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 Ramsar
Convention on Wetlands COP9:
8-15 November, Kampala, Uganda
UNFF
Country-Led Initiative:
16-18 November, Berlin, Germany
Convention
on Migratory Species COP-8:
20-25 November, Nairobi, Kenya
ENA
FLEG Ministerial Meeting:
22-25 November, St. Petersburg, Russia
Convention
on Biological Diversity SBSTTA-11:
28 November – 2 December, Montreal, Canada
UNFCCC
COP 11 and Kyoto Protocol COP/MOP 1:
28 November – 9 December, Montreal, Canada |
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RECENT MEETINGS COVERED BY IISD REPORTING SERVICES |
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TROPICAL TIMBER COUNCIL
ADOPTS WORK PROGRAMME, DECISIONS
7-12 November 2005 | Yokohama,
Japan
The thirty-ninth session of the International Tropical Timber
Council (ITTC-39) has ended in Yokohama, Japan, with delegates
adopting a revised work programme for 2006-2007, along with
various other decisions and Committee reports. While the meeting
appeared on the surface to be “business as usual,” the session
was apparently overshadowed by uncertainty associated with the
renegotiation of ITTA, 1994. The next round of talks – ITTA-4 –
is slated for January 2006.
IISDRS coverage. |
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ITTC
Chair
Alhassan
Attah
(Ghana) |
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DESERTIFICATION CONFERENCE
MAKES LIMITED PROGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION
17-28 October 2005 | Nairobi, Kenya
The seventh
session of the Conference of the Parties (COP-7) to the UN
Convention to Combat Desertification has completed its
deliberations without reaching decisions on some issues. Parties
reported that the COP’s outcomes did not meet their
expectations, and therefore the meeting was not deemed
successful in moving forward the Convention’s implementation.
IISDRS coverage. |
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RECENT KEY MEETINGS AND MEDIA REPORTS |
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Sustainable Development
Second
Committee discusses LDCs, sustainable development; other
meetings tackle financing and development
First
CSD regional implementation meeting convenes in Africa
Europe
prepares for Seventh UNEP Global Civil Society Forum
Parliamentarians’
forum supports human-rights approach to energy services
ECOSOC
selects theme for 2006 high-level segment
Annan
marks day for preventing environmental exploitation in war
Olympics
champion environmental goals
FAO
agricultural census to account for Millennium Development Goals
Biodiversity and Wildlife
TRIPS
council divided on disclosure requirements
Avian
influenza dominates waterbirds meeting
Experts
discuss liability under the CBD
Human Development
Habitat
“JAM” to kick-start World Urban Forum process
Indigenous
people still face human rights abuses – UN
Internet
divide harming developing world
Water, Wetlands, Oceans, Coasts
Marine
Protected Areas Congress calls for cooperation between
conservation and fisheries sectors
FAO’s
Fisheries Code of Conduct turns ten
New
species found in Fiji's Great Sea Reef, survey reveals
New
foundation established to conserve Baltic Sea |
Climate and Atmosphere
Parties
prepare for historic Kyoto meeting in Montreal
London
climate conference pushes technology focus
Methane
pact gains support
Japan
plans new climate tax
New
York adopts vehicle emissions targets
Climate
change will harm health, economies – study
Supercomputers
confirm U.S. climate risk
Volcanoes
hide climate change impacts – report
Chemicals Management
First
Stockholm Convention Review Committee meeting held
Greenpeace
highlights toxic chemicals in European eels
IFCS
releases publication on children’s health
Further
comments requested on SAICM high-level declaration
Forests, Desertification and Land Issues
Forests
dialogue develops input to ENA FLEG ministerial conference
Partnership
to address land degradation in Africa
FAO
weighs in on selective logging issue
EU
ministers establish timber licensing scheme
Trade, Finance and Investment in Sustainable Development
Hopes
for strong Hong Kong outcome fade
Rio
conventions heads call for substantial GEF replenishment
Trade
deal eludes Americas summit
Microfinance
support grows |
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