31 August 2011: The European Commission has unveiled its final assessment of the implementation of the sixth Environment Action Programme (EAP) of the EU over the past decade, highlighting progress, shortcomings and lessons learned in relation to biodiversity, climate change and the green economy.
1 September 2011: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is assisting Pacific countries to prepare for the upcoming tenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), by providing negotiation training and facilitating agreement on negotiating positions.
30 August 2011: The 14th issue of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) News Update features articles about the forthcoming climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, deforestation in Brazil, and a World Bank/Global Environment Facility (GEF) investment to protect marine ecosystems in the eastern Caribbean.
7 August 2011: The UN Development Programme (UNDP) will partner with the Open Society Initiative of Southern Africa (OSISA) to promote social and environmental accountability in the Southern African mining sector, through the development of "knowledge-based advocacy" among civil society organizations, to enable them to work with stakeholders in the industry.
23 August 2011: The Andean Community's (CAN) chief decision making body, the Council of Foreign Ministers, adopted a legally binding Decision creating an Andean Strategy for the Integrated Management of Water Resources (known by its Spanish acronym, GIRH). It is estimated that CAN accounts for 10 percent of the world's freshwater.
This special session of COTED will discuss work on the Community's environmental policy framework and cooperative efforts regarding climate change, sustainable land management and renewable energy. Among other things, participants will discuss Community follow-up to the Cancun Climate Change Conference and preparations for Durban Climate Change Conference. COTED also will discuss Community preparations for the tenth session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). COTED is also expected to review and approve the draft Caribbean Subregional Action Plan (SRAP) on sustainable land management (SLM) and decide how to finance its implementation. The SRAP is one of the outputs of the Partnership Initiative on Sustainable Land Management in the Caribbean SIDS (PISLM) supported by the UNCCD's Global Mechanism. In addition, the Special Session will receive an update on progress in developing CARICOM's Environment and Natural Resources Policy Framework, and will review work on the CARICOM Renewable Energy Road Map.
10 August 2011: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has launched a public consultation on its draft guidance for risk assessment of food and feed derived from genetically modified (GM) animals and related animal health and welfare issues.
This workshop is organized by the CBD Secretariat in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, with financial support from Japan and other donors.
8 August 2011: The Pacific Island Forum Secretariat (PIFS) has announced that Pacific fisheries and trade Ministers are meeting this week in an effort to advance consideration of fisheries-related issues arising from the Pacific African, Caribbean and Pacific (PACP) – European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA).
2 August 2011: The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) has released an updated version of its guidance document on post-market environmental monitoring (PMEM) of genetically modified (GM) plants.
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