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January
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| 1 - 31 December |
International Year of Forests
UN Forum on Forests
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| 11 - 12 |
First Sustainable Infrastructure Financing Summit
Basel, Switzerland
UNEP/FI
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| 24-4 February |
Ninth Session of the UN Forum on Forests (UNFF 9)
Launch of the International Year of Forests 2011
New York, US
UNFF Secretariat
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February
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| 2 |
ABS Protocol Signing Ceremony
New York, US
CBD
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| 2 |
World Wetlands Day
Ramsar Convention
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| 21 |
Young Environmental Journalists Awards Africa
Nairobi, Kenya
UNEP/DCPI
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| 21 - 25 |
Twenty-sixth session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environment Forum
Nairobi, Kenya
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| 21 - 30 |
International Green Week national awareness campaign launch
Berlin, Germany
UNFF
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| 22 |
Sasakawa Awards
Nairobi, Kenya
UNEP/DCPI
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March
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| 6 - 7 |
Global Tourism Forum
Andorra La Vella, Andorra
UNWTO
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| 7 - 8 |
2nd PrepCom for UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20)
New York, US
UN Division for Sustainable Development
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| 9 - 10 |
World Migratory Bird Day
CMS Secretariat
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| 20 - 25 |
Fifth International Marine Debris Conference
Hawaii, US
UNEP/DEPI & NOAA
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| 20 - 22 |
World Water Day
Cape Town, South Africa
UN Water
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| 23 |
World Meteorological Day
IMO
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April
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| 14 |
Seed Awards Ceremony
South Africa
UNEP/DCPI & SEED Intiative
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| 14 - 18 |
Second International Marine Conservation Conference
Victoria, Canada
CITES
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| 22 |
Earth Day
Earth Day Secretariat
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| 25 - 29 |
Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Stockholm Convention
Geneva, Switzerland
Stockholm Convention Secretariat
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May
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| 2 – 13 |
CSD 19 – Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD)
New York, US
UN Division for Sustainable Development
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| 10 |
Champion of the Earth Awards
New York, US
UNEP/DCPI
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| 22 |
International Day for Biological Diversity : Biodiversity and Forests
CBD Secretariat
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| 25 - 27 |
International Transport Forum
Leipzig, Germany
OECD
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June
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| 5 |
World Environment Day (WED)
UNEP
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| 8 |
World Oceans Day
UNEP
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| 9 - 10 |
13th International Wildlife Law Conference (IWLC)
Granada Spain
CMS
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| 17 |
World Day to Combat desertification
UNCCD Secretariat
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| 20 - 24 |
Fifth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (PIC COP 5)
Geneva, Switzerland
Rotterdam Convention Secretariat
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July
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| August |
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| 8 -12 |
Second World Biodiversity Congress
WBC Secretariat
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| 16 |
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer
UNEP/DTIE
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| 22 |
66th Session of the United Nations General Assembly
New York, US
UN
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| 26 - 30 |
World Conference on Marine Biodiversity
Aberdeen, Scotland
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| September |
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| October |
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| 10 - 21 |
UNCCD COP 10
Changwon City, South Korea
UNCCD Secretariat
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| 17 - 21 |
Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention
Cartagena, Colombia
Basel Convention Secretariat
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November
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| 14 - 18 |
Montreal Protocol MOP-23 and 9th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Vienna Convention
Bali, Indonesia
Ozone Secretariat, UNEP
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| 16 |
International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in War and Armed Conflict
UN
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| 20 - 25 |
10th Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (COP 10)
Bergen, Norway
CMS Secretariat
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| 28 – 9 December |
UNFCCC COP 17
Durban, South Africa
UNFCCC Secretariat
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December
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