13 October 2012: The Rio Conventions Pavilion at the 11th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 11) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in Hyderabad, India convened on 13 October 2012 for “20/20 Talks: 20 Presentations on 20 Targets.”

The sessions included a presentation on each of the 20 Aichi Biodiversity Targets, as well as panel sessions on the strategic biodiversity goals. Speakers discussed how to address the underlying causes of biodiversity loss, reducing direct pressures on biodiversity and promoting sustainable use, improving biodiversity status, enhancing benefits to all from biodiversity and ecosystem services, and enhancing implementation. [IISD RS Coverage of Rio Conventions Pavilion]