Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

Biodiversity talks kick off in Nagoya

NAGOYA, Japan - Delegates gather at Nagoya Congress Center in Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, as the 10th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP10) began on Oct. 18, 2010. About 190 countries and regions are expected to participate in the forum running through Oct. 29.

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