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3 February 2006

Business and industry have a crucial role to play in all aspects of sustainable development
Statement to business and industry by Ahmed Djoghlaf More...

31 January 2006

The successful conclusion of your negotiations will put an end to the current uncertainty
Remarks by Ahmed Djoghlaf at the Opening session of the fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Access and Benefit-sharing. More...

26 January 2006

There will be no biological diversity on our planet if there is no cultural diversity
Remarks by Doña Cristina Narbona Ruiz, Minister of the Environment for Spain at the fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions. (Text in Spanish) More...

23 January 2006

Nature is at the heart of the cultures and values of traditional societies.
Remarks by Executive Secretary Ahmed Djoghlaf, at the opening of the fourth meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Inter-Sessional Working Group on Article 8(j) and Related Provisions. More...

19 January 2006

THE VIRTUAL CURITIBA BIODIVERSITY CONFERENCE - http://2010.biodiv.org
At a press conference with the Minister of the Environment for Brazil, H.E.M. Minister Marina Silva, on the preparation of the International Ministerial Curitiba Biodiversity Conference to be held in March, Dr. Djoghlaf announced the official launch of the Virtual Curitiba Biodiversity Conference. More...

17 January 2006

Message of Ahmed Djoghlaf to the citizens of Brazil
I call on all citizens of Brazil to ensure that the Curitiba International Conference be remembered by future generations as the birth place of a new era of enhanced implementation of the Convention More...

10 January 2006

Indigenous and local communities have important role to play in implementation of Biodiversity Convention: Ahmed Djoghlaf
Montreal – 10 January 2006. Stressing the role of traditional knowledge and the practices of indigenous and local communities in biodiversity conservation, Ahmed Djoghlaf, the Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity, reiterated the importance of the participation of indigenous and local communities in the Convention process. More...

9 January 2006

World community urged to protect biodiversity in deserts - theme for International Day for Biological Diversity announced
“One in six people depends on these fragile ecosystems for their survival,” said Mr. Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary to the Convention. “These are the poorest of the poor and any further degradation of the biodiversity of drylands will lead to increased poverty.” More...

3 January 2006

Ahmed Djoghlaf assumes duties as Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity: Calls for a global alliance to combat biodiversity loss
Montreal, 3 January 2006 – Calling on the citizens of the world to join in the effort to preserve life on earth, a 52 year-old Algerian man with a passion for poetry and forest walks takes up the helm of the world’s key biological treaty today. United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, appointed Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, as the new Executive Secretary to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) More...