Tag:Convention on Biological Diversity

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CBD targets 100-mark ratification for Nagoya Protocol in 2016

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is optimistic that the Nagoya Protocol will reach a milestone 100 ratifications this year. So far, 70 nations...

admin - January 15, 2016

Health

Human health benefits from protecting biodiversity, says report

A report on biodiversity and health launched on Friday, February 13, 2015 at the 14th World Congress on Public Health, in Kolkata, India, shows...

Michael Simire - February 15, 2015

Conservation

Biodiversity convention launches compendium on Protected Area Governance

A new compendium providing the latest and best professional information needed for protected area practitioner capacity development was released this week in the margins...

Michael Simire - November 21, 2014

Sustainable Devpt

‘Smallholder farmers are key to sustainable management of world’s natural resources’

Smallholder farmers throughout the world play a key role in maintaining natural resources through the use of sustainable practices, and can significantly contribute the...

Michael Simire - October 16, 2014

Conservation

Report urges accelerated action to meet biodiversity targets by 2020

Bold and innovative action is urgently required if governments are to meet the globally-agreed Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and its Aichi Targets by 2020,...

Michael Simire - October 6, 2014

Sustainable Devpt

Parties meet on the Safe Use of Living Modified Organisms

Delegates from around the world will on Monday converge on Pyeongchang in South Korea for the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties...

Michael Simire - September 26, 2014

Sustainable Devpt

Essential biological diversity roles recognised in SDGs

Biological diversity and ecosystems last week featured prominently in the proposal of a set of 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that the Open Working...

Michael Simire - July 27, 2014

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