The tenth Conferences of the Parties (COP10) to the Convention on Biological Diversity opened today, 18 October, with an address from the CBD Executive Secretary which notes: A proverb of our host country teaches us that “Vision without action is a daydream. Action without vision is a nightmare.”
See the opening statments http://www.cbd.int/doc/speech/2010/sp-2010-10-18-cop10-en.pdf
BGCI had an opinion piece published by the Guardian on its Comment is Free website.