Brazil gives particular attention to the implementation of the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Ministry of the Environment coordinates the national response to implement the CBD and its 2010 Target. All stakeholders are invited to attend the 8th Conference of the Parties of the CBD to be held in Curitiba, March 20-31, 2006.

JOÃO PAULO CAPOBIANCO
Secretary for Biodiversity and Forests
Ministry of the Environment Brasília, Brazil.
Web site: www.mma.gov.br