The United Nations has declared 2010 to be the International Year of Biodiversity. 

It is a celebration of life on earth and of the value of biodiversity for our lives. The world is invited to take action in 2010 to safeguard the variety of life on earth: biodiversity - http://www.cbd.int/2010/welcome/ The UN also proclaimed May 22 as the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) - to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues http://www.cbd.int/idb/