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The United Nations declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity

Celebrations Map

Celebrating 2010

View international celebrations on our interactive map

Learn more about activities in your country

Discover stories of success in safeguarding biodiversity

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Partners

2010 Partners

Learn more about partners and their activities during the International Year of Biodiversity

Find out how to become a partner for the celebrations around the world

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Welcome Messages

Message from the German Minister of Environment and COP 9 President

Message from the CEO of GEF

Message from the Japanese Minister of Environment and incoming COP 10 President

Message from the Executive Director of UNEP

Message from the President of the UN General Assembly

Message from the Executive Secretary of the CBD

Message from UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity

Message from Edward Norton - United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity

31 July 2010 - 13 August 2010, Instanbul, Turkey

Fifth World Youth Congress

1 August 2010 - 31 August 2010, Gliwice, Poland

Herbarium Project (Polish: Projekt Zielnik)

2 August 2010 - 6 August 2010, Trabzon, Turkey

Second International Workshop : Invasive Plants in the Mediterranean Type Regions of the World

3 August 2010 - 12 August 2010, Canberra, Australia

Biodiversity Talks: The Nature of Biodiversity

6 August 2010 - 30 August 2010, Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Carole Jahme is bio-diverse!

7 August 2010, Oyace, Italy

Il cielo stellato sopra di me

8 August 2010 - 14 August 2010, Seevetal, Germany

Biodiversitäts-Akademie

11 August 2010 - 14 August 2010, Londrina, Brazil

First Meeting of Biological Sciences of the Londrina State University (I-ECBUEL)

12 August 2010, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Biodiversidade em perspectiva: patrimônio genético, patentes e pirataria

12 August 2010, TBD, Egypt

International Climate Change Conference for Youth and Children

International Year of Biodiversity 2010

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14 July 2010

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

12 July 2010

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

9 July 2010

Report on Global Celebrations of the International Year of Biodiversity: June.

8 July 2010

Message from UN Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity Edward Norton.

8 July 2010

Press Release: Secretary-General Designates Edward Norton as United Nations Goodwill Ambassador for Biodiversity.

7 July 2010

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Pan-European Conference on Biodiversity and the Millennium Development Goals, 7 July 2010, Gabala, Azerbaijan.