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Cover for G02779.pdf
Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction: What, why and how?
… conservation and poverty alleviation been explored and debated. The Convention on Biological Diversity has been a spur for this: in 2002, it adopted a target “to …
Publication, 01 May 2010
Screenshot of a video call with 25 participants.
Local must lead action to tackle world’s multiple interconnected challenges
… build resilience and encourage global dialogue on what works. The UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP15)  – planned for May – will seek to agree a new …
Insight, 08 October 2020
UN talks must resolve key issues to ensure fair and sustainable use of biodiversity
… law — or protocol — that the 193 governments that are party to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity aim to adopt when they meet in Nagoya, Japan in October. The …
News, 13 July 2010
Cover for G02359.pdf
Blanket Bans – conservation or imperialism? A response to Cooney & Jepson
… governance implications of externally imposed trade bans. The Convention on Biological Diversity affirms that States ‘have sovereign rights over their own …
Publication, 01 January 2006
Key role for biodiversity in the battle against poverty and climate change
… biodiversity, in Nagoya, Japan. "The ongoing decline of the world’s biological resources — such as rainforests, coral reefs and agricultural … gather in Nagoya, Japan for the 10th Conference of Parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity. They are set to make key decisions that could determine …
News, 15 October 2010
People sitting around a table
Unleashing the potential of local organisations in linking conservation and development
… targets set by the Millennium Development Goals and the UN Convention on Biological Diversity . Yet there is still not enough attention paid to supporting …
Project, 16 August 2013
People sitting on outdoor chairs gather around and contribute views as one person writes up their points on paper pinned to the wall
CBD COP14: a breakthrough on understanding and assessing equity in conservation
… This second week at the UN biodiversity conference (Convention on Biological Diversity COP14) has seen a major decision from the 195 participating …
Insight, 27 November 2018
The meat from a duiker is prepared for a meal, close to the Dia Faunal Reserve, Cameroon (Photo: Stephanie Brittain)
Why eat wild meat?
… completely surrounded by the Dja River and notable for its wide diversity of primates and other mammals. While most wild meat ends up …  on key drivers of wild meat as a food choice were published for the Convention on Biological Diversity in Montreal, Canada, on 25-29 November 2019 as …
Project, 19 September 2018
A fruit bat
Development organisations beware! Biodiversity loss is not just an environmental issue
… and progress against the goals will be assessed; the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will assess whether the … treaty to regulate the high seas, and parties to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CDB) will agree a new 10-year framework to tackle the …
Insight, 29 April 2019
Cover for G01228.pdf
Mainstreaming biodiversity in development policy and planning: A review of country experience
… The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), agreed at the Rio Earth Summit in 1992, has three main … benefits from the use of genetic resources. In order to implement the Convention’s objectives in the national context, countries are required …
Publication, 01 January 2002