Side Event
The LifeWeb Initiative: Progress and Opportunities
Organizer
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Date and Time
12 May 2010 13:15 - 14:45
Join the CBD Secretariat and partners for an overview of progress and opportunities through the LifeWeb Initiative*. Specific projects that address climate change and secure livelihoods through biodiversity conservation will be highlighted. A recently-developed web-based mapping tool to estimate carbon and biodiversity values of areas will be presented. Partners: Government of Finland, Government of Germany, UNEP-WCMC, and others. *The LifeWeb Initiative facilitates the strengthening of financing for protected areas to conserve biodiversity, secure livelihoods and address climate change, through implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas.