"You are an integral part of nature; your fate is tightly linked with biodiversity, the huge variety of other animals and plants, the places they live and their surrounding environments, all over the world.

 You rely on this diversity of life to provide you with the food, fuel, medicine and other essentials you simply cannot live without. Yet this rich diversity is being lost at a greatly accelerated rate because of human activities. This impoverishes us all and weakens the ability of the living systems, on which we depend, to resist growing threats such as climate change.

 The United Nations proclaimed 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity, and people all over the world are working to safeguard this irreplaceable natural wealth and reduce biodiversity loss. This is vital for current and future human wellbeing. We need to do more. Now is the time to act.

 The International Year of Biodiversity is a unique opportunity to increase understanding of the vital role that biodiversity plays in sustaining life on Earth." (Convention on Biological Diversity & UN)

 Learn more about the Countdown Challenge.  Check out BurlingtonGreen's Countdown 2010 Declaration.

Visit the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity website and learn more.

Click here for the launch of 2010 International Year of Biodiversity press release from Berlin.


Check out the "Biodiversity Best Practices Handbook - 2009".

Kick off the International Year of Biodiversity by enjoying this light-hearted animated "Da Vinci Code" parody, and its important messages about the Web of Life.

MORE BIODIVERSITY NEWS.....

"Traditional aboriginal knowledge is critical to conservation" -  By David Suzuki with Faisal Moola

"Trans Canada Trail is proud to partner with Environment Canada in promoting’s International Year of Biodiversity 2010 (IYB) to bring attention to the richness of our natural world that can be explored along the Trans Canada Trail.

Ontario’s Biodiversity Crisis: Time for Action

Biodiversity website for kids !

Take Action in 2010 and beyond, because ...

Biodiversity is life

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