In October officials from 193 countries will gather in Japan to agree how to tackle biodiversity loss. They will set new targets for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for the next ten years, and develop a vision for 2050.
COP10 stands for the tenth meeting of the Conference of Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
If you spot a brightly-coloured elephant lurking on a street corner in London, don’t be alarmed. Virtually overnight the capital has become an urban jungle populated with 250 elaborately decorated life-size baby elephants.
With the International Year of Biodiversity already in full flow, the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) is encouraging more organisations to apply for funding for projects that help conserve the UK’s precious natural heritage.
In October officials from 193 countries will gather in Japan to agree how to tackle biodiversity loss. They will set new targets for the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity for the next ten years, and develop a vision for 2050.
