Active Participation in the IBD

This year, the RCEN is an active participant in the development of an outreach and education strategy leading up to the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP9) from May 19-30 2008 and the International Biodiversity Day (IBD) on May 22, 2008.

Through its democratic, bilingual and transparent delegate selection process and at Environment Canada's request, the RCEN has chosen 7 ENGO delegates from Vancouver, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax to develop this strategy.

Report
In order to inform the public and civil society groups about the importance of bilogical diversity in Canada, the ENGO delegates has produced an important report, which is available below:

• Biological Diversity and the Convention, from a Canadian Environmental Perspective

We encourage all readers to share this document which any interested parties.

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