February 2012: The latest edition of the newsletter of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), Tropical Forest Update, summarizes the findings of the 2010 World Atlas of Mangroves, a comprehensive worldwide study on mangrove ecosystems.
30 January 2012: The Global Environment Facility Small Grants Programme (GEF SGP), implemented by the UN Development Programme (UNDP), reported its success in supporting a local non-governmental organization (NGO) in proposing and creating Turkey's first biological corridor between two important global biodiversity hotspots.
26 January 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has requested Parties to submit action plans for the implementation of the CBD programme of work on protected areas (PoWPA).
12 January 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) and Ducks Unlimited have signed a renewed Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) to reinforce their partnership. Ducks Unlimited is a grassroots, volunteer-based organization dedicated to wetlands and waterfowl conservation.
30 January 2012: The January 2012 issue of the "Micronesia Challenge Newsletter," published by the Micronesia Challenge Secretariat, features articles on: The Nature Conservancy's (TNC) fulfilling its financial commitment to the Micronesia Challenge, handing over US$1 million at a ceremony in Palau; a partnership with the New York Botanical Garden; and an NGO profile of the Kosrae Conservation and Safety Organization (KCSO).
27 January 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) has announced that the Government of Kazakhstan has designated, as its ninth Wetland of International Importance, the Ili River Delta and South Lake Balkhash, located in the southern part of the country amid the Sary-Esik-Otrau and Taukum desert areas.
27 January 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention) has announced that the Government of France has designated two Wetlands of International Importance, bringing its total number of Ramsar Sites to 38.
23 January 2012: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Specially Protected Areas and Wildlife (SPAW) Protocol and Project has released its January 2012 newsletter. This issue includes articles on: listing of Protected Areas under the SPAW Protocol; activities in support of the Caribbean Challenge Initiative; the Caribbean Waterbird Census; and Lionfish control and mitigation activities.
24 January 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published the report of the first sub-regional workshop for West Africa on capacity-building for implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas (PoWPA). The workshop focused on the training of trainers using e-learning modules on the PoWPA.
The objective of the workshop, which is organized by the CBD Secretariat in collaboration with the Government of Colombia, the National Natural Parks of Colombia and the PoWPA Friends Consortium, is to build capacity to: create a national action plan for implementation of the PoWPA; access funding based on these action plans; and strengthen implementation of the PoWPA on the themes of governance, climate change, sustainable financing, and valuation of the costs and benefits of protected areas, with a focus on marine protected areas where applicable.
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