Press Release

Executive Secretary Welcomes EU-Japan Cooperation on 2010 Biodiversity Targets

Japan and the European Union on 24 April pledged to cooperate towards the achievement of the 2010 Biological Diversity Target. In a joint release “Japan and the EU, acknowledging the Potsdam Initiative-Biological Diversity 2010, will work together for achieving by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biological diversity loss, inter alia, by ensuring the conservation of marine biodiversity and by increasing efforts of halting deforestation and combating illegal logging.”

Publication Date
2008-04-28