2010 International Year of
Biodiversity
The United Nations declared 2010 as the International Year of
Biodiversity (IYB). Throughout the year countless initiatives
will be organized to disseminate information, promote the
protection of biodiversity and encourage organizations,
institutions, companies and individuals to take direct action to
reduce the constant loss of biological diversity worldwide.
The celebrations for the International Year of Biodiversity are
led by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
(CBD).
Objectives of IYB
• Raise awareness of the importance of conserving biodiversity
for human well-being and promote understanding of the economic
value of biodiversity
• Enhance public knowledge of the threats to biodiversity and
means to conserve it
• Encourage organizations (and through them individuals) to take
direct or indirect biodiversity conservation activities
• Celebrate the achievements of Countdown 2010 partners and
other stakeholders
• Reporting on the possible failures for not achieving the
Target
• Prepare the ground for communicating the post-2010 target(s)
Activities of CISSA for IYB
1. First Kerala Children’s Agriculture Science Congress
2010 January 22- 23
Public Library Hall, Thiruvananthapuram (http://www.cissa.co.in/childrens_science_congress/programme.html
)
2. National Food and Agrobiodiversity Festival (Annam 2010): A
show case of rich agrobiodiversity of India and exhibition of
traditional food diversity which is the final product of
biodiversity for human survival (more details in
http://www.cissa.co.in/annam_2010/index.html). Dates: 11th
to 15th February 2010 at Kozhikode (Calicut), Kerala State,
India
3. National Seminar “Health, Food & Agro-Biodiversity - Changing
Paradigms” during 12-14 February 2010 at Kozhikode (Calicut),
Kerala State, India (http://www.cissa.co.in/annam_2010/seminars.html).
4. Publication of booklets in English and Malayalam on
biodiversity
5. National Photography Competition on Biodiversity
6. Competitions (painting and quiz) for students on biodiversity
7. Debates on “Biodiversity and Development”
8. Seminar on “Inland Aquatic Biodiversity and Climate Change-
Conservation Challenges”
SCBD of UN selected CISSA as Indian Partner for IYB 2010
celebrations
The Secretariat of Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD) of
United Nations selected CISSA (Centre for Innovation in Science
and Social Action) from India as the partner organisation to
celebrate International Year of Biodiversity (IYB) 2010.
The main objectives of the programme is to raise awareness of
the importance of conserving biodiversity for human well-being
and promote understanding of the economic value of biodiversity,
enhance public knowledge of the threats to biodiversity and
means to conserve it and to encourage organizations and
individuals to take direct or indirect biodiversity conservation
activities.
Throughout the year countless initiatives will be organized to
disseminate information, promote the protection of biodiversity
and encourage organizations, institutions, companies and
individuals to take direct action to reduce the constant loss of
biological diversity worldwide.
The activities proposed by CISSA as a partner of IYB2010
celebrations include First Kerala Children’s Agriculture Science
Congress on 22-23 January at Thiruvananthapuram, National Food
and Agrobiodiversity Festival (Annam 2010) during 11-15th
February 2010 at Kozhikode, National Seminar “Health, Food &
Agro-Biodiversity - Changing Paradigms” during 12-14 February at
Kozhikode, Publication of booklets in English and Malayalam on
biodiversity, National Photography Competition on Biodiversity,
Competitions (painting and quiz) for students on biodiversity,
Debates on “Biodiversity and Development” and National Seminar
on “Inland Aquatic Biodiversity and Climate Change- Conservation
Challenges”.
As a global partner CISSA has been granted sanction to use the
logo and information materials IYB2010 and to involve in the
activities to spread the awareness on biodiversity. The
agrobiodiveristy and food security have been selected by CISSA
as the theme of IYB2010 celebrations. International experts in
the field will participate in the programmes organised in
connection with IYB celebrations of CISSA.
Biodiversity, the diversity of life on earth is essential to
sustaining and the living networks and systems that provide us
all with health, wealth, food, fuel, and the vital services our
lives depend on. Considering the ever increasing human
activities triggering biodiversity loss at an alarming pace, a
phenomenon often referred to as sixth extinction, and realizing
the fact that these losses are irreversible, impoverish us all
and damage the life support systems we rely on, the United
Nations declared 2010 the International Year of Biodiversity (IYB).
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