October 14 2010
Welcome message and important information for accredited media

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日本語の情報は日本国政府の公式ウェブサイトのメディア関連のページをご覧下さい。

Media participation at CBD meetings is subject to accreditation by the CBD Secretariat. Accreditation is strictly reserved for members of the press-print media, photo, radio, TV, film and new agencies who fully meet UN media accreditation requirements. Accreditation will be granted upon presentation of valid press credentials including each of the following:

1. Completed Media Accreditation Form;
2. Letter of assignment on official letterhead of a media organization signed by the Publisher/Assignment Editor, Editor-in-chief or Bureau Chief, specifying the name and functional title of the journalist. Unsigned letters or e-mails will not be accepted;
3. Photocopy of a valid press card/work pass; and
4. Photocopy of passport/national ID card.

To avoid delays upon arrival, please submit the form Media Accreditation Form together with the documents listed above to:

Mr. Johan Hedlund
Media Assistant
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
World Trade Centre
413 St. Jacques Street, Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec,
H2Y 1N9 Canada
Tel: + 1-514- 287-6670
Fax: + 1-514-288-6588
E-mail: johan.hedlund@cbd.int

It is also possible to register on-site. Note that double accreditation is not allowed (e.g. as press and delegate, or as press and NGO).

Press passes can be picked up at the registration counter upon presentation of two forms of photo ID (passport, official national press pass, driver’s license, work ID, etc.) or of a photo press pass from the United Nations in New York, Paris, Geneva, Vienna, or Nairobi.

Please note that journalists accredited to cover the meetings should make their own travel and hotel bookings.

For press releases and other information, please contact:

Mr. David Ainsworth
Information Officer
Focal Point for the International Year of Biodiversity
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
World Trade Centre
413 St. Jacques Street, Suite 800
Montreal, Quebec
H2Y 1N9 Canada
Tel: +1-514-287-7025
Fax: +1-514-288-6588
E-mail: david.ainsworth@cbd.int

Press Conferences at COP 10

• The information is also available on the Grand Reserva system
• Press Conferences and Briefings are held in the International Conference Room (Room 3f) in Building 3.
• Exceptionally, on 25 and 26 October, Press Conferences and Briefings will be held in the Government of Japan Press Briefing Room, room 224B in the International Media Centre.
• Press conference rooms are equipped with:
  • Interpretation equipment. Briefings by the SCBD and the Government of Japan will include Japanese/English Interpretation. The availability of this for other briefings varies.
  • Platforms for still and video cameras
  • media boxes
  • head table and floor microphones
• Information on individual briefings/conferences, including media advisories is the responsibility of the organisers. Subject to receipt of materials, SCBD will make advisories and background material for the briefings/conferences available to accredited journalists via email, and flyers will be available in the International Media Centre (IMC).

Interviews with the Executive Secretary

To arrange interviews with the Executive Secretary, please contact:

SCBD Media Coordinator
Mr. Johan Hedlund
E-mail: johan.helund@cbd.int

SCBD Spokesperson
Mr. David Ainsworth
E-mail: david.ainsworth@cbd.int

When requesting an interview, please complete an interview form.

Press Briefs

• The Strategic Plan for the CBD
• Resource Mobilization
• Access and Benefit Sharing
• Protected Areas
• Forest Biodiversity
• Marine and Coastal Biodiversity
• Climate Change and Biodiversity
• Cities Local Authorities and Biodiversity
• Biodiversity for Development
• Incentive Measures
• Mountain Biodiversity
• Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
• Traditional Knowledge
• Inland Waters
• Invasive Alien Species
• Biofuels and Biodiversity
• South-South Cooperation