The International Day for Biological Diversity:Biodiversity and Agriculture 22 May 2008 Year 2008 About The Basis What is at stake?Sustainable AgricultureAgricultural BiodiversityWater Partners and Stakeholders CGIAR FAONGOsScientific OrganizationsBusiness Celebrations Celebrations around the World Resources About the Images BookletPoster & LogosTeaching ResourcesCelebrations in 2007Fact Sheets Related Information Bibliography ConsumersIn the News 2008 // Poster Sunday // 2.10.2008 Poster of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2008 About this Poster Download the poster: Full-size A1 (12MB) Small size A4 (7MB) Back to IBD 2008 main page The poster and logos for the International Day for Biological Diversity 2008 have been designed from a traditional Gabba embroidered tapestry from Pakistan.The magnificent embroidery was donated to the CBD Museum of Nature and Culture in 2006 by Pakistan’s Minister for Environment.Measuring some two metres across and two metres high, the intricately stitched and brightly coloured Gabba depicts scenes of everyday life and the rich heritage of biodiversity and agriculture in a farming landscape of Pakistan.Reproduced in full on the poster, extracts from the tapestry are reproduced in a set of five logos that depict different aspects of a traditional mixed farming system – from the plough to the cooking pot.
2008 // Poster Sunday // 2.10.2008 Poster of the International Day for Biological Diversity 2008 About this Poster Download the poster: Full-size A1 (12MB) Small size A4 (7MB) Back to IBD 2008 main page The poster and logos for the International Day for Biological Diversity 2008 have been designed from a traditional Gabba embroidered tapestry from Pakistan.The magnificent embroidery was donated to the CBD Museum of Nature and Culture in 2006 by Pakistan’s Minister for Environment.Measuring some two metres across and two metres high, the intricately stitched and brightly coloured Gabba depicts scenes of everyday life and the rich heritage of biodiversity and agriculture in a farming landscape of Pakistan.Reproduced in full on the poster, extracts from the tapestry are reproduced in a set of five logos that depict different aspects of a traditional mixed farming system – from the plough to the cooking pot.
