Philosophy
Objective: Raise awareness of the importance of conserving biodiversity for human well-being and promote understanding of the economic value of biodiversity.
The UN declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). Throughout the year countless initiatives will be organized to disseminate information, promote the protection of biodiversity and encourage organizations, institutions, companies and individuals to take direct action to reduce the constant loss of biological diversity worldwide.
Countdown 2010 works at governmental level by monitoring countries’ responses to the 2010 Biodiversity Target and at local level by mobilising local actors that take concrete actions. In only a few years of activity, Countdown 2010 has been able to mobilize an increasing number of actors ranging from local authorities and businesses to civil society organizations. With a powerful network of more than 900 Partners, Countdown 2010 is one of the leading initiatives mobilizing action for the 2010 Target.
Through its wide and well-established network, Countdown 2010 will be a key global actor for IYB in Europe and around the world. Countdown 2010 Partners will provide one of the main information channels and will be a major vehicle for reaching target groups worldwide.
International Year of Biodiversity
- Mankind And Wildlife
International Year Of Biodiversity Maybe there is a relationship. "Wildlife: Protecting Biodiversity Might Just Protect Us From Disease" by Bryan Walsh December 1st, 2010 Time Biodiversity—what's it good for? Of course anyone lucky enough to...
- Biodiversity...not A Rosey Picture
International Year of Biodiversity "Despite Global Action, Biodiversity Is Declining" by Bryan Walsh April 29th, 2010 Time In 2002, environment ministers from around the world gathered in The Hague for a major summit on the Convention on Biological...
- Biodiversity...an Essay
International Year of Biodiversity "Biodiversity Explained by Ignoring the Forest for the Trees" by Brandon Keim February 25th, 2010 Wired A painstaking, multidecade study of 33,000 individual trees may finally have uncovered the roots of biodiversity....
- Ask The Natives
International Year of Biodiversity "An invaluable perspective" Traditional Aboriginal knowledge is critical to conservation by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola February 11th, 2010 Uptown Magazine The United Nations has declared 2010 the International...
- Field Cricket Is Green Too
International Year of Biodiversity "Endangered insects to be reintroduced on RSPB reserves" January 21st, 2010 Surfbirds.com This year sees the start of a series of projects at RSPB reserves to release four insect species which are either extinct or...
Philosophy
International Year of Biodiversity 2010
Objective: Raise awareness of the importance of conserving biodiversity for human well-being and promote understanding of the economic value of biodiversity.The UN declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB). Throughout the year countless initiatives will be organized to disseminate information, promote the protection of biodiversity and encourage organizations, institutions, companies and individuals to take direct action to reduce the constant loss of biological diversity worldwide.
Countdown 2010 works at governmental level by monitoring countries’ responses to the 2010 Biodiversity Target and at local level by mobilising local actors that take concrete actions. In only a few years of activity, Countdown 2010 has been able to mobilize an increasing number of actors ranging from local authorities and businesses to civil society organizations. With a powerful network of more than 900 Partners, Countdown 2010 is one of the leading initiatives mobilizing action for the 2010 Target.
Through its wide and well-established network, Countdown 2010 will be a key global actor for IYB in Europe and around the world. Countdown 2010 Partners will provide one of the main information channels and will be a major vehicle for reaching target groups worldwide.
International Year of Biodiversity
- Mankind And Wildlife
International Year Of Biodiversity Maybe there is a relationship. "Wildlife: Protecting Biodiversity Might Just Protect Us From Disease" by Bryan Walsh December 1st, 2010 Time Biodiversity—what's it good for? Of course anyone lucky enough to...
- Biodiversity...not A Rosey Picture
International Year of Biodiversity "Despite Global Action, Biodiversity Is Declining" by Bryan Walsh April 29th, 2010 Time In 2002, environment ministers from around the world gathered in The Hague for a major summit on the Convention on Biological...
- Biodiversity...an Essay
International Year of Biodiversity "Biodiversity Explained by Ignoring the Forest for the Trees" by Brandon Keim February 25th, 2010 Wired A painstaking, multidecade study of 33,000 individual trees may finally have uncovered the roots of biodiversity....
- Ask The Natives
International Year of Biodiversity "An invaluable perspective" Traditional Aboriginal knowledge is critical to conservation by David Suzuki with Faisal Moola February 11th, 2010 Uptown Magazine The United Nations has declared 2010 the International...
- Field Cricket Is Green Too
International Year of Biodiversity "Endangered insects to be reintroduced on RSPB reserves" January 21st, 2010 Surfbirds.com This year sees the start of a series of projects at RSPB reserves to release four insect species which are either extinct or...