3 March: International day of species conservation 2010
This year, the date is particularly significant: only 10 days later, negotiations will commence at the 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) in Doha, Qatar. [
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Trend reversal in biodiversity conservation needed
Ursula Heinen-Esser, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry, opened the 6th Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity in Norway on 1 February 2010. [ more]
Old Beech Forests: Unique and Outstanding
On 29 January 2010 Germany submitted the nomination of the outstanding German beech forests for inclusion into the UNESCO World Heritage List. [ more]
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Ceremony launches the International Year of Biodiversity 2010
On 11 January 2010, Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme Achim Steiner and other prominent guests launched the International Year of Biodiversity at the Berlin Museum of Natural History. [ more]
2010 - International Year of Biodiversity
Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen has sent a video message to the CBD to mark the International Year of Biodiversity. The text of this message can be read here.
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Climate protection through conservation of mangroves
Using funds from the Environment Ministry's International Climate Initiative the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) will press ahead with mangrove conservation in Fiji, Vanuatu, the Solomon Islands, Samoa and Tonga. [ more]
Breakthrough in the fight against biopiracy
After tough international negotiations substantial progress towards an international agreement against biopiracy was achieved in Montreal, Canada on 15 November 2009. The goal of the envisaged agreement is to ensure a more equitable distribution of the economic benefits arising from the use of genetic resources. [ more]
Ursula Heinen-Esser: Investments in ecosystems pay off
"Investments in ecosystems pay off. They are a cost-effective way to strengthen resistance to the impacts of climate change and natural disasters. And they help contribute to food security, combat poverty and aid economic development," stated Ursula Heinen-Esser, Parliamentary State Secretary at the Federal Environment Ministry, at the presentation of the latest report of the global TEEB study (The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity). [ more]
Federal Environment Ministry supports national park in Rwanda
The Federal Environment Ministry (BMU) is providing approximately 1.6 million euros from the International Climate Initiative for the protection of the Nyungwe National Park in Rwanda. In cooperation with Rwandan partners, the University of Koblenz-Landau will establish a protection zone around the park by 2012. [ more]
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