Fwd: biodiversity-l digest: October 21, 2014

Subject: biodiversity-l digest: October 21, 2014
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Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 00:00:03 -0500

BIODIVERSITY-L Digest for Tuesday, October 21, 2014.

1. Global Landscapes Forum on the sidelines of COP20 in Lima
2. Biodiversity Update - 21 October 2014 - Biodiversity Policy & Practice


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From: "Reisdorf, Kerstin E." <K.Reisdorf@cgiar.org>
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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:22:17 +0000
Subject: Global Landscapes Forum on the sidelines of COP20 in Lima

Dear Colleagues,

 

Registration is now open for the 2014 Global Landscapes Forum, the largest event on the sidelines of the UNFCCC COP20 in Lima. Held on 6-7 December, the Forum will bring together 1500 participants, including experts from all land-use sectors and climate change negotiators. They will discuss the potential of landscapes approaches for achieving climate goals and sustainable development goals. 

 

Keynote speakers include COP20 President Manuel Pulgar-Vidal, Unilever CEO Paul Polman and WWF President Yolanda Kakabadse Navarro.

 

Members of COP20 delegations, Peruvian government officials and media can register for free.

 

Under the theme Sustainable Landscapes for a New Climate and Development Agenda, the Forum will foster a debate about the potential of landscapes approaches for achieving climate goals and sustainable development goals. By bringing together researchers and practitioners, foresters and farmers, businesspeople and activists, development workers and politicians – the conference will challenge them to overcome silo-thinking.

 

The more than 40 sessions will cover topics such as

 

Integrating REDD+ and Aichi Biodiversity Targets: how to create synergies in countries' implementation

Landscapes under pressure – reconciling the needs of conservation, food security and economic development

Large-scale Land Restoration – Creating the Conditions for Success

The results and case studies presented by more than 60 organizations will show that landscapes approaches are more than the latest fad in development cooperation. They offer valid concepts and tools to tackle such interdependent global problems in a participatory manner.

 

The Global Landscapes Forum is co-hosted by Peru's Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Agriculture, and coordinated by the Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

 

Visit landscapes.org to find out more about the Forum

 

Best regards

 

Ann-Kathrin Neureuther

Global Landscapes Forum Coordinator

Center for International Forestry Research

a.neureuther@cgiar.org | +62 811 9403894

cifor.org | blog.cifor.org

 

 

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Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 12:42:51 -0500
Subject: Biodiversity Update - 21 October 2014 - Biodiversity Policy & Practice

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A compilation of items recently posted to the Biodiversity Policy & Practice knowledgebase of international activities on biodiversity Latest News - 21 October 2014 CBD COP 12 Adopts Decisions on Marine and Coastal Biodiversity 17_October 2014: The twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 12) adopted two decisions related to marine and coastal biodiversity: one on ecologically or biologically significant marine areas (EBSAs); and one on other matters, including impacts of anthropogenic underwater noise and ocean acidification, priority actions to achieve Aichi Target 10 (coral reefs), and marine spatial planning (MSP) and training initiatives. continued...   ITPGR Highlights Impact of Farmers' Rights on Food Security and Nutrition 14_October 2014: An event organized by the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) during the 41st session of the Committee on World Food Security (CFS 41) discussed how to improve food security and nutrition through the sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture (PGRFA) as realized through farmers' rights. continued...   WAVES Highlights NCA Trainings, Capacity Building 9_October_2014: The Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVES) programme released its October 2014 newsletter, which highlights trainings and capacity building on Natural Capital Accounting (NCA). continued...   West African Coastal Countries Submit Joint Document to CLCS 25_September 2014: Seven West African coastal countries jointly submitted a document on seafloor exploration and exploitation to the UN Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf (CLCS). GRID-Arendal, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Norwegian Mapping Authority and the Norwegian Petroleum Directorate provided technical support to the countries in their submission, according to GRID-Arendal's September newsletter. continued...   Biodiversity Policy & Practice Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events World Resources Forum 2014 Arequipa, Peru 19 Oct - 22 Oct Ramsar Convention Regional Pre-COP Meeting – Europe Austria 20 Oct - 24 Oct 47th Meeting of the GEF Council Washington D.C., US 27 Oct - 30 Oct Ramsar Convention Regional Pre-COP Meeting – Americas Colombia 27 Oct - 31 Oct Workshop on International Arrangement on Forests (IAF) beyond 2015 Beijing, China 29 Oct - 31 Oct 42nd Meeting of the CMS Standing Committee Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador 2 Nov - 3 Nov CMS COP 11 High-level Ministerial Panel Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador 3 Nov Ramsar Convention Regional Pre-COP Meeting – Asia Siem Reap, Cambodia 3 Nov - 7 Nov Fiftieth Session of the International Tropical Timber Council (ITTC) Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan 3 Nov - 8 Nov CMS COP 11 Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador 3 Nov - 9 Nov 7th International Conference on Ballast Water Management (ICBWM2014) Singapore, Singapore 5 Nov - 7 Nov Second Natural Capital Summit of the Natural Capital Initiative London, England, UK 6 Nov - 7 Nov 43rd Meeting of the CMS Standing Committee Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador 9 Nov IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia 12 Nov - 19 Nov GEO-XI Libreville, Estuaire, Gabon 13 Nov - 14 Nov    Subscribe to our iCalendar and your computer will gain access to all the events listed in our  Biodiversity Policy & Practice  Calendar ( Learn More | Subscribe ) Please send suggestions for articles to Lauren Anderson at lauren@iisd.org Funding for Biodiversity Policy & Practice has been provided by the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad)

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