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UN Meeting on Biodiversity: 8-19 October, Hyderabad, India
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- Press Release: Use and conservation of agricultural and tree biodiversity key to achieving biodiversity targets
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Bioversity International is organizing and participating in a variety of sessions (see list below for some highlights) at the Convention on Biological Diversity 8-19 October, Hyderabad, India.
Agricultural and tree biodiversity is an important tool to help achieve world biodiversity targets under discussion at the XI Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. Bioversity International, a global research for development institute, is studying the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity for nutrition, livelihoods, sustainability and productive and resilient ecosystems.
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Tuesday 9 October 18:15-19:45 | Biodiversity and Community Health: Operationalizing linkages between conservation and development on the Ground with UNU-IAS |
Wednesday 10 October, 18:15 – 19:45 | UNESCO/Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity Joint Programme with UNESCO 'Biological and Cultural Diversity and next steps forward' |
Thursday 11 October, 10:30 – 18:30 | Tree Diversity Day organized by World Agroforestry Center (ICRAF)/The Centre for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) /Bioversity International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT) |
Monday 15 October, 13:15 – 14:45 | Strategic Plan 2011-2020 - Sustainable Use of Agricultural Biodiversity: The contribution of GEF Projects implemented by UNEP and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) |
 | Bioversity International is a member of the CGIAR consortium |
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