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		<title>European Commission Adopts Green Infrastructure Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 May 2013 16:38:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The European Commission adopted a green infrastructure strategy designed to: promote green infrastructure in the main policy areas; improve research and data, strengthen the knowledge base and promote innovative technologies; improve access to finance for green infrastructure projects; and support EU-level green infrastructure projects. The main policy areas include agriculture, forestry, nature, water, marine and fisheries, regional and cohesion policy, climate change mitigation and adaptation, transport, energy, disaster prevention and land use policies.]]></description>
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		<title>UNDP Reports on Environment and Sustainable Development Work in 2008-2012</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/undp-reports-on-environment-and-sustainable-development-work-in-2008-2012/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 May 2013 15:08:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Development Programme's (UNDP) Environment and Energy Group (EEG) released a report, titled ‘Towards Transformational Change: UNDP's Work in Environment and Sustainable Development 2008-2012.' The publication features a collection of stories from around the world in four strategic areas: mainstreaming environment and energy; mobilizing environmental finance; promoting adaptation to climate change; and expanding access to environmental and energy services for the poor. ]]></description>
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		<title>Guest Article #18: CITES at 40 Marks a Major Decision Point for Sharks, Trees, Snakes, Turtles and other Wildlife Species</title>
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		<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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		<title>Romania and Bulgaria Designate Transboundary Ramsar Sites</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/romania-and-bulgaria-designate-transboundary-ramsar-sites/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Secretariat of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands (Ramsar Convention) has reported that the Governments of Romania and Bulgaria have requested the Ramsar Secretariat to recognize three earlier-listed Ramsar Sites, part of the Lower Danube Green Corridor, as Transboundary Ramsar Sites.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFCCC Publishes Views on REDD+</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/unfccc-publishes-views-on-redd/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:21:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a compilation of 11 views presented by parties (FCCC/SB/2013/MISC.3) on issues related to activities described in paragraph 70 of decision 1/CP.16 (Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation in developing countries, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks in developing countries- REDD+). Three submissions from NGOs were posted on the UNFCCC website.
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		<title>UN Chronicle Examines Water Cooperation</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/un-chronicle-examines-water-cooperation/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Apr 2013 16:15:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The theme of water cooperation serves as the starting point for articles in the first issue of volume 50 of the UN Chronicle. Articles in the magazine address water cooperation in the context of cross-cutting issues including: development goals; women and agriculture; integrated water resources management (IWRM); and involvement of the private sector.]]></description>
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		<title>Finance Ministers Build Momentum on Natural Capital Accounting</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/finance-ministers-build-momentum-on-natural-capital-accounting/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 15:53:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 35 ministers, vice-ministers and senior officials of finance, development and environment met for a High-level Ministerial Dialogue on Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) on 18 April 2013, in Washington, DC, US, on the eve of the World Bank-International Monetary Fund (IMF) spring meetings. As part of a larger group called the "first movers" of NCA, they discussed new methods for valuing nature, reaching beyond traditional gross domestic product (GDP) as a measure of economic progress.]]></description>
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		<title>UNFF10 Adopts Resolution on Emerging Issues, MoI and the Forum Trust Fund</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/unff10-adopts-resolution-on-emerging-issues-moi-and-the-forum-trust-fund/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:25:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The tenth session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF10), which met from 8-19 April 2013, in Istanbul, Turkey, focused on the theme “Forests and Economic Development.” ]]></description>
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		<title>UNCCD CRIC 11 Forwards Report to CRIC 12</title>
		<link>http://biodiversity-l.iisd.org/news/unccd-cric-11-forwards-report-to-cric-12/</link>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:22:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Biodiversity Policy &amp; Practice - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification & Land Degradation]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The eleventh session of the Committee for the Review of the Implementation of the Convention (CRIC 11) to the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) developed a report that contains a synopsis of parties' views and recommendations noted on the floor in plenary, and a background document summarizing deliberations and recommendations submitted to the CRIC for consideration at its next session. ]]></description>
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