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Manual for the national focal points for CMS and its instruments

… (Ramsar Secretariat, UNEP/ WCMC, Sahara Conservation Fund, BirdLife International, Wildlife Conservation Society, … development, poverty reduction and climate change adaptation and mitigation, trade and internatio- nal … sustainable development, poverty reduction, climate change adaptation/ mitigation, trade and international cooperation. …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Publication - An Explanatory Guide to the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit-sharing

… national focal point NPIF Nagoya Protocol Implementation Fund PIC prior informed consent PIPF Pandemic In#uenza … biodiversity conservation, and the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, Recognizing the special nature … biodiversity conservation, and the mitigation of and adaptation to climate change, This paragraph acknowledges the …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Document - The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands: its History and Development

… including the disbursement of the Wetland Conservation Fund which has been set up to assist developing countries. A … from financial support provided by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF), with its international headquarters in Gland and … in many countries. It is now called the World Wide Fund for Nature but has also conserved its acronym. These …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Factsheet - Traditional Knowledge, Innovation and Practices

… however, provides a key for successful local level adaptation and advice on sustainable mitigation activities n … facilitate this process they have established a voluntary fund to assist indigenous and local community representatives … in the six UN languages at: www.cbd.int/traditional/fund.shtml. Secretariat of the Convention on Biological …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Inland Wetlands in India

… Forest Committee VSZ Vulture Safe Zone WWF World Wildlife Fund for Nature Tables CHAPTER 1 Introduction Table 1: India: … without referring to the role they play in climate change adaptation, and the risks imposed on wetland ecosystems by … livelihoods, food and water security and climate change adaptation. The TII can contribute in multiple ways towards …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Case Study - Opportunities provided by the Nagoya Protocol in specific cases of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics and agricultural sector

… latter being created to facilitate patent applications and fund- raising. Through this arrangement, both parties share … for the possibility of early termination SCEAR fund founded to manage royalty payments and register new teff … of new varieties • Research collaboration • Teff fund to propagate scholarships and other social projects • …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

The Implementation cycle II - Preparatory phase

… sustainable development, poverty reduction, climate change adaptation/ mitigation, trade and international cooperation. … sustainable development, poverty reduction, climate change adaptation/mitigation, trade and international cooperation, …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Policy Brief - Bioscience at a Crossroads: Implementing the Nagoya Protocol on Access and Benefit Sharing in a Time of Scientific Technological and Industry Chang

… cant enough to produce large fi nancial revenues to fund conservation initiatives and create incentives for …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

UNEP Guide for Negotiators of Multilateral Environmental Agreements

… lie in a strict climate regime with assistance for adaptation to the adverse effects of climate change; OPEC …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Ramsar Convention Manual, 6th Edition

… to the Convention budget and to the Ramsar Small Grants Fund. 1.9 Reporting Another important part of the Parties’ … until June 1993); • establishes the Wetland Conservation Fund (later renamed “the Ramsar Small Grants Fund for Wetland … Resolution VIII.3 Climate change and wetlands: impacts, adaptation, and mitigation Resolution VIII.4 Wetland issues …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity