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		<title>UNESCO Outlines Best Practices of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:58:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Man and the Biosphere (MAB) Programme of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and partners have released a book titled 'Best Practices of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves,' which compiles the presentations of the Island Biosphere Reserves that attended the 2nd meeting of the World Network of Island and Coastal Biosphere Reserves: Sustainable Development and Climate Change, held in Jeju, Republic of Korea, in September 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: 28th Session of the FAO Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (LACFC)</title>
		<link>http://larc.iisd.org/events/28th-session-of-the-fao-latin-american-and-caribbean-forestry-commission-lacfc/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 24 May 2013 16:06:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Latin America &amp; Caribbean Regional Coverage - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This biennial meeting offers a policy and technical forum for countries in the Latin American and Caribbean region to discuss and address forest issues. Government officials from forestry and other sectors are encouraged to attend, as are representatives of NGOs, private industry and other organizations dealing with forest-related issues in the region.]]></description>
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		<title>ITTO Update Introduces Entry into Force of ITTA 2006</title>
		<link>http://larc.iisd.org/news/itto-update-introduces-entry-into-force-of-itta-2006/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 15:46:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Latin America &amp; Caribbean Regional Coverage - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The International Tropical Timber Organization published the first quarter Tropical Forest Update for 2013. The Update celebrates the entry into force of the International Tropical Timber Agreement 2006 (ITTA) 2006 highlighting the objectives of improved trade of sustainably harvested tropical timber and the sustainable forest management (SFM) of tropical timber producing forests.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Latin American and Caribbean Regional Online Real-time Conferences on Socio-economic Considerations Arising from Impacts of LMOs (Spanish)</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 21 May 2013 16:19:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Latin America &amp; Caribbean Regional Coverage - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biosafety]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Caribbean]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[CBD]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), this online conference aims to continue the exchange of views and synthesis of information and experiences regarding socio-economic considerations arising from the impact of living modified organisms (LMOs) on the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, especially with regard to the value of biological diversity to indigenous and local communities. Building on a series of previous online discussions, the conference is open to representatives from Parties, other Governments, relevant organizations and indigenous and local communities from the Latin American and Caribbean Region.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Report of the Adaptation Fund Board&#039;s 20th Meeting Released</title>
		<link>http://larc.iisd.org/news/report-of-the-adaptation-fund-boards-20th-meeting-released/</link>
		<pubDate>Thu, 09 May 2013 16:53:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Latin America &amp; Caribbean Regional Coverage - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The 20th meeting of the Adaptation Fund Board (AFB) approved four new projects in Africa, Central Asia and Latin America, totaling almost $30 million, as well as one new project concept.]]></description>
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		<title>UNESCO, CITES and UNEP Draw Spotlight on the Need to Combat Illegal Wildlife Trade</title>
		<link>http://larc.iisd.org/news/unesco-cites-and-unep-draw-spotlight-on-the-need-to-combat-illegal-wildlife-trade/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 17:02:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Latin America &amp; Caribbean Regional Coverage - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Announcement / Statement]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) and Goodwill Ambassador for the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Chinese actress, Li Bingbing, are working to prevent wildlife crime and highlighting the gravity of its impacts. ]]></description>
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		<title>Conservation and Use of Plant Genetic Resources Advances in Mesoamerica</title>
		<link>http://larc.iisd.org/news/conservation-and-use-of-plant-genetic-resources-advances-in-mesoamerica/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 May 2013 16:52:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Latin America &amp; Caribbean Regional Coverage - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[CGIAR]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the 58th annual meeting of the Central American Cooperative Programme for Improvement of Crops and Animals (Programa Cooperativo Centroamericano para el Mejoramiento de Cultivos y Animales (PCCMCA), held from 22-26 April 2013, working groups were established to address priorities and challenges in adapting to climate change in the region.]]></description>
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		<title>Many Strong Voices Develops Ecosystem-Based Adaptation Project</title>
		<link>http://larc.iisd.org/news/many-strong-voices-develops-ecosystem-based-adaptation-project/</link>
		<pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 14:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Latin America &amp; Caribbean Regional Coverage - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Adaptation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Africa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Capacity Building & Education]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Climate Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ecosystem Approach]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights & Indigenous Peoples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Islands]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Issues]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Many Strong Voices (MSV) is developing a project on ecosystem-based adaptation (EbA) to climate change, which is a priority area for MSV in 2013. The aim of this project is to reduce vulnerability to climate change by supporting an EbA methodology that integrates scientific and local/traditional knowledge.]]></description>
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		<title>Global Land Forum Tackles Concept of Territorial Governance for Food Security</title>
		<link>http://larc.iisd.org/news/global-land-forum-tackles-concept-of-territorial-governance-for-food-security/</link>
		<pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2013 16:11:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Latin America &amp; Caribbean Regional Coverage - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Human Rights & Indigenous Peoples]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[National Action]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Poverty Eradication]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Global Land Forum, held in Antigua, Guatemala, from 23-24 April 2013, brought together farmers, indigenous peoples, women's organizations, NGOs, research centers, trade unions, multilateral institutions and governments to discuss the political, economic, environmental and societal linkages between land governance, food security, poverty and democracy.]]></description>
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		<title>Event: Land for Business–Business for Land</title>
		<link>http://larc.iisd.org/events/land-for-business-business-for-land/</link>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 May 2013 18:38:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Latin America &amp; Caribbean Regional Coverage - IISD Reporting Services</dc:creator>
		<category><![CDATA[Agriculture & Food Security]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Biodiversity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Desertification & Land Degradation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Economics, Trade & Investment]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Finance]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Land]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The workshop on 'Land for Business – Business for Land: The Economics of Land Degradation' will serve as catalyst for private sector involvement in the Economics of Land Degradation (ELD) Initiative. Corporate strategists, leaders in sustainability and other representatives of the business community will be asked to outline their needs within the context of further development of the ELD private sector work programme. The objectives of the workshop are to: Understand companies‘ needs; Profile the economic valuation of land and ecosystems services within business strategy development; Identify business sectors most affected by land degradation and explore how to document the impact of unmitigated risk on business strategy and value chains; Raise awareness of options for managing land degradation risk; Explore examples of sustainable land use in specific sectors and showcase enterprises
implementing scalable, win-win solutions; Identify barriers to scaling up good practices and explore options to enable the private sector to invest in sustainable land management; and Identify a programme of work and sector leaders to be integrated into subsequent stages of the ELD Initiative. The workshop will take place in the context of the BONN PERSPECTIVES, an initiative of the City of Bonn and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia.]]></description>
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