What's New

27 August 2010
Tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan. More »
27 August 2010
Notification: COP/MOP-5 and COP-10 Side-events are available on-line. More »
26 August 2010
Communiqué: China expedites finalization of its new biodiversity strategy and action plan. More »
25 August 2010
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity on the Occasion of the High-Level International Forum on the Strategy for Biodiversity Conservation: Global Biodiversity Outlook 3, 25 August 2010, Chengdu, China. More »

Upcoming Meetings

8 - 10 September 2010, Montreal, Canada
Seventh meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. More »
12 - 17 September 2010, Libreville, Gabon
Conférence panafricaine de haut niveau - Biodiversité et lutte contre la pauvreté: quelles opportunités pour l'Afrique.
18 - 21 September 2010, Montreal, Canada
Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing. More »
20 - 23 September 2010, Nairobi, Kenya
Global Expert Workshop on Biodiversity Benefits of Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries. More »
23 - 25 September 2010, Bogota, Colombia
Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity-building Workshop on the CBD including issues relevant to Article 8(j), Traditional Knowledge and ABS.

Latest Newsletters & Publications

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2010 - International Year of Biological Diversity

Edward Norton UN Ambassador for Biodiversity

ABS Information Kit

The Green Wave

Executive Secretary's Statements

Notifications

31 August 2010 (2010-164)
Voluntary Trust Fund - List of selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding for participation in COP10 and the resumed ninth meeting of the Working Group on ABS. More »
31 August 2010 (2010-163)
Submission of case studies on implementation of integrated marine and coastal area management. More »
27 August 2010 (2010-162)
Tenth meeting of the Coordination Mechanism for the Global Taxonomy Initiative, 24 October 2010, Nagoya, Japan. More »

Upcoming Meetings

8 - 10 September 2010, Montreal, Canada
Seventh meeting of the Compliance Committee under the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. More »
12 - 17 September 2010, Libreville, Gabon
Conférence panafricaine de haut niveau - Biodiversité et lutte contre la pauvreté: quelles opportunités pour l'Afrique.
18 - 21 September 2010, Montreal, Canada
Interregional Negotiating Group (ING) of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing. More »

Recent Major Meetings

Latest Decisions

Convention on Biological Diversity

Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Experts & Scientists

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Indigenous & Local Communities

The international community has recognized the close and traditional dependence of many indigenous and local communities on biological resources, notably in the preamble to the Convention on Biological Diversity. There is also a broad recognition of the contribution that traditional knowledge can make to both the conservation and the sustainable use of biological diversity, two fundamental objectives of the Convention.

Given the commitment by Parties to the Convention to respect, preserve, maintain and promote the wider use of traditional knowledge with the approval and involvement of the users of such knowledge, indigenous and local communities have a direct interest in the work of the Convention. Read more...

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What's New

11 June 2010
Press Release: International Conference Discusses the Value of Biodiversity for Economic and Cultural Life. More »
19 April 2010
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the opening of the Ninth Session of the United Nations Permanent Forum on indigenous issues: “indigenous peoples; development with culture and identity”, New York, 19 April 2010. More »
4 March 2010
Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity-building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity, Including Issues Relevant to Article 8(j), TK and ABS: Mesoamerican Region, Guatemala City, Guatemala, 4 - 6 March 2010. More »

Notifications

26 August 2010 (2010-160)
Indigenous and local community negotiators meeting,17-21 September 2010, Montreal, Canada. More »
2 August 2010 (2010-148)
Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity, including issues relevant to Article 8(j), Traditional Knowledge, and Access & Benefit-sharing Seventh Workshop: Andean Region, Bogota, Colombia, 23-25 September 2010. More »
2 August 2010 (2010-147)
Selected indigenous and local community representatives to receive funding for the Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity Building Workshop on the Convention on Biological Diversity, including issues relevant to Article 8(j), Traditional Knowledge, and Access & Benefit-sharing Sixth Workshop: Preparatory to COP 10, Panama City, Panama, 11-13 August 2010. More »

Upcoming Meetings

23 - 25 September 2010, Bogota, Colombia
Latin American and Caribbean Indigenous and Local Community Capacity-building Workshop on the CBD including issues relevant to Article 8(j), Traditional Knowledge and ABS.

Civil Society

Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)
NGOs play an essential role in the promotion of sustainable development, including the conservation and preservation of the world's vast biological diversity and the sustainable use of its many components. Learn more about NGO involvement in the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Dr. Djoghlaf's message to the environmental NGOs of our planet Read the Executive Secretary's message to the environmental NGOs of our planet.

Children & Youth
The Secretariat invites children and youth, the leaders of tomorrow, to take action for the protection of life on Earth. Learn more about the Convention's work related to Youth and Children.
Dr. Djoghlaf's message to youth and children Read the Executive Secretary's message calling children and youth to action.

Women
While both genders have strong links to biodiversity, women are more often the first and most affected by environmental problems. Learn more about Women and the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Dr. Djoghlaf's message to the women of the world Read the Executive Secretary's message to women of the world.

Parliamentarians

Increasing the visibility of biodiversity at the national level
Parliamentarians are key players in the promotion of sustainable use of biodiversity at the national level and can ensure that adequate legislation is adopted in order for national governments to honour their obligations as Parties to the CBD.
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Local Authorities

Local action for biodiversity
Local authorities are in a preeminent position to raise public awareness regarding biodiversity-related issues and take measures that will directly affect the quality of the environment and the well-being of the population.
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Business and Biodiversity

All businesses, irrespective size, sector and location, ultimately depend on biodiversity. Whilst businesses have a major direct and indirect impact on biodiversity, they also possess biodiversity relevant knowledge, technical resources and managerial skills. In turn, how companies manage biodiversity is, increasingly, seen as relevant to their bottom line performance. By recognizing this, leaders in each sector can create business opportunities. Read More...

Business.2010 Newsletters

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Vol.5 Issue 1 (March 2010)
Special Focus on Third Business and Biodiversity Conference, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Special Focus on Biotrade

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What's New

15 June 2010
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Press Roundtable at the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business and Consumption: “Finding Synergies – Long Way to Nagoya”, 15 June 2010, Nuremberg, Germany. More »
15 June 2010
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention On Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2nd International Conference on Sustainable Business and Consumption, 15 June 2010, Nuremberg, Germany. More »
22 April 2010
Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Colloquium on Biodiversity: Earth’s Most Valuable Resource – Why Does It Matter to Business? 22 April 2010, Dehradun, India. More »

Notifications

8 July 2010 (2010-137)
Business and Biodiversity Guide. More »
13 May 2010 (2010-102)
Release of Business.2010 Magazine on Biotrade. More »
23 March 2010 (2010-056)
Release of the latest CBD Business.2010 Newsletter (Jakarta Business and Biodiversity Conference). More »

Upcoming Meetings

18 - 29 October 2010, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. More »

Press Releases

26 August 2010
China expedites finalization of its new biodiversity strategy and action plan. More »
24 August 2010
President Lee of the Republic of Korea receives CBD Award for his contribution to biodiversity conservation and green growth. More »
17 August 2010
CNN International Spotlights Biodiversity. More »
9 August 2010
500 Tunisian Schools to Join the Green Wave for Biodiversity. More »
6 August 2010
Somalia Becomes the 160th Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety. More »
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