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Sigmar Gabriel: Starting signal for biodiversity conservation
Federal Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel sees the decisions of COP 9 as a global starting signal. "In Bonn we have achieved as much as we aimed for and as much as we could. We have reached agreement on the most contentious key issues and overcome the crippling gridlock of the past years." said Gabriel at the close of the High-Level Segment. [
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- Results of the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD in Bonn
- High Level Segment: Conclusions of Sigmar Gabriel
- High Level Segment: Closing Statement by Sigmar Gabriel as of 30.05.2008
UN Conference on Biological Diversity receives environmental certification
The UN Conference on Biological Diversity is registered with the European Environmental Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS). "We are delighted that our concept has succeeded and hope that many will follow our example" said Federal Environment Minister Sigmar Gabriel at the closing of the event. [ more]
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- "Green COP" - Environmental concept for the 9th CBD
- Press Release as of 21.05.2008: Green UN Biodiversity Conference setting standards for major international events
A major new study on the economic consequences of ecosystem decline
The initial results of a major new study on the economic impacts of biodiversity loss were presented in Bonn today, at 9th Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biodiversity. The study, known as The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) was presented by economist Pavan Sukhdev of Deutsche Bank. [ more]
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Companies commit to biodiversity conservation
In the framework of the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 9 / CBD) in Bonn, 34 internationally active companies committed themselves on 29 May 2008 to making biodiversity conservation an important element of their corporate policies. [ more]
Minister Gabriel welcomes pledge of billions for international nature conservation
Federal Environment Minister Gabriel has welcomed the announcement by Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel that Germany will increase its funds for international nature conservation by billions over the coming years. He also praised Finance Minister Peer Steinbrück. [ more]
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