Rio Conventions requiring more coherence

Representatives from various international environment organisations got together with government officials and members of academic institutions in late March for a high-level event to discuss the three Rio Conventions – the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD). The meeting was designed to review progress made so far and take a look at future developments, and was held at the CIFOR-ICRAF European headquarters in Bonn/Germany, which also hosts event co-organiser Global Landscapes Forum (GLF)…