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		<title>CBD Circulates Logo, Booklet and Messaging for International Day for Biological Diversity </title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:25:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In preparation for the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB), to be celebrated on 22 May 2013 around the globe under the theme 'Water and Biodiversity,' the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has circulated the IDB's logo, a booklet and messages, which are available for use by parties in their celebrations.]]></description>
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		<title>CITES Receives National Ivory Action Plans and Recommends Suspension of Trade with Guinea</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:20:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) announced that it has received National Ivory Action Plans from China, Kenya, Malaysia, the Philippines, Thailand, Uganda, Tanzania and Viet Nam, the first group of countries identified as primary source, transit and import countries affected by illegal trade in ivory.]]></description>
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		<title>Arctic Biodiversity Assessment Report Underscores Significance of Climate Change</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 16:17:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arctic Biodiversity Assessment (ABA) report, released at the Arctic Council Ministerial, emphasizes that climate change is the most significant driver in overall Arctic biodiversity change, and that it exacerbates other threats to Arctic biodiversity. Released by the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council, the report also calls for an ecosystem-based approach to management, and recommends integrating biodiversity into other policy fields.]]></description>
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		<title>FAO Develops Agreement with Slow Food</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 17:07:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A partnership between the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) and Slow Food has been established to focus on joint advocacy campaigns strengthening local, regional and global networks and raise awareness of the International Year of Family Farming in 2014.]]></description>
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		<title>CITES Highlights Cooperation with WCO in Combating Illegal Wildlife Trade</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/cites-highlights-cooperation-with-wco-in-combating-illegal-wildlife-trade/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 17:04:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[At the 2013 World Customs Organization (WCO) IT Conference and Exhibition, John Scanlon, Secretary-General, Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES), highlighted cooperation with the WCO on intercepting illegal wildlife trade. ]]></description>
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		<title>GEF Reports on Federated States of Micronesia IWRM Demonstration Project </title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:45:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The project titled 'Ridge to Reef – Community to Catchment', which is funded by the Global Environment Facility's (GEF) 'Implementing Sustainable Water Resources and Wastewater Management in Pacific Island Countries' project (GEF Pacific IWRM Project), has reported improved national coordination in the water and sanitation sectors and enhanced community involvement in water resource management in the Pohnpei and Chuuk states, part of the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM).]]></description>
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		<title>World Migratory Bird Day 2013 Marks the Importance of Ecological Networks</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/world-migratory-bird-day-2013-marks-the-importance-of-ecological-networks/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 13 May 2013 16:03:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This year's celebrations for World Migratory Bird Day 2013, held 11-12 May, highlighted the importance of ecological networks for the survival of migratory birds, the important human networks dedicated to their conservation, the threats migratory birds face, and the need to strengthen international cooperation to conserve them.]]></description>
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		<title>Bioversity International Supports Resilience to Coconut Diseases</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/bioversity-international-supports-resilience-to-coconut-diseases/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:14:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Access to Genetic Resources & Benefit-sharing]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Faced with a new lethal disease, Bogia syndrome, which affects coconut palms,  and other palm species and some banana varieties, Bioversity International, a member of the Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research (CGIAR), is working with a coconut genebank in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea to fight the disease and to re-locate the genebank.]]></description>
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		<title>UNCCD Fact Sheet Highlights Relationship of Migratory Species and Drylands</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-fact-sheet-highlights-relationship-of-migratory-species-and-drylands/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sixth issue of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) thematic fact sheet series focuses on migratory species and desertification. The publication notes the efforts of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) and the UNCCD to conserve migratory wildlife and to improve the conditions of ecosystems that support such species and are affected by land degradation. ]]></description>
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		<title>Azerbaijan, Georgia Make Progress Towards the Joint Sustainable Management of Kura River</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/azerbaijan-georgia-make-progress-towards-the-joint-sustainable-management-of-kura-river/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an element of a joint project between the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), representatives from Azerbaijan and Georgia convened to negotiate elements of a draft agreement on the sustainable management of the Kura River basin.]]></description>
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