CBD Notification SCBD/BS/MPM/DA/85215 (2016-058): Reminder Notification: Submission of information requested in decision BS-VII/12 on Risk Assessment and Risk Management

World Bank says Indonesia forest fires cost $5.2 bln in economic losses
The total damage and economic loss from forest fires in Indonesia this year amounted to at least $5.2 billion, equal to 0.5% of gross domestic product, the World Bank said in a report on Wednesday.
New urgency in fight to restore Florida Everglades
Rising seas, polluted coastlines and the specter of more frequent droughts and storms have lent new urgency to efforts to restore the ecosystem of the Florida Everglades, the largest freshwater wetland in the United States.
Conservation efforts save 10 species from extinction
Conservation efforts have saved ten species from extinction, including a flightless bird, a parakeet and a trout cod, announced International Union for Conservation of Nature on Wednesday.