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SUMMARY:International Day for Biological Diversity
DESCRIPTION:What Do People Do?\n\n\n\nA wide range of events are organized globally to increase the understanding of the important role of biodiversity in our future. Celebrations are organized by: the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity\, which forms part of the United Nations Environmental Programme; many national governments; and a range of non-governmental organizations. \n\n\n\nActivities include: \n\n\n\nTranslating booklets\, leaflets and other educational resources into local languages.Distributing information on biodiversity via schools\, colleges\, universities\, newspapers\, radio and television.Exhibitions and seminars for students\, professionals and the general public.Showings of movies on environmental issues.Presentations of programs to preserve endangered species or habitats.Planting trees and other plants that help prevent erosion.\n\n\n\nPoliticians may also give speeches on local environmental issues and other events may include competitions for children and young people to take photographs or create artwork centered on the annual theme of the day. \n\n\n\nPublic Life\n\n\n\nThe International Day for Biological Diversity is an observance and not a public holiday. \n\n\n\nBackground\n\n\n\nIn 1992 state and government leaders agreed on a strategy for sustainable development at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development\, also known as “The Earth Summit”\, in Rio de Janeiro\, Brazil. Sustainable development is a way to meet the needs of people all over the world and ensuring that planet earth remains healthy and viable for future generations. One of the most important agreements reached during the Earth Summit was the Convention on Biological Diversity. \n\n\n\nThe Convention on Biological Diversity came into force on December 29\, 1993\, and each anniversary of this date was designated the International Day for Biological Diversity. From 2001 onwards the date of this celebration was moved to May 22 due to the number of holidays that fell in late December. On this date in 1992\, the text of the Convention on Biological Diversity was adopted at a United Nations at a conference in Nairobi\, Kenya. \n\n\n\nEach year\, the International Day for Biodiversity focuses on a particular theme. Recently\, the themes have been: Biodiversity and Poverty Alleviation (2003); Biodiversity: Food\, Water and Health for All (2004); Biodiversity: Life Insurance for our Changing World (2005); Protect Biodiversity in Drylands (2006); and Biodiversity and Climate Change (2007); and Biodiversity and Agriculture (2008).
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