Organized by IUCN’s Countdown 2010 initiative, the Forum will focus on the 2010 biodiversity target. It will be held just prior to the high-level segment of the CBD COP-8.  

dates: 24-25 March 2006  
location: Curitiba, Brazil  
contact: Laurence Christen  
phone: 41-22-999-0223  
fax: 41-22-999-0025  
e-mail: gbf@iucn.org  
www: http://www.gbf.ch