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Monthly Bulletin of Activities (MBA) of the CBD, December 2009.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Official Launch of the International Year of Biodiversity, 11 January 2010, Berlin, Germany.

Press Release: German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon officially launch the International Year of Biodiversity.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the Interacademy Panel Biodiversity Conference: Integrating Ecosystem Services into Biodiversity Management, Celebrating 350 Years of the Royal Society, London, 14 January 2010.

Opening Remarks by the CBD Secretariat at the GRULAC Regional Consultations in Support of the Finalization of the International Regime on Access & Benefit-sharing, 15-16 January 2010, Panama City, Panama.

Message from Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of the Aichi-Nagoya Celebration Event of the Opening of the International Year of Biodiversity held on 16 January 2010.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Informal Expert Workshop on the Updating of the Strategic Plan of the Convention for the Post-2010 Period, London, 18 January 2010.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on biological Diversity, on the occasion of the UNCTAD Event on Redefining Sustainability in the International Agenda: Inspiring Greater Engagement in Biodiversity Issues, Geneva, 20 January 2010.

Statement by Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of Regional Workshop "Guidelines on Practices for Sustainable Forest Management iIn Drylands of the Sub-Saharan Africa", 20 - 22 January 2010, Dakar, Senegal.

Statement by Mr Ahmed Djoghlaf, Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity, on the occasion of the XVI Consultative Group Meeting and the XVI General Authority Meeting of the Plan of Action for the Protection of the Marine Environment and Coastal Areas of the Southeast Pacific, 20 January 2010, Guayaquil, Ecuador.