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Oct.7th,2008,
"Ise-Mikawa Bioregions Network","Tokai-Chubu ESD Citizen Promotion Forum" and "2008 Japan G8 Summit NGO Forum Environment Unit"held a symposium,""Let's start CBD/COP10"".

Lecturer:
DOHKE Teppei@the Nature Conservation Society of Japan(NACS-J)/IUCN-J
KITAHASHI Midori@2008 Japan G8 Summit NGO Forum Environment Unit

Dec.1st,
"Center for Community-based Development Initiatives(CDIC)" held a seminar "What is CBD/COP10?"

Lecturer:
DOHKE Teppei@NACS-J/IUCN-J
SOGABE Yukuko@Kaisyonomori-no-Kai

Afetr that seminer finished,some attendant had a meeting with Mr.DOHKE,Ms.SOGABE,and discussed necessity of some citizens' group for CBD/COP10."

Dec 10th,
Some member of CDIC,Ise-Mikawa Bioregions Network,Ecostock,etc. gathered and had a 1st time meeting,so formed "CBD/COP10 NGO Forum Operation Committee".

Feb 20th,2008,
"Tokai-Chubu ESD Citizen Promotion Forum" joined.

Mar 16th,
CBD/COP10 NGO Forum Operation Committee and IUCN-J held a symposium:"CBD/COP10 NGO Forum".

Co-opration;
the Nature Conservation Society of Japan
WWF Japan
Wild Bird Society of Japan
Japan Wetlands Action Network
2008 Japan G8 Summit NGO Forum Environment Unit
Center for Community-based Development Initiatives
Ise-Mikawa Bioregions Network
Tokai-Chubu ESD Citizen Promotion Forum
Ecostock
Shinsuikai,and so on.

Apr.19th,
"Japan Forum for Biodiversity" was formed.

■The things we can do to live on the earth.

We think that CBD(Convention on Biologocal Civersity) is a promise to the world so that we and our children can continue living on the Earth.

We must decide on a target to succeed our "2010 biodiversity target". We want the CBD to be effective,and in order to do that,we are participating in and expressing our opinions in COP10. We hope to achieve better agreement and cooperation with the citizens of participating countries and the NGOs.And we appeal for agreement to be achieved for the sake the life that we live on the earth.

We,"Japan Forum for Biodiversity",are the NGO which will "host in COP10". COP10 will be taken place at Nagoya City in Aichi prefecture,Japan in 2010 year. For COP10 to be successful,world NGOs participation are necessary.

Our NGO members consist of Japanese environmental NGOs and international NGOs. Cooperation of all members both Japanese environmental NGOs and international NGOs is necessary to achieve the 3 goals of the CBD.

We are going to form a network of NGOs,so that all NGOs can take an active part in COP10.

■Our activities

1. Contact and cooperation with domestic and abroad NGOs.

2. Work with national governments,local governments and industry.

3. Focus our efforts towards problems in specific areas and suggestion of the solutions and developments.

4. Dispatch participants to COP9 and the international environmental conferences.

5. Be actively involved in reaching our 2010 target.

6. Offer everyone the chance to learn about biodiversity.

7.Contstant evaluation and continuance of our activities.