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"Cancun Commitments and Coalitions for Enhanced Implementation" Preparing for potential pledges of action by countries and partners at the Cancun Meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/OES/BD/DC/85942 (2016-111)
To: CBD, ABS and CPB National Focal Points, and relevant organizations

"Ecological Civilization: Building a Shared Future for All Life on Earth" is set to frame next year’s UN Biodiversity Conference, to be held in October in Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

"Information Note for Participants" and Side-Events Registration for Part Two of the Fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties and concurrent meetings of the Parties to the Cartagena and Nagoya Protocols

Reference: SCBD/OES/EM/IS/90500 (2022-049)
To: CBD National Focal Points, ABS National Focal Points, Cartagena Protocol Focal Points, SBSTTA Focal Points, international organizations, indigenous peoples and local communities and relevant organizations

#Biodiversity – MEPs call for legally binding targets, as for climate change

Next year’s UN biodiversity conference, the COP15, should be the biodiversity equivalent of the Paris agreement on climate change, says the Environment Committee.

'A drop in the bucket': China's biodiversity fund launch gets lukewarm response

China's launch of a biodiversity fund is a "good start" but falls short of what is needed to help developing countries meet the goals in a global nature pact, environmentalists warned, urging all rich nations to step up ambition and funding.

'Ecological civilization leads to multilateralism'

Ecological civilization is really about multilateralism and a global convention, which requires the global community to work together, said a Chinese top official of World Wildlife Fund (WWF) International recently.

'Elephant runners' recount epic trek of mammoth stars in S.W China

China to set up multinational co-managed national parks to further protect species. A video on the activities of a herd of wild Asian elephants that went astray in Southwest China's Yunnan Province in September is shown on a big screen at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the ...

'Everything is at stake' as world gathers for climate talks

More than one world leader says humanity's future, even survival, hangs in the balance when international officials meet in Scotland to try to accelerate efforts to curb climate change. Temperatures, tempers and hyperbole have all ratcheted up ahead of the United Nations summit.

'Our consumption choices are driving biodiversity loss'

Humankind is decimating plant and animal species, with alarming consequences for the planet.

'Path to recovery': Part one of COP15 closes with hopes high for new global biodiversity accord

UN declares virtual talks have set the stage for the adoption of an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework next year. The first phase of the COP15 Biodiversity Summit in Kunming, China closed today with the UN expressing confidence the week long talks had helped set the stage for the ...

'Watered-down hope': Experts wanted more from climate pact

While world leaders and negotiators are hailing the Glasgow climate pact as a good compromise that keeps a key temperature limit alive, many scientists are wondering what planet these leaders are looking at.

'We are not equal' - what they said at U.N. climate talks

COP 26, a U.N. conference critical to averting the most disastrous effects of climate change, is running for the first two weeks of November.

'We cannot afford to wait': UN confirms COP15 Biodiversity Summit to relocate to Canada

Decision to move crucial talks to Montreal later this year spark renewed hopes crucial treaty to combat nature loss can be finalised

(COP15) Explainer: What to expect from first UN global conference on ecological civilization

The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, known as COP15, kicked off on Monday in Kunming, capital of southwest China's Yunnan Province.

10 October 2010 – Nagoya Congress Center closed for one hour

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ar/74022 (2010-182)
To: All CBD, CPB Focal Points, International Organizations, NGOs, ILCs

The Nagoya Congress Center (NCC) will be temporary closed on Sunday 10 October 2010 from 07:00 a.m. to 08:00 a.m., to allow for a security check. During this period, all participants to the meetings, including media, are not allowed to enter or/and stay in the NCC. Participants are kindly reques ...

196 Governments agree to scale up investments in nature and people towards 2020 and beyond: UN Biodiversity Conference closes in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt

29 November 2018 – The 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP14) closed tonight with broad international agreement on reversing the global destruction of nature and biodiversity loss threatening all forms of life on Earth.

196 countries agree to scale up investments in nature, people towards 2020 and beyond

SHARM EL-Sheikh, Egypt, Dec. 6 -- The 2018 UN Biodiversity Conference in Egypt concluded with a broad international agreement on reversing the global destruction of nature and biodiversity loss threatening all forms of life on Earth. To combat this crisis, governments representing 196 countries ...

1972: The start of China’s environmental journey

Next month, China is set to host a major UN environmental conference, after a delay of more than a year due to Covid-19. The 15th Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15), to be held in Kunming from Oct 11-15, will not be the first UN environmental talks ...

2021/10/12 UN biodiversity chief on China’s green strategy / China’s showcase in wildlife protection

Chinese President Xi Jinping doubles down on China’s green strategy of balancing growth with ecological protection. What does it mean for biodiversity conservation? Let’s listen to the views of the United Nations chief on #biodiversity efforts.

2024 Biodiversity Capacity-Building and Development Forum

19 October 2024, Cali, Colombia

3 Heads of State, 87 Ministers to Open Biodiversity High Level Conference

Bonn, 27 May—The leaders of Germany, Canada and Palau, together with 87 ministers, will open high-level talks aimed at promoting the protection of the world’s biodiversity at the World Conference Center in Bonn tomorrow morning, 28 May, and continue at the Maritim Hotel through Friday, 30 May.

3 Heads of State, 87 Ministers to Open Biodiversity High Level Conference.

30×30 is not a one-size-fits-all biodiversity target (commentary)

The recently issued Kunming Declaration from the High-Level Segment of the United Nations Biodiversity Conference lays the foundation for the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) to be negotiated next year. Its stated goal is to reverse the extinction crisis and build an “ecological civ ...

5 Ways the Biden Administration Can Help End the Biodiversity Crisis

October 11 marked the start of a major UN Biodiversity Conference known as “COP15” under the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. Leaders from around the world have gathered virtually to begin the process of setting new targets and goals for addressing the global biodiversity crisis.

7 takeaways from COP26 Day 2: Biden slams Xi and Putin, a methane agreement and a deal on steel

he mood in Glasgow was optimistic on Tuesday as world leaders wrapped up their high-level summit at the COP26 climate conference. Several major announcements brightened the outlook on whether the meeting can achieve meaningful results.

7 takeaways from the first day of COP26: Biden's apology, a forests deal and India's net zero pledge

Nearly 120 world leaders gathered in Glasgow on Monday to address what scientists and health experts say is the world's biggest crisis: climate change.

78th Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Multilateral Fund for the Montreal Protocol

4 - 7 April 2017, Montreal, Canada

A Guide for Working Group Chairs at COP and SBSTTA Meetings, May 2008. This guide provides COP and SBSTTA working group chairs with a general overview of Convention processes at the working group level and background on such things as the conduct of work, smaller informal groups and documentation.

A green revolution for this century: Minister Ford at COP15 on Desertification

Minister for Africa Vicky Ford visited Côte d’Ivoire to attend the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Conference of the Parties (COP) 15.

A guide to COP26 and its most important goals

Over the the next two weeks, the news will be especially environment-focused one as global leaders get together in Glasgow, Scotland, to discuss net-zero goals, carbon markets, and green investments.

A new Universal Global Alliance for Biodiversity Protection established in Bonn

Bonn, 30 May 2008 –Representatives of 191 Parties and over 100 ministers have produced significant new measures to increase the network of protected areas and to negotiate an international set of rules on access to and sharing of the benefits of the rich genetic resources of the world. In so do ...

A new Universal Global Alliance for Biodiversity Protection established in Bonn.

A new era of living in harmony with Nature is born at the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit

Nagoya, Japan 29 October 2010. Some 18,000 participants representing the 193 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and their partners closed the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit by adopting historic decisions that will permit the community of nations to meet the unprecedented challe ...

A quick checkup on the “skin of the Earth”

One of the biodiverse ecosystems on the planet is the soil beneath our feet. When healthy, a single gram of soil can contain tens of thousands of bacteria and fungi species, serving as the living foundation for all other ecosystems as well as of human food systems, clean water and safety from ce ...

A remarkable comeback for wildlife in China

Several rare wildlife species whose populations had dwindled over the years, with some on the edge of extinction, have made a remarkable comeback across China.

A successful Cop26 is essential for Britain and the world. Here's how it can happen

In November Boris Johnson will host the most important global meeting ever to take place on UK soil. The outcomes of this UN summit on climate change, known as Cop26, will help shape the fates of billions of people for decades to come. For the UK it is also the first big stress-test of its new r ...

ANALYSIS - Pandemic delay to UN nature summit spurs calls for stronger global deal

Governments should take advantage of the third postponement of a United Nations biodiversity summit tasked with striking a global deal to protect nature by boosting ambition and finance for conservation and restoration, environmentalists said Thursday.

Accra Climate Change Talks 2008 - Third session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention (AWG-LCA-3) and the first part of the sixth session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Further Commitments for Annex I Parties under the Kyoto Protocol (AWG-KP) (UNFCCC)

21 - 27 August 2008, Accra, Ghana

Act Urgently to Preserve Biodiversity for Sustainable Future — ADB President

The world must act urgently to preserve ecosystems and biodiversity for the sake of a sustainable future and prosperity, Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Masatsugu Asakawa said at the opening of a global event on biodiversity here today.

Action in support of Biodiversity urgently needed: UN Meeting on Biodiversity opens in Hyderabad India

Hyderabad, India 8 October 2012 - Representatives from over 170 countries today began deliberations in Hyderabad, India, on the way forward to protect the planet’s biodiversity.

Addendum to the Proposed Budget for the Programme of Work of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the Biennium 2009-2010

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/ab/63973 (2008-067)
To: CBD National Focal Points

The purpose of this Notification is to inform you that an Addendum to the document “Proposed Budget for the Programme of Work of the Convention on Biological Diversity for the Biennium 2009-2010” (reference: UNEP/CBD/COP/9/27/ADD2) is available on the Secretariat website at: http://www.cbd.int/d ...

Addendum to the Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Convention and the Budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention

Reference: SCBD/OES/OES/AD/74208 (2010-196)
To: All CBD National Focal Points

The purpose of this Notification is to inform you that an Addendum to the document "Report of the Executive Secretary on the Administration of the Convention and the Budget for the Trust Fund of the Convention" (reference: UNEP/CBD/COP/10/7/ADD.1) is available on the Secretariat website at: http ...

Africa regional joint preparatory meeting for the seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora and the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and the associated meetings of the Parties to the Protocols of the Convention on Biological Diversity

8 - 12 August 2016, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

African Ministerial Summit on Biodiversity

13 November 2018, Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt

African Regional Preparatory Meeting for the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Reference: SCBD/EDM/AD/moc/53840 (2006-018)
To: CBD Focal Points – African Regional Group

In consultation with the African members of the Bureau of COP-7, I am pleased to forward to you the draft provisional agenda for the African Regional Preparatory Meeting for COP-8 to be held from 18 to 19 March 2006 in Curitiba, Brazil.

African Regional Preparatory Meeting for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

17 - 18 May 2008, Bonn, Germany

African Regional Preparatory Meeting for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 17-18 May 2008 – Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany

Reference: SCBD/OES/AD/moc/61796 (2008-011)
To: CBD National Focal Points - African Regional Group

I have the honour to inform you that, thanks to the generous financial support of the Government of Spain, the African Regional Preparatory Meeting for the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will take place on 17 18 May 2008 at Maritim Hotel ...

African regional preparatory meeting for the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD

18 - 19 March 2006, Curitiba, Brazil

African regional preparatory meeting for the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

8 February 2004, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

After 30 years of Cop, our ex-environment editor is now optimistic

In September 2006, shortly before the annual UN climate talks to be held that year in Nairobi, Kenya, I looked for hope amid the predictions of ecological collapse and the total failure of countries to act on emissions. It was hard going. The best I could manage was to argue that political, soci ...