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	Projects to Save Africa's Rarest Ape Unveiled by UN and Wildlife Groups News Announced as People Young and Old Skate Off in London to Lift Threat of 'Gorillas on Thin Ice'. [English] [Français]
	Gorillas on Thin Ice Year of the Gorilla 2009 Fund-Raiser Skates-Off at The Natural History Museum Ice Rink in London Thursday 15th January [English] [Français]
	Fisheries and Conservation Bodies Announce New Alliance to Safeguard Marine Mammals and Ecosystems in Greece Representatives of fisheries, local and regional authorities in Crete met conservation bodies in Greece for the first time to discuss measures to protect the marine environment. [English]
	Migratory Species Get Conservation Boost at International Wildlife Conference The future for 21 migratory species, from the reclusive Irrawaddy Dolphin to the Egyptian Vulture and the Cheetah, today got brighter under a UN wildlife treaty. [English]
	UNEP Atlas Shows How Biodiversity Hotspots Are Also Major Carbon Sinks The research gives shows how reducing emissions from deforestation can not only assist in combating climate change but can also help the conservation of biodiversity, from amphibians and birds to primates.[English] [[Français]
	Governments and Wildlife Groups Take Soundings on Noise Pollution and Ship Strike Threats to Whales and Dolphins They are concerned that the cacophony of sounds pervading the once seas are intensifying threats to marine mammals who use sound, sometimes over great distances, to communicate, forage for food and find mates.[English]
	Africa-Wide Action Plan Focus of Year of the Gorilla 2009 The Year, launched today by His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco at the opening of a United Nations wildlife conference, aims to boost conservation of humankind's closest relatives and their habitats by boosting the livelihoods and incomes of local people.[English] [Français]
	Cheetahs, Dolphins and Falcons Among Species Proposed for Conservation Boost Across Countries and Continents The Convention on Migratory Species is an important part of our international cooperative response to such challenges.[English]
	International Wildlife Conference The 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS)[English]
	UN Meeting to Tackle Escalating Rhino Poaching the Rhinoceros Enforcement Task Force of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) is meeting in Nairobi from 18 to 19 November 2008.[English]
	Nations Take Forward Debate on How Best to Put 'Natural Assets' at the Top of the International Political Agenda Close to 100 nations concluded a review of how science can better guide policy by examining the merits of a new scientific body able to put the loss of biodiversity, ecosystems and their multi-trillion dollar services at the top of the political agenda.[English]
	International Action Plan for the Lesser White-fronted Goose sets stage for broader Eurasian cooperation along the species' flyway The Lesser White-fronted Goose's extraordinary migration route takes it across more individual countries than any other goose species.[English]
	How Best to Put 'Nature-Based Assets' at the Top of the International Political Agenda Focus of Malaysia Meeting The proposed body in some ways mirrors the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) established by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the UN's World Meteorological Organization.[English]
	How to Address the Growing Nature Crunch and Ecosystem Crisis Governments and delegates from around the world will discuss the pros and cons of establishing an authoritative scientific Intergovernmental Platform or Panel on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).[English]
	Danone, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands and the International Union for the Conservation of Nature The purpose of this innovative program is to capitalize on the essential role played by wetlands ecosystems, especially mangrove swamps, in carbon capture.[English] [Français]
	New Initiative Gives Boost to Waterbird Conservation in Africa New Initiative Gives Boost to Waterbird Conservation in Africa The "Initiative for the Conservation of Migratory Waterbirds and their habitats in Africa" was adopted at the Fourth Meeting of the Parties to the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement.[English] [Français]
	UNEP/CMS Backed Agreement to Protect Migratory Birds of Prey in Africa and Eurasia The agreement area stretches across more than 130 countries from the African, Afrotropical, Palaearctic and Indo-Malayan realms.[English]
	Convention on Migratory Species Declares 2009 Year of the Gorilla The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (UNEP/CMS), also known as the Bonn Convention, will declare 2009 the Year of the Gorilla (YoG)[English] [Français]
	New CMS Agreement to Conserve Small Whales, Dolphins and Manatees in Western Africa and Macaronesia The need to conserve and raise awareness of western Africa's marine mammals is as pressing as ever. [English]
	Ecosystem Renovation - Bring Them On Back A ‘lost’ lake in Mali and a Kenyan forest that is the water tower for key rivers and lakes in East Africa are among two country projects aimed at bringing significant degraded and denuded ecosystems back from the brink.[English]
	Migrant Birds in Hot Water! Climate change is a major threat to migratory waterbirds, according to a new report by the British Trust for Ornithology and Wetlands International. [English]
	Flyway Conservation at Work at the Fourth Meeting of the Parties in Madagascar from 15 to 19 SeptemberBonn / Antananarivo, 4 September 2008 - The meeting will highlight most recent findings showing continuing declines of many waterbird species in Africa and Eurasia and delegates will be discussing how best to restore the status of these species to meet the target of halting the decline of global biodiversity by 2010.[English]
	Marine Turtle Conservation Moves into High Gear Bali/Bangkok, 20 August 2008 - An innovative regional agreement is beginning to turn the tide for the 'ancient mariners' of the world's oceans.[English]
	New $27 Million Project will Protect Key Pollinators for Food Security and Biodiversity WASHINGTON/Nairobi, 8 August 2008 – A new project worth $26.45 million has been launched by the Global Environment Facility to better protect bees, bats and birds that are essential to the world’s crop production.[English]
	Germany Hosts Global Conference on Biological Diversity - Promoting a Global Response for Addressing the Unprecedented Loss of Biodiversity Nairobi/Montreal / Bonn, 8 May 2008 - "Renewing agricultural diversity of crops and livestock backed by a functional natural support system is the international community's best long-term solution to meet the global food challenge,"said Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity.. [English]
	Countdown for World Migratory Bird Day - The Sociable Lapwing: the Plight of Migratory Birds Bonn, Germany, 7 May 2008 - The Secretariat of the African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbird Agreement (UNEP/AEWA) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (UNEP/CMS) are glad to announce the countdown for World Migratory Bird Day 2008. [English]
	Biodiversity Loss – It Will Make You Sick "Sustaining Life" Identifies Huge Losses to Medical Science from the Decline and Extinction of the World's Nature-Based Assets Singapore/Nairobi, 24 April – A new generation of antibiotics, new treatments for thinning bone disease and kidney failure, and new cancer treatments may all stand to be lost unless the world acts to reverse the present alarming rate of biodiversity loss a new landmark book says. [English]
	Underwater Biodiversity: UNEP and the Bonn Convention Welcome the German Launch of Dolphins and Whales 3D Bonn/Berlin, 10 March 2008 – World-renowned ocean explorer Jean-Michel Cousteau presents the documentary film Dolphins and Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean and invites audiences to join in a voyage into the world of these ancient sea dwellers. [English]
	IPCC Author to strengthen Climate Change work at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre Cambridge, 29 February 2008-The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and California State University, Chico are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jeff Price as Senior Fellow for Climate Change and Biodiversity at the UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in Cambridge, UK. [English]
	Warmer World May Mean Less Fish Monaco/Nairobi, 22 February 2008 - Climate change is emerging as the latest threat to the world's dwindling fish stocks a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) suggests. [English]
	Sustainable Future for DRC's Nature-Based Resources Aim of New UNEP Project Paris/Nairobi, 26 October 2007 - Conservation of gorillas and sustainable livelihoods in the Virungas are among the objectives of a new initiative to assist the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) better manage its economically-important nature-based assets. [English]
	New Responses to Threats to Marine Mammals Dubrovnik, Croatia, 25 October 2007 – The reduction of by-catch in drift nets, the impact of fisheries, habitat conservation and new Marine Protected Areas are some of the topics that were high on the agenda of the Third Meeting of ACCOBAMS. [English]
	New Treaty on Protecting the Caspian Sea Environment to be Launched in Baku Baku, 17 May 2007 - The inaugural conference for the Framework Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the Caspian Sea will be hosted here from 23 to 25 May by the Government of Azerbaijan. [English]
	Dolphins & Whales 3D: Tribes of the Ocean This marks the final chapter in a unique trilogy of ocean-themed documentaries. It aims raise public awareness of cetaceans, the threats they face and actions that could aid their conservation in the wild. It makes its debut on IMAX 3D screens in February 2008. [English]
	Year of the Dolphin launched in Greece with Pan Hellenic event Agios Nikolaos/Crete 17 July – Conservation bodies, Members of Parliament and corporate partners are meeting in Crete to kick off the Year of the Dolphin in Greece. The Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) with its campaign partners are joining forces to protect endangered dolphin species in Greece. [English]
	Migratory Birds Severely Impacted by Climate Change United Nations specialized bodies warn that climate change is serious threat for birds and start public awareness campaign to inform about risks and impacts. A joint CMS - AEWA press release. [English]
	All about dolphins! A multilingual educational manual for young readers promoting conservation of dolphins and their habitat. [English]
	2006 CITES Ban on Caviar Lifted Following 2006 ban, CITES authorizes 2007 quotas for all Caspian Sea caviar except beluga. [English] [Français]
	Bidding the Baiji Adieu We Herald the Year of the Dolphin The baiji, a freshwater dolphin that has inhabited China's Yangtze River for some 20 million years, was declared extinct in December 2006. The end of the baji is a reminder of the sinister fate that awaits dolphins if greater species conservation measures are not adopted by the international community soon. [English]
	Wings Over Wetlands from the Arctic to the Cape - UN launches project on bird migration routes in Africa and Eurasia Bonn/ Cambridge/ Gland/ Wageningen, 20 November 2006 – Launched today, the Wings Over Wetlands (WOW) Project is the largest international wetland and waterbird conservation initiative ever to take place in the African-Eurasian region. This 12 million US dollar project aims to conserve the critical areas needed by waterbirds migrating across these continents. [English][Français][Deutsch] WOW Project - Fact Sheet
	Sustainable Management of Wildlife Ever More Urgent in Climate-Changed World Nairobi, 16 Nov 2006 - Climate change is and will increasingly have dramatic impacts on migratory species from whales and dolphins to birds and turtles a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says. [English]

	CITES Puts Ivory Sales on Hold Geneva, 5 October 2006 - The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) has decided not to allow exports of elephant ivory from Botswana (20 tonnes of ivory), Namibia (10 tonnes) and South Africa (30 tonnes) to proceed at this time. [English]
	UN Launches the Year of the Dolphin 2007 Campaign Monaco/Bonn, 15 September - Threats for dolphins are on the rise. They face entanglement in fishing nets, marine pollution, prey depletion due to over-fishing, deliberate hunting and disturbance from noise. These are only some of the causes why they might soon be extinct in the world’s seas. [English][Français]
	Indigenous Knowledge Helps in Disaster Management Nairobi, 9 August 2006 - To mark the International Day of the World’s Indigenous People (9 August), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is announcing a unique programme that draws upon indigenous knowledge to help deal with natural disasters. [English]
	Shrimp Fishermen Get a Taste for Environment-Friendly Trawling Washington / Nairobi / Rome, 7 August 2006 - Shrimp lovers can tuck into their favourite food with a less guilty conscience courtesy of a pioneering project that is reducing the environmental damage from shrimp trawling. [English] [Español]
	Climate Change Threat to Pacific Ocean Mangroves Nairobi, Apia, Honolulu, 18 July 2006 - Action is needed to conserve mangroves in the Pacific amid concern that rising sea levels, linked with climate change, are set to drown large areas of these precious and economically important ecosystems. [English] [Français]
	New UNEP Guide on Tourism and Deserts Launched on World Environment Day Algeirs, 5 June 2006 - Drinking purified, as opposed to mineral water in plastic bottles, taking your old batteries back home, and using gas rather than firewood for cooking are some of the ways to lessen the environmental impact of the increasingly popular desert holiday. [English] [Français]
	Future of World’s Deserts in Landmark UN Environment Report Algiers/London/Nairobi/Rioja, 5 June 2006 - The world’s deserts are facing dramatic changes as a result of global climate change, high water demands, tourism and salt contamination of irrigated soils. [English] [Français] [Español ] [Arabic]
	UNEP at the Commission on Sustainable Development New York, 1 - 12 May 2006 - Meeting in its 14th session at UN Headquarters in New York, the Commission on Sustainable Development works toward identifying the barriers and constraints, as well as the lessons learned and best practices, in four largely interlinked areas: energy for sustainable development, industrial development, air pollution/atmosphere and climate change. [English]
	Soil Biodiversity Key to Environmentally Friendly Agriculture Curitiba/Nairobi, 22 March 2006 - Improved crop yields are being enjoyed by some developing world farmers who have turned to soil living bacteria and fungi rather than artificial fertilizers to boost harvests. [English]
	Avian Flu May Prove Big Threat to Biological Diversity Curitiba, 22 March 2006 - A far wider range of species including rare and endangered ones may be affected by highly virulent avian flu than has previously been supposed. [English]
	Conserving Biological Diversity Becomes a Sacred Quest Curitiba/Nairobi, 18 March 2006 - An international initiative to conserve ancient sacred sites is being launched in the belief that these culturally important locations may be a key to saving the world’s declining biodiversity. [English] [Français]
	CMS on the Move to Conserve Biodiversity The Eighth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UNEP Convention on Migratory Species (COP8) takes place in Nairobi, Kenya from 16 to 25 November 2005 under the banner: On the move to 2010. [English]
	African Lakes Atlas Launched at World Lakes Event Nairobi, 31 October 2005 - The dramatic and, in some cases damaging environmental changes sweeping Africa’s lakes are brought into sharp focus in a new atlas. [English] [Français]
	Algerian Takes Over the Helm of Top Biological Treaty Nairobi/Montreal, 21 June 2005 - Ahmed Djoghlaf of Algeria has been appointed Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) headquartered in Montreal, Canada, it was announced today. [English] [Français]
	Ecosystems and Human Well Being 19 May 2005 - Message by Klaus Toepfer, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), to mark the UN International Day for Biological Diversity. [English] [Français]
	Toepfer Calls for Strong Science and Effective Governance at Paris Biodiversity Conference Paris/Nairobi, 26 January 2004 -In his statement at the opening of the Paris International Conference on Biodiversity, Science and Governance, UNEP Executive Director, Mr. Klaus Toepfer, called for “strong science and effective governance mechanisms” to back up the political target of 2010 as the date for a significant reduction in the rate of loss of biodiversity set by world leaders in the 2001 World Summit on Sustainable Development. [English]
	Experts on Biodiversity meet in Malaysia 3 February 2004 - From 9 to 20 February 2004, world experts on biodiversity and sustainable development will meet in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, for the seventh meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. [English] [Français]
	Tourism to Earth's Most Threatened Areas Surges by over 100 Percent in Last Decade Washington, DC/Durban, South Africa -Tourism has increased by more than 100 percent between 1990 and 2000 in the world’s Biodiversity hotspots, regions richest in species and facing extreme threats, according to a report released today by Conservation International (CI) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). [English] [Français]
	International Effort to Unearth the Secrets of the Soils London/Nairobi, 28 November 2002 - Scientists are to go below ground in seven tropical countries to search for the largest source of untapped life left on Earth. [English] [Français]
	First-ever global guidelines adopted on genetic resources The Hague/Nairobi, 19 April 2002 - Ministers leave The Hague today after charting a course for global action on biological diversity through the end of the decade. [English]