3 September 2012: The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has announced the list of members as of 1 September 2012.
September 2012: The special Quadrennium 2008-2012 issue of Species, a magazine of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Species Survival Commission (SSC), features the SSC Quadrennium report, along with Specialist Group and other groups and task forces reports.
30 August 2012: The 43rd Pacific Islands Forum convened in Rarotonga, the Cook Islands, from 28-30 August 2012, under the theme of “Large Oceans Island States – the Pacific Challenge.” Issues discussed at the meeting included the outcomes of the recent UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20), the Oceanscape initiative, climate change, and radioactive contaminants in the Marshall Islands. The 43rd PIF Communique includes the key commitments of Pacific Leaders.
26 August 2012: World Water Week 2012 is underway in Stockholm, Sweden, with a focus on the theme "Water and Food Security." The programme aims to engage participants on challenges posed by increased competition for water resources, driven in part by population growth and climate change, and its effects on agriculture and food security. World Water Week is organized annually by the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI).
This will be the 40th Meeting of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Standing Committee (StC). The StC provides policy and administrative guidance between regular meetings of the COP, particularly on general policy as well as on operational and financial issues. It was created by Resolution 1.1 of the First Meeting of the Conference of the Parties. The StC consists of representatives of the Parties, in particular from each CMS region, the Depositary and a delegate representing the country that plans to host the next meeting of the COP. The StC meets at least annually.
August 2012: The International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) has released its Annual Report for 2011, outlining the organization's activities during what was declared the UN International Year of Forests, which was also the 25th anniversary of the establishment of ITTO.
At the 10th meeting of the Convention for the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Conference of the Parties (COP 10), it was decided in Resolution 10.5 to establish a Working Group to draft a new Strategic Plan for the period 2015-2023. This work will be conducted inter-sessionally, with its first in-person meeting taking place on 5-6 November 2012, back-to-back with the 40th meeting of the CMS Standing Committee. A final draft strategy will be presented to CMS COP 11 in late 2014.
2 August 2012: The UN Indigenous Peoples Partnership (UNIPP) has made available its five-year program framework, titled “United Nations Indigenous Peoples Partnership: Strategic Framework 2011-2015," which outlines UNIPP's thematic areas of focus for the realization of indigenous peoples' rights. It has also published a brochure describing the genesis, governance and guiding principles of UNIPP and its Multi-Partner Trust Fund.
August 2012: The August 2012 issue of the UN Global Compact Bulletin highlights that as part of a joint project between the Global Compact and the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), the first environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) briefing was held to help investors engage with company management.
1 August 2012: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) welcomed Naoko Ishii as its new CEO and Chairperson, announcing that she had taken office on 1 August 2012. The GEF Council unanimously selected Ishii to succeed Monique Barbut, who completed her second term as CEO in July 2012.
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