Briefing on 9th meeting of the conference of the parties to the convention on biological diversity outcome

This briefing, scheduled from 10:00 to 12:00 , will have two speakers: First, Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, will cover the outcome of the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) held in Bonn, Germany from 19-30 May 2008 and the preparation of the 10th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD, to be held in Nagoya, Japan in 2010. Then, Luc Gnacadja, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification, will discuss the outcome of the UNCCD High Level Policy Dialogue held in Bonn on 27 May 2008. Coffee will be served at 09:30.