Biodiversity : Science and Governance

International conference under the high patronage of Mr Jacques Chirac, President of the French Republic, and Mr Koïchiro Matsuura -director-general of UNESCO.

The Conference is part of the ongoing global effort to curb the loss of biodiversity by 2010 and ensure the long term conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, as well as the fair and equitable sharing of the benefits that genetic resources can yield.