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RECENT MEETINGS COVERED BY IISD REPORTING SERVICES |
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MIGRATORY SPECIES MEETING
MAKES PROGRESS
20-25 November 2005 | Nairobi,
Kenya
The eighth Conference of the Parties (COP-8) to the Convention
on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS)
has completed its work, adding new species to its appendices and
agreeing on a new budget. IISDRS coverage |
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MINISTERIAL FOREST LAW
MEETING ADOPTS ST. PETERSBURG DECLARATION
22-25 November 2005 | St.
Petersburg, Russian Federation
Ministers attending the Europe and North Asia Forest Law
Enforcement and Governance (ENA-FLEG) Conference have adopted
the St. Petersburg Declaration. They also
endorsed an Indicative List
of Actions, which affirms the political commitment and sets a
framework for action to combat illegal logging.
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Robert
Hepworth,
CMS
Executive
Secretary |
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COUNTRY-LED FORESTRY
INITIATIVE SCOPES OUT VOLUNTARY INSTRUMENT, IMPLEMENTATION,
REGIONAL ISSUES
16-18 November 2005 | Berlin,
Germany
Issues related
to a voluntary instrument, implementation, and regional
activities for the International Arrangement on Forests (IAF)
have been discussed during a recent meeting in Berlin.
IISDRS coverage. |
RAMSAR WETLANDS CONFERENCE
ADOPTS KAMPALA DECLARATION
8-15 November 2005 | Kampala,
Uganda
Delegates to
the ninth Conference of the Parties to the Ramsar Convention on
Wetlands have adopted the Kampala Declaration emphasizing the
treaty’s role in arresting continuing loss and degradation of
wetland ecosystems. IISDRS coverage. |
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RECENT KEY MEETINGS AND MEDIA REPORTS |
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Sustainable Development
 Special
summit at FAO spotlights treatment of small island states
Human Development
UN
NGO committee considers humanitarian action, sustainable
development
Chemicals Management
EU
parliament approves “REACH” chemicals law; member states to vote
on 13 December
Forests, Desertification and Land Issues
Workshop
on illegal logging examines related political processes
Water, Wetlands, Oceans, Coasts
Fourth
World Water Forum “encounter” event held
Trilateral
agreement on Wadden Sea signed
“Water
and Culture” theme for next World Water Day
NGOs
claim success over oceans meeting access |
Climate and Atmosphere
First
Kyoto Meeting of Parties in Montreal adopts Marrakesh Accords
U.S.
pushes technology partnerships
UK,
EU discuss voluntary targets
Clean
Development Mechanism proposals surface
Developed
countries cut emissions, but challenges loom – report
Tsunami
warning systems should expand – experts
Climate
experts discuss land use change and forestry issues
Carbon
dioxide levels reach 650,000 year high
Intergovernmental Organizations
GEF
replenishments talks cause concern
FAO
conference sets budget
Trade, Finance and Investment in Sustainable Development
Hong
Kong trade ministerial approaches; Lamy introduces draft text |
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