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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-workshops-report-on-ecosystem-based-approaches/</guid>
		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Workshop&#039;s Report on Ecosystem-Based Approaches</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-workshops-report-on-ecosystem-based-approaches/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:47:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has published a report on the technical workshop on ecosystem-based approaches for adaptation to climate change (FCC/SBSTA/2013/2), which was held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, from 21-23 March 2013. The workshop aimed at enhancing parties and expert organizations' understanding of ecosystem-based approaches for adaptation, sharing best practices and lessons learned, and identifying areas for further work.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 22nd Session of the FAO Committee on Forestry </title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/events/22nd-session-of-the-fao-committee-on-forestry-2/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:43:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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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>UNCCD Fact Sheet Highlights Relationship of Migratory Species and Drylands</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-fact-sheet-highlights-relationship-of-migratory-species-and-drylands/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 16:06:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Desertification & Land Degradation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The sixth issue of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) thematic fact sheet series focuses on migratory species and desertification. The publication notes the efforts of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) and the UNCCD to conserve migratory wildlife and to improve the conditions of ecosystems that support such species and are affected by land degradation. ]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/events/international-expert-and-stakeholder-workshop-on-the-contribution-of-indigenous-and-local-knowledge-systems-to-ipbes/</guid>
		<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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/guest-articles/cites-at-40-marks-a-major-decision-point-for-sharks-trees-snakes-turtles-and-other-wildlife-species/</guid>
		<title>Guest Article #18: CITES at 40 Marks a Major Decision Point for Sharks, Trees, Snakes, Turtles and other Wildlife Species</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/guest-articles/cites-at-40-marks-a-major-decision-point-for-sharks-trees-snakes-turtles-and-other-wildlife-species/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 17:08:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP16) held March 2013 in Bangkok, will be remembered as a defining moment in the 40 year history of the Convention.]]></description>
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		<title>CGRFA 14 Report and Decisions Available Online</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/cgrfa-14-report-and-decisions-available-online/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:47:54 +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[The final report of the fourteenth regular session of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA) of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), including the Commission's decisions, has been made available online.]]></description>
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