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NEWSLETTER #28 - 14 June 2018
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY: REGIONS TOWARDS THE COP14  Only one week until the Conference "A Territorial Rights Based Approach to Biodiversity"! Regional governments will share their  actions and commitments for biodiversity conservation and adopt a common position towards the COP14. See the preliminary agenda here.
QUEBEC CELEBRATES THE 25th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONVENTION ON BIOLOGICAL DIVERSITY 
The celebrations were held in Montreal, Quebec, host city of the CBD's Secretariat, last May 22nd. The event gathered important authorities to remind the importance of this ground-breaking agreement, as Quebec's Environment Minister and CBD's Executive Secretary. Read more. 
JOIN US! WEBINAR: LOCALIZING SDGS THROUGH REGIONAL GOVERNMENTS nrg4SD prepares for the launch of the Report "Localizing the SDGs: Regions paving the way" on the open webinar July 5th at 15h CET. The virtual launch will serve as a preparation for its official presentation during the 2018 HLPF. Everyone is invited!  Read more.
ROAD TO SBSTTA 22: AGENDA & ITS IMPORTANCE AT A REGIONAL SCALE The twenty-second meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice will convene in Montreal, Canada on the 2-7 of July, 2018. R4BLP get ready to contribute to the discussion preparing a report on Invasive Alien Species. Read more.
MEMBERS IN ACTION: SANTA ELENA & MANABI
The neighbour provinces Ecuador have joined forces for the creation of the "Consortium to Tackle Climate Change in the Coastal Range" aimed to combine institutional and citizens' efforts and promote joint policies in the Chongon Colonche Mountain Range. Read more.
REGIONSADAPT SUPPORTS FRANCOPHONE YOUTH-LED INITIATIVES ON CLIMATE CHANGE  RegionsAdapt is part of the scientific committee for the call for papers on climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience of the Institute of the Francophonie for Sustainable Development and University of Quebec at Chicoutimi. Call open until June 30. Learn how to apply here.
17 June: World Day to Combat Desertification 
18 - 21 June: Adaptation Futures 2018 - Dialogue for Solutions
19 - 22 June: nrg4SD General Assembly & Int. Conference on Biodiversity "A territorial rights based approach to biodiversity"
28 - 29 June: Climate Chance Summit Africa 2018
5 July: Localizing the SDGs through regional governments webinar
2 - 7 July: Twenty-second Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA 22)
9 - 12 July: Asia Pacific Climate Week 2018
9 - 13 July: 2nd Meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation of the CBD
9 - 18 July: High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development (HLPF 2018)
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