IUCN SSC Proceedings Highlight Importance of CBNRM [viewed]
16 December 2011: The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC) released the proceedings of the international symposium on community-based natural resource management (CBNRM), and its relevance to the conservation and sustainable use of CITES-listed species in exporting countries. Participants discussed markhor conservation efforts, incentives for local sustainable management of migratory species, and biological impacts of sustainable use.
14 December 2011: Germany's Ambassador Christian Stocks and El Salvador's Environment Minister Herman Rosa Chavez, on behalf of the Central American Commission for Environment and Development (CCAD), have signed an agreement and exchanged three letters of cooperation whereby Germany will provide €17 million to support the implementation of four environmental, biodiversity and climate projects in Central America.
19 December 2011: The first international workshop on controlled deliveries in wildlife smuggling took place under the auspices of the International Consortium on Combating Wildlife Crime (ICCWC). 
1 December 2011: The Governments of Spain and Honduras formally inaugurated a project in Honduras to protect the habitat of the Emerald Hummingbird, a species endemic to the country that is in danger of extinction. The project is supported by a debt-to-nature conversion programme managed by the Central American Bank for Economic Integration (BCIE).
6 December 2011: EU Ministers for Fisheries reached an agreement to regulate fishing opportunities in the Black Sea to promote sustainable stock management. They also were briefed by the European Commission on a proposal targeting countries that allow non-sustainable fishing. They met in Brussels, Belgium, from 15-16 December 2011.
14 December 2011: The Fifth Pan-American meeting of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) focused on issues to be addressed by the 11th Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Ramsar Convention, to be held in Bucharest, Romania, from 6-13 July 2012.
12 December 2011: The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Secretariat signed a new partnership agreement with Humane Society International (HSI) Australia to pursue shared conservation goals.
13 December 2011: As part of the Yeosu project, the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO-IOC) signed a cooperation agreement with the organizing committee for the Yeosu Expo 2012 and Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA). The Yeosu Project aims to support developing countries in achieving sustainable development of the oceans and coasts.
9 December 2011: In preparation for the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 11), the CBD Secretariat has circulated the provisional agenda and annotated agenda for the meeting, as approved by the COP Bureau.
