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9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

From 19 to 30 May 2008 Germany will host the 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity. During these two weeks the international community under German chairmanship will discuss measures against the ongoing destruction of nature. Time is short, since at the World Summit in Johannesburg heads of state and government from all over the world jointly decided to at least significantly reduce the rapid loss of biological diversity by the year 2010 (2010 biodiversity target). The implementation status of this target will be a key topic at the meeting, since this is the last meeting of the parties before 2010, and the international community will then have just two years to implement the target. Thus, pressure is growing to use this COP to decisively advance the international efforts for the conservation of biological diversity.

Further informaton:

• G8 Environment Ministers Meeting: Potsdam Chair’s conclusions
• German Presidency briefing on international biodiversity policy
• Facts on biodiversity
• www.biodiv.org