Press Release

German Chancellor Angela Merkel Awarded Special Biodiversity Prize

Nagoya, Japan, 28 October – German Chancellor Angela Merkel received the special MIDORI Prize for biodiversity in recognition for her special contribution to saving biodiversity during the International Year of Biodiversity. The MIDORI Prize for Biodiversity was announced at an awards ceremony held 27 October at a reception hosted by the Japanese Minister of Environment in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan, on the margins of the tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention.<br>The Press Release is also available in<a href='http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-29-cop-midori-ja.pdf'> Japanese</a> and <a href='http://www.cbd.int/doc/press/2010/pr-2010-10-29-cop-midori-de.pdf'>German</a>.

Publication Date
2010-10-29