International Year of Biodiversity Events of Interest

2-6 August 2010         SPC Conference Room, Noumea, New Calendonia

Workshop to review implementation of the Regional Wetlands Action Plan for the Pacific

Islands

16-18 August, 2010         Tanoa International Hotel, Nadi,Fiji

Pacific Regional CBD COP10 Preparatory Meeting

17-20 August 2010         Suva, UNDP Conference Room, Fiji

Development Partners in Climate Change Networks

18-20 August 2010         Suva, Fiji

Establishing a long-term dataset for monitoring trends in humpback whale migration through

Fijian waters

August 30-3 September 2010     Guam, Saipan, North Mariana Islands

CNMI and Guam PILN meetings

August 31-1 September 2010     Suva, Fiji

Pacific Islands Sustainable Energy Industries Association Meeting: Suva Meeting for the

South Pacific Region, TBC

2-2 September 2010       Madang, Papua New Guinea

10th Meeting of the Noumea Convention

3-3 September 2010         Madang, Papua New Guinea

5th Meeting of the Waigani Convention

6-10 September 2010       Madang, Papua New Guinea

21st SPREP Meeting

7-8 September 2010       Ponaphei, Federated States of Micronesia

Pacific Islands Sustainable Energy Industry Association Meeting in Ponapei (FSM) for the

North Pacific Region, TBC

18-29 October 2010 COP 10 (CBD)     Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

Tenth meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP 10)

27-29 October 2010 COP 10 (CBD)     Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, Japan

High level segment of CBD COP 10

18-19 December 2010         Kanazawa, Japan

Closing of IYB: Contribution to the International Year of Forest

November 29-3 December 2010     Noumea, New Caledonia

Pacific Workshop on Invasive Species in French Overseas Territories

21-22 December 2010         Montreal, Canada

Media Meeting: Keeping the 2010 IYB momentum alive. A workshop with journalist and editors to discuss the most talked about issues of the international Year of Biodiversity and their role in stories in 2011.