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People around the world invited to join in boosting momentum for most successful global anti-poverty push in history. With 1,000 days remaining to the end of 2015 – the target date for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity is…

La BES offre des subventions pour promouvoir l'excellence en recherche écologique, aide à financer la formation, les voyages et la communication de la science de l'écologie aussi largement que possible. Ces dernières années, plus de £ 200.000 par an ont été attribué à travers diverses subventions du…

The CABIN project (Central African Biodiversity Information Network) supported by the Directorate General of the Belgian Development Cooperation (DGD) and initiated by the Royal Museum for Central Africa (RMCA) is organising a second call for proposals for the mobilisation and on-line publication of…

Signature de deux conventions de financement pour un montant de 13,6 Mds de F CFA (20,7 M €) entre le Ministère de l’Economie, de la Planification et de l’Aménagement du Territoire (MINEPAT) et l’Agence Française de Développement (AFD). Deuxième appui du C2D au Programme Sectoriel Forêt –…

The MIDORI Prize is an international prize dedicated to biodiversity, co-organized by the AEON Environmental Foundation and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The Prize honours individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the conservation and sustainable use…

The Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) is pleased to inform you of a forthcoming funding opportunity within the Wildlife Without Borders programme of the United States Fish & Wildlife Service International Conservation Funds. Project…

The Darwin Initiative is a UK government grants scheme that helps to protect biodiversity and the natural environment through locally based projects worldwide. What we do The initiative funds projects that help countries rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources to meet their objectives…

Two days after the opening plenary sitting of Parliament for the June 2014 ordinary session on June 11 2014, Senators were once more in a plenary sitting on Friday, June 13 during which three government bills were tabled for scrutiny and adoption. The plenary sitting was chaired by the Président of…

Biodiversity Information Specialists from developing Sub-Saharan African countries are invited to apply for travel awards to participate in the 2014 Biodiversity Information Standards (TDWG) Annual Conference, to be held 27-31 October 2014 in Jönköping, Sweden. The travel awards are made possible by…

Resolving land and resource use conflicts in and around Terrestrial and Marine Protected Areas in the eastern and southern African region. Protected areas and biodiversity (terrestrial and marine) are under increasing pressure from other sectors such as agriculture, extractive industries and…