This Programme has been welcomed by the CBD COP 10 in Nagoya which recognized the Programme as 'useful coordination mechanism to advance the implementation of the Convention and deepen global awareness of the inter-linkages between cultural and biological diversity'.

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples

The Nagoya Biodiversity Summit, or 10th Conference of the Parties (COP) of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), marks the 20th anniversary of the CBD and is one of the highlights of the 2010 International Year of Biodiversity.

UNESCO: Global Deal to Protect Nature