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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

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 Conservation and Wise Use”); • adopts …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

Additional Reading - CBD Programme of Work on technology transfer and technological and scientific cooperatioN

… well as with support from GEF, from relevant international fund- ing organizations and the Secretariat as appropriate. …
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

Institutional Framework of the CMS Family

… the assessed ones and are solicited by the Secretariats to fund projects and other initiative that are not covered by …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Before the meeting

… nistrative-matters-and-terms-reference-administration-trust-fund-0 Funding The NFPs must check well in advance whether …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Implementation

… out assistance is provided through an international trust fund for the Protection of World Cultural and Natural … of Outstanding Universal Value, called the World Heritage Fund. This Fund is used, for example, to finance expert studies to …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

An Introduction to National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans

… the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Fauna and Flora International (FFI), … (of the CBD) WRI World Resources Institute WWF World Wide Fund for Nature …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity

CBD: Mechanisms for Implementation - extract from InforMEA e-learning course

… - Raising resources through environmental payments: water fund in Cauca Valley, southwestern Colombia Valle del Cauca … factors causing water scarcity during the summer. A water fund was implemented to secure biodiversity and water-related … flows. Activities carried out through investments by the fund include conserving at least 125,000 hectares of the …
20 Jun 2026 Course lesson in Biological Diversity

Farmer's Rights in the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture

… benefits they derive from their research into a common fund to support conservation and further development of … agriculture in the developing world. The Benefit-Sharing Fund (BSF) was established in 200816. 16 For more information … fund/overview/en/ Farmers´ Rights in the International Treaty …
20 Jun 2026 Document in Biological Diversity