Biodiversity

The International Workshop on Institutional Changes in Forest Management in Countries with Transition Economies took place on February 25, 2003, in Moscow, Russia. Approximately 100 participants representing eight ministries of the Russian Government and 16 regions of Russia, 18 countries with transition economies, the World Bank, the private sector, research

This publication reveals the impact of the Nagoya Protocol and national ABS frameworks in 27 countries from six regions, Africa, the Arab States, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America & the Caribbean and the Pacific Islands. The chapters are authored by experts and practitioners from government, research institutions, indigenous

For 26 years the GEF demonstrated through its portfolio the crucial importance of all types of forest in providing a range of important environmental services, in particular to sustain biodiversity, to face the challenges of climate change and land degradation, and at the same time offering livelihood options for many