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Statement by Mr. Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of Regional Workshop for Africa on Updating National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 27 February, 2012

Communiqué: International symposium to be held to share experiences and support effective implementation of the Nagoya Protocol on Genetic Resources

Press Release: Atlantic seamount becomes the first case added to international repository of ecologically or biologically significant marine areas

Press Release: Capacity-building workshop for North Africa and the Middle East on mainstreaming the economics of ecosystems and biodiversity (TEEB) into national planning and decision-making

Press Release: Braulio Ferreira de Souza Dias assumes helm at Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Press Release: Bahrain to become the 163rd Party to the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety

Press Release: Theme of Future Policy Award 2012: Oceans and Coasts. World Future Council partners with CBD, GEF and FAO to present awards in Hyderabad, India

Press Release: Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources achieves 92 signatories

Message by Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary on the occasion of World Wetlands Day "Wetlands and Tourism", 2 February 2012

Press Release: Jordan becomes first country in the Arab region to ratify the Nagoya Protocol on genetic resources