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Plenary of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services, 10 December 2024, Windhoek</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/pdf_button.png'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='/doc/speech/2024/sp-2024-12-10-IPBES-en.pdf'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-12-10</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the International Human Rights Day 10 December 2024</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' 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style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-11-27</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>Countries to resume crucial biodiversity discussions in Rome, 25-27 February 2025</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/pdf_button.png'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='/doc/press/2024/pr-2024-11-27-cop16-en.pdf'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-30</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>Statement by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, at the closing session of the high-level segment of the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties, 30 October 2024</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/pdf_button.png'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='/doc/speech/2024/sp-2024-10-30-cop16-hls-en.pdf'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-30</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>Joint Report Launch: Forest Factor highlights the role of forest biodiversity in the KMGBF</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/ico-fmt-htm.gif'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='/forest/fflaunch.shtml'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-25</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>COP 16 Forest and Water Day short video.</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/ico-fmt-htm.gif'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='https://vimeo.com/1024191940/e294ba8b6e?&login=true#'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-23</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>COP 16 side event: Forest Ecosystem Restoration Initiative (FERI): Taking forward a decade of ecosystem recovery</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/ico-fmt-htm.gif'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='https://enb.iisd.org/forest-ecosystem-restoration-initiative'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-21</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>Opening speech by the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Astrid Schomaker, for the sixteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity, 21 October 2024</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/pdf_button.png'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='/doc/speech/2024/sp-2024-10-21-cop16-en.pdf'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-21</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>New publication: FERI 10 years: A decade for forest ecosystem restoration</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/pdf_button.png'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='/forest/doc/FERI-10-years-en.pdf'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-21</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>New booklet: A joint CBD/Aarhus Convention pocket guide on access to information and public participation regarding LMOs is now available</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/ico-fmt-htm.gif'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='https://bch.cbd.int/onlineconferences/portal_art23/resources.shtml#tab=2'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-18</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the closing ceremony of the fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 18 October 2024</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/pdf_button.png'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='/doc/speech/2024/sp-2024-10-18-sbi5-en.pdf'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-16</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, at the Opening ceremony of the fifth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation, 16 October 2024, Cali, Colombia</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/pdf_button.png'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='/doc/speech/2024/sp-2024-10-16-sbi5-en.pdf'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-16</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>Statement by Astrid Schomaker, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the World Food Day, 16 October 2024: “Right to foods for a better life and a better future”</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img width='16' height='16' border='0' align='middle' alt='File type' src='/images/pdf_button.png'> <font size='1' face='Arial'><a href='/doc/speech/2024/sp-2024-10-16-WFD-en.pdf'>en</a> </font><br /></td></tr></table></td> </tr> <tr id="ctl16_W9787_tr1"> <td id="ctl16_W9787_tdCol3" style="vertical-align:top;"><table border='0' width='100%' style='border-bottom: dotted 1px #c0c0c0'><tr> <td style='vertical-align:top;'><b>2024-10-15</b></td><td rowspan='2'style='vertical-align:top;'>Statement on the International Day of Rural Women, 15 October</td></tr><tr> <td style='width:120px; vertical-align:top;'><img 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