The CBD Secretariat announced date and theme of the 12th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 12). The conference will take place from 6 to 17 October 2014 in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea. The theme will be „Biodiversity for Sustainable Development“. Further information can be found in the <link http: www.cbd.int doc notifications ntf-2013-035-cop12-mop7-en.pdf _blank external-link-new-window external link in new>CBD-Notification.