Press Release

Promoting biodiversity as a powerful instrument to achieve lasting peace and shared prosperity for all nations of the world.

Montreal, 17 January 2006 – Officials from the 188 members of the Convention on Biological Diversity will gather in the historic city of Grenada, Spain from 30 January to 3 February 2006 to make progress on one of the three pillars of the Convention on Biological Diversity, aimed at promoting access to genetic resources and ensuring fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising from the use of genetic resources of this planet. <br><br> Successful achievement of this fundamental objective of the Convention of life on Earth will result in a powerful instrument for the promotion of peace, the realization achievement of shared prosperity on our planet, and the elevation of biodiversity as the engine of sustainable development and a key resource in the fight against hunger and poverty.

Publication Date
2006-01-17