Belgium

Country ISO 2-letter Code
BE
Country ISO 3-letter Code
BEL
Is UN country
Off
Official name
Kingdom of Belgium
Protected Planet ID
274
UN official short name
比利时
Network site term id
836
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Inclusive dialogue: How to improve the implementation of biodiversity targets through participatory approach methods

This year, we celebrate the 30th Anniversary of the Habitats Directive, Europe’s historical key legal instrument in the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. In the past three decades, much has been achieved for biodiversity in Europe, but much more need to be done. The European Commission recently developed criteria and guidance to reach the 30×30 target of the EU Biodiversity Strategy, in line with the global targets proposed to the 15th Conference of the Parties of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity and with the objectives of the Bern Convention.
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EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking: Lessons learned, Challenges, and Opportunities

The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) invite you to join a virtual dialogue on 3rd March 2022 / 2:00-4:00 pm CET (World Wildlife Day) that will present lessons learned and discuss challenges and opportunities for a renewed EU Action Plan to tackle wildlife trafficking, including how the EU can support the fight against wildlife trafficking in the field in partner countries.
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Three questions to Han De Koeijer

28 January 2022
Coordinator Belgian Clearing House Mechanism (CHM)
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Call for projects for the reinforcement of CHM websites 2021

Document type
Notification
Publication date (of file/URL)
15 November 2021

Introduction

Policy context and objectives

During COP12 of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), Decision XII/2 paragraph 15-17 called up on parties to further develop their national Clearing House Mechanisms (CHMs) and assistance from other parties to developing country Parties. This

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Belgian Biodiversity Data portal

Belgian Biodiversity Data portal https://gbif.biodiversity.be/

The Belgian Biodiversity Platform (BBPf) is the Belgian delegation for GBIF, and also hosts the Belgian Biodiversity Data portal, having a more specific focus on the Belgian activity on GBIF.

Capacities for Biodiversity and Sustainable Development (CEBioS)

CEBioS is a programme of the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences (RBINS), where it belongs to the Operational Directorate ‘Nature’. CEBioS is part of the ‘BIOPOLS’ group and is closely associated with the Belgian Focal Point to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

The CEBioS

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Call for the reinforcement of CHM websites

Introduction

The technology and the access to the Internet have evolved considerably since the early days of the Belgian CHM partnership. Web-based tools are different, as well as the use of the Internet by society. Focal points around the world need to adapt to these changes in order to take the

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Results of former CHM Public awareness calls

Document type
Report
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Political monitoring

The political monitoring by the Belgian National Focal Point to the Convention on Biological Diversity is carried out on a periodic basis, with the goal of informing about political processes related to biodiversity in Belgium and the EU: the Chamber, the Senate, the Walloon Parliament, the

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