2012-02-07T14:20:04Z tag:en.biodiversiteit.nl,2012-02-07:/samenwerking-voor-biodiversiteit/internationale-samenwerking http://en.biodiversiteit.nl/misc_/CHM2/Site.gif Government of the Netherlands Biodiversity-CHM.NL tag:en.biodiversiteit.nl,2012-02-07:/samenwerking-voor-biodiversiteit/internationale-samenwerking/ontwikkelingssamenwerking 2012-02-07T14:20:04Z Rob Hendriks Rob Hendriks

<p>The prime mandate for Development Cooperation in the Netherlands&nbsp;lies with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Directorate General for International Cooperation (DGIS).</p><p>The main objective of DGIS is to contribute to structural poverty alleviation in developing countries. The environment as component of sustainable development is integrated in all DGIS policies and interventions: attention for environment-related services, &ldquo;greening&rdquo; of all relevant development sectors, sustainable management of the worlds&rsquo; ecosystems. One of the major challenges of Dutch Aid is to respond to the Millennium development Goals. With regard to environment and biodiversity MDG-7 is specifically important.</p><p>Data on projects and other activities in biodiversity conservation and management within development cooperation can be found on the <a href="http://www.proforis.nl/">PROFORIS website</a>.</p><p>Information on the more general activities within the development cooperation or international cooperation of the Netherlands in the fields of Environment and Water can be found on the <a href="http://www.minbuza.nl/en/themes,environment/environment-themes" title="dossier environment">website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs</a> of the Netherlands.</p><p>&nbsp;</p>

tag:en.biodiversiteit.nl,2012-02-07:/samenwerking-voor-biodiversiteit/internationale-samenwerking/chm-samenwerking 2012-02-07T14:20:04Z Rob Hendriks Rob Hendriks

<p>International cooperation of the Netherlands with respect to the CBD Clearing House Mechanism</p>