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.
This country-led initiative (CLI) in support of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF) will address the role of the forest sector in the transition towards a Green Economy, including current and potential opportunities and challenges. The conference announcement - including background, themes, and participant information - is available at: http://www.un.org/esa/forests/pdf/session_documents/Announcement_Final%20.pdf.
This country-led initiative (CLI) in support of the UN Forum on Forests is expected to convene in January 2012.
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).
An oft forgotten yet irreversible truth is that the prosperity and wellbeing of humanity is built entirely on the foundation of a planet comprising an array of finely balanced and interdependent ecosystems. Without the vital supporting, regulating, provisioning and cultural services provided by the planet's biodiversity and myriad ecosystems, humanity, in all its wonder and diversity, would effectively collapse. Similar to the ‘vital signs' a medical practitioner checks when a patient first arrives at a hospital or medical centre, these ‘vital' ecosystem services must be addressed and stabilized before proceeding to other concerns or improvements.
3 August 2011: The team of experts appointed to prepare an assessment of funding necessary and available for the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), for the period July 2014-June 2018, recently held its first meeting.
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.
28 July 2011: Participants at the West Africa regional workshop on biodiversity and finance in support of the Nagoya Outcomes shared information on their national biodiversity strategies and action plans (NBSAPs) and heard presentations on finance-related issues.
28 July 2011: The Intergovernmental Committee on Intellectual Property and Genetic Resources, Traditional Knowledge and Folklore (IGC) of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) agreed to recommend that the WIPO General Assembly renew its mandate for the 2012-2013 biennium.
28 July 2011: The 22nd issue of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) Biotechnology Update provides up-to-date information on OECD activities related to biotechnology, including applications of biotechnology for green growth and sustainable development, and climate change adaptation.
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