Biodiversity

UNDP SIDS Bulletin Issue 40 | June 2021

In this issue, read the following feature stories, as well as other related documents and reports, events and opportunities, on the ocean:

SIDS urge the global community to come together to address the biggest challenge of the oceans
BlueDIGITAL to redesign MSME's traditional model and bridge the digital divide for bluer and greener future
Building back bluer: How blue financing can sustain community-led marine conservation in Fiji

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'We don't have time to lose': Plans for coral ark to help save the world's reefs

30 Oct 2020 - The Guardian - Biobank aims to house 800 corals in a purpose-built facility near Great Barrier Reef

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‘Secret rainforests’ discovered deep in our ocean - here’s what that could mean

5 Oct 2020 - WEF - A new study has identified 116 deepsea coral reefs which scientists say are every bit as much in need of protection as the coastal reefs visited by snorkelers every year

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UN Biodiversity Conference focuses on the Ocean's Role

1 Oct 2020 - High-level dialogue included contributions from the Prince of Wales, Seychelles President Danny Faure and Sweden's Isabella Lövin, emphasised the role of the ocean in conservi

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UNDP Ocean Advocate Cody Simpson supports #ForNature campaign

30 Sept 2020 - Singer joins the global chorus of world leaders, activists and public calling for action

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High-level Side Event: Biodiversity - the Ocean's Role

High-Level Side-Event to be held by the United Nations Secretary General's Special Envoy for the Ocean, Ambassador Peter Thomson, with the support of the Department of Economic and Social Affairs i

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30/09/2020 - 08:00 to 09:30

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World fails to meet a single target to stop destruction of nature – UN report

15 Sept 2020 - The world has failed to meet a single target to stem the destruction of wildlife and life-sustaining ecosystems in the last decade, according to a devastating new report fro

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Plastic: How to predict threats to animals in oceans and rivers

30 Mar 2020 - Hosepipes inside a sperm whale, plastic banana bags eaten by green turtles and a shotgun cartridge inside a True's beaked whale.

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Applying the hard lessons of coronavirus to the biodiversity crisis

26 Mar 2020 - 2020 was supposed to be a ‘Super Year for Nature,’ with a number of global meetings including the UN Ocean Conference. But the virus has lessons that apply to the global crises of biodiversity loss.

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Protecting migratory species in a rapidly changing world: CMS COP13

19 Feb 2020 - Many fish, birds and mammals migrate along set routes in search of food or breeding grounds.

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Backyard wildcats

2 Jan 2020 - Loss of wetlands has forced locally endangered fishing cats in Sri Lanka to move into the city, looking for food and survival.

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Biodiversity Day: Ocean species are disappearing faster than those on land

22 April 2019 - NatGeo - As temperatures creep higher, marine animals are far more vulnerable to extinctions than their earthbound counterparts, according to a new analysis of more than 400 cold-blooded species.

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Special Edition of SDG Progress Report Finds Need for ‘Trajectory Shift’

20 May 2019 - The Report demonstrates slow progress on Goals including SDGs 14 and 15 with biodiversity being lost “at an alarming rate” with one million species facing extinction and invasive species and illegal wildlife trafficking continue to undermine efforts to protect and restore ecosystems and species.

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Human society under urgent threat from loss of Earth's natural life - UN

6 May 2019 - From coral reefs flickering out beneath the oceans to rainforests desiccating into savannahs, nature is being destroyed at a rate that is tens to hundreds of times higher than

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Business unusual: How "fish carbon" stabilizes our climate

13 Feb 2019 - A new concept, “fish carbon”, recognizes the potential of marine life to address the climate change challenge and prevent global biodiversity loss.

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Taking Care of the Mangroves

20 Sept 2018 - How local communities along India’s coastline are protecting their mangroves.

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Sea, My Life: Protecting Oceans, Sustaining our Future

A voyage to UNDP-supported marine protected areas around the world

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UN Agencies Advance Ocean Research, Sustainable Fisheries Management - SDG Knowledge Hub

28 Mar 2017 - FAO and Norwegian Government debut latest version of only research ship flying UN flag; World Bank US $40m. loan for sustainability of Peru’s artisanal and industrial fishing industry.

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The Value of Nature

A Film by DIE and GIZ - The Philippines is among 18 countries worldwide where most of our planet’s flora, fauna, land and sea-scapes are the greatest in number, uniqueness and variety.

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Roundtable on Marine Biodiversity, UN Biodiversity Conference

Dec 2016 - Dr Daniela Diz, MARINE BENEFITS project Research Fellow, Strathclyde Centre for Environmental Law & Governance (SCELG), UK, shares insights into the negotiations and describes the highlights of the conference regarding marine biodiversity.

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Ocean Data Viewer (UNEP-WCMC)

The Ocean Data Viewer is a tool and repository for global marine data, managed...

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Free Online Course on the Impacts of Climate Change in Latin America (Spanish)

Inter-American Institute for Global Change Research (IAI) - includes a module...

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New Environmental Code will be pioneer in region to include Ocean Acidification, if approved

Ecuador

19 Dec 2016 - Ecuador's National Assembly approved the "Codigo Organico del Ambiente" (COA), the National Environmental Code, integrating and updating all the country's envi

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SMALL ISLAND, BIG RESULTS

Cuba

Natural solutions to sustainability challenges in Cuba: The Sabana-Camagüey Archipelago lies at the heart of the broader Sabana-Camagüey Ecosystem (SCE).

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Benefit-Sharing in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction: where are we at? (Part IV) - BENELEX

26/07/2016 - Elisa Morgera, Elsa Tsioumani and Daniela Diz, BENELEX

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Manual of marine and coastal datasets of biodiversity importance (UNEP-WCMC)

Published by the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre as a...

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Benefit-Sharing in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction: where are we at? (Part III) - BENELEX

13/05/2015 - Elisa Morgera, BENELEX - Formal negotiation

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Benefit-sharing in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction: where are we at? (Part II) - BENELEX

08/07/2014 - Elisa Morgera, BENELEX - Negotiations in Ne

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Benefit-sharing in marine areas beyond national jurisdiction: where are we at? (Part I) - BENELEX

23/05/2014 - Elisa Morgera, BENELEX - For ten years nego

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Strengthening the Management and Surveillance of Marine Protected Areas in Guinea-Bissau (2014) | UNEP

The project has improved the surveillance and monitoring capacity of IBAP (Institute of Biodiversity and Protected Areas) and enhanced the relationship between local populations, fishermen and the

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