• We welcomed further U.S. support for ASEAN's Environmentally Sustainable Cities (ESC) initiative and ASEAN Working Group on Nature Conservation and Biodiversity.

    WHITEHOUSE: Joint Statement of the 4th ASEAN-U.S. Leaders' Meeting

  • The KPIs need to address both the conservation of biodiversity and its sustainable use.

    FORBES: For Nestl��, Sustainability is a Journey

  • Biosphere reserves are models that have been seeking to resolve conflicts in land use and biodiversity conservation, thus creating opportunities for education, entertainment and tourism, and international collaboration in conserving the biosphere, our common house.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • She was speaking at a side event where the recommendations from the International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation and Education for Sustainable Development (13-14 October) were presented during the Biodiversity COP 11 in Hyderabad, India.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • The panel on Indigenous Knowledge noted the expanding recognition of indigenous and traditional knowledge as an essential building block for global sustainability in numerous domains such as biodiversity conservation and management, food security, natural disaster preparedness, climate change assessment and adaptation, amongst others.

    UNESCO: Preparing the way to sustainable development after Rio+20: Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

  • This is because the current legal and policy regimes under relevant international legal instruments, and especially the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) and the Convention on Biological Diversity, do not specifically deal with the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of the biodiversity of the deep seabed.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • The Conference recognized that the involvement of local communities has been limited and urged Parties and partners to support indigenous and local communities and ensure their participation in national and international dialogues regarding biodiversity use, conservation and management.

    UNESCO: THEMES

  • The selection of Mr. Schei is an appreciation of his extraordinary contributions to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity and natural resources.

    UNESCO: Science Policy and Capacity-Building

  • The goal was to convene a meeting of high level experts in transboundary cooperation, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of land and water resources.

    UNESCO: Transboundary cooperation for conservation and sustainable use of terrestrial and water ecosystems | United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization

  • The overall objective of this project is to help improve biodiversity conservation and benefit people who are dependent on the health of Niger Delta for their livelihoods.

    FORBES: Shell's New Biodiversity Action in the Niger Delta

  • This new paradigm is attracting a great deal of interest in the framework of international debates not only relating to climate change, but also biodiversity conservation and sustainable use.

    UNESCO: Communication and Information

  • BirdLife describes the survey as "the first-ever attempt to list all the sites internationally recognised as the most critically important places for bird and biodiversity conservation in the region".

    BBC: Africa's birds face farming threat

  • First of all, amazingly enough given the overwhelming evidence, the environment in general, and biodiversity conservation in particular, is still not seen as a top priority by the global community.

    FORBES: Conservation International: Stemming the Tide of Environmental Crises, Part One

  • The system is rooted in respect for the territory and biodiversity, and ensures the conservation and development of traditional activities and crafts linked to fishing and farming in the Mediterranean communities which Soria in Spain, Koroni in Greece, Cilento in Italy and Chefchaouen in Morocco are examples.

    UNESCO: Culture

  • Promotion for reducinng the negative effects caused by anthropic pressures on the conservation capacity of the units that form the complex of natural sites of biodiversity protection and conservation.

    UNESCO: Consolidation of World Heritage Natural Sites in Brazil

  • Such places are terrestrial and coastal ecosystems of value and where biodiversity conservation is combined with sustainable uses of natural resources.

    UNESCO: MEDIA SERVICES

  • And for a more focused trip, the museum's Web site provides downloadable "Family Adventure" self-guided tours that cover anything from scavenger hunts through the museum to biodiversity and conservation.

    CNN: Five museums you AND your kids will enjoy

  • Finding the balance between biodiversity conservation, and human dietary need may well constitute the toughest challenge any generation in human history has had to confront, in a context of 7 billion hungry people.

    FORBES: A Call to Agricultural Action

  • This means minimising the impacts of our business and contributing to biodiversity conservation to ensure a region ultimately benefits from our presence.

    FORBES: Biodiversity: What Are We Supposed To Do About It?

  • "We are committed to managing sensitive sites for the benefit of biodiversity and the conservation of priority species and habitats, " a spokesman said.

    BBC: Wales

  • Mobilise extra-budgetary financial resources for the project activities for the consolidation of all UNESCO activities linked to biodiversity conservation, ecosystem and protected area management using the biosphere reserves in the region as experimental sites for research and learning sites for sustainable development.

    UNESCO: Vacancy : Programme Specialist (18/1/2012) AF/RP/KEN/SC/0008 - (P-4)

  • The meetings also identified possible directions forward in achieving the conservation and sustainable and equitable use of biodiversity, including the establishment of an independent intergovernmental science-policy platform on biodiversity and ecosystem services (IPBES) and the development of an agreed regime for accessing biodiversity and for equitably sharing its benefits.

    UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples

  • In those cases, the birds are being cared for by SOS Aves and the Chico Mendes Institute for Conservation of Biodiversity.

    CNN: SHARE THIS

  • Held in conjunction with the UNESCO Office in Doha, the trip was aimed at raising awareness of the students, with the focus on basic mangrove ecology, the importance of ecosystems for biodiversity conservation, re-creation, and carbon sequestration.

    UNESCO: THEMES

  • Yaokwa and the local biodiversity it celebrates represent an extremely delicate and fragile ecosystem whose continuity depends directly on its conservation.

    UNESCO: Intangible Cultural Heritage

  • The use of natural resources within the Kayas is regulated by traditional knowledge and practices that have contributed to the conservation of their biodiversity.

    UNESCO: Culture

  • Indigenous and local communities play a key role in biodiversity conservation.

    UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

  • Some of the key areas highlighted included marine biodiversity conservation, ocean acidification, marine pollution, and the required investment in science and capacity development for transitioning to a blue-green economy.

    UNESCO: Social and Human Sciences

  • In this era of global change, we can best develop strategies for biodiversity conservation by studying the changing geographical distribution of species and how their distribution will be affected by, for example, climate change.

    UNESCO: World Water Assessment Programme (WWAP)

  • It was held with the participation of Mr. Douglas Tompkins, President of Foundation for Deep Ecology and Chair of the First Global Private Donor Forum, and Mr. Takuya Okada, Chairman of AEON Environmental Foundation, and called upon its participants to move forward towards private financial commitment for biodiversity conservation.

    FORBES: The Future of Life On Earth: A Two-Part Discussion

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