Press Release

World Celebrates Biodiversity as a Major Tool for Achieving Development and Alleviating Poverty

Montreal, 24 May 2010. Stakeholders in over 70 countries in all regions of the world celebrated last Saturday’s International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) under the theme of biodiversity for development and poverty alleviation. Celebrations coincided with activities in over 50 countries for the Biodiversity Action Day organized by the German Government serving as President of the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties.

Publication Date
2010-05-24