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UNESCO » Natural Sciences » Biodiversity Initiative

Biodiversity Initiative

  • Biodiversity, Science and Policy
  • Biodiversity & Society, Culture and Ethics
  • Biodiversity & Education

Biodiversity - All News

  • 15.11.12

    Ocean life: the marine Age of Discovery

  • 08.11.12

    A World of Science: Great Apes

  • 05.11.12

    MarCuba: Marine and coastal sciences at the service of society

  • 30.10.12

    Great apes on brink of extinction Great Apes Survival Partnership (GRASP) Council meeting

  • 23.10.12

    United Nations Biodiversity Conference mobilises resources for biodiversity protection

  • 16.08.12

    Director-General deeply concerned by wildfires in Southern Europe

  • 27.06.12

    UNESCO keeps momentum going for sustainability driven science after Rio+20

  • 27.06.12

    Preparing the way to sustainable development after Rio+20: Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development

  • 19.06.12

    Future Earth: Global platform for sustainability research launched at Rio+20

  • 15.06.12

    Tribute to Elinor Ostrom, 1933- 2012

  • 14.06.12

    Turning Tables on Climate Change: Indigenous assessments of impacts and adaptation

  • 23.05.12

    Conference ‘Cooperation regarding Climate Change and the Promotion of Sustainable Development’ during UNESCO’s Africa Week 2012

  • 21.05.12

    Deep sea: the last frontier

  • 04.05.12

    Representatives of small island states, least developed countries, Latin America and Europe discuss a roadmap towards a blue-green economy

  • 23.04.12

    Blue carbon: a tool to mitigate climate change and preserve key marine and coastal ecosystems

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ABOUT THE INITIATIVE

UNESCO Biodiversity Initiative

  • Context  
  • Objectives and actions
  • Executive Board decision 185 EX/43
  • Publications

Priorities

  • Priority Africa   
  • Gender and Biodiversity 

Documents

UNESCO Biodiversity Initiative brochure, 2011

... IN THE UNITED NATIONS

Documents

  • Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2012  
  • Aichi Biodiversity Targets (.pdf)
    Also available in French and Spanish 
  • Advancing the biodiversity agenda: A UN system-wide contribution (.pdf)
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