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#3438SBSTTA-19
2015-11-06
Biodiversity, Health and Sustainable Development
The linkages between achieving better health and ensuring biodiversity conservation and well-functioning ecosytems are increasingly recognized. The implications of these linkages for various goals related to sustainable development and the consequences for natural resources, economic development ...
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#3445WG8J-09
2015-11-06
Fair and equitable benefit-sharing for the protection and full realization of the human rights of indigenous peoples and local communities: challenges and opportunities in international law
This event aims to discuss new research findings on actual and potential interactions between the CBD and international human rights law on fair and equitable benefit-sharing of relevance to indigenous peoples and local communities. It will focus on: 1) benefit-sharing from the sustainable use ...
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#3449WG8J-09
2015-11-06
Lessons for Implementing FPIC Guidelines
This side event will focus on Conservation International's (CI) experiences in creating and then using our Guidelines on Free, Prior and Informed Consent (FPIC) in the field, with a particular focus on a case study from Ecuador. We will highlight the participatory process that helped to create C ...
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#3472WG8J-09
2015-11-06
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES AND LOCAL COMMUNITIES’ CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE STRATEGIC PLAN FOR BIODIVERSITY 2011-2020 – WELCOMING INPUT AND FEEDBACK!
The main objective of the event is to share the outline of a forthcoming publication provisionally entitled "Outlooks on Biodiversity: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities’ contributions to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 - A complement to fourth edition o ...
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#3473WG8J-09
2015-11-06
ACCESS AND BENEFIT-SHARING (ABS) IN CANADA: THE JOURNEY, THE ROAD, AND THE DESTINATION
The event examines ongoing developments in Canada to create awareness on ABS pursuant to the Nagoya Protocol pending Canada's ratification. It puts in perspectives the work of an SSHRC-funded research initiative under the auspices of ABS-Canada (abs-canada.ca) which seeks to mobilize stakeholder ...
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#3437WG8J-09
2015-11-05
Update on the IGC process and on WIPO´s work on traditional knowledge and genetic resources
This side-event would focus on the latest developments at the Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) and on WIPO´s work on TK and GRs.
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#3470WG8J-09
2015-11-05
Access and Benefit Sharing: A contextual discussion on Article 8j and Indian Biological Diversity Act 2002 and Rules 2004 - Experiences form UNEP-GEF-MoEFCC project
National Biodiversity Authority, India is currently implementing the first National Project on Access and Benefit Sharing under the UNEP-GEF-MoEF Project on “Strengthening the Implementation of the Biological Diversity Act, 2002 and Rules, 2004, with focus on its Access and Benefit Sharing Provi ...
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#3447SBSTTA-19
2015-11-05
GEF-Satoyama Project Forum: Mainstreaming Biodiversity Conservation and Sustainable Management in Priority Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes
A newly launched GEF-funded project, the GEF-Satoyama Project, aims to contribute to the mainstreaming of the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. The project aims to make contribution to sustainable management of production landscapes and seascapes, so that the society prospers in ...
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#3459SBSTTA-19
2015-11-05
GEO BON’S PRE-LAUNCH OF BON IN A BOX: LATIN AMERICA – AN ONLINE TOOLKIT FOR BIODIVERSITY OBSERVATIONS
This side event will involve the pre-launch of BON in a Box: Latin America. BON in a Box (Biodiversity Observation Network in a Box) is an online, customizable and continually updated toolkit for biodiversity observations. It serves as technology transfer and capacity building mechanism that wil ...
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#3461SBSTTA-19
2015-11-05
VERTICAL INTEGRATION OF NBSAPS ACROSS LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT: LESSONS LEARNT
SCBD and ICLEI will announce initial results and development for a project, funded by the Japan Biodiversity Fund, to identify best practices and produce guidelines to harmonize implementation of NBSAPs across various levels of government. The presentation will show results with 15 Parties. Mont ...
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#3462SBSTTA-19
2015-11-05
WHO IS DOING WHAT TO MOVE TOWARDS AICHI TARGET 2?
Event will give an overview on implementation status and progress, current initiatives and projects, involved countries and stakeholders, different obstacles and opportunities to achieve Aichi Target 2 with a special focus on Natural Capital and Ecosystem Accounting
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#3466SBSTTA-19
2015-11-05
Health and Biodiversity: From Policy to Practice
Building on the key messages from the CBD-WHO State of Knowledge review “Connecting Global Priorities: Biodiversity and Human Health”, this side event will explore some of the avenues which Parties to the CBD may consider to promote dual health and biodiversity gains within National Biodiversity ...
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#3436SBSTTA-19
2015-11-04
Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House
The ABS-CH team invites you to participate in a hands-on interactive training session on the Access Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House. The ABS Clearing-House (https://absch.cbd.int/) is a platform for exchanging information on access and benefit-sharing established by Article 14 of the Nagoya Pro ...
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#3444SBSTTA-19
2015-11-04
IPriorities for work on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication and Development and opportunities to enhance partnerships
Join us for a discussion on Biodiversity for Poverty Eradication and Development, including priorities for Parties, the work of the CBD Secretariat, and opportunities to enhance collaboration and partnership with other entities.
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#3452SBSTTA-19
2015-11-04
ASSESSING AND COMMUNICATING PROGRESS TOWARDS THE AICHI BIODIVERSITY TARGETS – A POSTER TOOL
Assessing and communicating how countries and programmes contribute to the achievement of internationally agreed development and conservation goals is a challenging task. Building on experiences with a poster generation tool to illustrate how the implementation of NBSAPs contributes to the 2010 ...
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#3455SBSTTA-19
2015-11-04
STRENGTHENING THE SCIENCE-POLICY DIALOGUE ON BIODIVERSITY AND HUMAN HEALTH: OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE STRATEGIC PLAN AND POST-2015 DEVELOPMENT AGENDA.
A multi-disciplinary panel of experts will discuss key themes and collaborative opportunities at the nexus of biodiversity and human health in line with the findings of SCBD and WHO-led State of Knowledge Review, Connecting Global Priorities Biodiversity and Human Health.
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#3468SBSTTA-19
2015-11-04
OPTIONS FOR TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION FOR PARTIES UNDER CBD AND RELATED MEAS - PART 2
This session will focus on innovative approaches to technical and scientific cooperation. Presentations in this session will include the Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (FERI), the Bar Code of Life and an initiative to support cooperation for CBD Monitoring, Reporting and Verification. E ...
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#3434SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
LAUNCHING OF REGIONAL REPORTS TITLED “STATE OF BIODIVERSITY IN AFRICA, ASIA PACIFIC, WEST ASIA AND LATIN AMERICA AND CARIBBEAN”
UNEP DELC, in collaboration with UNE-WCMC, is developing the second edition of the Regional State of Biodiversity Reports in Africa, Asia-Pacific, West Asia and Latin America and Caribbean, which is a mid-term review of progress towards implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011- ...
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#3442SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
Biological Invasions in Forests: A Global Problem Impacting Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functions – International Union of Forest Research Organization
Globalization has many benefits but an unintended consequence is the accidental movement of unwanted live species into non-native ecosystems and habitat. Alien species are invading forests in virtually every part of the world and these species represent virtually every animal and plant taxa. Whi ...
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#3448SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
Ecole d’été francophone sur la comptabilité écosystémique: formation au démarrage de comptes, méthodes, outils et organisation
Présentation de l’école d’été pour la mise en oeuvre de l’objectif d’aiche 2 sur l’intégration des valeurs de la biodiversité dans la comptabilité nationale qui sera organisée en mai 2016 après la réunion du Sbstta 20 à Montréal pendant trois semaines conjointement entre le CIRAD et l’Université ...
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#3451SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
Indigenous Peoples' and Local Communities' Collective Contributions to Biodiversity Conservation through ICCAs and the Community Conservation Resilience Initiative
Territories and areas conserved by indigenous peoples and local communities (ICCAs) are gaining increasing recognition for their multiple values and significant contributions to biodiversity conservation and restoration, including in several recent CBD Decisions (e.g. XI/14, XI/24, XI/25, XII/3, ...
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#3456SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
Approaches to assessing progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets on a national level
It is evident that a variety of approaches are used by countries in order to assess progress towards the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. This side event will summarise these approaches, using national examples, and explore the strengths, limitations and considerations for use of each of these approa ...
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#3469SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
ACHIEVING AICHI TARGET 12: TOOLS, RESOURCES AND PARTNERSHIPS
Achieving Aichi Target 12 requires first assessing the conservation status of species to determine its level of threat. Once the conservation status is known, a number of techniques and tools are available to Parties to manage threats and drivers of species extinctions and ultimately to improve ...
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#3441SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
Interim report on the use of biological control agents against invasive alien species
Summary report from the expert meeting on the use of biological control agents against invasive alien species, in particular release into the environment. The event will further exchange views and comments between the experts and delegates to SBSTTA19
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#3460SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
BUILDING PARTNERSHIPS FOR THE BIO-BRIDGE INITIATIVE
The SCBD and the chosen External Partner institution will present the structure and planned activities of the Bio-Bridge Initiative; validate a draft Action Plan, and the criteria for selection and an outline of possible pilot projects. Discussions will focus on the validation of the approach an ...
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#3463SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
DEMONSTRATION OF THE ON-LINE REPORTING TOOL OF THE CONVENTION
This side event provides an opportunity to demonstrate the on-line reporting tool, developed as requested in COP decisions VIII/14 and XII/29. The tool will allow Parties to make information available concerning progress towards the Aichi Targets as well as national targets set in line with the ...
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#3464SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
MAINSTREAMING BIODIVERSITY IN PROTECTED AREAS MANAGEMENT: ASSESSING THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF PROTECTED AREAS ON LOCAL COMMUNITIES
This event will present the SAPA (Socioeconomic Assessment of Protected Areas), focusing on recent results from near Kafue National Park (KNP) in Zambia. It will seek to engage stakeholders in a roundtable discussion on the SAPA process and how it can be applied more widely in protected area man ...
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#3465SBSTTA-19
2015-11-03
Charting the Course for Achieving Target 11 by 2020
The fourth Global Biodiversity Outlook has reported the quantitative elements of Target 11 (to protect 17% of terrestrial and 10% of coastal and marine areas) are on track to be achieved at the global level by 2020, with only an additional area of 1.6% needed in each case. However, the other ele ...
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#3433SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
Progress in implementing the IPBES Work Programme
In December 2013, the IPBES Plenary adopted a work programme for the period 2014-2018, and implementation of this work programme is well under way. Drawing on examples of ongoing work and the relationship between this work and the work of SBSTTA, this side event will encourage discussion on the ...
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#3440SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
Indigenous and local knowledge in IPBES and CBD – approaches and synergies
IPBES promotes effective engagement with holders of indigenous and local knowledge in all its four functions. This side event will update on the IPBES process on Indigenous and local knowledge, and discuss how the advances in bottom up approaches for community based monitoring (CBMIS) of Aichi ...
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#3446SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
Mainstreaming biodiversity – what does success look like?
Integrating biodiversity values and considerations into sectoral policies and practices is considered essential for successful implementation of National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans. While successful initiatives will be shared through the launch of the ‘Mainstreaming biodiversity ...
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#3457SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
Mind the gap – developing indicators for the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020
The fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-4) demonstrated that biodiversity and ecosystem services are continuing to decline despite an increase in efforts. However, there are a number of key gaps in the suite of global indicators, preventing a full story from being told. Such g ...
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#3471SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
COLLABORATIVE RESOURCE MOBILIZATION AND KNOWLEDGE FACILITATION THROUGH GLOBAL PARTNERSHIP: ACTIVITIES OF THE INTERNATIONAL PARTNERSHIP FOR THE SATOYAMA INITIATIVE (IPSI)
The International Partnership for the Satoyama Initiative (IPSI) has been recognized for its potential and actual contributions to biodiversity conservation in decisions of every CBD COP since 2010, and its membership has been involved in a wide variety of activities for resource mobilization, c ...
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#3439SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
Integrative observation and assessments of marine biodiversity in Asia-Pacific region by the strategic project S-9-5 of Japan
This project, Integrative Observation and Assessments of Marine Biodiversity in Asia region (S-9-5) consists of six research teams; 1) regional biodiversity in Asia, 2) kelp forest and seaweed beds, 3) seagrass beds, 4) coral reefs, 5) plankton communities in pelagic water, and 6) deep-sea chemo ...
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#3443SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
Collective Action by Indigenous peoples and local communities - Reporting and Indicators under Aichi Targets including the financial reporting framework
The contribution of collective action and customary sustainable use by indigenous peoples and local communities to biodiversity conservation and sustainable use has been recognized in several CBD decisions such as at COP12 decisions on Article 8j and Article 10c, as well as Decision XII/3 on Res ...
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#3453SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
Leveraging integrated approaches for achieving forest-related Aichi Biodiversity Targets and the expanded Programme of Work on Forest Biodiversity
To open up a discussion on options for further action to achieve forest-related Aichi Biodiversity Targets, in a mutually supportive manner, presented in SBSTTA document 19/8.
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#3458SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
Enhancing Synergies between Biodiversity MEAs : Options and Opportunities
The event will focus on recent developments related to enhancing synergies between biodiversity-related MEAs from UNEP and SCBD and will discuss future plans to achieving the desired outcomes.
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#3467SBSTTA-19
2015-11-02
OPTIONS FOR TECHNICAL AND SCIENTIFIC COOPERATION FOR PARTIES UNDER CBD AND RELATED MEAS - PART 1
This is the first in a two-part side event that will profile technical and scientific cooperation (TSC) initiatives under the Convention that support Parties in achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. Part one explores three broad umbrella initiatives. The second part of the side event will be ...
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#3258COP 12
2014-10-17
The Power of Human Awareness in Safeguarding Biodiversity & Sustainable Development
Through history, there has been an awareness of a deep connection between the living system of human thought and the living system of the natural world. Over time however, the awareness of this connection has become critically fragile. We will discuss ways of restoring and strengthening this awa ...
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#3277COP 12
2014-10-17
International cooperation and exchange for biodiversity conservation: Dialogue formats on ABS and TEEB
The German Government together with its global development partners Brazil, India and South Africa is supporting a variety of activities in the field of international cooperation striving for an effective implementation of the CBD. Current approaches are e.g. the facilitation of dialogue format ...
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#3294COP 12
2014-10-17
Effect of sand mining on biodiversity.
Sand mining is a neglected but serious environmental hazard affecting beaches, creeks and rivers all over the world. Rampant sand mining destroys environment and bio diversity, affects water security and causes land erosion. Developing countries like India, Cambodia and other Asian countries co ...
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#3298COP 12
2014-10-17
Traditional medicine: growing presence, resource concerns and possible solutions
Over 60,000 of plants, most of them harvested from the wild, provide essential ingredients for traditional medicine systems and other industries, and support livelihoods of thousands of collectors around the world. Due to multiple reasons wild plants are endangered with one in five threatened wi ...
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#3306COP 12
2014-10-17
Protocolo de Nagoya, Pueblos Indigenas y Conocimiento tradicional asociado a recursos geneticos
Se tratara los desafios de la entratada en vigor del Protocolo de Nagoya con un enfoque en conocimientos tradicionales asociados a recursos geneticos
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#3311COP 12
2014-10-17
Sharing knowledge and experience among the South East Asian countries and China in the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategic Plan 2011-2020 & Aichi Targets
The China Fund Project on “Strengthening the capacity of South East Asian countries for the implementation of the Biodiversity Strategic Plan 2011-2020 & Aichi Targets”, launched in 2013, aims to promote sharing of knowledge and experience among ASEAN countries and China on the implementation of ...
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#3355COP 12
2014-10-17
Community Protocols and the Nagoya Protocol
The side-event will launch a guide on Community Protocols for policy makers and other stakeholders that was developed by UNEP and EDO NSW which was supported by the Government of Spain through the LifeWeb Initiative. The event will also present case studies from five (5) different regions of th ...
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#3415COP 12
2014-10-17
ROLE OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES IN CONVERSVATION AND ACCESS & BENEFIT SHARING OF BIOLOGICAL RESOURCES AS PER THE BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY ACT. 2002, INDIA WITH CASE STUDIES
Gervernment of India, enacted the Biological Diversity Act. 2002 in spirit of UN Convention on Biological Diversity and which enabled the local communities have rights on their Biological Resources and its associated traditional knowledge. We would like to bring the notice of internatonal commu ...
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#3138COP 12
2014-10-16
Global Catalogue of Microorganisms (GCM) for tracking, monitoring and benefit sharing of microbial resources worldwide
Managing ex situ collections of microbial strains across the world has been hampered by the lack of an overarching tracking system. The coming into force of the Nagoya Protocol (NP) requires improved clarity on what strains are held where, how they can be accessed, and the conditions under which ...
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#3146COP 12
2014-10-16
Nature has no borders – transboundary cooperation to safeguard arctic and boreal biodiversity
A key theme #5 in the recently released Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) concerns identifying and safeguarding important areas for biodiversity. This concerns the need to advance the protection of large areas of ecologically important marine, terrestrial and freshwater habitats, taking into ...
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#3295COP 12
2014-10-16
Global Understanding in Forestry Education
Forest as the one of ecosystem containing with biodiversity was threatening by human activity for supporting of economic growth and social development. People in every sector and level of education should be aware to create good management in forestry to make sustainable natural resources to fu ...
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#3331COP 12
2014-10-16
Using solutions to share knowledge and create evidence-based innovation
Let´s not keep reinventing the wheel but learn from each other´s successes in the management and governance of biodiversity and natural resources. This side event – hosted by the Blue Solutions Initiative of the German Environment Ministry (BMUB) together with its implementing partners GIZ, IUCN ...