U.N. Conference On Biodiversity Opens In Hyderabad, India

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh (2nd L) holds the commemorative postage stamps on the environment as other delegates applaud during the opening session of the high level segment of the 11th meeting of the Conference of Parties (COP 11) at the Convention on Biodiversity in Hyderabad, India, Oct. 16, 2012. <Xinhua>

Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh addresses the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. Singh said India was committed to the biodiversity convention and would spend $50 million on biodiversity conservation over the next two years and a similar amount on capacity building in poor countries. Delegates from nearly 200 countries are attending the conference.

A demonstrating Greenpeace activist wearing a tiger costume holds a placard outside the venue of the U.N. Convention on Biological Diversity in Hyderabad, India, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2012. <AP Photo/Mahesh Kumar A>

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