The International Day for Biological Diversity, 22 May, promotes biodiversity everywhere. This year the theme is "invasive alien species - one of the greatest threats to biodiversity, and to the ecological and economic well-being of society and the planet."
The Convention on Biological Diversity, signed by 150 governments at the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro, is the main instrument for protecting biodiversity and ensuring equitable and sustainable access to the benefits of the Earth's genetic riches and a healthy environment. But much has yet to be done just a few years before the 2010 deadline agreed by the international community for achieving significant results in reducing biodiversity loss.
Winners of the 2009 Friends of the Earth International photo
competition
on the theme "Biodiversity Lost, Biodiversity Preserved"
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