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UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/16

Reports on Collaborative Work on Biodiversity and Agriculture, Forests, and Biodiversity and Health

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/27

Summary Report on the Rio Conventions Pavilion

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/33

Report on Collaborative Work on Biodiversity and Agriculture

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/5

Report of Joint OSPAR/NEAFC/CBD Scientific Workshop on EBSAs

UNEP/CBD/SBSTTA/16/INF/5/ADD1

Review of the Report of the joint OSPAR/NEAFC/CBD Scientific Workshop on EBSAs in the Northeast Atlantic (Addendum)

"Biodiversity and Health: strengthening our synergies and seeking collaboration" by SCBD, WHO, DIVERSITAS, EcoHealth Alliance and partners.

Biodiversity and human health have inextricable links, as biodiversity can offer critical health-supporting ecosystem services and benefits. It is also increasingly acknowledged that public health arguments are an opportunity for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Anthropogeni ...

10th World Wilderness Congress (WILD10)

4 - 10 October 2013, Salamanca, Spain

11th session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITWG-PGRFA)

18 - 20 April 2023, Rome, Italy

15th session of the UN Forum on Forests

4 - 8 May 2020, New York, United States of America

164th Session of the FAO Council

8 - 12 June 2020, Rome, Italy

165th session of the FAO Council

30 November - 4 December 2020, Rome, Italy

166th session of the FAO Council

26 - 30 April 2021, Rome, Italy

17th Session of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

18 - 22 February 2019, Rome, Italy

19th Regular Session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA)

24 - 28 July 2023, Rome, Italy

20 years after their birth, three sister Rio Conventions reaffirm their collective responsibility for sustainable development

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 21 June 2012 – The heads of the secretariats of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reaffirmed their determination to work to g ...

2014 UEBT Biodiversity Barometer report says consumers expect companies to respect biodiversity

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 201 ...

30th Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (Ozone Secretariat)

5 - 9 November 2018, Quito, Ecuador

37th session of the General Conference of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)

4 - 19 November 2013, Paris, France

40th Meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol (Ozone Secretariat)

11 - 14 July 2018, Vienna, Austria

58th GEF Council Meeting (Global Environment Facility)

2 - 4 June 2020, Wahington, United States of America

59th GEF Council Meeting (Global Environment Facility)

8 - 10 December 2020, Washington, United States of America

5th Intergovernmental Biodiversity in Europe Conference - Post 2010: Enhancing Pan-European Implementation of CBD Decisions

22 - 24 September 2009, Liege, Belgium

61st GEF Council Meeting (global Environment Facility)

7 - 9 December 2021, Washington, United States of America

6th European Congress of Conservation Biology: “Biodiversity crisis in a changing world”

22 - 26 August 2022, Czech University of Life Sciences, Prague, Czechia

6th Session of the Intergovernmental Technical Working Group on Forest Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (FAO)

13 - 15 April 2021, Rome, Italy

73rd meeting of the Standing Committee (SC73) of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

5 - 7 May 2021, Online

77th meeting of the Standing Committee (CITES)

6 - 10 November 2023, Geneva, Switzerland

85th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Implementation of the Montreal Protocol

25 - 29 May 2020, Montreal, Canada

8th session of the Global Soil Partnership Plenary Assembly (FAO)

4 - 5 June 2020, Rome, Italy

8th technical assessment of REDD+ forest reference (emission) levels (UNFCCC)

22 - 26 March 2021, Online/ virtual, Bonn, Germany

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.

A partnership to save our Reef

Already we’re making an impact, delivering more than 100 Reef-saving projects right now, including the world’s largest coral reefs restoration program kickstarted by $100 million from the partnership.

ASEAN Joint Statement to the Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/AR/ab/86167 (2016-145)
To: All CBD National Focal Points, relevant organizations

ASEAN conference calls for acceleration in climate cooperation

The ASEAN Secretariat has organised the 17th Coordinating Conference on the ASEAN Socio-Cultural Community (SOC-COM) via video teleconference to discuss the future of climate change cooperation in the region.

Address Delivered by Mr. Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic to the International Conference on "Biodiversity: Science and Governance"

UNESCO, 24 – 28 January 2005

Africa regional joint preparatory meeting for the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the associated meetings of the Parties to the Protocols of the Convention on Biological Diversity

8 - 12 August 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Africa: New Consortium to Reduce Environmental Footprint of Rice Production

A new global consortium, the Sustainable Rice Landscapes Initiative, will bring together expertise from international organizations, research institutions and business groups with significant market influence to tackle the enormous environmental footprint of rice production, members of the partn ...

Agencies and partners join forces to promote the implementation of environmental law through enhanced knowledge sharing and new tools

Aichi biodiversity heads of agencies task force established with 27 global partners

Montreal, 21 September 2011 – At a signing ceremony organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed with 27 of the largest international agencies, organizations and environmental conventions for implementation and achievement o ...

Alliance for Zero Extinction and the Convention on Biological Diversity Join Forces

Washington, D.C., 11 June, 2010 – Two of the world’s premier institutions promoting biodiversity conservation—the Alliance for Zero Extinction (AZE), a global alliance to prevent extinction of species, and the Convention on Biological Diversity and its 193 Parties—are entering into a partnership ...

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).

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.

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.

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.

Asia regional joint preparatory meeting for the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the associated meetings of the Parties to the Protocols of the Convention on Biological Diversity

1 - 5 August 2016, Bangkok, Thailand

Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network and its contribution to CBD and IPBES

Since 2009, Asia-Pacific Biodiversity Observation Network, a regional network of GEO BON, has been developed to gather and share information of biodiversity and ecosystem services. In this event, the achievements of this network, including the success of Korean BON and the application of the GEO ...

Asia-Pacific Climate Week (APCW) - UNFCCC

24 - 28 August 2020, Yokohama, Japan

Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop of the UN-Water Initiative “Capacity Development to Support National Drought Management Policies”

6 - 9 May 2014, Hanoi, Viet Nam

Australia and Southern Africa can work together on climate action and energy transition

The year 2020 tested the strength of our communities and the resilience of our countries. It was a year dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, but for Australians it started with the most devastating bushfires in our history. The messages and offers of support from our friends in Southern Africa in ...

BRICS nations' pact on environmental cooperation gets Cabinet nod

The Centre Wednesday gave its ex-post facto approval to a pact signed among BRICS nations on environmental cooperation, a move which is expected to bring in latest technologies and best practices for better environmental protection.