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17 June 2020 -- Desertification and Drought Day Food. Feed. Fibre.Sustainable Consumption and Production is this year s focus. UNCCD Elizabeth Maruma Mrema appointed head of UN Biodiversity Convention United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres appointed Elizabeth Maruma Mrema as the seventh Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity SCBD UN Biodiversity Convention still on track to develop ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework despite pandemic Critical work on developing the post-2020 global biodiversity framework continues. Alternative arrangements are being explored for SBSTTA-24 and SBI-3 meetings, originally scheduled for late August 2020. IISD Summit on Biodiversity to take place in New York - 22 and 23 September 2020 The President of the United Nations General Assembly will convene a Summit on Biodiversity at UN Headquarters in New York under the theme “Urgent Action on Biodiversity for Sustainable Development.” UN Photo/Manuel Elias Preparations for the Post-2020 Biodiversity Framework In 2020 the Convention on Biological Diversity will adopt a post-2020 global biodiversity framework as a stepping stone towards the 2050 Vision of “ Living in harmony with nature . In its decision 14/34 the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity adopted a comprehensive and participatory process for the preparation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. Charles Besançon 2020 Resolutions for Nature and People Why is 2020 a ‘super year’ for biodiversity? This year, the 196 Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity will negotiate a new global framework to safeguard all life on Earth. And there’s more... SCBD 17 June 2020 -- Desertification and Drought Day Desertification and Drought Day – until this year known as The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought – is observed every year to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification. The day is a unique moment to remind everyone that land degradation neutrality is achievable through problem-solving, strong community involvement and co-operation at all levels.As populations become larger, wealthier and more urban, there is an increasing demand for land to provide food, animal feed and fibre for clothing. Meanwhile, the health and productivity of existing arable land is declining.To have enough productive land to meet the demands of ten billion people by 2050, lifestyles need to change. Desertification and Drought Day, running under the slogan “Food. Feed. Fibre.” seeks to educate individuals on how to reduce their personal impact.Food, feed and fibre must also compete with expanding cities and the fuel industry. The end result i... World Environment Day – 5 June 2020 As the world prepares to restart economies, protect societies and protect the poorest, let us take time for nature.The emergence of the pandemic has shown that Humanity is placing too many pressures on the natural world. The damaging consequences are obvious.Normal is what caused this crisis. “Normal” has: meant environmental destruction, human suffering, economic injustice, social discord, and a callous disrespect for nature and planetary boundaries; meant cutting down huge swathes of forest to plant crops, and meant grazing livestock at the expense of wildlife habitat; accelerated global warming, stressing wild species and their habitats and making humans more susceptible to zoonotic diseases; and led us to health and economic ruin, and the brink of environmental collapse.We now know that we cannot return to normal. We need to build back better.We need to realise that biodiversity is the foundation of human health and a pillar for resilie... 22 May 2020: International Day for Biodiversity Climate change and biodiversity loss are inseparable threats to humankind and must be addressed together. Nature-based solutions offer immediate and cost-effective benefits to both mitigate climate change and to adapt to its unavoidable effects. These solutions include: reducing deforestation and other land-use change and degradation; restoring degraded lands and ecosystems; and enhancing soil management in agricultural and range lands. Biodiversity and ecosystems play an important role in strengthening the global response to climate change, while delivering multiple benefits. Better protection, management and restoration of natural and managed ecosystems can make significant contributions to the mitigation of human-induced climate change. Ecosystem-based approaches can contribute significantly to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction thereby reducing the vulnerability of people, especially indigenous peoples and local communities and those disprop... Elizabeth Maruma Mrema Appointed Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today appointed Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, a national of the United Republic of Tanzania, as the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Ms. Mrema has served as the CBD Acting Executive Secretary since 1 December 2019. She becomes the seventh Executive Secretary to head the UN Biodiversity Convention.The appointment of Ms. Mrema coincides with the transition from the present Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets to a new post-2020 global biodiversity framework expected to be agreed by the Conference of the Parties (COP) next year in Kunming, ChinaMs. Mrema brings with her a wealth of experience working for over two decades with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Prior to joining the CBD, Ms. Mrema was the Director of the Law Division. From 2012 to 2014 she was the Deputy Director of the Ecosystems Division, in charge of coordination, operations and pr... Virtual High Level Discussion on the International Day for Biological Diversity 2020 Download a higher quality video of the meeting by clicking here020 has been named the “super year” for nature, as it envisaged a number of key high-level opportunities to enhance climate action, prevent further deterioration of nature and enhance actions to protect biodiversity over the next decade. However, this ambitious global roadmap for 2020 has been overshadowed by the unprecedented crisis that the world is currently grappling with.The COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies how negative human impacts on natural ecosystems can result in widespread humanitarian, social and economic consequences across the globe. The need to urgently enhance the protection of biodiversity is more apparent now than ever, particularly in the context where hunger and poverty are expected to rise. 2020 has become a year of reflection, opportunity and solutions - an opportunity for the world to incorporate nature and climate in recovery strategies. It is an opportunity to “Buil... IDB 2020: People and Culture Humans have a responsibility in the big picture, as our social roles have a profound effect on our surrounding environment. Because of our dependence on the environment and all the benefits we derive from nature, cultural diversity is closely linked to biological diversity.Traditional knowledge systems—values and cultural practices, handed down through generations—are crucial to the protection of the world’s rapidly declining biodiversity. It is clearly evident that the traditional knowledge held by indigenous peoples is an important part of the world’s efforts to save life on earth. Indigenous peoples and local communities represent a small portion of the world’s population, but constitute much of humanity’s linguistic and cultural diversity, which is intimately linked to biodiversity. The loss of traditional knowledge is closely related to biodiversity loss. Local communities and indigenous peoples possess sophisticated sets of knowledge, know-how, technologies, ski... World Oceans Day – 8 June 2020 The ocean is hardly a static entity. It is changing all the time. As currents shift and move, coastal areas are eroded and marine species are forced to travel enormous distances, like never before. These challenges are on top of extensive changes to the ocean that climate change is bringing about. Likewise, our relationship with the ocean has changed over time. Rising global populations and increased demands for services and materials from the ocean has rapidly and steadily increased the pressure we are placing on this blue planet, with negative impacts for nature and those very services and materials that we as human beings need.If we hope for the ocean to continue to support our well-being, then we too much change. Hence, the timeliness and importance of the theme of this year’s World Oceans Day, “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”.Innovations are more likely to emerge when there is an enabling environment and incentives to bring them forth. Under the Convention on Biolo... Biodiversity and Infectious Diseases: Questions and Answers Infectious diseases cause over one billion human infections per year, with millions of deaths each year globally. Extensive health and financial burden is seen from both established and emerging infectious diseases. Infectious diseases also affect plants and animals, which may pose threats to agriculture and water supplies with additional impacts on human health. This Question and Answers, prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD) Secretariat under their joint work programme on biodiversity and health, and launched of the occasion of the International Day for Biodiversity 2020, summarizes some of the interlinkages between biodiversity and infectious diseases.WHO is continuously monitoring and responding to the COVID 19 outbreak. This Q&A will be updated as more is known about COVID-19, how it is affecting people worldwide, and the effectiveness of interventions against the diseaseAPDF version of this document can als... IDB 2020: Health and Food Considering all people in the world affected by moderate levels of food insecurity together with those who suffer from hunger, it is estimated that over 2 billion people do not have regular access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. Hunger is on the rise in almost all African subregions, making Africa the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment; Western Asia shows a continuous increase since 2010. It is projected that there will be a greater reduction in global crop yields and global nutrition under global warming of 2°C compared to 1.5°C. By 2050, land degradation and climate change together are predicted to reduce crop yields by an average of 11 per cent in regions that already experience food insecurity. The loss of global biodiversity, including the loss of genetic diversity and crop wild relatives, undermines agricultural system resilience to pests, pathogens and climate change and poses a severe risk to long-term food security.We can he... 17 June 2020 -- Desertification and Drought Day Desertification and Drought Day – until this year known as The World Day to Combat Desertification and Drought – is observed every year to promote public awareness of international efforts to combat desertification. The day is a unique moment to remind everyone that land degradation neutrality is achievable through problem-solving, strong community involvement and co-operation at all levels.As populations become larger, wealthier and more urban, there is an increasing demand for land to provide food, animal feed and fibre for clothing. Meanwhile, the health and productivity of existing arable land is declining.To have enough productive land to meet the demands of ten billion people by 2050, lifestyles need to change. Desertification and Drought Day, running under the slogan “Food. Feed. Fibre.” seeks to educate individuals on how to reduce their personal impact.Food, feed and fibre must also compete with expanding cities and the fuel industry. The end result i... Elizabeth Maruma Mrema Appointed Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres today appointed Elizabeth Maruma Mrema, a national of the United Republic of Tanzania, as the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). Ms. Mrema has served as the CBD Acting Executive Secretary since 1 December 2019. She becomes the seventh Executive Secretary to head the UN Biodiversity Convention.The appointment of Ms. Mrema coincides with the transition from the present Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and its Aichi Biodiversity Targets to a new post-2020 global biodiversity framework expected to be agreed by the Conference of the Parties (COP) next year in Kunming, ChinaMs. Mrema brings with her a wealth of experience working for over two decades with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Prior to joining the CBD, Ms. Mrema was the Director of the Law Division. From 2012 to 2014 she was the Deputy Director of the Ecosystems Division, in charge of coordination, operations and pr... World Oceans Day – 8 June 2020 The ocean is hardly a static entity. It is changing all the time. As currents shift and move, coastal areas are eroded and marine species are forced to travel enormous distances, like never before. These challenges are on top of extensive changes to the ocean that climate change is bringing about. Likewise, our relationship with the ocean has changed over time. Rising global populations and increased demands for services and materials from the ocean has rapidly and steadily increased the pressure we are placing on this blue planet, with negative impacts for nature and those very services and materials that we as human beings need.If we hope for the ocean to continue to support our well-being, then we too much change. Hence, the timeliness and importance of the theme of this year’s World Oceans Day, “Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean”.Innovations are more likely to emerge when there is an enabling environment and incentives to bring them forth. Under the Convention on Biolo... World Environment Day – 5 June 2020 As the world prepares to restart economies, protect societies and protect the poorest, let us take time for nature.The emergence of the pandemic has shown that Humanity is placing too many pressures on the natural world. The damaging consequences are obvious.Normal is what caused this crisis. “Normal” has: meant environmental destruction, human suffering, economic injustice, social discord, and a callous disrespect for nature and planetary boundaries; meant cutting down huge swathes of forest to plant crops, and meant grazing livestock at the expense of wildlife habitat; accelerated global warming, stressing wild species and their habitats and making humans more susceptible to zoonotic diseases; and led us to health and economic ruin, and the brink of environmental collapse.We now know that we cannot return to normal. We need to build back better.We need to realise that biodiversity is the foundation of human health and a pillar for resilie... Virtual High Level Discussion on the International Day for Biological Diversity 2020 Download a higher quality video of the meeting by clicking here020 has been named the “super year” for nature, as it envisaged a number of key high-level opportunities to enhance climate action, prevent further deterioration of nature and enhance actions to protect biodiversity over the next decade. However, this ambitious global roadmap for 2020 has been overshadowed by the unprecedented crisis that the world is currently grappling with.The COVID-19 pandemic exemplifies how negative human impacts on natural ecosystems can result in widespread humanitarian, social and economic consequences across the globe. The need to urgently enhance the protection of biodiversity is more apparent now than ever, particularly in the context where hunger and poverty are expected to rise. 2020 has become a year of reflection, opportunity and solutions - an opportunity for the world to incorporate nature and climate in recovery strategies. It is an opportunity to “Buil... Biodiversity and Infectious Diseases: Questions and Answers Infectious diseases cause over one billion human infections per year, with millions of deaths each year globally. Extensive health and financial burden is seen from both established and emerging infectious diseases. Infectious diseases also affect plants and animals, which may pose threats to agriculture and water supplies with additional impacts on human health. This Question and Answers, prepared by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Convention on Biological Diversity(CBD) Secretariat under their joint work programme on biodiversity and health, and launched of the occasion of the International Day for Biodiversity 2020, summarizes some of the interlinkages between biodiversity and infectious diseases.WHO is continuously monitoring and responding to the COVID 19 outbreak. This Q&A will be updated as more is known about COVID-19, how it is affecting people worldwide, and the effectiveness of interventions against the diseaseAPDF version of this document can als... 22 May 2020: International Day for Biodiversity Climate change and biodiversity loss are inseparable threats to humankind and must be addressed together. Nature-based solutions offer immediate and cost-effective benefits to both mitigate climate change and to adapt to its unavoidable effects. These solutions include: reducing deforestation and other land-use change and degradation; restoring degraded lands and ecosystems; and enhancing soil management in agricultural and range lands. Biodiversity and ecosystems play an important role in strengthening the global response to climate change, while delivering multiple benefits. Better protection, management and restoration of natural and managed ecosystems can make significant contributions to the mitigation of human-induced climate change. Ecosystem-based approaches can contribute significantly to climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction thereby reducing the vulnerability of people, especially indigenous peoples and local communities and those disprop... IDB 2020: People and Culture Humans have a responsibility in the big picture, as our social roles have a profound effect on our surrounding environment. Because of our dependence on the environment and all the benefits we derive from nature, cultural diversity is closely linked to biological diversity.Traditional knowledge systems—values and cultural practices, handed down through generations—are crucial to the protection of the world’s rapidly declining biodiversity. It is clearly evident that the traditional knowledge held by indigenous peoples is an important part of the world’s efforts to save life on earth. Indigenous peoples and local communities represent a small portion of the world’s population, but constitute much of humanity’s linguistic and cultural diversity, which is intimately linked to biodiversity. The loss of traditional knowledge is closely related to biodiversity loss. Local communities and indigenous peoples possess sophisticated sets of knowledge, know-how, technologies, ski... IDB 2020: Health and Food Considering all people in the world affected by moderate levels of food insecurity together with those who suffer from hunger, it is estimated that over 2 billion people do not have regular access to safe, nutritious and sufficient food. Hunger is on the rise in almost all African subregions, making Africa the region with the highest prevalence of undernourishment; Western Asia shows a continuous increase since 2010. It is projected that there will be a greater reduction in global crop yields and global nutrition under global warming of 2°C compared to 1.5°C. By 2050, land degradation and climate change together are predicted to reduce crop yields by an average of 11 per cent in regions that already experience food insecurity. The loss of global biodiversity, including the loss of genetic diversity and crop wild relatives, undermines agricultural system resilience to pests, pathogens and climate change and poses a severe risk to long-term food security.We can he... Thematic The Conference of the Parties (COP) has established seven thematic programmes of work (listed below) which correspond to some of the major biomes on the planet. Each programme establishes a vision for, and basic principles to guide future work. They also set out key issues for consideration, identify potential outputs, and suggest a timetable and means for achieving these. Implementation of the work programmes depends on contributions from Parties, the Secretariat, relevant intergovernmental and other organizations. Periodically, the COP and the SBSTTA review the state of implementation of the work programmes. Cross-Cutting The COP has also initiated work on key matters of relevance to all thematic areas. These cross-cutting issues correspond to the issues addressed in the Convention s substantive provisions in Articles 6-20, and provide bridges and links between the thematic programmes. Some cross cutting initiatives directly support work under thematic programmes, for example, the work on indicators provides information on the status and trends of biodiversity for all biomes. Others develop discrete products quite separate from the thematic programmes. Clearing-House Mechanism of the Convention on Biological Diversity The Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) contributes to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity by promoting and facilitating scientific and technical cooperation, knowledge sharing and information exchange, and by establishing a fully operational network of Parties and partners. Biosafety Clearing-House The Biosafety Clearing-House (BCH) is a mechanism set up by the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety to facilitate the exchange of information on Living Modified Organisms (LMOs) and assist the Parties to better comply with their obligations under the Protocol. Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House The Access and Benefit-Sharing Clearing-House (ABSCH) is a platform for exchanging information on ABSCH and a key tool for facilitating the implementation of the Nagoya Protocol.

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