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Connect4Climate Recognizes 19 Young Climate Activists
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1_March_2013: The World Bank has announced that 19 awards were granted to young individuals from 14 countries as part of the Voices4Climate competition, which was organized by the Connect4Climate in collaboration with MTV and TerrAfrica. The competition selected photographs, videos, videos, and music about climate change. continued...
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GEF Launches Small Grants Country Programme in Saint Lucia
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14_February 2013: The Global Environmental Facility (GEF) has formally launched the Small Grants Country Programme (SGP) in Saint Lucia, at Pigeon Island National Landmark, a key historic site and protected area. continued...
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GRID-Arendal Newsletter Reports on Pacific Marine Planning Tool
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February_2013: The GRID-Arendal Marine Programme, a center collaborating with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), has released the February issue of its newsletter (Marine Newsletter #2), featuring articles on the Pacific Marine Planning Decision Support Tool and on The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) for Oceans and Coasts Knowledge Portal. continued...
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States Hold Second Meeting on Format, Organizational Aspects of HLPF
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1_March_2013: UN Member States and Permanent Observers discussed further the format and organizational aspects of the High-level Political Forum (HLPF), in the second open-ended informal meeting convened by the two co-facilitators for the process, Cesare Maria Ragaglini, Permanent Representative of Italy, and Maria Luiza Ribeiro Viotti, Permanent Representative of Brazil. The meeting took place at UN Headquarters in New York, US, on 1 March 2013. continued...
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UNSG Releases Advance Report on Lessons Learned from CSD
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21_February 2013: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, fulfilling a mandate from the UN General Assembly (UNGA) in resolution 67/203, has released an advance unedited version of a report titled "Lessons Learned from the Commission on Sustainable Development" (CSD). continued...
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Albania, Botswana and Micronesia Ratify ABS Protocol
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28_February 2013: Albania, Botswana and the Federated States of Micronesia have ratified the Nagoya Protocol on access and benefit-sharing (ABS), bringing the number of ratifications to 15. continued...
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FAO Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance Adopted
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28_February 2013: The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) has reported that countries have adopted the Voluntary Guidelines for Flag State Performance, thereby contributing to efforts to address illegal, unreported and unregulated fishing (IUU). The guidelines were adopted following five years of consensus-building among FAO member countries. continued...
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UNESCO Declares Haiti’s First Biosphere Reserve
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26_February 2013: The UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has announced that La Selle, in Haiti, has been officially declared as Haiti’s first biosphere reserve. continued...
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CBD Secretariat Stresses Timely Submission of Fifth National Report
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26_February 2013: The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) issued a notification outlining relevant preparation for the submission of the fifth national report, and stressing that timely submission is necessary in order to contribute to the mid-term review of the implementation of the Strategic Plan by the twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-12) and to the development of the fourth edition of the Global Biodiversity Outlook (GBO-4). continued...
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SPREP Launches South Pacific Ocean Ecosystem Analysis Project
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25_February 2013: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has launched the South Pacific Ocean Ecosystem Analysis project (PACIOCEA), which aims to enhance local and regional capacity for improving conservation and sustainable ocean management through marine spatial planning. continued...
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IISD Publishes Reports on Adaptation Strategies in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru
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January_2013: Four reports published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) address climate risk management (CRM) in the Dominican Republic, Honduras, Nicaragua and Peru. The reports were written as part of the UN Development Programme’s (UNDP) CRM Technical Assistance Support Project (TASP). continued...
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| SIDS Policy & Practice Calendar: Current & Upcoming Events |
| CITES COP 16 | Bangkok, Thailand | 3 Mar - 14 Mar |
| Waste Management Course for Pacific Islanders | Suva, Fiji | 4 Mar - 15 Mar |
| Second Caribbean Media Training Workshop | Paramaribo, Suriname | 5 Mar - 7 Mar |
| Invasive Species: Islands Offer Lessons for the World | Arlington, United States of America | 5 Mar - 8 Mar |
| Second Meeting of the Adaptation Committee | Bonn, Germany | 5 Mar - 8 Mar |
| Conference on Sustainable Development in Latin America and the Caribbean | Bogota, Colombia | 7 Mar - 9 Mar |
| Third Meeting of the Standing Committee on Finance | Bonn, Germany | 8 Mar - 10 Mar |
| National Action Programme Alignment Workshop for Northeast, Southeast and South Asia | Tehran, Iran | 12 Mar - 14 Mar |
| GCF Board Meeting | Berlin, Germany | 13 Mar - 15 Mar |
| First Meeting of Open Working Group on SDGs | New York, United States of America | 14 Mar - 15 Mar |
| Fourth Regional 3R Forum in Asia | Hanoi, Viet Nam | 18 Mar - 20 Mar |
| Third Asia-Pacific Climate Change Adaptation Forum | Incheon, Republic of Korea | 18 Mar - 20 Mar |
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