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Join SustainUS in engaging with the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)

The CBD was established in 1993 with 3 main objectives:

1. The conservation of biological diversity
2. The sustainable use of the components of biological diversity
3. The fair and equitable sharing of the benefits arising out of the utilization of genetic resources

This year, 2010, is a biodiversity target year.  In 2002, parties committed themselves to “achieve by 2010 a significant reduction of the current rate of biodiversity loss at the global, regional and national level as a contribution to poverty alleviation and to the benefit of all life on Earth.”  The negotiating parties will be working to create a text on Access and Benefit-Sharing at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity.  The convention will take place from October 18-29, 2010 in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.  For more information, check out the CBD website at http://www.cbd.int/cop10/.

Where you come in: SustainUS would like to send an exploratory delegation to the CBD 10^th Conference of the Parties this October in Japan AND the week-long youth conference in August

Are you interested in becoming involved with preparing for or serving on this delegation, or know someone who would? If so, please email Lea the SustainUS CBD Policy Advisor at lea[.]lupkin [@] sustainus.org.

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