NEW EXECUTIVE SECRETARY APPOINTED FOR CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY

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NAIROBI/MONTREAL, 21 June (UNEP) -- Ahmed Djoghlaf of Algeria has been appointed Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), effective 1 January 2006, it was announced today.  The treaty, which is administered by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has its headquarters in Montreal, Canada.

WORLD LEADERS URGED TO PUT ‘NATURAL CAPITAL’ AT CENTRE OF POVERTY ERADICATION

2005 World Summit Must Be Red Ribbon Day for Environment, Says UNEP Head

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NAIROBI, 17 June (UNEP) -- Sound and solid investment in the environment will go a long way towards meeting international targets on poverty reduction, the supply of drinking water and fighting the spread of infectious diseases, the head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said today.

Intergovernmental Working Group Meeting Will Discuss Ways To Strengthen

 

Protected Area Systems around Globe

Delegates to Look at Options for Establishing Protected Areas

Outside of National Jurisdiction, Financing for Protected Areas and Toolkits

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CATTLE RANCHING IS ENCROACHING ON FORESTS IN LATIN AMERICA

Causing Severe Environmental Degradation – FAOModelPredictsLand Use up to 2010

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‘ONE PLANET MANY PEOPLE’ ATLAS LAUNCHED TO MARK WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY 2005

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SAN FRANCISCO/LONDON/NAIROBI, 3 June (UNEP) -- The dramatic and, in some cases, damaging environmental changes sweeping planet Earth are brought into sharp focus in a new atlas launched to mark World Environment Day (WED).

MONTREAL BIOSAFETY PROTOCOL CONFERENCE ENDS WITHOUT AGREEMENT ON SHIPPING

 

DOCUMENTATION RULES FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED COMMODITIES

 

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MONTREAL CONFERENCE TO CLARIFY SHIPPING DOCUMENTATION RULES

 

FOR GENETICALLY MODIFIED COMMODITIES

 

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MONTREAL, 30 May (UNEP) -- The 119 member governments to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety are meeting here this week until 3 June to clarify international trade rules for genetically modified commodities.

United Nations Forum on Forests

Fifth Session

11^th & 12^th Meetings (AM & PM)

Un forest forum concludes two-week session at un headquarters;

 

Fails to reach full agreement on future global plan

Chair Says Session’s Response to Challenges Inadequate;

Unable to Take Necessary Decisions to Strengthen Forest Protection

United Nations Forum on Forests

Fifth Session

9^th & 10^th Meetings (AM & PM)*

MINISTERS EXAMINE WAYS TO STRENGTHEN SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF FORESTS

AS UN FOREST FORUM CONCLUDES TWO-DAY HIGH-LEVEL SEGMENT

Chairman Will Prepare Summary of Policy Dialogue,

With No Agreement Reached on Proposed Ministerial Declaration

GOVERNMENTS RECEIVE NEW HELP IN INVENTORYING HAZARDOUS PCBS,

ASSESSING EXISTING RISKS

 

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GENEVA, 26 May (UNEP) -- The Secretariat of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous and Other Wastes is releasing a new toolkit today to support decision-making in the inventorying and management of PCBs and PCB-containing equipment.