United Nations: International Year of BiodiversityJanuary 11Posted: Monday, April 01, 2019 at 06:00 AM UT 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. The celebrations for the International Year of Biodiversity are led by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) |