Conference of the Parties (COP) Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA) Working Group on the Review of Implementation (WGRI) Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol (ICNP) Working Group on Article 8(j) Working Group on Protected Areas
The United Nations proclaimed May 22 The International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. When first created by the Second Committee of the UN General Assembly in late 1993, 29 December (the date of entry into force of th...
The United Nations Decade on Biodiversity contributes to the implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity . Here you can find information about biodiversity, events around the world, and how we can make a difference. Take part!
Convention on Biological Diversity 2011 International Year of Forest COP10 Green Wave International Day for Biodiversity United Nations Decade to Combat Desertification
Why we are losing biodiversity The threats to Biodiversity Habitat loss through changes of land use, in particular the conversion of natural ecosystems to cropland, continues to be the biggest direct cause of biodiversity loss. Already, more than half of the Earth’s 14 terrestrial bio...
