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July 14, 2010
July 17, 2010
Hosted by:
ITTO; CBD; ICUN; Government of Ecuador
As a first joint activity under the Memorandum of Understanding between the Secretariats of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), an International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Tropical Forests will be organized in Quito, Ecuador, from 14-17 July 2010.
The Secretariats of the International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) are pleased to inform you that Memorandum of Understanding on collaboration between the two entities was signed in Tokyo on 2 March 2010 (please see the Communiqué and the ITTO website).
As a first joint activity under the agreement, an International Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in Transboundary Tropical Forests will be organized in Quito, Ecuador, from 14-17 July 2010. Interested organizations and individuals are invited to submit abstracts. Please see: the First Announcement for the Conference.
Contact Information:
For more information please contact:
ITTO
Dr. Hwan Ok Ma
Mr. John Leigh
Reforestation and Forest Management Division
International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Yokohama, Japan
Tel: (81-45) 223-1110, Fax: (81-45) 223-1111
Email: rfm@itto.int
CBD
Mr. Tim Christophersen
Programme Officer for forest biodiversity
Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity
United Nations Environment Programme
413 St-Jacques O., Suite 800
Montreal, QC., H2Y 1N9, Canada
Tel. main: +1-514-288-2220
Tel. direct: +1-514-287-7036
Fax: +1-514-288-6588
Email: Tim.Christophersen@cbd.int
