Welcome to XI Conference of Parties (CoP) on Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) being hosted by India at Hyderabad from 1 to 19 October 2012.

The CoP logo has been developed by National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad for Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India. Inspired by logo of CoP-10, this logo symbolises the cycle of life with a tiger, a dolphin, a bird and a women with grains depicting linkage of biodiversity with livelihoods. On top is the slogan in Sanskrit with English translation 'Nature Protects if She is Protected'