http://www.countdown2010.net Save Biodiversity Mon, 21 Feb 2011 10:41:25 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Countdown 2010 initiative brought together more than 1,100 partners across the world who committed to biodiversity conservation actions. The Secretariat hosted a small celebration on 7 December 2010 where partners, donors and friends got together to applaud the initiative and its partners. Global Biodiversity Protection, a Countdown 2010 partner, ... http://www.countdown2010.net/article/video-%e2%80%92-countdown-2010-celebrates-its-achievements 8 December 2010, Brussels. Twenty, fifty, a hundred thousand is the number of partners that IUCN will engage in conservation in the next decade worldwide. This is the goal of the new Countdown initiative announced yesterday by IUCN. “The greatest achievement of the Countdown 2010 initiative has been to bring ... http://www.countdown2010.net/article/thousands-for-biodiversity 15 November 2010. Partners from all over the world, more than 1,100 organizations in just six years, thousands of biodiversity actions, international recognition,…now Countdown 2010 goes one step further! IMA Europe – the European Industrial Minerals Association – presented Countdown 2010 with a special prize at its annual Recognition Awards event ... http://www.countdown2010.net/article/countdown-2010-rewarded-for-its-innovation The photos of the Countdown 2010 Closing Ceremony are now available. Please click on this link to view them. Photos http://www.countdown2010.net/article/countdown-2010-at-cbd-cop10 22 October 2010, Nagoya (Japan) Dear Countdown 2010 partners and friends, As you know, the Countdown 2010 initiative was officially closed on 20 October at the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity and a new initiative starting in 2011 was announced. I would like to thank ... http://www.countdown2010.net/article/thank-you-all The Countdown 2010 Closing Ceremony took place on 20/10/2010 at 20h10 in the courtyard of the Nagoya Congress Centre during the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity. 19:30-19:35 Opening by Hans Friederich, IUCN Regional Director for Pan-Europe Message by Sebastian Winkler, former ... http://www.countdown2010.net/article/201020102010 20 October 2010, Nagoya (Japan). As Countdown 2010 initiative closes, local coordinated actions show way to solving the global biodiversity crisis. IUCN’s Countdown 2010 initiative officially closes today in Nagoya by revealing the best efforts of more than 1,000 organizations around the world to save biodiversity. The ceremony is being held ... http://www.countdown2010.net/article/mobilizing-society-to-support-biodiversity Civil Society Story featured in the Made in Countdown 2010 publication Action Since economic resources and opportunities of intervention for biodiversity were limited, WWF Italy launched an ambitious project on strategic planning on an eco-regional scale in 2004. The main points of this strategy included the adoption of a proactive approach instead of ... http://www.countdown2010.net/article/success-story-of-the-day-wwf-italy Academia Story featured in the Made in Countdown 2010 publication Action The University of California Natural Reserve System (NRS) is the largest university-managed reserve system in the world with 36 reserves protecting more than 135,000 acres across the state for research, teaching, and public service. As such, the University is perfectly positioned to ... http://www.countdown2010.net/article/success-story-of-the-day Local Authority Story featured in the Made in Countdown 2010 publication Action The Spanish Federation of Municipalities and Provinces (FEMP) launched a unique initiative called “The Local Government + Biodiversity 2010 Network” to promote habitat protection and improvement among local authorities and facilitate the interaction between local people and institutions. The network’s main ... http://www.countdown2010.net/article/success-story-of-the-day-spanish-federation-of-municipalities-and-provinces