January 16th, 2012 UNEP-WCMC is currently working on a report on synergies between the global biodiversity-related conventions under contract to the Finnish Ministry of Environment. The report is aimed as a contribution to the international environmental governance discussion, not least in the context of the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20).
November 30th, 2011 From 7-9 December, 2011 Germany will host a workshop in Bonn in coordination with UNEP for about 100 international experts. The workshop will prepare the 2nd session of theIPBES plenary scheduled for April 2012 and focus on theIPBES topic "policy support/policy relevance". This topic is of particular interest from a German point of view. It [...]
November 20th, 2011 A new article published by the CBD Secretariat on the new ECO initiative. To answer complex needs of the ECO region, an initiative has been proposed to integrate National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs) of all state members of the ECO region in order to develop a Regional Biodiversity Plan of Action (RBPA). This [...]
September 15th, 2011 In a live and interactive web TV programme from New York, two of the key figures driving the response to the planet’s loss of biodiversity will be answering you questions about the UNDB. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and Monique Barbut, CEO and Chair of the Global Environment Facility [...]
June 11th, 2011 IUCN has sent out a call for contributions for this Forum and you will be able to contribute through a portal. The Congress theme is to be Nature+, a simple and memorable slogan that captures the fundamental importance of nature and its inherent link to every aspect of our lives.
March 21st, 2011 Participants from 21 countries and 19 relevant organizations met in Singapore to discuss biodiversity and indigenous and local community aspects of REDD-plus, including relevant safeguards. The workshop was co-organized by the CBD Secretariat and the National Parks Board of Singapore (NParks), with financial support from the Governments of the United Kingdom, and Germany, and the [...]
March 16th, 2011 The Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) is pleased to announce that online early registration is now open for its 4th World Conference on Ecological Restoration, August 21-25, 2011 in Merida, Mexico. Participants are encouraged to register early and take advantage of significant discounts. The SER2011 Scientific Program Committee encourages early submission and will begin rolling [...]
February 26th, 2011 The rich and unique biodiversity of Madagascar has a new member: a forest dwelling bird in the rail family, dubbed Mentocrex beankaensis. In 2009 US and Malaygasy scientists conducted a survey in Madagascar’s dry Beanka Forest. They discovered several new species, of which the new rail is the first to be described.
February 15th, 2011 After many years in the gestation, WCPA and SSC have launched a joint task force to address the interface between species and protected area conservation. For the current quadrennium, the task force has two objectives:
February 2nd, 2011 The year 2011 was declared the International Year of Forests by the United Nations[1] to raise awareness and strengthen the sustainable forest management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests for the benefit of current and future generations. In the landmark agreement on biodiversity signed in Nagoya, Japan, last year, 193 countries committed [...]
