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Twenty-First Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice of the CBD

Article 25 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) establishes an open-ended intergovernmental scientific advisory body known as the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological ...

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2017 Dec 11

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IUCN identifies threatened freshwater biodiversity sites in the Mediterranean

Out of the 167 freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas identified, mapped and validated throughout the Mediterranean region, 75 percent were found outside the boundaries of any pre-existing protected areas ...

 
2020 Mar 03

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A new species of banded iguana is discovered on the island of Gau

Researchers from the U.S. Geological Survey, Taronga Conservation Society Australia, The National Trust of Fiji and NatureFiji-MareqetiViti have discovered a new species of banded iguana The new spec...

 
2020 Mar 03

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UK Target 22: The UK will ensure the full, equitable, inclusive, effective and gender-responsive...

UK Target 22: The UK will ensure the full, equitable, inclusive, effective and gender-responsive representation and participation in decision making, and access to justice and information related to biodiversity by indigenous peoples and local...

10. Reduced Inequality1. No Poverty5. Gender Equality16. Peace and Justice Strong Institutions

UK Target 1: The UK will ensure that all areas are under participatory, integrated and biodiversity...

UK Target 1: The UK will ensure that all areas are under participatory, integrated and biodiversity inclusive spatial planning and/or effective management processes addressing land- and sea-use change, to bring the loss of areas of high biodiversity...

14. Life Below Water15. Life on Land

UK Target 3: The UK will ensure and enable that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of terrestrial and...

UK Target 3: The UK will ensure and enable that by 2030 at least 30 per cent of terrestrial and inland water areas, and of marine and coastal areas, especially areas of particular importance for biodiversity and ecosystem functions and services, are...

14. Life Below Water6. Clean Water and Sanitation11. Sustainable Cities and Communities15. Life on Land

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The Winmarleigh carbon farm

The Winmarleigh carbon farm has been created on an area of lowland peatland, that was drained and converted to agriculture in the 1970's. The area has been re-wet and a permanent cover crop of sphagnu...

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Biodiversity Learning Platform

The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was signed at the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 1992, and entered into force on 29 December 1993. It is the first global agreement to cover al...

10. Reduced Inequality17. Partnerships to achieve the GoalClearing-House Mechanisms2024 Aug 30
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