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10th January 2011
International Day for Biological Diversity: Biodiversity and Forests

The theme for the International Day for Biodiversity Diversity (IDB) in 2011 is Biodiversity and Forests. In 2011, IDB is part of the International Year of Forests. Designation of IDB 2011 on the theme of forests provides Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and those dealing with forests, the opportunity to raise awareness of the issue and increase practical action.
21st January 2011
International Green Week
International Green Week national awareness campaign launch
Federal Minister of Food, Agriculture and Consumer Protection, Germany
Berlin, Germany
24th January 2011
Ninth Session of the United Nations Forum on Forests, UNHQ, New York

Launch of the International Year of Forests 2011 will take place on 24th of January - 4th of February in New York.
In accordance with its multi-year programme of work for the period 2007-2015, the overall theme for the ninth session is “forests for people, livelihoods and poverty eradication” with the following sub-themes: (a) community-based forest management; (b) social development and indigenous and other local and forest-dependent communities, including forest and land tenure; and (c) social and cultural aspects.








