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Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Diversity for Life - Planning Workshop, 17 July 2009, Bellagio, Italy.

Inviting Parties, other Governments, other relevant organizations, and indigenous and local communities, to the peer review of the draft report of scientific synthesis on the impacts of ocean fertilization on marine biodiversity.

Communiqué: South-South-Exchange Meeting on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Forest Biodiversity.

Communiqué: Enhancing Montreal support to the activities of the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 2nd International Youth Symposium for Biodiversity, 4 July 2009, Ottawa, Canada.

Communiqué: Visit of the representative of the incoming President of the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit

The Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity had the privilege to welcome on 9-10 July 2010 Mr. Masayoshi Mizuno, Director of the Global Environment Division of Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Communiqué: Biodiversity Challenges and Reponses on the Agenda of the G8 Summit of L'Aquila, Italy.

"Carta di Siracusa" on Biodiversity.

Peer review of the draft "Guide to integrating protected areas within wider landscapes, seascapes and sectoral plans and strategies" is now open. The guide provides practical approaches, case studies, and examples of integrating protected areas into wider land and seascapes.

Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, June 2009.