This briefing is organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in collaboration with the Secretariat of the International Treaty on Plant Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (ITPGR) and in partnership with Japan as President of the 10th Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the CBD. It will take place on the margins of the 66th session of the UN General Assembly.  

date: 22 September 2011   location: New York, US   contact: CBD Secretariat   phone: +1-514-288-2220   fax: +1-514-288-6588   www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2011/ntf-2011-153-abs-en.pdf