ine ▁of ▁b iod iversity ▁by ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁The ▁world ▁largely ▁failed ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁target . ▁ ▁July ▁The ▁Report ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Commission ▁on ▁Gen etic ▁Mod ification ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁ ▁September ▁The ▁Mem or and um ▁of ▁Under standing ▁on ▁the ▁Conserv ation ▁and ▁Management ▁of ▁Marine ▁T urt les ▁and ▁their ▁Hab itats ▁of ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁and ▁South - E ast ▁Asia ▁comes ▁into ▁effect . ▁ ▁October ▁The ▁U NE CE ▁Convention ▁on ▁Access ▁to ▁Information , ▁Public ▁Part icip ation ▁in ▁Dec ision - making ▁and ▁Access ▁to ▁Justice ▁in ▁Environment al ▁Mat ters , ▁usually ▁known ▁as ▁the ▁A ar hus ▁Convention , ▁enters ▁into ▁force . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Human ▁impact ▁on ▁the ▁environment <0x0A> </s> ▁General ▁F lower ▁M och er ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 2 9 ▁– ▁ 1 8 ▁July ▁ 1 8 0 1 ), ▁was ▁a ▁British ▁army ▁officer ▁who ▁served ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁caval ry . ▁He ▁initially ▁obtained ▁a ▁commission ▁with ▁Haw ley ' s ▁Drag o ons ▁then , ▁following ▁ 1 2 ▁years ▁service ▁with ▁the ▁Hor se ▁Gren ad ier ▁Gu ards , ▁he ▁served ▁ 1 7 ▁years ▁with ▁the ▁Drag oon ▁Gu ards ▁as ▁their ▁Lieutenant ▁Colonel ▁and ▁Colonel . ▁Two ▁years ▁before ▁his ▁appointment ▁as ▁a ▁general ▁officer ▁he ▁was ▁made ▁Colonel ▁of ▁the ▁ 9 th ▁Regiment ▁of ▁Drag o ons ▁in ▁Ireland