En la ciudad de Göttingen, Alemania, se desarrolló una conferencia internacional que reunió autoridades nacionales e investigadores científicos de países de Africa, Asia y América Latina que son proveedores y usuarios de recursos genéticos para discutir las implicaciones del Protocolo de Nagoya.

On 16th January at the annual Finnish Sports Gala in Helsinki, Metsähallitus was granted a special award for designing facilities that encourage people to enjoy outdoor activities in natural settings across Finland. Metsähallitus provides and maintains free facilities that make it easy for visitors to Finland’s national parks and other beautiful natural areas to get out into the wild. These facilities include attractive visitor centres, websites with useful and practical information, and trails totalling 6,738 km – almost six times the length of Finland.  

The Government of the Republic of Iraq has officially announced its decision to join IUCN by endorsing the IUCN Statutes. The Ministry of Environment has been designated by the Government of the Republic of Iraq as its liaison with the IUCN Secretariat.

The World Wetlands Day was celebrated by IUCN Pakistan at Shah Bunder on 2nd February to raise the awareness among communities and to highlight the significance of the wetlands.