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Peatlands, Biodiversity, Biofuel and climate change

Side event to review the results of the global assessment on peatlands biodiversity and climate change as well as review in depth the emerging issues of extensive peatland degradation for cultivation for palm oil and other biofuels

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Report of the Expert meeting in preparation of SBSTTA 12 Convened by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/13

Proposal for the Publication of a Plant Biodiversity Outlook to Communicate the Outcomes of the in Depth Review of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/14

Biodiversity and Climate Change – Good Practice Examples for the Integration of Climate Change Activities within the Programmes of Work of the Convention

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/15

Biodiversity of Dry and Sub-Humid Lands: Existing sources of information, and projects, processes and programmes generating such information, for a comprehensive global-level assessment of the biodiversity of dry and sub-humid lands

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/16

New and Emerging Issues Relating to the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity: Contributions to the Electronic Forum on Biofuels

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/17

Proposal from the Convention on Biological Diversity on Options for Mutually Supportive Activities for the Secretariats of the Rio Conventions, Parties and Relevant Organizations

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/12/INF/18

Global Strategy for Plant Conservation - The Gran Canaria Declaration on Climate Change and Plant Conservation

Recommendation XII/1

Application of the ecosystem approach

Recommendation XII/2

In-depth review of the implementation of the Global Strategy For Plant Conservation

Recommendation XII/3

Implications of the findings of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment on the work under the Convention

Recommendation XII/4

Lessons learned from the preparation of the second edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook

Recommendation XII/5

Proposals for the integration of climate-change activities within the programmes of work of the Convention, options for mutually supportive actions addressing climate change within the Rio conventions and a summary of the findings of the global Assessment on Peatlands, Biodiversity and Climate Change

Recommendation XII/6

Guidance on strengthening the assessment of the 2010 biodiversity target in dry and sub-humid lands and proposals for land-use options that promote biodiversity and generate income for indigenous and local communities

Recommendation XII/7

Biodiversity and biofuel production

Recommendation XII/8

Process to elaborate the procedure for the identification and consideration of emerging issues

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-01-en.pdf'>GBIF Data Portal Official Launch</a>

Presentation and demonstration of the new GBIF Data Portal. Search functions and user friendliness, as well as capabilities for inter - operating with other information systems have been significantly upgraded. It is hoped that opportunities for participants to try the Portal will be included.

Biodiversity Communication, Education and Public Awareness Initiative in the context of the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (2005-2014)

under finalization

<a href='/doc/meetings/csab/csab-01/official/csab-01-03-en.doc'>COOPERATION AMONG SCIENTIFIC BODIES OF BIODIVERSITY RELATED CONVENTIONS AND OTHER SCIENTIFIC ORGANISATIONS</a>

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Geoengineering - The Implications for Biodiversity and Climate Change

In recent months, it has become increasingly acceptable to talk about geo-engineering as a legitimate response to climate change. Geo-engineering refers to the intentional, large-scale manipulation of the environment by humans to bring about environmental change, particularly to counteract the u ...

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-05-en.pdf'>National experiences in the implementation of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation</a>

Presentation by representatives of Parties who have developed national GSPC strategies and responses on their experiences outlining opportunities, challenges and progress made in implementation of the Strategy at national level.

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-06-en.pdf'>Can we meet the 2010-target? 6 global options explored for GBO2</a>

On request of sCBD, the GLOBIO consortium has explored 6 global policy options to meet the 2010-target. The GTAP-IMAGE-GLOBIO models have been applied. The options concern implementation of WTO, poverty alleviation, bioenergy, plantation forestry, sustainable meat production and 20% protected ar ...

The Ecosystem Approach – Practical application experience

The IUCN Commission on Ecosystem Management will present its experience as well as that of partners in applying the Ecosystem Approach. Experience has been gained in protected areas contexts and in multifunctional landscapes, looking at ecosystems not only through the conservation lens but equal ...

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-08-en.pdf'>Biological and Cultural Diversity</a>

To be submitted (under finalization)

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-09-en.pdf'>International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP) – A tool to achieve the GSPC targets</a>

This side event would focus on the "International Standard for Sustainable Wild Collection of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants (ISSC-MAP)" that has been developed in a joint initiative by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), the IUCN Medicinal Plant Specialist Group, WWF and TRA ...

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-10-en.pdf'>Biofuel production and its impacts on Biodiversity</a>

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Gearing up for COP 9: the In-Depth Review on Invasive Species

The event is intended to promote participation by countries and relevant organisations in the in-depth review of invasive species to be presented to COP 9. It will include presentations by the SCBD, GISP, countries and organisations with whom GISP is working. It will highlight some of the policy ...

Biodiversity and Climate Change: Reducing Emissions from Deforestation

Presentations will discuss the potential to trade forest canopy biodiverstiy and ecosystem services and investigate the implications for mitigating climate change.

Plant Conservation and Climate Change: Implications and options for achieving the targets of the GSPC.

Presentations on potential impact of climate change on plant conservation and possible considerations for integrating these findings in the course of the implementation of the Strategy at national, regional and global level

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-14-en.pdf'>Biodiversity - Climate Interactions: Adaptation, Mitigation and Human Livelihoods</a>

A report back and panel discussion based on the 12-13 June Royal Society event held in London. This event brought together international scientists and policy makers to discuss the interactions between biodiversity and the climate and opportunities for adaptation, mitigation and human livelihoods.

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-15-en.pdf'>The SeaLifeBase database and its SeaLife Portal</a>

This event is dedicated to a global database and portal that our project, the SeaLifeBase Project, are presently developing for all marine organisms. This database called SeaLifeBase and the corresponding Internet portal called SeaLife Portal will eventually do what FishBase presently does for f ...

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-16-en.pdf'>Launch of the 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership</a>

The 2010 Biodiversity Indicators Partnership (2010BIP) brings together organisations developing biodiversity indicators measuring progress towards the CBD's 2010 target. The aim of the 2010BIP is to enable a more comprehensive and consistent monitoring and assessment of global biodiversity, and ...

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-17-en.doc'> Agrofuels: contributing to global warming through massive destruction of ecosystems</a>

The event will include several presentations on the existing and potential impacts of agrofuel production on forests and other ecosystems, and Indigenous Peoples and local communities. The event will also discuss the impacts of this massive ecosystem destruction on global warming. Presentations ...

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-18-en.doc'> The Documented Health Risks of GM Foods</a>

With input from more than 30 scientists over the past two years, we have identified 65 adverse reactions and theoretical health risks of GM foods. Current national safety assessments are unable to identify most of these, and industry-sponsored research is designed to avoid finding them. Taken to ...

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-19-en.pdf'>GTI Global Assessment of Taxonomic Needs and Capacities</a>

EDIT, Species2000, BioNET, CBD Secretariat and others to discuss the implementation of strategies and mechanisms to decrease the taxonomic impediment and discuss the status of the Global Assessment of Taxonomic Needs and Capacities for relevant future conventions and events

Ways and means to enhance the effectiveness of SBSTTA

Description to be provided

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-21-en.pdf'>Remote Sensing and Biodiversity Indicators</a>

Several members of the international conservation community, SCBD, NASA and UNEP/WCMC have created a technical guide to the use of remote sensing for monitoring indicators relevant to biodiversity. Simplifying the technical language commonly used in the remote-sensing field, the book discusses t ...

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-22-en.doc'> Myths and realities of carbon trade and other environmental services markets </a>

The event will include several presentations on carbon trade, ecotourism, gene trade and other market-based conservation mechanisms and the impacts of these mechanisms on Indigenous Peoples, women and the poor. Presentations will be followed by debate

Reducing emissions from deforestation (RED) - multiple benefits from a biodiversity-friendly regime

This event will build on recent discussions at UNFCCC and CBD and will highlight that the RED mechanism discussed under the UNFCCC has the potential for benefits as well as risks for achieving goals related to biodiversity, livelihoods and others

WETLANDS, BIODIVERSITY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-24-en.doc'>'Mountains to Sea': implementing the ecosystem approach</a>

Pesentation of the revised version of the 'Mountains to Sea' tool of WWF in a user-firendly format. The latest version includes COP 8 decisions as well as feedback from Parties on using the tool.

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-25-en.pdf'>The Global Strategy for Plant Conservation in Europe: Celebrating the successes and a pathway forward</a>

The governments of Europe have committed to delivering the sixteen targets of the Global Strategy for Plant Conservation (GSPC) by 2010. The European Plant Conservation Strategy (EPCS) was developed in 2001 by the Planta Europa network and Council of Europe as a regional response to the GSPC, an ...

SUD EXPERT PLANTES:ENHANCE SCIENTIFIC SKILLS TO BETTER KNOW, PRESERVE AND USE PLANTS BIODIVERSITY IN AFRICA, INDIAN OCEAN AND ASIA

Présentation des objectifs et grands axes de travail de l'initiative Sud Expert Plantes. Réflexion sur les interactions avec l'UNESCO et le GBIF. Réflexion sur les contributions à la Stratégie Mondiale de Conservation des Plantes.

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-27-en.pdf'>Forest Science and Traditional Forest Knowledge - New Global Initiatives to Inform Policy Makers</a>

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-28-en.pdf'>Consultative Process towards an IMoSEB</a>

Presentation of the results of the Regional consultation and Discussion

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-29-en.pdf'>2010 and beyond - targeting taxonomy</a>

BioNET, CBD Secretariat and others to discuss the status of targeted taxonomic responses to the 2010 target and emerging prospects for mobilising taxonomic responses to future priorities of the CBD and other biodiversity-related conventions.

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-30-en.pdf'>SEBI 2010- European biodiversity indicators for 2010</a>

The side event aims to present to - and discuss with - CBD SBSTTA 12 delegates the results of the first phase of the project "Streamlining European 2010 Biodiversity Indicators (SEBI 2010)". Building upon the framework for indicators adopted at at CBD COP7, the SEBI 2010 project was set up in 20 ...

<a href='/doc/side-events/sbstta/sbstta-12/summary-31-en.pdf'>OARE: A New Global Public Private Partnership Building the Scientific Capacity of 106 Developing Nations</a>

In an effort to help reduce great disparities in access to scientific knowledge between developed and developing nations, Online Access to Research in the Environment (OARE) is leveraging proven information and communication technologies, the recent digitization of vast quantities of proprietary ...

CLIMATE CHANGE AND EMERGING DISEASE: EARLY WARNINGS FROM A VULNERABLE COMPONENT OF BIODIVERSITY

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Good Practice in Mining and Biodiversity: From Practice to Action

ICMM's Good Practice Guidance for Mining and Biodiversity, which was developed in the context of our dialogue with IUCN, the World Conservation Union, will be presented briefly. Case studies will show how it is being applied at sites, followed by discussion on how to use the guidance to improve ...