International Day for Biological Diversity - 22 May 2013 - Water and Biodiversity

Official Messages on the occasion of the International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May 2013


UN Secretary-General   Message from Ban Ki-moon, United Nations Secretary-General
English - Français - Español - العربية - 中文 - Русский


CBD ES   Press conference (video) by Braulio F. de Souza Dias, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity
English


UNESCO Director-General   Message from Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO
English - Français - العربية


GEF CEO   Message from Naoko Ishii, CEO of the Global Environment Facility
English

UNCCD Executive Secretary   Message from the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification
English


Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands   Message from Anada Tiéga, Secretary General of the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands
English (pdf) - Español (pdf)


IUCN Director-General   Message from Julia Marton Lefevre, Director-General of IUCN
English


IUCN President   Speech by Speech by Zhang Xinsheng, President of IUCN
English


UN Water   Speech by Michel Jarraud, Chair to UN-Water, Secretary-General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO)
English


ACB   Message from Roberto V. Oliva, Executive Director of the ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (ACB)
English


ICIMOD   Message from David Molden, Director General of ICIMOD
English (pdf)


Bern Convention   Press Release by the Bern Convention on the Conservation of European Wildlife and Natural Habitats
English