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The endangered Ryukyu Black-breasted Leaf Turtle has been designated as a National Natural Monument of Japan (Photo: Patrick Randall, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Global spotlight on biodiversity as agreement of post-2020 deal for nature nears
… 2018 is the year that the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) celebrates 25 years of action to sustain life on …
News, 21 May 2018
A family harvesting potatoes in front of a lake, with a landscape of mountains in the background.
Biocultural heritage territories: key to halting biodiversity loss
… loss in the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) . Until now, the main approach to biodiversity …
News, 23 September 2020
Biodiversity convention's 'access and benefit sharing' protocol must protect traditional knowledge
… conservation of genetic resources. "In 1992, governments adopted the Convention on Biological Diversity, which required access to genetic resources to be accompanied … Biodiversity convention's 'access and benefit sharing' protocol must protect …
News, 19 October 2010
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Local people must have real role in deciding next steps in saving world’s biodiversity
… is a crucial opportunity to establish a new strategy to make the Convention on Biological Diversity more effective in combating the accelerated loss of wildlife …
News, 16 November 2018
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Human Rights Standards for Conservation, Supporting Document 2
… Document 2: Decisions of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity that reference Indigenous Peoples’ and local communities …
Publication, 01 November 2014
A barren landscape of chopped-down trees under a brilliant blue sky
Does the global biodiversity framework offer a plan B for protected areas?
… to halt biodiversity loss, developed since 1992 under the UN Convention for Biological Diversity (CBD) , have largely failed. Madagascar is a case in point. …
Insight, 03 September 2021
Aerial view of Kunming, Yunnan Province, China
China, ecological civilisation, and green economy vision: 2021 and beyond
Event, 01 March 2021
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Why eat wild meat? Preliminary findings from a literature review on key drivers of wild meat as a food choice
… and Development (IIED). The report supports the work of the Convention on Biological Diversity, in particular with regard to paragraph 8 of decision 14/7, in …
Publication, 15 November 2019
World Bank, IMF meetings must address debt, climate and nature in Africa
… bilateral holder of African country debt and the host of the upcoming Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15. …
News, 07 October 2021
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Mainstreaming biodiversity in development and the Sustainable Development Goals: sharing and developing workable solutions
… at the thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity in Cancun, Mexico, December 2016 (CBD CoP 13). The workshop …
Publication, 01 May 2017