Like other countries Parties to the CBD, Burkina Faso celebrates the International Day for Biological Diversity under the patronage of the Permanent Secretariat of the National Council for Sustainable Development with the technical and financial support of the Permanent Secretariat of Non-Governmental Organizations (SPONG) through the Benkadi Burkina project.

The Bangre-weogo Urban Park is honored to host the event, which is marked by:

• The publication of a Declaration by the Ministry of Environment, Energy, Water and Sanitation on the occasion of the day in the written press and online sites;

• The holding of a conference led by the Permanent Secretariat of the National Council for Sustainable Development;

• The organization of a competition on the theme related to the conservation of biodiversity.

The participants in this celebration are mainly associations of women, young people and persons with disabilities working in the field of the environment and sustainable development.

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