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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 … Continue reading →

According to a new report, the Earth’s population is using one and a half planets’ worth of natural resources, according to the ‘Living Planet Report 2010′ by WWF, see http://www.wwf.org.uk/news_feed.cfm?4293/Living-Planet-Report-2010  

Just received the copies of our new report “Saving plants, saving the planet “- our investigation into progress towards Target 8 of the GSPC. We are looking forward to launching this at the CBD meeting in Nagoya, Japan next week.

It’s less than a week now until the opening the Convention on Biological Diversity meeting in Nagoya, Japan (18 – 29 October 2010)  to agree a new Global Strategy for Plant Conservation. There’s still time to sign the Plants for … Continue reading →