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31 October 2019The Republic of the Maldives Joins CMS
The Republic of the Maldives has acceded to the Convention becoming the 130th Party overall.
The Republic of the Maldives has acceded to the Convention becoming the 130th Party overall and the 19th from the Asia region. The Maldives’ accession takes effect today. The Maldives is an archipelago of 26 atolls in the Indian Ocean approximately 1,000 km south of continental Asia, with a land area of just under 300 km2 and a population of 400,000 making it one of the dozen most densely populated countries in the world.
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31 October 2019A better life for future generations? An interview with Dr. Simone Sandholz on World Cities Day
This year’s World Cities Day, celebrated on 31 October, has the theme “Innovations and better life for future generations.” We have talked to UNU-EHS expert Dr.
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30 October 2019UNFCCC Statement on COP25
"Earlier today, I was informed of the decision by the Government of Chile not to host COP25 in view of the difficult s
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30 October 2019Spain Undertakes Important Step to Prevent Illegal Killing of Migratory Birds
Birds killed during intensive night harvesting of olives © Junta de Andalucía
Bonn, 30 October 2019 - In two resolutions published last week, Spain has announced the immediate suspension of night-time harvesting of olive trees du
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30 October 2019One of a kind study provides roadmap for protecting oceans in keeping with UN goal
The United Nations had set a goal that 10 percent of the oceans were to be made Marine Protected Areas (MPA) by 2020.
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29 October 2019IPBES Announces First Private Sector Partnership for Biodiversity Science with Kering Group
The Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) today announced its first private sector partnership – a significant non-earmarked contribution to the IPBES Trust Fun
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28 October 2019Lend me a flipper: Dolphins and cooperation
Cooperation is one of the most important abilities for any social species. From hunting, breeding, and child rearing, it has allowed many animals—including humans—to survive and thrive.
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28 October 2019Contest: 2020 Desertification and Drought Day Theme and Slogan
UNCCD is launching an online contest for the Desertification and Drought Day 2020 theme and slogan.
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24 October 2019Rescuing the world's endangered river dolphins takes cutting edge science and community
River dolphins in the Amazon and Orinoco are under ever increasing pressure from the impact of hydropower dams and mercury contamination from small-scale gold mining, according to results from the
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24 October 2019Signatories to IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU Agree on New Work Programme
Hawksbill turtle, Komodo, Indo-Pacific, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, © Image Broker Robert Harding
Da Nang/Viet Nam, 24 October 2019 – The 8th Meeting of the Signatories (MOS8) to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation and Management of Marine Turtles and their Habitats of the Indian Ocean and South-East Asia (IOSEA Marine Turtle MOU) concluded today after four days of intense deliberations.
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21 October 2019New Country Profiles Show Changes in Environmental Health Inequalities
New country profiles released by the WHO European Centre for Environment and Health show how countries across the WHO European Region have achieved reductions in some areas of environmental health
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17 October 2019Satellites to monitor whale strandings from space
Scientists developing techniques to count great whales from space say the largest ever recorded mass stranding event was probably underestimated.
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16 October 2019Southwest Atlantic humpback whales on recovery path
One of the whale populations taken to the edge of extinction by commercial hunting in the early 20th Century has essentially recovered its numbers.
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15 October 2019Ostsee-Fischfang um mehr als die Hälfte reduziert
Um etliche Fischbestände in der Ostsee steht es extrem schlecht. Die EU-Fischereiminister haben sich nun auf weitreichende Einschnitte bei den Fangquoten geeinigt.
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15 October 2019Internationaler Tag der Frauen in ländlichen Gebieten
UN-Generalsekretär António Guterres erklärte anlässlich des Internationalen Tags der Frauen in ländlichen Gebieten
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14 October 2019World Migratory Bird Day in Focus at UN Day Celebrations in Bonn
The current Chair of the UN Agencies, Shyamal Majumdar together with Bonn's Lord Mayor, Ashok Sridharan, Amy Fraenkel, Acting Executive Secretary of CMS and CMS interns, Virginia Petetti and Clara van den Berg © Florian Keil
The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and its associated Agreements also called the CMS Family took part in the annual UN Day celebrations on Bonn's Market Square on 12 October. Acting Executive Secretary joined the CMS Family team, meeting with Mayor and other city officials, heads other UN agencies, members of the diplomatic corps, and representatives of other organizations participating in the event.
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14 October 2019Climate Neutral Now Initiative Reaches 200-Participant Milestone
In September 2019, the Climate Neutral Now initiative of UN Climate Change passed the 200 participants mark.
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12 October 2019UN Bonn celebrates UN Day at the Bonn Market Square
Today 20 UN Bonn organisations, the German Foreign Ministry and other NGOs celebrated the annual UN Day at the Bonn Market Square in front of the Old Town Hall.
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10 October 2019Thousands Gear up for World Migratory Bird Day’s Second Peak Celebration on 12 October
World Migratory Bird Day will be celebrated around the world on 12 October 2019.
The second peak day celebration of World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) 2019 is taking place on Saturday, 12 October, and an astonishing number of events have been registered around the globe.
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09 October 2019Gobi Bear, Persian Leopard and Other Central Asian Mammals to Receive Greater Protection
Bactrian Camel © Petra Kaczensky
The Gobi Bear – the only bear living in the desert - the Persian Leopard and the Urial, a wild sheep, could soon join other Central Asian mammal species that are already benefiting from greater international cooperation under the the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), through its Central Asian Mammals Initiative (CAMI).
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09 October 2019Whale 'whispers' keep young safe near predators: study
Female Atlantic right whales lower their voices to a whisper when communicating with their young in order to prevent "eavesdropping" by predators, researchers said Wednesday
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09 October 2019Humpback whale found dead in Thames was hit by a ship
Investigators say it is unclear whether wound happened before or after its death
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09 October 2019UNU-Hosted SCYCLE Programme Moving to UNITA
Tokyo, Geneva, Bonn, 09 October 2019 ― The United Nations University (UNU) and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR) recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding agreeing
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09 October 20192019/020: CMS COP13 Side Events and Exhibitions
The 13th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) will be held at the Mahatma Mandir Convention and
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08 October 2019The City of Bonn will celebrate UN Day on 12 October - Leaving no one behind
United Nations Day - "Leaving no one behind" on 12 October 12, 11:30 am to 6 pm at the Bonn Market Square in front of the Old Town Hall
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01 October 2019Rory O’Neill visits Bonn for UN Cinema screening of “The Queen of Ireland”
Rory O’Neill, also known as Panti Bliss, attended the UN Cinema screening of “The Queen of Ireland” in Bonn on 30 September.
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01 October 2019UNCCD Celebrates its 25th Anniversary in Bonn
Yesterday evening, the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) celebrated its 25th anniversary at the Old Town Hall of Bonn.
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