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  2. Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation - Wikipedia

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    The Chico Mendes Institute for Biodiversity Conservation (Portuguese: Instituto Chico Mendes de Conservação da Biodiversidade, ICMBio) is the Brazilian Ministry of the Environment's administrative arm. [1] It is named after the environmental activist Chico Mendes.

  3. El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve

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    El Pinacate and Gran Desierto de Altar Biosphere Reserve (Spanish: Reserva de la Biosfera El Pinacate y Gran Desierto de Altar) is a biosphere reserve and UNESCO World Heritage Site [1] managed by the federal government of Mexico, specifically by Secretariat of the Environment and Natural Resources, in collaboration with the state governments of Sonora and the Tohono O'odham.

  4. Biodiversity action plan - Wikipedia

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    Diademed sifaka, an endangered primate of Madagascar. A biodiversity action plan (BAP) is an internationally recognized program addressing threatened species and habitats and is designed to protect and restore biological systems.

  5. 2024 United Nations Biodiversity Conference - Wikipedia

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    President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announces the city of Cali as the host for the United Nations Biodiversity COP16.. The UNCBD COP16 was originally set to be held in Turkey; [5] however, on July 31, 2023, the conference's organizing committee notified Parties that the country had decided to give up its right to host and preside the event, due to "a force majeure situation" caused by the ...

  6. Casa Pueblo - Wikipedia

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    Casa Pueblo has official policies on many conservation issues. They group these into 17 categories: agriculture, biotechnology, energy, environmental justice, forest and wilderness management, global issues, government and political issues, land management, military issues, nuclear issues, oceans, pollution and waste management, precautionary principle, transportation, urban and land use ...

  7. Convention on Biological Diversity - Wikipedia

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    The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty.The Convention has three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); the sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.

  8. Desierto de los Leones National Park - Wikipedia

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    View from the side of the Convent. The convent (c. 1906–1920). [6] Facade of the convent. The original name was "Desierto de Nuestra Señora del Carmen de los Montes de Santa Fe", but over time it was modified by people in nearby communities who started calling it Desierto de los Leones.

  9. Wildlife of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    Mexico ranks fourth [1] in the world in biodiversity and is one of the 17 megadiverse countries.With over 200,000 different species, Mexico is home of 10–12% of the world's biodiversity. [2]