Convention On Biological Diversity (CBD)
Reports and Documents
Draft manual on environment audit and climate change
“Environmental Audit” is an important area of emerging audit and is of substantial interest to Supreme Audit Institutions (SAI) in view of the increasing recognition that global warming and climate change have already begun to take place, and cannot anymore be perceived as likely future events.
Aug 2010
Comptroller and Auditor General of India
News
NE bio-diversity potential highlighted in international meet
SHILLONG, June 9: SPIKAP chairman and noted herbalist from Jaintia Hills John F Kharshiing; SPIKAP joint secretary Carehome Pakyntein, F Marbaniang of MLCU and D Roy of IGNOU represented East India in the 2nd Community Knowledge Service (CKS-Asia) Coordination Meeting held at the Foundation for Revitalization of Local Health Traditions (FRLH) in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Karnataka recently.
10/06/2010
Sentinel (Guwahati)
Feature Articles
Food giant Nestlé accused of biopiracy
Nestlé, the world’s largest food company, is facing allegations of biopiracy after it applied for patents involving two plants found in South Africa without having negotiated permission to use them with the South African government.
Jun 2010
Bridges Weekly Trade News Digest
14
20
Feature Articles
Legislative regulation of traditional medicinal knowledge in Eritrea vis-à-vis Eritrea's commitments under the Convention
On 21 March 1996, Eritrea acceded to the Convention on Biological Diversity which, among others, obliges states to sustainably conserve and develop customary uses of biological resources. Among the many forms of traditional practices of biological resources is traditional medicinal knowledge.
Jun 2010
Law Environment And Development Journal
6
2
1-37
News
Legally bound
India has stake in protecting genetic resources
31/05/2010
Business Standard (New Delhi)
News
More to explore
The thin membrane of life that covers the earth continues to yield species that have not been recorded by science. The Fenwick's Antpitta, a diminutive, thrush-like bird found in the humid western Andean montane cloud forests of Colombia, is among the latest new species to be described.
31/05/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Reports and Documents
India makes strong case for REDD+, joins Oslo Forestry Partnership
At the recently concluded Oslo Climate and Forest Conference (OCFC), India presented its initiatives on forestry related to climate change and made a strong case for a REDD+ mechanism, which takes a holistic approach for incentivising actions to reduce emissions from forests and promoting sustainable management of forests.
May 2010
Ministry of Environment and Forests
News
Biodiversity challenges ahead
S. Balaji
The world needs to act quickly to counter the erosion of species. The task is particularly important for India, one of the 12 mega-biodiversity centres.
27/05/2010
Hindu (New Delhi)
Reports and Documents
Global biodiversity outlook 3
The latest Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-3)produced by the CBD says that the world has failed to meet its target to achieve a significant reduction in the rate of biodiversity loss by 2010 and outlines a new strategy for reducing biodiversity loss.
See Also
Report: Biodiversity conservation: accounting for the
diversity of values in nature and society
See Also
Report: Biodiversity conservation: accounting for the
diversity of values in nature and society
May 2010
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
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