The latest Millennium Ecosystem Assessment highlighted the importance of biodiversity in supporting human well being and the critical rate at which biodiversity was being lost.

UNEP WCMC has also produced specialized guidelines on biodiversity assessment and monitoring for protected areas.

(d) Funding for the Global Biodiversity Assessment (GBA) project was confirmed by UNEP (section 8 bis Human Values of Biodiversity), and a meeting of experts held in Sri Lanka.

Notes the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis report and the urgent need to protect the marine biodiversity expressed therein

Ongoing assessment has served to increase the visibility of mountain biodiversity issues and is identifying gaps for future research.

76. Also notes the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment Synthesis reports and the urgent need to protect the marine biodiversity expressed therein

100. Further notes the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment synthesis reports and the urgent need to protect the marine biodiversity expressed therein

115. Also notes the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment synthesis reports and the urgent need to protect the marine biodiversity expressed therein

Under the leadership of the UNESCO Diversitas programme and the Swiss Academy of Sciences, the Global Mountain Biodiversity Assessment is a network of about 400 mountain biodiversity researchers and policymakers from around the world.

Biodiversity management and climate change assessment for UNEP and UNITAR in Senegal, Mauritania and Benin (2004) and Sao Tome and Principe (2005).

Marine biodiversity

Biodiversity assessments

Biodiversity resources

The Biodiversity Bargain

The Biodiversity Challenge

UNEP WCMC also provides assessment support to the multilateral environmental agreements, including work on the Global Biodiversity Outlook of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the CITES periodic trade analysisand the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species (CMS) species assessment compilation.

biodiversity,exploration,microbiology,science

The Price of Biodiversity

Tourism and biodiversity conservation

Biodiversity Convention 798 712

Mr. Nicolas MATEO, General Coordinator for Biodiversity Prospecting, National Institute on Biodiversity (INBio) Heredia, Costa Rica

animals,biodiversity,biosphere,environment,water

activism,animals,biodiversity,biosphere,environment

Seamounts are important for biodiversity.

C. Public goods and biodiversity

2. Marine and coastal biodiversity

Medical Plants and Biodiversity Project,

1. Marine and coastal biodiversity

The decisions reaffirmed the ecosystem approach and adopted programmes of work for marine and coastal biodiversity (decision IV 5), forest biodiversity (decision IV 7), the biodiversity of inland water ecosystems (decision IV 4) and agricultural biodiversity (decision III 11 and IV 6).

biodiversity,exploration,fish,oceans,science,technology

architecture,biodiversity,biology,collaboration,design,science

biodiversity,biology,biosphere,birds,insects,science

Africa,activism,animals,biodiversity,biosphere,war

biodiversity,biology,environment,life,nature,photography

Conservation and management of marine biodiversity

(i) Understanding, monitoring and conserving biodiversity.

61 203. International Year of Biodiversity, 2010

biodiversity,biology,biosphere,environment,future,life,science

biodiversity,biotech,business,energy,science,technology,tedbooks

Africa,animals,biodiversity,global issues,green,science

animals,biodiversity,biosphere,global issues,green,science

Mr. Merle Alexander (Canadian Indigenous Biodiversity Network)

The role of incentives for biodiversity conservation

Biodiversity support of approved activities 792 324

An ECLAC Andean Development Corporation project linking biotechnology and biodiversity addresses the issue in three steps (a) an analysis of markets for the utilization of biodiversity platforms through technology applications in the Andean region (b) an assessment of the biotechnology capacity in the Andean region and (c) a set of policy recommendations for strengthening biotechnology capacities.