By Hannah Koh
Minister for National Development Mah Bow Tan will be in Nagoya,
Japan to attend a high-level bio-diversity conference from
Wednesday to Saturday.
The Convention on Biological Diversity is an international
legally binding treaty that aims to protect nature and the health
of local ecosystems.
The Conference of the Parties, which Mr Mah will join in, is the
governing body of the Convention plans implementation of the
Convention during its meetings.
During the high-level segment, Mr Mah will share how Singapore
has contributed to global efforts in protecting wildlife even in an
urban setting.
The conference will consider the adoption of the Plan of Action
on Cities and Other Local Authorities for Biodiversity, including
the City Biodiversity Index (CBI).
The CBI is a self-assessment tool that allows cities to monitor
their biodiversity conservation efforts. It was first mooted by Mr
Mah at an earlier meeting in Bonn, Germany, in 2008 and is now in
various stages of testing.
