UNESCO and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Conference of the Parties (COP 10)

Nagoya, Japan 18 to 29 October 2010

At its 10th meeting the CBD COP 10 is due to adopt a revised and updated Strategic Plan including new biodiversity target(s) for the post-2010 period as well as the International Regime on Access and Benefit-sharing.

UNESCO is contributing to COP 10 by highlighting specific UNESCO-relevant biodiversity issues through side-events (exploring traditional knowledge; cultural and biological diversity; and the involvement of youth); and by presenting the Japanese version of the UNESCO-led official IYB travelling exhibition.

• UNESCO and COP 10
• Go4BioDiv youth forum
• Young people unite for biodiversity
• UNESCO: A Key Actor in the Fulfillment of the Global Biodiversity Agenda

More links to UNESCO biodiversity related activities:

• Biodiversity in UNESCO

• International Assessment of Agricultural Knowledge, Science and Technology for Development (IAASTD)

• Conserving Cultural and Biological Diversity: The Role of Sacred Natural Sites and Cultural Landscapes (Proceedings of the Tokyo Symposium)

• Convention on Biological Diversity

• Biosphere reserves as biodiversity laboratories

• United Nations Decade of Education for Sustainable Development

• Cultural Diversity and Ethics of Science and Technology

Official video of the International Year of Biodiversity 2010