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Decision COP IX/33

UNEP/CBD/COP/DEC/IX/33

International Year of Biodiversity

The Conference of the Parties

Operational Donors

1. Takes note of the draft strategy for the International Year of Biodiversity as submitted by the Executive Secretary (UNEP/CBD/COP/9/25/Add.1) and calls on donors to provide financial support for the recommended activities;

Operational Parties Indigenous peoples and local communities International organizations

2. Encourages all Parties to create national committees, including representatives of indigenous and local communities, to celebrate the Year and invites all international organizations to mark this event;

Operational United Nations General Assembly

3. Decides to transmit to the United Nations General Assembly for its consideration and adoption at its sixty-third ordinary session the draft resolution on the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) in 2010 contained in the annex to the present decision.