9 September 2011: The UN Environment Programme Caribbean Environment Program (UNEP-CEP) and The Nature Conservancy released the inaugural issue of a quarterly update to increase awareness of the Caribbean Challenge initiative, share progress and inspire others.
7 September 2011: The Global Environment Facility (GEF) has reported on the results of three projects implemented in Liberia to strengthen its protected area system and protect rare species, including the pygmy hippopotamus.
2 September 2011: The Seabirds Bycatch Working Group of the Agreement on the Conservation of Albatrosses and Petrels (ACAP), an agreement developed under the auspices of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), has convened to discuss seabird bycatch, breeding sites and status and trends.
31 August 2011: The European Commission has unveiled its final assessment of the implementation of the sixth Environment Action Programme (EAP) of the EU over the past decade, highlighting progress, shortcomings and lessons learned in relation to biodiversity, climate change and the green economy.
This meeting will address major themes that influence the way that wetland ecosystems will need to be managed during the coming years; its will also include an African Dialogue on wetlands governance and valuation of wetlands services, which will aim to promote good governance and enhance wetlands services in Africa through a regional consultation. This will also include a workshop for journalists.
Participants at this conference will discuss regional and global experiences in mountain development since Rio 1992. The results of the Conference will produce insights that will feed into initiatives and events such as the UN Secretary General's High-level Panel on Global Sustainability (GSP), the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD or Rio+20), and the CSD biennal cycle 20/21 in 2013 and 2014, where mountains will be one of the five priority themes, as well as into other global sustainable development processes. Among the themes debated will be the role, in mountains, of green economy and institutional frameworks for sustainable developement and poverty alleviation.
31 August 2011: In a paper entitled "The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: 40 Years of Action," Ramsar Secretary General Anada Tièga reflects on progress Ramsar has made as well as areas where attention is still needed. Published for Les Ateliers de la Terre, the article offers an overview of the importance of wetland conservation, climate change and wetlands, interdependencies, impacts of climate change, links between climate change, wetlands and short- and medium-term consequences on agriculture, and the importance of cooperation and partnerships.
30 August 2011: The 14th issue of the Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) News Update features articles about the forthcoming climate change talks in Durban, South Africa, deforestation in Brazil, and a World Bank/Global Environment Facility (GEF) investment to protect marine ecosystems in the eastern Caribbean.
July 2011: The July issue of the Global Island Partnership's (GLISPA) Update highlights, among other topics, the Western Indian Ocean Coastal Challenge, Caribbean Challenge, the Hawaii Green Growth Initiative, the Programme of Work on Island Biodiversity (POWIB), and a proposal for the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) titled “Celebrating Island Leadership in the Green Economy.”
24 August 2011: POLEX, a publication on forest policy of the Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR), highlights the results of a recent study on the effectiveness of protected areas in conserving biodiversity, compared to community-managed forests. Porter-Bolland et al., authors of the study published in Forest Ecology and Management, found that community-managed forests performed better than protected areas in having lower annual deforestation rates and experienced less variation in rates of forest cover loss.
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