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The International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day) is a United Nations–sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues. It is currently held on May 22. [1] The International Day for Biological Diversity falls within the scope of the UN Post-2015 Development Agenda's Sustainable Development Goals.
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Every year, the Center celebrates the International Biodiversity Day At AUB, (IBDAA) with all the AUB community. It organizes the yearly “Biodiversity Village Award” (BVA) [4] and offers participating municipalities different awards for the best green practices. Tree planting is one of the activities the center leads under its “Ana ...
The International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) was a year-long celebration of biological diversity and its importance, taking place internationally in 2010. Coinciding with the date of the 2010 Biodiversity Target , the year was declared by the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2006.
President of Colombia, Gustavo Petro, announces the city of Cali as the host for the United Nations Biodiversity COP16.. The UNCBD COP16 was originally set to be held in Turkey; [5] however, on July 31, 2023, the conference's organizing committee notified Parties that the country had decided to give up its right to host and preside the event, due to "a force majeure situation" caused by the ...
The Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty.The Convention has three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity); the sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
Tsoukalas, who is now in remission, is far from alone. Americans’ pent-up fury with the nation’s health insurance industry burst into the spotlight last week after the fatal shooting of ...
The United Nations General Assembly had declared 2011–20 the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (Resolution 65/161 [1]). The UN Decade on Biodiversity had served to support and promote implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, [2] with the goal of significantly reducing biodiversity loss ...