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Second International Workshop Report: Mainstreaming Biodiversity into Development Policy and Planning
… included discussing project progress, sharing information on the Convention on Biological Diversity and biodiversity mainstreaming event, reviewing mainstreaming …
Publication, 01 January 2017
Communities call for access to genetic diversity to combat poverty and climate change
… comes as governments gather to negotiate rules to implement the UN Convention of Biological Diversity (CBD) in Geneva on 21-25 January. Nearly 15 years after the … Communities call for access to genetic diversity to combat poverty and climate change …
News, 21 January 2008
A carpenter bee
Biodiversity on the brink: local people must shape nature’s new deal
… Damage to the diversity of life that is fundamental to the survival of humanity and … clearly recognised this threat when they came together to sign the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) . But 25 years on, most of its targets have …
Insight, 16 November 2018
Indigenous women in Bangladesh's Lawachara National Park collecting wood for building (Photo: Fabian Lambeck, Creative Commons via Wikipedia)
Three ‘E’s to guide the post-2020 biodiversity roadmap
… The upcoming UN Biodiversity Conference (Convention on Biological Diversity COP14) will mark a crucial stepping stone towards the landmark …
Insight, 06 November 2018
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Advancing equity in protected area conservation
… rights-holders and stakeholders in all types of protected area. The Convention on Biological Diversity recognises the need to govern and manage protected areas …
Publication, 01 February 2016
A leopard in Uganda's Queen Elizabeth National Park. Uganda is one of the most biodiverse countries in the world, and wildlife tourism is an important source of income (Photo: David Cook, Creative Commons via Flickr)
Uganda urged to use biodiversity for sustainable development
… In celebration of the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB)  on Friday, 22 May, the Uganda Poverty and Conservation … Uganda's rich and unique biodiversity, Uganda signed and ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) on 12 June 1992 and 3 September …
News, 22 May 2015
Four images of people from IIED's 2021 'super year' video, including a fisher hauling nets
IIED and the ‘super year’
Article, 02 February 2021
A boat floating on the water, seaweed is seen underneath.
Negotiators return to the high seas
… treaty on the conservation and sustainable use of marine biological diversity of areas beyond national jurisdiction (BBNJ) . The high seas – … on which so many livelihoods depend. A decade ago, parties to the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) decided to develop a new …
Insight, 07 March 2022
A green mangrove forest on the edge of a lake, with the roots of the mangroves exposed
Nature-based solutions: building blocks for green recovery and climate action in least developed countries
Insight, 31 August 2021
A woman writes on a poster. More women appear blurred in the background.
Three asks to strengthen locally-led action in new biodiversity finance
Insight, 13 July 2022