These three factsheets address the linkages between gender and biodiversity, also they develop two of the main concerns of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Biosafety and Access and benefit sharing of the genetic resources.
These factsheets were presented at the COP 13 of the UNFCCC, held in Bali on December, 2007. They provide information on the gender perspective of climate change, adaptation measures, bioenergy and REDD.
This document serves as the basis for a methodological proposal to mainstream a gender equity and equality perspective into the processes involving the access and benefit-sharing of biodiversity resources, thus, achieving the objective of being fair, equitable and effective, as proclaimed by the…
Copenhagen, Denmark, 19 December 2009, Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ - World leaders in Copenhagen have taken a first and useful step to slow the course of climate change – a threat that is already affecting people, ecosystems and biodiversity in many parts of the world. A global, legally-binding climate change treaty…
Statement delivered at UNFCCC COP15 plenary session on 18 December 2009.
The Arctic Fox, Leatherback Turtle and Koala are among the species destined to be hardest hit by climate change, according to a new Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ review.
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Copenhagen, Denmark, 11 December, 2009 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – Conserving and managing nature as a way to adapt to the impacts of climate change can benefit both wealthy and poor countries alike, the latest Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ report has found.
Copenhagen, Denmark, 11 December, 2009 (Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥) – Conserving and managing nature as a way to adapt to the impacts of climate change can benefit both wealthy and poor countries alike, the latest Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ report has found.
Ocean Acidification: The Facts (English version)