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Press Release
#75662
2010-12-03

International Year of Biodiversity Wins the Green Award as Best Global Environmental Campaign

Montreal 3 December 2010. With the slogan “Biodiversity is Life. Biodiversity is our Life”, the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) won the coveted 2010 Green Award for best Global Campaign in recognition of the strength of a campaign that inspired activities throughout the ...

Press Release
#75090
2010-11-11

A Table from the Sea’s Edge - Artwork in celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity

Montreal, 11 November 2010 – During the historic United Nations summit on biodiversity recently concluded in Nagoya, Japan, an object that gained great attention from conference delegates was a large table and chairs crafted from driftwood. Created by British furniture-maker and artist Silas Bir ...

Press Release
#73864
2010-09-29

Building bridges for Biodiversity: Governor of Ishikawa Prefecture pays official visit to the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity

Montreal 29 September 2010. As the world prepares for the Nagoya Biodiversity Summit, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the governor of Ishikawa prefecture, Masinori Tanimoto, accompanied by an important delegation, paid a visit to the Secretariat to prepare the clos ...

Press Release
#73411
2010-09-21

UN General Assembly Event to Spur Action to Stem Further Biodiversity Loss

New York, 21 September – With the continued loss of biodiversity representing a major obstacle for achieving the Millennium Development Goals, the UN General Assembly will consider strategies for speeding up the implementation of measures to protect and conserve species and ecosystems around the ...

Press Release
#71603
2010-07-14

UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen Stresses the Importance of Protecting Earth’s Natural Resources in Support of the International Year of Biodiversity

Montreal, 14 July 2010 –– Gisele Bündchen, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Goodwill Ambassador, has recorded two short films in support of the United Nations International Year of Biodiversity. In the films, the Brazilian model speaks of the importance of protecting and conservin ...

Press Release
#71519
2010-07-12

The Beauty and Variety of Life on Earth Captured in Postage Stamps

Montreal, 12 July 2010 – The Syrian Arab Republic recently issued two commemorative stamps celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), thus becoming the twelfth country to mark the IYB through the issuance of a stamp.

Press Release
#71480
2010-07-08

Secretary-General Designates Edward Norton as United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity

Montreal, 8 July 2010 – Marking the 2010 International Year for Biodiversity, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today designated two-time Academy Award-nominated actor Edward Norton as a United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.

Press Release
#70778
2010-06-11

President of Tunisia Gives a Voice to the Youth for Protecting Life on Earth and Their Future

Montreal, 11 June 2010 – In a letter to the Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali announced the establishment, in support of the International Year of Biodiversity and the International Year of Youth, a range of youth institutio ...

Press Release
#70298
2010-05-21

MEMO – To Ring a Bell for Biodiversity

Montreal, 21 May 2010. The International Year of Biodiversity is a wake up call for humanity. On 22 September Heads of State will assemble at the United Nations to discuss the biodiversity crisis. Simultaneously, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will encourage th ...

Press Release
#69423
2010-04-22

Earth Day: CBD Secretariat and World Future Council Form Partnership to Celebrate Good Biodiversity Policies. Future Policy Award will be presented at the 2010 United Nations Biodiversity Conference

Montreal/Hamburg, 22 April 2010. On today’s Earth Day, the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the World Future Council (WFC) have established a close partnership for the year 2010 as a contribution to the celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity.

Press Release
#69300
2010-04-16

High-level General Assembly Event to Mark the International Year of Biodiversity

Montreal, 16 April – As a means to mark the International Year of Biodiversity (www.cbd.int/2010), the United Nations General Assembly decided on 15 April 2010 to hold a high-level event on biodiversity on 22 September 2010, the eve of the opening of the general debate of its sixty-fifth session.

Press Release
#68794
2010-03-24

The President of the Philippines Declares 2010 its National Year of Biodiversity

Cali, Colombia, 24 March 2010 – On 19 February 2010, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo of the Philippines declared 2010 to be the National Year of Biodiversity (NYB) in the Philippines as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity

Press Release
#68842
2010-03-24

The Human Dimension of the Impact of Climate Change on Biodiversity in Europe

Montreal, 24 March 2010--The European Environment Agency (EEA) today launched a special issue of Signals in support for the International Year of Biodiversity.

Press Release
#68596
2010-03-17

Airbus A380 Flies the Flag for the International Year of Biodiversity

Montreal, 17 March 2010. Aircraft manufacturer Airbus is showing support for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) by featuring the IYB logo on its largest passenger aircraft, the A380.

Press Release
#68487
2010-03-15

The Japan International Biodiversity Award (JIBA) Established

Montreal, 15 March 2010. In partnership with the AEON Environmental Foundation, the Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity is pleased to announce the establishment of the Japan International Biodiversity Award (JIBA).

Press Release
#68381
2010-03-10

Discovery Communications and the United Nations Announce Partnership to Celebrate International Year of Biodiversity: Awareness Campaign to Promote Biological Diversity

New York, NY, 10 March 2010 — Discovery Communications and the United Nations announce a partnership to spread awareness of the United Nations global campaign to celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB).

Press Release
#67626
2010-02-12

Engaging North America People in Protecting Life on Earth

12 February 2010. At the initiative of the United Nations Development Programme and in partnership with the American Museum of Natural History, the official launch of the International year on Biodiversity for North America region was held on 10 February 2010 in New York at the prestigious hall ...

Press Release
#67093
2010-01-22

Aichi-Nagoya, the Host Region of the Next Conference of Parties, Celebrates the International Year of Biodiversity

Montreal, 22 January 2010 – At the initiative of the United Nations General Assembly and with a view of engaging all stakeholders for protecting life on Earth, 2010 has been declared as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). To mark the International Year of Biodiversity, an opening event ...

Press Release
#67097
2010-01-22

UNESCO/Convention on Biological Diversity Press Release: Preserving Biodiversity: A Vital Challenge

Paris, 22 January - Halting the unprecedented erosion of biodiversity and raising awareness of the need to change our behaviour are urgent priorities. This was the unanimous conclusion of participants at the high-level event organized at United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Orga ...

Press Release
#66829
2010-01-12

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially launch the International Year of Biodiversity

Montreal, 12 January 2010 – Launching the International Year of Biodiversity in Berlin yesterday, German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged the world to take the necessary steps to protect the biological diversity of the Earth.

Press Release
#66707
2010-01-08

Curitiba, One of the Greenest Cities in the World, Celebrates the International Year of Biodiversity

Montreal, 8 January 2010. At the initiative of the United Nations General Assembly and with a view of engaging all stakeholders for protecting life on Earth, 2010 has been declared as the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). In his message to the world on the occasion of the IYB, United Na ...

Press Release
#65889
2009-12-01

Celebrating the 150th anniversary of On the Origin of Species and the launch of the UK partnership supporting Biodiversity is Life - the International Year of Biodiversity 2010

Montreal, 1 December 2009 – On 24 November, Darwin200 partners—the British Council, the John R. Murray Charitable Trust and the Charles Darwin Trust—hosted the celebrations commemorating the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin‘s On the Origin of the Species. The key theme of t ...

Press Release
#65094
2009-11-10

2010 International Year of Biodiversity Website launched in Montreal

Montreal, 10 November 2009 - With only less than 53 days left before the start of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), the website for this unique event in the history of the United Nations was officially launched at a ceremony in Montreal, held with more than 500 participants repr ...

Press Release
#63997
2009-10-13

COP 10 and 2010 IYB Logos Launched in Tokyo

Tokyo (Japan), 13 October 2009 – Launching the COP10 logo and slogan, Japan marked the one-year countdown to the start of the tenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity, to be held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan in October 2010. The CO ...

Press Release
#63636
2009-10-02

Canadian Launch of the Celebration for the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity

Montreal, 2 October – A global awareness campaign and celebration to safeguard the variety of life on Earth and stop the unprecedented loss of biodiversity was today launched in Montreal. As part of the campaign, the logo and messages for the 2010 United Nations International Year of Biodiversi ...

Press Release
#62969
2009-09-14

International Year of Biodiversity Logo unveiled in Strömstad, Sweden

Montreal, 14 September 2009 – Thanks to the generous financial support of the Government of Canada, the logo and the messaging for the celebration of the International Year of Biodiversity were unveiled on 8 September 2009 in Strömstad, Sweden, on the occasion of the high-level European Union me ...

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