by Abiyot Berhanu ~ May 7th, 2012
SBSTTA adopted 15 recommendations
Montreal 7 May 2012; Delegates of the sixteenth session of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) elected new members of the SBSTTA Bureau.
Dr. Gemedo Dalle from Ethiopia was elected as member of the SBSTTA Bureau to represent Africa. Delegates also elected as new members of the SBSTTA Bureau which include: Jean Patrick Le Duc (France) for the Western Europe and Others Group; Brigitte Baptiste (Colombia) for Latin America and the Caribbean; Ivna Vukši? (Croatia) for Central and Eastern Europe; Yousef Al-Hafedh (Saudi Arabia) for Asia. Continue reading »
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by Bethelehem Ketema ~ May 2nd, 2012
1 MAY 2012 Nairobi — Conservation experts from Kenya and Ethiopia have drawn a road map for ensuring the survival of an endangered type of zebra.
The experts from areas inhabited by endangered Grevy’s zebra have developed a national action plan to guide efforts to ensure the survival of the Grevy’s zebra whose five-year strategy expired last year. Continue reading »
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by Bethelehem Ketema ~ April 26th, 2012
Scientists from more than 90 countries will unite to assess ecosystems and natural resources.
23 April 2012 Governments from more than 90 countries have agreed to establish an independent panel of scientists to assess the very latest research on the state of the planet’s fragile ecosystems. The decision, which will create a body akin to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), was made in Panama City this weekend, after years of negotiations. Continue reading »
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