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The third pillar of the CBD: Access and Benefit Sharing
Access and Benefit Sharing is intrinsically linked to the other two pillars - conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Delegates in Bonn agreed to continue work on an international regime for this issue.
Daniel Klein of IUCN's Environmental Law Centre explains why access and benefit sharing is a win-win situation for users and providers.
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28 May 2008 | Audio
Keep on Pushing at CBD
With just two days to go the pressure is really on to get some concrete results out of the CBD meeting in Bonn. Margarita Astralaga Director of IUCN's Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation told us how the meetings gone so far. Click to listen …
28 May 2008 | Audio
European Union must strengthen Natura 2000
THE LATEST – Governments will have to prepare their protected areas for climate change. The better sites are connected, the better species can adapt as their climatic zones shift. The European Union’s protected area network Natura 2000 can serve as an example globally – but it must be fully implemented. Natura 2000 currently covers 20% of the EU’s land area. …
28 May 2008 | News story
Think globally, act locally!
There's a lot more to saving biodiversity than huge international conferences. This is why today fifty cities from thirty countries met in Bonn to discuss the role of local authorities in achieving the 2010 biodiversity target.
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27 May 2008 | News story
Bonn delegates must listen to G8 call to action, IUCN
26 May 2008 | Media advisory
Local people not left out of the REDD debate
Local and indigenous people have to be active participants in the REDD debate, argued IUCN during today's side event at the ongoing Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Bonn. …
23 May 2008 | News story
Islands Stand Together at CBD
The Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) helps islands conserve and sustainably utilize their natural resources within their island homes. …
23 May 2008 | News story
You can swim but you can’t hide – more oceanic sharks on the IUCN Red List
Bonn, Germany, May 22, 2008 (IUCN/Wiley-Blackwell) – The first study to determine the global status of 21 species of oceanic pelagic sharks and rays reveals that 11 of them are threatened with extinction, says IUCN on International Biodiversity Day. …
22 May 2008 | International news release
Use protected areas to save species, IUCN urges Convention on Biological Diversity
Governments should strengthen protected areas as a way to save their countries’ species. That was the message from IUCN as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) starts to discuss protected areas at its ninth meeting in Bonn. …
21 May 2008 | News story
