Islands show the way to conserve nature A range of new and
significant commitments to conserve nature in Europe’s overseas
islands and regions were announced at Island Innovations, a
dynamic high level event held during the UN Conference on
Biodiversity (CBD COP11), in Hyderabad, India. Those include the
continuous support of the European Parliament to the EU's BEST
Preparatory Action and the British Virgin Islands’ involvement
in the Caribbean Challenge Initiative. Island Innovations
showcased the leadership and commitment to action of island
countries and countries with islands to developing solutions to
environmental and poverty challenges. The Honorable Dr. Kedrick
Pickering, Deputy Premier of the British Virgin Islands (BVI)
announced that BVI will co-host a Caribbean Political and
Business Leaders Summit with Sir Richard Branson of the Virgin
Group and the Prime Minister of Grenada in 2013 as part of the
Caribbean Challenge Initiative. The Summit will build on the
visionary commitments of Caribbean Chal