21 October 2010: As part of the International Year of Biodiversity, judges from the member States of the EU met in Brussels, Belgium, from 18-19 October 2010, to discuss implementation and enforcement of European biodiversity law, in the framework of the annual conference of the European Forum of Judges for the Environment.
23 October 2010: "Oceans Day" at Nagoya took place on the sidelines of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), in Nagoya, Japan, to emphasize the importance of marine and coastal biodiversity as a common concern of humankind and its essential role for preserving life on Earth.
22 October 2010: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the World Fish Centre have released a report titled "Blue Harvest: Inland Fisheries as an Ecosystem Service," on the sidelines of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), taking place in Nagoya, Japan.
October 2010: The Roots for Life Foundation has launched a campaign to raise funds for the conservation of native potato varieties.
20 October 2010: At the First Forum on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development, which convened on 17 October 2010, in Nagoya, Japan, the 131 Parties of the Group of 77 and China unanimously adopted the draft “Multi-Year Plan of Action on South-South Cooperation on Biodiversity for Development.”
14 October 2010: The Council of the EU Environment Ministers met on 14 October 2010, in Brussels, Belgium, to agree on a strategy for the 10th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), which opens on 18 October 2010, in Nagoya, Japan.
27 September 2010: The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) has released a report, with the Asia Society, by a high-level Task Force on Food Security and Sustainability in Asia titled "Never an Empty Bowl: Sustaining Food Security in Asia."
16 September 2010: The International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) has engaged in an effort with the Global Crop Diversity Trust to add 3,000 samples from yam species to international gene banks.
9 September 2010: The 21st meeting of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) convened in Madang, Papua New Guinea, from 6-10 September 2010, and concluded with the adoption of a Strategic Plan for 2011-2015.
23 August 2010: On the opening day of the XXIII International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) World Congress, held in Seoul, Republic of Korea, from 23-28 August 2010, the Heads of several member organizations of the Collaborative Partnership on Forests (CPF) presented in a sub-plenary session on biodiversity, climate change and forestry.
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