This Conference is organized by the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO), in the framework of the International Year of Biodiversity in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and IUCN, with the support of the Government of Ecuador. Its results, conclusions and recommendations will be brought to the attention of participants at the CBD COP 10 that will be held in Nagoya, Japan, in October 2010. The objective of the Conference is to review the status and ways ahead for the conservation, management and financing of biodiversity in tropical transboundary conservation areas (TBCAs).  

dates: 21-24 July 2010  
location: Quito, Ecuador  
contact: ITTO Secretariat  
phone: +81 45 223 1110  
fax: +81 45 223 1111  
e-mail: rfm@itto.int  
www: http://www.itto.int/en/workshop_detail/id=2245