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Preparation Processes
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The final half of 2011 is shaping up to be a very busy period, with formal and informal events convening in the lead up to the Durban Climate Change Conference and the UNCSD. More. |
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Lynn Wagner, Ph.D., Manager, Knowledge Management Projects, IISD Reporting Services |
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Forests Plus: Looking outside the box
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The full picture of what forests offer is much more than simply economic values and carbon. Forests are central to achieving sustainable development, yet they are not addressed in a holistic and integrated manner by the mechanisms and institutions created by the Rio “Earth Summit.” More. |
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Jan L. McAlpine, Director, United Nations Forum on Forests (UNFF) Secretariat |
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The Work of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture
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At the Special Information Seminar on “Climate Change and Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture,” scientists and experts discussed the risks posed by climate change to the different sectors of genetic resources for food and agriculture and the potential use of genetic resources for food and agriculture in mitigation and adaptation strategies. More. |
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Linda Collette, Secretary of the Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture of the FAO |
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Harnessing the Potential of IRENA
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With 152 affiliated States, a clear political mandate has been afforded to IRENA's vision. It marks the recognition by the international community that our planet is facing severe economic and environmental challenges, that we urgently need to create a clean, more secure energy industry and economic growth that is sustainable, and that renewable energy is an essential part of the solution. More. |
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Adnan Amin, IRENA Director General |
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| IISD RS' Policy & Practice Knowledgebases |
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| Latest News - 4 August 2011 |
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CGRFA 13 Adopts Second Global Plan of Action on PGRFA
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22 July 2011: The 13th regular session of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's Commission on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (CGRFA 13) recently adopted the Second Global Plan of Action for Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (PGRFA), established an Ad hoc Technical Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing for genetic resources for food and agriculture (GRFA), and developed a roadmap for climate change and GRFA. More. Photo: Javad Mozafari Hashjin, CGRFA Chair, applauding at the close of CGRFA 13. |
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CITES Animals Committee Makes Shark, Snake Trade Recommendations
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25 July 2011: The 25th meeting of the Animals Committee of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) laid the groundwork for responding to the multiple mandates received from the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to CITES in March 2010. More. Photo: L-R: AC Chair Ibero Solana and CITES Secretary-General John Scanlon. |
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Pacific UNCSD PrepCom Adopts Outcomes “in Principle”
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24 July 2011: The Joint Ministerial Meeting of the UN Conference for Sustainable Development (UNCSD, or Rio+20) Subregional Preparatory Committee (PrepCom) for Pacific Countries adopted “in principle” an outcome document, including recommendations, and established a process to gather comments on the document. More. Photo: Tuilaepa Sailele Malielegaoi, Prime Minster of Samoa |
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| Key meetings in the next two weeks |
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IISD Reporting Services will be reporting from the Sixty-first meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) Standing Committee 
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