28 September 2011: The number of signatories to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has reached 64, following several additions on the margins of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters, New York, US.
28 September 2011: On the occasion of World Tourism Day, the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF), comprising 14 international organizations and secretariats, issued a statement on the positives and negatives of ecotourism on forests and forestry.
26 September 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the UN Agency for Human Settlements (UN-HABITAT) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).
27 September 2011: The European Commission has presented its first proposal for 2012 fishing opportunities for certain stocks in the Atlantic and the North Sea, with proposed levels of total allowable catch (TAC) and fishing effort for the fish stocks managed by the EU exclusively.
23 September 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has prepared the revised Guidance on Risk Assessment of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs), based on scientific review carried out by Parties, other governments and relevant organizations, as well as online discussions under the Open-ended Online Expert Forum and a meeting of the Ad hoc Technical Expert Group on Risk Assessment and Risk Management, according to a CBD notification.
20 September 2011: Malaysia has joined the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia (Indian Ocean – South-East Asian Marine Turtle Memorandum of Understanding, or IOSEA Marine Turtle MoU). The MoU takes effect on 1 December 2011.
26 September 2011: Wangari Maathai, founder of the Green Belt Movement in Kenya, passed away on 25 September 2011. Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her work in environmental sustainability and empowerment of women, the first time a Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to an environmentalist.
22 September 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) has announced that the Republic of Korea has designated its 17th Wetland of International Importance, called Jeungdo Tidal Flat, a Wetland Protected Area that is also part of the Shinan Dadohae UNESCO Biosphere Reserve.
22 September 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) and the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) celebrated 2011 World Rivers Day, a global celebration of the world's waterways marked the last Sunday of every September.
20 September 2011: The number of signatories to the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization (ABS) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has reached 54, following a number of additions during a signing ceremony held on the margins of the opening of the 66th Session of the UN General Assembly at UN Headquarters, New York, US, on 20 September 2011.
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