWF Brazil: Donation -Targeting the 2nd Phase of ARPA- Amazon Region Protected Area Program	Press Centre	29 May	11:30	12:15
BUND & Friends of the Earth International (FoEI) zum Verlauf der COP 9	Press Centre	29 May	12:30	13:30
IUCN & WWF CBD update	Press Centre	29 May	15:00	15:30
International Indigenous Forum on Biodiversity - Indigenuos People at the CBD	Press Centre	30 May	10:00	10:30
DNR-Deutscher Naturschutzring - Bewertung Ergebnisse COP 9 aus Sicht von DNR , BUND, NABU.	Press Centre	30 May	10:30	11:30
Final comments, results of COP 9	Press Centre	30 May	13:00	14:00
Von Bonn nach Nagoya - NGO Focal Point	Press Centre	30 May	14:00	14:30
WCCB PRESS CENTRE WASSERWORKS – HIGH LEVEL SEGMENT
Daily Press briefing CBD/COP 9 Presidency	WCCB Press works	28 May	9:30	10:00
Press conference mit Bundesrat Moritz Leuenberger	WCCB Press works	28 May	11:30	12:30
Daily Press briefing CBD/COP 9 Presidency	WCCB Press works	29 May	9:30	10:00
Press Conference Mayoral Initiative, PS Astr, Mayor Bonn, Mayor Durban, ICLEI, ES Djoghlaf	WCCB Press works	29 May	10:00	10:30
Press conference of the children’s summit	WCCB Press works	29 May	12:00	12:30
Press Conference “The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity – TEEB“ with BM Gabriel, UNEP-ED Achim Steiner; KOM Dimas, Pavan Sukhdev	WCCB Press works	29 May	14:00	15:00
Press Conference with St Machnig zur Business & Biodiversity-Initiative	WCCB Press works	29 May	15:00	15:30
Daily Press briefing CBD/COP 9 Presidency	WCCB Press works	30 May	9:30	10:00
Room 0.105 – MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT
Biodiversity Training for Journalists	Transport (Rm 0.105)	26 May	9:00	13:00

Press Events

• 29 May 18:30 - 20:30
  "We can change the world by changing the way the world does business"
  Schumann Room, Maritim Hotel
  Come to meet with Aveda Corporation and its sourcing partners to dicuss indigenous and farming partnerships. More »

Interviews with the Executive Secretary and briefings with CBD officials

To arrange interviews with the Executive Secretary and briefings with CBD officials, please contact:

Information Officer
Marie Aminata Khan
Tel.: +49 170 5556748
E-mail: marie.khan@cbd.int

Spokesperson
David Ainsworth
+49 170 5585819
E-mail: david.ainsworth@cbd.int

When requesting an interview, please indicate which media organization you represent and submit a brief list of questions to be answered.

Please note:
Information on media accreditation for CBD meetings is for internal use only and confidential. The CBD secretariat does not distribute media lists.

Interview/briefings with COP9 Presidency officials

To arrange interviews with the COP 9 Presidency and briefings with COP 9 Presidency officials, please contact:

Kerstin Brandau
BMU, NR
Tel: +49 30183052013
EMail: kerstin.brandau@bmu.bund.de

CBD Press Kit

• CBD Press kit (Full)

Individual Press Kits

• Access to Genetic Resources and Benefit-sharing
• Climate Change and Biodiversity
• Business & Biodiversity
• Dry and Sub-humid Lands Biodiversity
• Inland Waters Biodiversity
• Cities and Biodiversity
• Communication, Education and Public Awareness
• Ecosystem Approach
• Financial Resources and the Financial Mechanism
• Forest Biodiversity
• Global Strategy for Plant Conservation
• Global Taxonomy Initiative
• Economics, Trade and Incentive Measures
• Invasive Alien Species
• Island Biodiversity
• Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
• Identification, Monitoring, Indicators and Assessments
• Protected Areas
• Scientific and Technical Cooperation and the Clearinghouse Mechanism
• 2010 Biodiversity Target
• Traditional Knowledge, Innovations and Practices
• Technology Transfer and Cooperation
• Liability and Redress
• Parliamentarians and Biodiversity
• Biodiversity and Biofuels
• Frequently Asked Questions Regarding the Convention on Biological Diversity