16 November 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 67, following signatures by Argentina, Benin and Djibouti. In addition, Gabon recently became the first country to ratify the Protocol.
14 November 2011: The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) launched the UN Decade on Biodiversity, which aims to support the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and promote its overall vision of living in harmony with nature.
16 November 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) has reported that the Government of Armenia has designated its third Wetland of International Importance, Khor Virap Marsh, a state sanctuary located in the ancient Arax riverbed in the central part of the country.
16 November 2011: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has led a comprehensive, national-scale post-conflict environmental assessment of Rwanda. The resulting report on Rwanda's post-conflict sustainable development urges the country to create opportunities for a transition towards a green economy.
14 November 2011: UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director Achim Steiner, together with Erik Solheim, Norway's Minister of the Environment, have published an article on the current status of migratory species, ahead of the 10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS).
13 November 2011: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) reported that the Government of China has named four new Wetlands of International Importance, bringing the country's total number of Ramsar sites to 41.
30 October 2011: A Regional Meeting on Electronic Information Management and Permitting under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) agreed on the desirability of promoting regional cooperation among CITES and customs authorities on implementing e-permitting going forward, with help from the Secretariats of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (ACTO) and CITES, and the World Customs Organization.
8 November 2011: The ASB Partnership for Tropical Forest Margins (ASB) has produced a policy brief titled “Co-existence of people and orangutan in Sumatra: Stabilising gradients for landscape multifunctionality,” which examines the role of forest-agroforest-agricultural landscapes in orangutan habitat in Sumatra.
31 October 2011: Delegations from the European Commission and the Union of Comoros recently met to discuss the implementation of the Fisheries Partnership Agreement between the EU and Comoros, including on the fight against illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) fishing.
October 2011: In view of the 15th Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 15) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the CBD Secretariat has published a report containing the abstracts of posters to be presented, with focus on the contribution of ecosystem restoration to the objectives of the CBD and a healthy planet for all.
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