The Countdown 2010 initiative was closed in 2010. This website and all information it contains may not be up to date.

The International Year of Biodiversity offers an unprecedented opportunity to talk about, promote and increase biodiversity protection. The Secretariat of the Convention of Biological Diversity and other United Nations Agencies have planned numerous activities to celebrate the year. Read more on the International Year of Biodiversity on the CBD IYB website.

Countdown 2010 encourages its partners to make the most out of this opportunity. In the next pages you will find some useful tools and tips to help convey the biodiversity message to your audience.

• Browse_Share_Vote!
  Add, search and vote for the best ideas on how to celebrate biodiversity in 2010

• Made in Countdown 2010
  Your achievement in biodiversity conservation and awareness-raising

• Biodiversity needs all of us
  Tell world leaders your biodiversity message