In January 2010, to launch the IYB, UNESCO organized a high-level event in Paris, launched the official IYB travelling exhibit with a wide range of partners in particular the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Global Environment Facility, the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Airbus.

UNESCO: Indigenous Peoples

The French version of the module was produced by the Agricultural Research Centre for International Development (CIRAD) with financial support from the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA), the French Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs and UNESCO.

UNESCO: Communication and Information