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		<title>ITTO and Government of Japan to Fund Forest Rehabilitation in Côte d&#039;Ivoire</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/itto-and-government-of-japan-to-fund-forest-rehabilitation-in-cote-divoire/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 May 2013 14:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Government of Japan and the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) have jointly signed an agreement to fund implementation of a large forest land rehabilitation project in Côte d'Ivoire. The financing, at the level of 1.8 million USD, will support a project to rehabilitate Côte d'Ivoire's forest lands degraded during civil warfare in 2002–2005 and 2010–2011.]]></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>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/gef-reports-on-federated-states-of-micronesia-iwrm-demonstration-project/</link>
		<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>European Commission Adopts Green Infrastructure Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission adopted a green infrastructure strategy designed to: promote green infrastructure in the main policy areas; improve research and data, strengthen the knowledge base and promote innovative technologies; improve access to finance for green infrastructure projects; and support EU-level green infrastructure projects. The main policy areas include agriculture, forestry, nature, water, marine and fisheries, regional and cohesion policy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, transport, energy, disaster prevention and land use policies.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 22nd Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry </title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Council of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has approved the dates of the next Committee on Forestry (COFO), set for 23–27 June 2014. The biennial session will be held at FAO headquarters in Rome, Italy, and will bring together heads of forest services and other senior government officials to identify emerging policy and technical issues, to seek solutions and to advise FAO and others on appropriate action. Participants will also include representatives from other international organizations and non-governmental groups. Participation in COFO is open to all FAO member countries.]]></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>Event: International Expert and Stakeholder Workshop on the Contribution of Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems to IPBES</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/events/international-expert-and-stakeholder-workshop-on-the-contribution-of-indigenous-and-local-knowledge-systems-to-ipbes/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 17:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Expert and Stakeholder Workshop on the Contribution of Indigenous and Local Knowledge Systems to IPBES: Building Synergies with Science will be convened by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) Multidisciplinary Expert Panel and hosted by the Ministry of Environment, Japan. It is being co-organised by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the UN University (UNU). The objectives of the workshop are to examine and identify procedures and approaches for working with indigenous and local knowledge systems in the framework of IPBES; and to review and assess possible conceptual frameworks for the work of IPBES that are based on or accommodate indigenous and local knowledge systems and worldviews. The workshop is part of the on-going intersessional process leading up to the second session of the Platform's Plenary (IPBES-2), where the outcomes of this workshop will be presented for further consideration.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: IPBES First Full MEP and Bureau Meeting</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/events/ipbes-first-full-mep-and-bureau-meeting/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:55:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) will hold the first 'Full Members of the Platform (MEP) and Bureau meeting' to implement Decision IPBES/1/2 on next steps for the development of the initial IPBES work programme, as requested by the IPBES Plenary at its first session. The meeting will be hosted by the Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management.]]></description>
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