International Year of Biodiversity

United Nations Environment Programme
environment for development

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Cross-border action needed to save tigers, conference hears
Nagoya 2010: ProtectedPlanet.net Takes You to 150,000 of the World's Most Spectacular Nature Sites	Nagoya 2010: UNEP Report Shows Rising Threats to Marine Biodiversity
Nagoya 2010: Carbon Mapping to Curb Climate Change and Boost Biodiversity	UNEP chief addresses opening of Biodiversity summit in Nagoya
International efforts save dugongs, the world's last remaining 'mermaids'	Success in fighting illegal trade in parrots
Where on earth is biodiversity?	Green Goes Mainstream: Biodiversity Is Climbing the Corporate Agenda
From Kigali to Haiti - People around the planet gear up for World Environment Day	A Future for Europe's Most Endangered Songbird: Governments Adopt New Action Plan to Protect Aquatic Warbler
International Day for Biological Diversity 22 May 2010	New Vision Required to Stave Off Dramatic Biodiversity Loss, Says UN Report Natural systems that support economies, lives and livelihoods across the planet are at risk of rapid degradation and collapse unless there is swift, radical and creative action to...
A Weekend of Celebration and Action for Migratory Birds With over 10 per cent of migratory birds in danger, this weekend conservationists will highlight the extinction crisis threatening nature's global travellers.	IA new UNEP fact sheet defines biodiversity and the threats it faces
The 2010 Commonwealth Games Go Green Ecological Codes to Underpin Environmental Improvements for Delhi-Based Event	Indian Premier League to partner with UNEP for a unique green initiative
The GLOBIO model is a tool to assess past, present and future human impact on biodiversity. A collaboration between PBL, UNEP-WCMC and UNEP/GRID-Arendal, it is regularly applied in global, regional and national assessments.	Speaking Points for Angela Cropper, UNEP Deputy Executive Director at ress Conference Announcing Partnership between UNEP and PUMA
UN wildlife conference enhances intergovernmental cooperation to safeguard sharks	Indian Premier League to partner with UNEP for a unique green initiative
Whales, dolphins and porpoises suffer dramatic declines from by-catch in fishing nets.	Puma and UNEP Announce Strategic Partnership to Support the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity
Bluefin tuna main course of CITES world conference	German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially launch the International Year of Biodiversity
UN opens Biodiversity Year with plea to save world's life-supporting ecosystems	Boosting Biodiversity Can Boost Global Economy

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