Welcome to the official website of the Grenada Convention on Biological Diversity Clearing House Mechanism
The Clearing-House Mechanism (CHM) of the Convention on Biological Diversity has been established further to Article 18.3 of the Convention.
Further to decision X/15, its mission is to contribute significantly to the implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity and its Strategic Plan for Biodiversity 2011-2020, through effective information services and other appropriate means in order to promote and facilitate scientific and technical cooperation, knowledge sharing and information exchange, and to establish a fully operational network of Parties and partners.
Meetings and events
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15th International Congress of Myriapodology
Myriapodologists study multi-legged arthropods (centipedes, millipedes, etc) and velvet worms. Their work has been greatly assisted since 1968 by a centralised secretariat for all things myriapodological: the Centre Internationale de Myriapodologie (CIM), based at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris.
17/07/2011
, Womens College, University of Queensland, Brisbane Australia
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CHM PTK Training
The training program was organised by the Belgian and Netherlands national focal points to assist Grenada and Sri Lanka with the use of the PTK to administer their local chm website.
18/04/2011
, Brussels, Belgium
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2nd World Biodiversity Congress
Biological diversity is the variety of life on Earth, from the simplest bacterial gene to the vast, complex rainforests of the Amazon. Human beings are an integral part of this diversity, as is the food, medicine, clothing and other biological resources that sustain us
02/09/2011
, Kuching, Malaysia
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2011 International Biodiversity Conference
The Wild Spots Foundation, a 501c3 group, started this biodiversity conference to help promote and protect biodiversity around the world. We invite college professors and field experts in wildlife conservation who teach biology, biodiversity, geography, geology, and life science to participate in our event.
29/07/2011
, Baños, Ecuador
Latest News from the CHM Community
- Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the Meeting of the Second Standing Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 17 April 2011, Panama City, Panama
- Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary, on the occasion of the General Debate of 124th assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union, 15-20 April 2011, Panama City, Panama
- "REDD-plus Benefits: Biodiversity and Livelihoods": Joint publication of CBD Secretariat and GIZ now available in English, French and Spanish.
- Presentations and the final report of the REDD-plus and Biodiversity Safeguards workshop for Asia-Pacific are available online.
- Communiqué: Enhanced GEF-CBD Collaboration in Support of the Nagoya Outcomes in Asia.
- Public Consultation on the draft national strategy on biodiversity 2006-2016
- Spring is on its way 2007!
- Funding sources for taxonomy and biodiversity
- New brochure on the importance of biodiversity
- 22 May 2007 Belgium joins the Countdown 2010 initiative !
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