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29 September 2008

CBD Launches Online Discussion on Biodiversity and Climate Change

CBD Launches Online Discussion on Biodiversity and Climate Change 26 September 2008: In preparation for the first meeting of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group (AHTEG) on Biodiversity and Climate Change, to be held from 17-21 November 2008, in London, UK, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) is launching an internet-based discussion group at: http://www.cbd.int/climate/forums/public/.

The discussion group will run from 6-10 October 2008, and then on the basis of a compilation of views for additional questions, from 13-17 October 2008. In addition to the discussion group, parties are invited to submit views on ways to integrate biodiversity consideration into climate-change related activities, from 6-17 October 2008, at: http://www.cbd.int/climate/forums/party/.

The first meeting of the AHTEG will address scientific and technical matters concerning the links between biodiversity and climate change with regard to identifying risks and vulnerabilities, and impacts and opportunities from climate change mitigation.

The discussion group will seek views from governments and relevant organizations on: tools or methodologies that can be employed to assesses the vulnerability of biodiversity to climate change; steps taken to mobilize components of biodiversity to reduce risk and damage associated with climate change impacts; steps taken to realize multiple benefits for carbon sequestration, and biodiversity conservation and sustainable use in a range of ecosystems; tools or methodologies that can be employed to ensure that actions for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation support the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity; and information on assessing and addressing possible negative impacts on biodiversity and /or livelihoods of indigenous and local communities that may arise from reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation. [CBD notification]

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