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The Earth seen from Apollo 17. The first International Day for Biological Diversity was celebrated 28 years after the mission. The International Day for Biological Diversity (or World Biodiversity Day) is a United Nations –sanctioned international day for the promotion of biodiversity issues. It is currently held on May 22.
International Seal Day: 03-22: March 22 World Meteorological Day: 03-23: March 23 International Day of Zero Waste: 03-30: March 30 Manatee Appreciation Day: 03: Last Wednesday in March World Aquatic Animal Day: 04-03: April 3 World Rat Day: 04-04: April 4 International Beaver Day: 04-07: April 7 Zoo Lovers Day
The Convention on Biological Diversity ( CBD ), known informally as the Biodiversity Convention, is a multilateral treaty. The Convention has three main goals: the conservation of biological diversity (or biodiversity ); the sustainable use of its components; and the fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from genetic resources.
6 October - International Geodiversity Day [17] 11 October - International Day of the Girl Child. 13 October - International Day for Disaster Reduction. 17 October - International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. 24 October - United Nations Day. 27 October - World Day for Audiovisual Heritage.
The International Year of Biodiversity ( IYB) was a year-long celebration of biological diversity and its importance, taking place internationally in 2010. Coinciding with the date of the 2010 Biodiversity Target, the year was declared by the 61st session of the United Nations General Assembly in 2006. It was meant to help raise awareness of ...
The United Nations General Assembly had declared 2011–20 the United Nations Decade on Biodiversity (Resolution 65/161). The UN Decade on Biodiversity had served to support and promote implementation of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity and the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, with the goal of significantly reducing biodiversity loss. None of the ...
The 2022 United Nations Biodiversity Conference of the Parties ( COP15) to the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) was a conference held in Montreal, Canada, which led to the international agreement to protect 30% of land and oceans by 2030 ( 30 by 30) and the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework .
CITES. CITES (shorter name for the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora, also known as the Washington Convention) is a multilateral treaty to protect endangered plants and animals from the threats of international trade. It was drafted as a result of a resolution adopted in 1963 at a meeting of members ...