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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>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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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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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/cites-highlights-cooperation-with-wco-in-combating-illegal-wildlife-trade/</guid>
		<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>Azerbaijan, Georgia Make Progress Towards the Joint Sustainable Management of Kura River</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/azerbaijan-georgia-make-progress-towards-the-joint-sustainable-management-of-kura-river/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:24:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As an element of a joint project between the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), representatives from Azerbaijan and Georgia convened to negotiate elements of a draft agreement on the sustainable management of the Kura River basin.]]></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>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Approach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAO]]></category>
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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>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FAO]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Biodiversity Strategy & Targets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Impact Assessment]]></category>
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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/news/cifor-balances-great-ape-conservation-and-poverty-alleviation/</guid>
		<title>CIFOR Balances Great Ape Conservation and Poverty Alleviation</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/cifor-balances-great-ape-conservation-and-poverty-alleviation/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 17:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Asia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CGIAR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) released a report on great ape conservation and poverty alleviation. The report considers REDD+, tourism, human-wildlife conflict, and great ape biology.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/draft-strategic-plan-for-migratory-species-released-for-comments/</guid>
		<title>Draft Strategic Plan for Migratory Species Released for Comments</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/draft-strategic-plan-for-migratory-species-released-for-comments/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2013 14:41:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Announcement / Statement]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CMS]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Conservation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Forests & REDD]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Biodiversity Strategy & Targets]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first draft of the Strategic Plan for Migratory Species 2015-2023, prepared by the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) Intersessional Strategic Plan Working Group, has been released for comments by 30 September 2013.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Land for Business–Business for Land</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/events/land-for-business-business-for-land/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification & Land Degradation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Information Exchange]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meeting]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Multilateral Environmental Agreement Body]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The workshop on 'Land for Business – Business for Land: The Economics of Land Degradation' will serve as catalyst for private sector involvement in the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative. Corporate strategists, leaders in sustainability and other representatives of the business community will be asked to outline their needs within the context of further development of the ELD private sector work programme. The objectives of the workshop are to: Understand companies‘ needs; Profile the economic valuation of land and ecosystems services within business strategy development; Identify business sectors most affected by land degradation and explore how to document the impact of unmitigated risk on business strategy and value chains; Raise awareness of options for managing land degradation risk; Explore examples of sustainable land use in specific sectors and showcase enterprises
implementing scalable, win-win solutions; Identify barriers to scaling up good practices and explore options to enable the private sector to invest in sustainable land management; and Identify a programme of work and sector leaders to be integrated into subsequent stages of the ELD Initiative. The workshop will take place in the context of the BONN PERSPECTIVES, an initiative of the City of Bonn and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia.]]></description>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/undp-tnc-event-discusses-role-of-environmental-sustainability-community-based-action-in-post-2015-agenda/</guid>
		<title>UNDP, TNC Event Discusses Role of Environmental Sustainability, Community-based Action in Post-2015 Agenda</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/undp-tnc-event-discusses-role-of-environmental-sustainability-community-based-action-in-post-2015-agenda/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:11:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity for Development]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Global Biodiversity Strategy & Targets]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Governance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights & Indigenous Peoples]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Development Programme (UNDP) organized a briefing and round table on “Advancing Biodiversity, Ecosystems and Community Empowerment for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs),” hosted by The Nature Conservancy (TNC). Participants discussed ways to integrate environmental sustainability and community-based action into the post-2015 development agenda.]]></description>
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