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Convention on Biological Diversity

About: Convention on Biological Diversity is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2232 publications have been published within this topic receiving 65599 citations. The topic is also known as: CBD & United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.


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01 Jan 2014
TL;DR: The provisional agenda of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=COP-12.
Abstract: As you are aware, the provisional agenda of the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 12) to the Convention on Biological Diversity is now available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=COP-12 . A mid-term review of progress towards the goals of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, including the programmes of work and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, will be undertaken at COP 12. The meeting will also consider, under agenda item 16, the further development of tools and guidance to assist implementation of the Convention and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020. It is therefore expected that COP 12 will develop further guidance to Parties to enhance the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and to ensure the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets by 2020. To facilitate the consideration of agenda item 16, Parties and organizations are invited to provide views and inputs on the possible elements to include in the tools and guidance to assist the implementation of the Convention and the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020 and provide further momentum for the achievement of the Aichi Biodiversity Targets. The views submitted will complement the analysis of the fifth national reports and of the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook. In preparing your input, you may wish to refer to the outcomes of the seventeenth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice, as well as the documents prepared for that meeting, available at: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=SBSTTA-17 .

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TL;DR: In this paper, a case study is presented where the principles of systemic silviculture are implemented in the management of private and common forest properties in the Serre mountains of the Calabria Region (Italy).
Abstract: During the last decades adapting silvicultural systems to a changed society, increasingly aware of the multifunctional role of forests, was a much debated issue in Italy. Stemming from this discussion is the systemic silviculture concept, an adaptive forest management tool aimed at cultivating the forest as a self-organizing system and focusing on sustaining its functional efficiency as the best way to enhance forest multi-functionality. This concept has much connection with the Ecosystem Approach defined by the Convention on Biological Diversity as a strategy for the integrated management of land, water and living resources that promotes conservation and sustainable use in an equitable way. In the following a case study is presented where the principles of systemic silviculture are implemented in the management of private and common forest properties in the Serre mountains of the Calabria Region (Italy); relationships with the Ecosystem Approach principles are analyzed in order to evaluate to what extent systemic silviculture can be regarded as a means to bring the EA to the implementation level.

11 citations

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TL;DR: An example of how stakeholders of regional data and information can be encouraged to form networks linked to national biodiversity focal points (NFPs) is presented, with special attention to exploiting the geospatial properties of biodiversity data andinformation.
Abstract: To function effectively, the international biodiversity Clearing HouseMechanism (CHM), based on the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), needs tobe rooted at the regional and local levels. This article presents an example ofhow stakeholders of regional data and information can be encouraged to formnetworks linked to national biodiversity focal points (NFPs). We pay specialattention to exploiting the geospatial properties of biodiversity data andinformation, and demonstrate how data and information can best be filtered,classified and labelled to facilitate geographically based information retrievalon the Internet. The geocodability of bibliographic reports proved to be poor,indicating an urgent need to reconsider the geographical properties ofbiodiversity information under production. Also, it is useful to utilisenetworking processes with information from fields other than biodiversity wheninitiating the network. Finally, we present and discuss problems of integrityand interoperability of data, and also the process of biodiversity informationproduction from the point of view of general information theory and innovationsoffered by modern information technology.

11 citations

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TL;DR: In this paper, a follow-up study was conducted to explore whether the identified alterations in knowledge and beliefs persist over time and whether potential stability differs between different types of policy beliefs as well as between two types of knowledge communication (lecture and group deliberation).

11 citations

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TL;DR: The French network for ecological restoration (REVER) as mentioned in this paper ) is a regional and national network for restoring degraded ecosystems in the European Union (EU) and is based on the International Society for Ecological Restoration (SERI).
Abstract: Ecological restoration has developed greatly over recent decades. Promoting harmonious relationships between scientists and practitioners, between restoration ecology and ecological restoration, is essential to improving restoration projects. These relationships are difficult to achieve at a global scale, although international action remains essential. Therefore, regional and national networks are attempting to take up the challenge. With several European countries planning to create their own network in the coming years, insights from current practice are helpful. Here, we (1) describe the context in which ecological restoration is developing in France and (2) present the French restoration network, Reseau d'Echanges et de Valorisation en Ecologie de la Restauration (REVER). Most public policies related to restoration in France are derived from European Union (EU) directives, such as those on water, ecological networks, biodiversity, and protected species and natural habitat. Restoration can also be undertaken through Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) or subsequent to damage. Following the model of the International Society for Ecological Restoration, the French network for ecological restoration (REVER) aims at accompanying and promoting restoration by facilitating relationships between the various stakeholders: practitioners, scientists, site managers, etc. To encourage exchange of knowledge and experience, REVER manages a website, organizes workshops, and provides links with SER‐Europe and Society for Ecological Restoration International (SERI). This article provides information that will be of interest to other countries trying to meet the Aichi targets of the convention on biological diversity: the restoration of 15% of degraded ecosystems by 2020.

11 citations


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No. of papers in the topic in previous years
YearPapers
2023112
2022219
2021107
2020116
201995
2018104