Local and subnational governments play a key role in conserving biodiversity and ecosystems and implementing the objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Strategic Plan. From 9-11 December 2016, the CBD Secretariat, the Ministry of Environment of Mexico and ICLEI hosted the…
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In Krabi province, Thailand, beekeeping contributes to supporting sustainable livelihoods. Not only does the activity help generate income for families, it also promotes community-based conservation.
Innovation is a key to improving the rights and livelihoods of farmers and small land holders while encouraging them to plant trees and effectively restore landscapes. During a regional knowledge exchange in Thailand, the Tree Bank offered one such innovation.
Cancun, Mexico, 8 December 2016 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – Over 700 newly recognised bird species have been assessed for the latest update of The Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Red List of Threatened SpeciesTM, and 11% of them are threatened with extinction. The update also reveals a devastating decline for the giraffe, driven by habitat…
The activity is held to strengthen protection for the genetics of local seeds, along with traditional culture and values in the ways they are cultivated.
Today, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Director General Inger Andersen delivered the following statement to theÌýThirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD CoP13) in Cancun, Mexico. In the statement, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ urges Parties to the convention toÌýstep up efforts to…
This year the 6th National Congress on Research in Climate Change took place in the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas. The 300 participants included representatives of government institutions, nongovernmental institutions and academia, students,…
The 2016 regional assessment of the Mediterranean Sea, which includes 73 species of sharks, rays and chimaeras, calls for urgent action to conserve their populations and habitats.
With the increasing threats that disasters present there is an urgent need to prioritise proactive disaster risk reduction over reacting to disaster events. The ecosystem approach for disaster risk reduction (Eco-DRR) is a key element of such preventive measures but still remains underdeveloped…
Recognising the significant and detrimental economic, environmental, security-related, and social impactsÌýof the illegal trade in wildlife, 42 countries adopted the Hanoi Statement on Illegal Wildlife Trade on 17ÌýNovember 2016. The Statement that was adopted at the Hanoi Conference on illegal…