Organized in the framework of the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB), the UNESCO Biodiversity Science Policy Conference was held from 25-29 January 2010, at UNESCO headquarters, in Paris, France, immediately following the high-level launch of IYB in Paris from 21-22 January 2010.
The conference gave special attention to the voice of the scientific community so as to highlight new knowledge that could be used in the context of biodiversity-related decisions.
The conference adopted a statement and recommendations, including priorities for and modalities of action on: taxonomy; conservation biogeography; the role of indigenous and local knowledge in biodiversity conservation; biodiversity and gender; priority-setting in conservation; managing biodiversity at the landscape scale; biodiversity and development; and communication, education and public awareness.
Links to further information
The conference website
The statement and recommendations
SDGs
Actors
- CPF,
- UNECA,
- Intergovernmental Organization,
- EMG,
- UNECE,
- UNECLAC,
- FAO,
- IAEA,
- UNESCAP,
- ICAO,
- UNESCWA,
- IFAD,
- ILO,
- IMO,
- UN Intergovernmental Body,
- UN Programme, Agency or Fund,
- ITU,
- UN-Energy,
- UN Regional Economic & Social Commission,
- UN Secretariat,
- UN-HABITAT,
- UN-Water,
- UNCTAD,
- UNDP,
- UNEP,
- UNESCO,
- UNFPA,
- UNHCR,
- UNICEF,
- UNIDO,
- UN/ISDR,
- UNITAR,
- UNU,
- UNWTO,
- WFP,
- WHO,
- WMO
