This island summit will be held on the margins of the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in close collaboration with Grenada, Palau and Seychelles as co-chairs of the Global Island Partnership (GLISPA) and with financial support from Japan. The event will focus on implementation of the CBD programme of work on island biodiversity (PoWIB) and achieving the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, and will provide a platform to mobilize support for further actions to promote the conservation and sustainable use of island biodiversity.
date: 16 October 2012 location: Hyderabad, India contact: CBD Secretariat phone: +1 514 288 2220 fax: +1 514 288 6588 e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/notifications/2012/ntf-2012-123-island-en.pdf