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Forest Biodiversity
Forests are biologically diverse systems, representing some of the richest biological areas on Earth. They offer a variety of habitats for plants, animals and micro-organisms. However, forest biodiversity is increasingly threatened as a result of deforestation, fragmentation, climate change and other stressors. More »

What's New

5 March 2010
The CBD Secretariat will co-organize an International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Tropical Forests, from 14-17 July, in Quito, Ecuador. The Conference will be organized jointly with IUCN and ITTO, as a contribution to the International Year of Biodiversity. More »
22 February 2010
Statement by Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the 17th Session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission and the 1st African Forestry and Wildlife Week, 22 February - 26 February 2010, Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. More »
16 February 2010
The bushmeat crisis is an urgent concern and affects food security, local livelihoods, as well as the ecological stability and resilience of forest ecosystems. The IUFRO World Congress, which will take place from the 23-28 of August 2010 in Seoul Korea, will include a session on the hunting of bushmeat in Central Africa. More »

Notifications

15 September 2009 (2009-114)
Workshop for Indigenous and Local Communities in Latin America and the Caribbean on Information Technologies, Tourism and Biodiversity in Forest Ecosystems - Workshop III: Forest Ecosystems, Latin America and the Caribbean Region, Ecuador, 9-11 December 2009. More »

Upcoming Meetings

26 - 28 April 2010, Tokyo, Japan
International Symposium for the CBD: The role of forest biodiversity in the sustainable use of ecosystem goods and services in agro-forestry, fisheries and forestry. More »
14 - 17 July 2010, Quito, Ecuador
International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Tropical Forests. More »