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The second "Business and the 2010 Biodiversity Challenge" meeting, held in São Paulo, Brazil, from 3 to 5 November 2005, aimed to further develop the outcomes of the first meeting, and explore new ideas for engaging business in the implementation of the Convention by expanding participation and addressing two additional groups: industries dealing with issues related to access and benefit-sharing and the financial services sector.

Organized by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (SCBD), the Department for Environment,
Food and Rural Affairs of the United Kingdom (DEFRA), the Ministry of the Environment of Brazil (MMA), the World Conservation Union (IUCN), the Brazilian Business Council for Sustainable Development (CEBDS), and Insight Investment. Hosted by the Ministry of the Environment of Brazil and CEBDS, with support from DEFRA, MMA, and CEBDS member companies: Natura Cosméticos; Companhia Vale do Rio Doce (CVRD); and Petróleo Brasileiro (Petrobras).

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