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2010 Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity to be held in Nagoya, Japan

SCB's annual meeting in Beijing can be seen as a prelude for the Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which will be held in Nagoya, Japan in 2010. This Convention is the strongest international instrument for implementing the policies and practices developed through conservation biology.

Jeff McNeely, President of the Asia Section of SCB, has visited Japan four times during 2008 to meet with government officials in preparation for the Convention, which is expected to draw representatives from the more than 190 governments that are Parties to the CBD. This session of the Conference of the Parties will focus on the 2010 Biodiversity Target. Governments will be discussing the progress they have made in their commitments to reduce the loss of biological diversity by 2010 and addressing what should be undertaken next. For further information, see www.cbd.int/convention.

Jeff McNeely

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