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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

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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

2 September 2010, Tokyo, Japan

CARICOM Public Symposium on Climate Change and Biodiversity

3 September 2010 - 4 September 2010, Lynnwood, United States of America

Micrososm: A Celebration of Biodiversity and Conservation

3 September 2010, Cusco, Peru

4 September 2010 - 5 September 2010, Alvor, Portugal

Bioblitz Alvor 2010 // Organized by SCIAENA

4 September 2010, Notre-Dame-des-Landes, France

Le CLA fête ses 10 ans!

6 September 2010, Copenhagen, Denmark

IYB Celebration

6 September 2010 - 8 September 2010, Sydney, Australia

Speaking for Nature

7 September 2010 - 9 September 2010, Sibiu, Hungary

Conference on High Nature Value grasslands – securing the vital ecosystem services of European farming

7 September 2010 - 24 October 2010, Sapporo, Japan

Northern Beasts with Divinity / Art Exhibition organized by Museum of Contemporary Art, Sapporo

8 September 2010 - 9 September 2010, Ghent, Belgium

Biodiversity post-2010 – “Biodiversity in a Changing World”

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.