31 January 2012: The Intergovernmental Meeting on the Fifth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-5) Summary for Policy Makers (SPM) concluded after three days of delibaration. The GEO-5 SPM highlights a number on innovative responses that are required to meet internationally agreed goals in areas such as biodiversity, sustainable development and climate change.
31 January 2012: The Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has reported on the implementation of a project titled Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal zones of West Africa (ACCC), which involves Mauritania, Senegal, Gambia, Guinea Bissau and Cape Verde.
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).
As a result of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) Conference of the Parties (COP) Resolution 10.28, on the Saker Falcon, a Saker Falcon Task Force (STF) was established with the objective of bringing together range States, partners and interested parties to develop a coordinated Global Action Plan, including a management and monitoring system, to conserve the Saker Falcon. According to the mandate granted at COP, the Task Force will operate under the auspices of the Interim Coordinating Unit (ICU) of the UN Environment Programme/CMS Raptors Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The first meeting of the STF will adopt the Terms of Reference for the Task Force.
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) is organizing the 13th Global Major Groups and Stakeholders Forum (GMGSF-13) in preparation for the 12th special session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF), which will convene from 20-22 February 2012.
January 2012: The Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) has published an educational module on conservation and sustainable use, as part of a series of training materials for the Treaty's implementation. The module provides technical background on different methods for the conservation and sustainable use of crop diversity, and illustrates options and examples for putting ITPGR's provisions into practice at international, regional, national and local levels.
January 2012: In a recently issued manual on "Improving nutrition with agricultural biodiversity," Bioversity International outlines approaches to implement field projects that assess and improve dietary diversity, as well as nutrition and health outcomes.
19 January 2012: Held from 17-19 January 2012, in Montpellier, France, the "Mediterranean Regional Workshop for Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans: Coordinating Local and National Action in the Mediterranean Basin" was co-organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the City of Montpellier, ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability and the Japan Fund for Biodiversity.
16 January 2012: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has published the Convention's year-in-review report, highlighting developments in 2011.
13 January 2012: The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has invited representatives of civil society organizations (CSOs) accredited to the UNCCD to nominate a representative to serve on the Intersessional Working Group (IWG) for the mid-term evaluation of the Strategy.
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