Autres rencontres et manifestations sur la pauvreté et la conservation
Beaucoup d’organisations explorent les liens qui peuvent exister entre la conservation et la pauvreté. Cette page met en exergue les détails de diverses rencontres et manifestations devant avoir lieu prochainement.
- World Conservation Congress
6th to 15th September 2012, Jeju, Republic of Korea
The 2012 World Conservation Congress will be held from 6 to 15 September 2012 in Jeju, Republic of Korea. Leaders from government, the public sector, non-governmental organizations, business, UN agencies and social organizations will discuss, debate and decide solutions for the world’s most pressing environment and development issues. The 2012 Congress aims to put nature and conservation at the top of the global agenda.
Website: http://www.iucn.org/2012_congress/?4828/IUCN-and-Republic-of-Korea-working-together-to-prepare-the-best-ever-World-Conservation-Congress
- Nature™ Inc? Questioning the Market Panacea in Environmental Policy and Conservation
30 June – 2 July 2011, ISS, The Hague, The Netherlands
In order to respond to the many environmental problems the world is facing, new and innovative methods are necessary and markets are posited as the ideal vehicle to supply these. Indeed, market forces have been finding their way into environmental policy and conservation to a degree that seemed unimaginable only a decade ago. This conference seeks to critically engage with the market panacea in environmental policy and conservation in the context of histories and recent developments in neoliberal capitalism. Topics include but are not limited to: General trends in market-based environmental policies and instruments; New forms of neoliberal conservation (including web 2.0, species banking, etc); The relation between conservation and land (including protected areas, etc.); Ecological imperialisms, including the recent ‘land grabs’. Paper proposals are due 15 December 2010. Please send a 250-300 word proposal, with title, contact information, and three keywords as a Word attachment to: nature2011@iss.nl. Proposals for complete panels are welcome. Conference language is English. Authors will be notified by 15 January 2011. Complete papers are due by 1 April, 2011.
Website: http://www.iss.nl/Conferences-Seminars-Public-Debates/Nature2011
- CEESP Sharing Power Conference
10th - 15th January 2011, Whakatāne, New Zealand
The conference 'Sharing Power: A New Vision for Development' is organised by two global organisations/networks - the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy (CEESP), and two Maori (indigenous) organisations, Te Runanga O Ngati Awa ( a tribal authority) and Te Whare Wananga O Awanuiarangi (a tribal university). The Conference brings together scientists, economists, indigenous leaders, environmentalists, academics, policy makers in national governments and international agencies, and many others who care about the quality of heritage this generation passes on to future generations. The Conference also focuses on the need for policy and decision makers in Governments and Corporations to accommodate a greater level of inclusion of indigenous peoples and all citizens, in national and international policies on the management and governance of bio-cultural resources, and advocates the rights of mother earth - the planet.
Website: http://www.ceespsharingpower.org
- Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity - CBD COP 10
18th - 29th October 2010, Nagoya, Japan
The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10) will be held in Nagoya, Japan from the 18 till the 29 of October 2010. The tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity is expected to assess achievement of the 2010 target to reduce significantly the rate of biodiversity loss, adopt an international regime on access and benefit-sharing and celebrate the International Year of Biodiversity 2010. The High-level Segment will be held from 27-29 October 2010.
Website: http://www.cbd.int/meetings
- 12th Annual BIOECON Conference: “From the Wealth of Nations to the Wealth of Nature: Rethinking Economic Growth”
27th-28th September 2010, Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli, Venice, Italy
The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, in association with Conservation International and the United Nations Environment Programme, announces the Twelfth International BIOECON Conference “From the Wealth of Nations to the Wealth of Nature: Rethinking Economic Growth”. The Conference will be held at the Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli, Venice, Italy, on September 27th-28th, 2010. The central theme will focus on the identification of the most effective and efficient instruments for biodiversity conservation, such as auctions of biodiversity conservation contracts, payment–for–services contracts, taxes, tradable permits, voluntary mechanisms and straightforward command and control measures. Special attention will be given to the role of public bodies/NGOs in the creation of innovative mechanisms for the delivery of ecosystem benefits and in promoting the participation of a wider range of economic agents (business/families/local communities) in biodiversity conservation.
Website: http://www.bioecon.ucl.ac.uk/04_12_ann-conf.htm
- STEPS Conference 2010: Pathways to Sustainability
23-24 September 2010, the Institute of Development Studies, Sussex University, Brighton, UK
Addressing environmental sustainability has become a central practical, moral and political challenge of our times. The conference, Pathways to Sustainability: Agendas for a new politics of environment, development and social justice, will explore how to conceptualise and build ‘pathways' that link environmental integrity and social justice, while alleviating poverty and inequity. The five themes of the conference are: contesting sustainabilities; framing narratives; dynamics and sustainability; uncertainty, ambiguity and surprise; pathway-building and governance. If you would like to submit a paper, please send a title and short abstract (up to 200 words), your name and your institutional affiliation, to the STEPS Centre Administrative Co-ordinator Harriet LeBris (H.lebris@ids.ac.uk) by the deadline of 31 May 2010.
Website: http://www.steps-centre.org/events/stepsconference2010.html
- 24th International Congress for Conservation Biology (ICCB)
3rd-7th July 2010, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
The 2010 meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology (SCB) will be held in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada on July 3-7, 2010. The theme of the meeting is "Conservation for a Changing Planet." Because of the focus on environmental change, the meeting will highlight the importance of multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary approaches to conservation.
Website: www.conbio.org/2010
- The Great Escape
26 – 27 April 2010, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
'The Great Escape - There is No Planet B! Biodiversity Conservation, a Natural Ally in Sustainable Poverty Reduction' is organised by the IUCN National Committee of the Netherlands. Participants are invited to debate the proposition above, as well as dilemma’s in the following areas: 1) Ecosystems and Human Well-being: An Introduction; 2) The Biobased Economy - Escaping the land-use realities?; 3) Emergency Aid and Ecosystems - Escaping the impact of emergency aid operations on long-term environmental security; and 4) Payments for Ecosystem Services - Escaping the monetary stronghold: local ownership of REDD, and other financial instruments that put a value on the protection of ecosystems.
Website: http://www.iucn.nl/about_us/conference_the_great_escape
- Nature-What's in it For Me?
18th - 20th April 2010, Edinburgh, UK
IUCN UK is excited to announce its first themed conference: "Nature-What's in it For Me?" to be held in Edinburgh, in association with the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland, from April 18th to 20th. The conference will help the IUCN UK committee play a leading role in the assessment and implementation of IUCN's Global Programme "Shaping a Sustainable Future".
Website: http://www.iucn-uk.org/?dm_i=C9X,43BQ,1EQW3T,COZT,1
- PCLG International Symposium
28th and 29th April 2010, ZSL, London, UK
The PCLG Secretariat has organized an international symposium titled “Linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction: what, why and how?”. The symposium took place on 28th and 29th April 2010 and was hosted by the Zoological Society of London. Recognising that the CBD 2010 target includes ‘contributing to poverty reduction’ as a key rationale for halting biodiversity loss, the aim of the symposium was to review what we actually know about the degree to which biodiversity conservation contributes to poverty reduction.
- 15th Poverty Environment Partnership Meeting
1st-5th March 2010, Malawi
The Fifteenth Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP 15) Meeting will be held on 1 to 5 March 2010 in Malawi, and feature the theme "Climate and Environment Mainstreaming and the Green Economy to achieve the Millennium Development Goals."
Website: http://www.povertyenvironment.net/pep15
- Sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity on "Getting the biodiversity targets right - working for sustainable development”
1st-5th February 2010, Trondheim, Norway
The sixth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity, entitled "Getting the biodiversity targets right - working for sustainable development" will be held on 1 - 5 February 2010 in Trondheim, Norway. The conference will be hosted by the Norwegian Government in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) and the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). The upcoming conference will consider status and lessons learned from the 2010 target and will provide CBD with a sound basis for developing post 2010 biodiversity targets.
Website: http://www.trondheimconference.org
- Katoomba XV Meeting in Ghana
6th -7th October 2009, Accra, Ghana
The Katoomba XV meeting will take place in Accra, Ghana, from 6th -7th October 2009. The Meeting will focus on key challenges for the planning and development of national REDD strategies. This meeting is also timely in terms of helping country representatives fine tune their positions on REDD issues prior to the watershed meeting of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Copenhagen in December 2009, at which it is hoped there will be a political agreement on the basic architecture of REDD in a post-Kyoto regime.
Website: http://katoombagroup.org/event_details.php?id=32
- Second Intergovernmental and Multi-stakeholder Meeting on an Intergovernmental Science-policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)
5th -9th October 2009, in Nairobi, Kenya
The twenty-fifth session of the UNEP Governing Council/Global Ministerial Environmental Forum has agreed to convene a second intergovernmental multi-stakeholder meeting on IPBES, which will take place from 5-9 October 2009, in Nairobi, Kenya. Some of the issues that will be addressed during this meeting are: whether IPBES is the best tool to improve biodiversity decision-making, how will it be managed, how will it work, etc. A major input for this meeting will be a document that analyzes the existing mechanisms and institutional gaps for making data and scientific information on biodiversity and ecosystems available to decision-makers. This is a unique opportunity for civil society to insert its views, particularly on the need for a credible, legitimate and relevant scientific interface on biodiversity and ecosystem services. For more information contact: Ruth Watulo (ruth.watulo@unep.org).
Website: http://ipbes.net/en/index.aspx
- 11th Annual BIOECON Conference on "Economic Instruments to Enhance the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity"
21st-22nd September 2009, Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli, Venice, Italy
The Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, in association with Conservation International, DEFRA, Department of Land Economy of Cambridge University and European Investment Bank, announces the Eleventh International BIOECON Conference on "Economic Instruments to Enhance the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity". The Conference will be held at the Centro Culturale Don Orione Artigianelli, in Venice, Italy, on September 21st-22nd, 2009.The Conference is targeted to researchers, environmental professionals, international organizations and policy makers who are interested in working in the management and conservation of biodiversity. The Conference is focused on identifying the most effective and efficient instruments for biodiversity conservation, such as auctions of biodiversity conservation contracts, payment-for-services contracts, taxes, tradable permits, voluntary mechanisms and straightforward command and control.
Website: http://www.bioecon.ucl.ac.uk
- Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services and Poverty Reduction – Shaping a New Agenda
17th - 21st September 2009, Isle of Vilm, Germany
The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), together with BirdLife International, is organising a workshop titled “Biodiversity Conservation, Ecosystem Services and Poverty Reduction – Shaping a New Agenda”. The workshop will be held at BfN’s International Academy for Nature Conservation on the Isle of Vilm, Germany, September 17th to 21st. This is the 4th workshop in a series of events held on the Isle of Vilm that deals with linking conservation and poverty reduction. This year’s workshop specifically aims to develop inputs to the new Strategic Plan of the Convention on Biological Diversity, which will influence conservation policies of 191 member states for the period 2011 to 2022. The workshop will primarily focus on three area: (1) a conceptual framework (2) targets and indicators and (3) policy instruments for the integration of biodiversity and ecosystem services into sustainable development and poverty reduction strategies. For more information, please contact till.hopf@bfn.de.
See document: Vilm workshop - Draft agenda (PDF, 920k)
- 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM)
5th – 8th July 2009, Vienna, Austria
The 15th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management will be hosted by The University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences (BOKU) from July 5 – 8, 2009 in Vienna, Austria. The symposium will be held at the Austria Center Vienna, the largest conference centre in Austria. The theme for the ISSRM 2009 is: Meet Old and New Worlds in Research, Planning and Management. The topics for the symposium include, but are not limited to: Sustainable tourism development; Climate change adaptation and mitigation; Management and development of protected areas; Social science and collaborative planning in forestry and agriculture; Environmental Impact Assessment; Forest inventory and sustainable resource management.
Website: http://www.issrm09.info
- Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Cooperation
13th - 15th May 2009, Montreal, Canada
The Expert Meeting on Mainstreaming Biodiversity in Development Cooperation will be
held in Montreal from Wednesday, 13 to Friday, 15 May 2009. The meeting has been convened to discuss how development agencies can better integrate biodiversity in their strategies, programmes and projects at their different levels of intervention.
Website: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=EMMBDC-01
- Second meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change
18th - 22nd April 2009, Helsinki, Finland
The Second meeting of the Second Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Biodiversity and Climate Change will be held in Helsinki, Finland from Saturday, 18 to Wednesday, 22 April 2009. Some of the items on this meeting's agenda are: risks to biodiversity from climate change and related adaptation responses; benefits of biodiversity for enhancing adaptation options under climate change; analysis of the value of integrating biodiversity within climate change adaptation.
Website: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=AHTEG-BDCC-02-02
- 14th Poverty Environment Partnership Meeting
31st March – 2nd April, 2009, Geneva, Switzerland
The Fourteenth Poverty Environment Partnership (PEP 14) Meeting will be held on 31 March – 2 April, 2009 in Geneva, Switzerland. The meeting is being hosted by United Nations Environment Programme, Regional Office for Europe.
Website: http://www.povertyenvironment.net/pep/?q=pep14
- United Nations Climate Change Conference - COP 14
1st-12th December 2008, Poznań, Poland
The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Poznań will be a milestone on the road to success for the processes which were launched under the Bali Road Map. The meeting comes midway between COP 13 in Bali, which saw the launch of negotiations on strengthened international action on climate change, and COP 15 Copenhagen, at which the negotiations are set to conclude. The conference will include the 29th sessions of the Convention’s subsidiary bodies - SBSTA and SBI – as well as the 4th session of the AWG-LCA and the 2nd part of the 6th session of the AWG-KP. The Poznań meeting, which is expected to draw around eight thousand participants, will both advance international cooperation on a future climate change regime and ensure progress on key issues.
Website: http://unfccc.int/meetings/cop_14/items/4481.php
- Second DIVERSITAS Open Science Conference. Biodiversity and Society: Understanding Connections, Adapting to Change
13th to 16th October 2009, Cape Town, South Africa
Following up on the success of the First DIVERSITAS Open Science Conference " Integrating biodiversity science for human well-being" (9-12 November 2005, Oaxaca, Mexico), and in order to provide in-depth overviews of a broad range of topics in biodiversity research and initiate biodiversity research projects around the world, DIVERSITAS is pleased to announce its Second Open Science Conference: Biodiversity and society: Understanding connections, adapting to change. In keeping with the Conference title, scientists worldwide are invited to submit proposals for symposia on the following topics: strengthening biodiversity science; supporting the science; integrated approaches to topical issues; focus on African issues is welcome. The deadline for submission is 15 September 2008.
Website: http://www.diversitas-osc.org
- World Conservation Congress
5th to 14th October 2008, Barcelona, Spain
The World Conservation Congress will take place in Barcelona, Spain from 5 to 14 October 2008. The first part of the Congress, the World Conservation Forum, runs from 6 to 10 October and is a great opportunity to debate pressing issues and their solutions for sustainable development. This year Congress theme is 'A diverse and sustainable world'. Thematic streams include: i) a new climate for change; ii) healthy environments - healthy people; iii) safeguarding the diversity of life. The PCLG Secretariat will host an event during this congress, aimed at highlighting the outcomes from the CBD CoP9 "Biodiversity for Poverty Reduction Day" and emphasising what has been learned to date on conservation-poverty linkages.
Website: www.iucn.org/congress/2008/
- Workshop on Biodiversity Conservation and Poverty Reduction – Taking an Economic Perspective
22-23 September 2008, Isle of Vilm, Germany
This workshop, which will take place on the Isle of Vilm, Germany, on 22-23 September 2008, is the third in a series of events organised by the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation on linking nature conservation and poverty reduction. Numerous recent initiatives have highlighted the key role economics can play in raising awareness over conservation issues, and in linking biodiversity with sustainable development and poverty reduction (e.g. Sukhdev Study). By bringing together expertise from a number of initiatives, this workshop aims to promote exchange of information, stimulate learning, identify knowledge gaps and needs for action. For further information and registration please contact: Dr. Susanne Lehmann, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany (susanne.lehmann@bfn.de). Limited funding for travel and living expenses is available.
- IASC 12th Biennial Global Conference
14th – 18th July 2008, University of Gloucestershire, Cheltenham, England
The International Association for the Study of the Commons 12th Biennial Global Conference will be on the theme: 'Governing shared resources: Connecting local experience to global challenges'. All individuals interested in the study of the commons are invited to submit abstracts for presentation of papers or posters on any aspect of conference themes, for symposia, or workshop discussion sessions focused on specific issues. Deadline for the presentation of abstracts is October 30, 2007 (email: iasc2008@glos.ac.uk).
Website: http://www.iascp.org/iasc08/2008themes.html
- 14th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM)
10th -14th June 2008, University of Vermont, Burlington, USA
The theme of the 2008 ISSRM Symposium is “People and Place: Linking Culture and Nature”, and will 1) emphasize the human dimensions of environmental and natural resources issues, 2) include the broad array of social science disciplines and related fields of study, and 3) illustrate the interdisciplinary, cooperative, and collaborative character of research and management. ISSRM offers many types of opportunities to participate, including traditional paper (oral) presentations, poster presentations, and a variety of sessions that can be organized by participants. Abstracts for all of these forms of participation are due by February 8, 2008. Details on abstract submission, as well as the Symposium program, registration, housing, travel, and other matters are included in the web site noted below.
Website: http://www.ISSRM2008.org
- The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) - CBD CoP9
19th - 30th May 2008, Bonn, Germany
The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) will be held in Bonn, Germany, from 19 to 30 May 2008. COP 9 will include a high-level ministerial segment organized by the host country in consultation with the Secretariat and the Bureau. COP 9 will also coincide with the International Biodiversity Day, on 22 May 2008. The Conference of the Parties will be invited to hold a special plenary session to celebrate this event. The Secretariat of the PCLG, together with the CBD Secretariat and the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), will host a one day meeting on Saturday May 24th 2008 during CoP9. The event is intended to help build links between conservation and development communities, to share different perspectives, and to explore the implications of lessons learned to date in linking biodiversity conservation and poverty reduction - in policy and in practice.
Website: http://www.cbd.int/cop9/
- Parks: For Life's Sake: The World Parks Congress - "Durban+5" Review Meeting
8th to 11th April 2008, CapeTown, South Africa
The aim of the meeting is to 1) review progress in implementing the key outcomes of the Durban World Parks Congress in 2003, 2) identify key future issues and how to address them; 3) provide greater impetus to achieving the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas and 4) establish the framework and process for the VI World Parks Congress.
- Forest Day: Shaping the Global Agenda for Forests & Climate Change
8th December 2007, Ayodya Hotel, Nusa Dua, Bali, Indonesia
Forests are now at the very center of international debates on climate change and are likely to feature strongly during December’s Thirteenth Session of the Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC. Fittingly, CIFOR and co-hosts will be holding the first ever Forest Day on Dec 8th, 2007 as an event parallel to COP13. Forest Day will see CIFOR and partner organizations presenting an international forum on forest and climate change policies at the global, national and local levels. Forest Day aims at generating vigorous debate and analytical dialogue of all the social, science, technological, human and political issues inseparable from any discussion of forests and climate.
Website: http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/Events/COP-ForestDay/Introduction.htm
- 12th Poverty Environment Partnership Meeting
19th - 21st November 2007, Washington D.C., USA
The Poverty Environment Partnership's 12th meeting was held in Washington DC on 19-21 November 2007. The overall theme of the meeting was: "Infrastructure, growth, and poverty reduction: the role of ecosystems and natural resources".
Website: http://www.povertyenvironment.net/pep/
- Linking Nature Conservation and Poverty Reduction: Supporting a Networking Process
10th - 11th November 2007, International Academy for Nature Conservation, Ile of Vilm, Germany
This international workshop, organised by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, follows up on a networking and awareness raising process that had been initiated with a workshop on Vilm in 2006. It aims to further elaborate and stress the links between nature conservation and poverty reduction and to develop mechanisms to foster conservation with sustainable development among governmental and non-governmental, conservation and development organisations. The workshop will also serve to prepare action for the up-coming Conference of the Parties of the Convention on Biological Diversity. PCLG members who are interested in attending this workshop should contact Meike Kretschmar (meike.kretschmar@bfn.de).
Website: www.bfn.de/0603_kalender.html?&no_cache=1&tx_blitzcalendar_pi1[uid]=28&tx_blitzcalendar_pi1[cmd]=single
- 2007 PCLG Annual Symposium
7th-8th November 2007, London Zoo, London, UK
The 2007 PCLG Annual Symposium will be held at the London Zoo, London (UK) on 7th-8th November, 2007. The theme of this year’s meeting will be 'Climate Change, Conservation and Poverty - What are the implications of climate mitigation and adaptation for conservation-poverty linkages?' For more information on this event email pclg@iied.org
See document: Annual Symposium 2007 (PDF, 24k)
- Trade-offs in Conservation: Deciding What to Save
1 - 2 November 2007, Zoological Society of London, London, UK
On Thursday 1 and Friday 2 November 2007 the Zoological Society of London will host the symposium: 'Trade-offs in conservation: deciding what to save'. All tickets for attendance must be purchased in advance. For more information on this event please contact Joy Hayward (joy.hayward@zsl.org).
See document: ZSL Conservation Flyer (PDF, 773k)
- Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity 2007
29th October – 2nd November 2007, Trondheim, Germany
The fifth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity will be held 29 October - 2 November 2007, and will be hosted by the Norwegian government in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The title of the conference will be “Ecosystems and people – biodiversity for development – the road to 2010 and beyond”. Focus will be on why biodiversity is important for fighting poverty and for sustainable development and on difficult trade-offs in this regard. These are key strategic issues to be discussed at the ninth Conference of the Parties of the CBD in May 2008, and the conference will provide advice to the CBD and this meeting. Participation is by invitation only, with up to 300 participants from governments and from key international organisations and institutions working on the issues involved.
Website: http://www.trondheimconference.org/
- Poverty Reduction and Forests: Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms
3rd - 7th September, 2007, Bangkok, Thailand
The International Conference on 'Poverty Reduction and Forests: Tenure, Market and Policy Reforms', organized by RECOFTC in collaboration with the Rights and Resources Initiative, will be held in Bangkok from 4 to 7 September 2007 (with pre-conference sessions on 3 September).
Website: http://conference.recoftc.org
- 21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology: One World, One Conservation, One Partnership
1st - 5th July 2007, Port Elizabeth, South Africa
The theme for the meeting emphasises the need to move away from national, regional and disciplinary territoriality in support of a joint effort to conserve the world's biodiversity by uniting towards a common goal. Sub-themes include:
- Partnerships for effective conservation
- Global change and conservation challenges beyond boundaries
- Linking freshwater, marine and terrestrial conservation
- Interactions between biodiversity and society
PCLG members, TILCEPA and TGER are organising a symposium at the meeting on conservation and human rights, while The Nature Conservacy is organising one on poverty-conservation links.
Website: http://www.nmmu.ac.za/scb/
- 11th Poverty Environment Partnership Meeting
18th - 20th June 2007, Copenhagen, Denmark,
The Poverty Environment Partnership's 11th meeting will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark on 18 to 20 June 2007. Capturing ideas and suggestions from the 10th meeting in Nairobi, the overall theme for this meeting will be "Environmental Improvements for Poverty Reduction and Sustainable Growth: the Challenges of Implementation."
Website: http://www.povertyenvironment.net/pep/
- 13th International Symposium on Society and Resource Management (ISSRM)
17th - 21st June 2007, Park City, Utah
The International Symposium on Society and Resource Management is the official annual meeting of the International Association for Society and Natural Resources, an interdisciplinary professional association whose members bring a variety of social science and natural science backgrounds to their research on environmental and natural resource issues.
The theme for the 2007 symposium is Landscape Continuity and Change - Social Science Perspectives and Interdisciplinary Conversations.
Primary sub-themes include:
- Contributions of social science to environmental and natural resource management - How can we integrate ideas from social science and economics with those of the natural and managerial sciences to improve human interactions with natural resources and the environment?
- Social and economic implications of landscape change - How do changes in natural landscapes affect social and economic well being, and how can we better understand, predict, and mediate the effects of these changes?
Website: http://www.issrm2007.org
- The Role of Non-Timber Forest Products in Poverty Alleviation and Biodiversity Conservation
11th -15th June 2007, Hanoi, Vietnam
Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) play an important role in the livelihoods of the rural poor. While there is growing appreciation of the importance of NTFPs for rural households, especially of the very poor, there are concerns about the potential impact of NTFP collection on biodiversity. This conference will explore these questions, identify successful initiatives and businesses that strive to be both pro-poor and pro-biodiversity, and determine what are the critical elements for success.
Website: http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/Events/hanoi_ntfp.htm
- Management of National / Natural Parks and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa
2nd – 6th April 2007, Accra, Ghana
The International Centre for Enterprise and Sustainable Development (ICED), Accra in collaboration with the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Belgium, the University of Ghana Business School, University of Ghent (Belgium) and Katholiek Universiteit Leuven (Belgium) is organizing an international conference on “Management of National / Natural Parks and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa”.
The conference aims to:
-discuss the state of ecosystems of national / natural parks in Africa.
- assess the capacity of environmental leadership and management in Africa and their impact on park management and biodiversity conservation.
-assess the economic, social, and environmental performance of national parks in Africa.
-examine the role of the major groups in a sustainable management of national parks in Africa.
- identify the key challenges facing the sustainability of national / natural parks in Africa.
Contact: aahenkan@vub.ac.be; iced@4u.com.gh
- Linking Nature Conservation and Poverty Reduction
2nd - 4th November 2006, Vilm, Germany
The German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt fuer Naturschutz, BfN) is organising an international expert workshop at the International Academy for Nature Conservation, on the Isle of Vilm, to bring together practitioners from Germany and other EU countries who are working on conservation-poverty links. The participants will explore how synergies between nature conservation and poverty reduction can be used to implement existing strategies and concepts. Possible outcomes will be a set of recommendations and links for further exchange and future action.
Contact: Rudolf.Specht@BfN.de
See document: Poverty Workshop Recommendations (PDF, 34k)
- WWF Science for Nature Symposium: Ecosystem services
31st October - 1st November 2006, Washington D.C., USA
The inaugural WWF Science for Nature Symposium focused on ecosystem services and how to harness their value to conserve biodiversity and enhance human well-being. This is an initiative of the Kathryn Fuller Science for Nature Fund which focuses on harnessing science results for biodiversity conservation through an annual symposium, seminars, fellowships and a visiting scholars program.
Website: http://www.worldwildlife.org/fellowships/fuller_symposium_2006.cfm
- Biodiversity In European Development Cooperation - Supporting the sustainable development of partner countries
19th - 21st September 2006, Paris, France
Organised by IUCN, the aim of this conference was to transform political commitments into concrete actions on how to pro-actively address the integration of biodiversity concerns into development cooperation programmes and policies. The outcomes of the meeting are included in a “Message from Paris” which will be taken forward by the Council of the European Union.
Website: http://www.countdown2010.net/paris2006/
- CITES and Livelihoods
5th - 7th September 2006, Cape Town, South Africa
A workshop on the links between the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and local livelihoods took place on 5-7 September 2006 at the Kirstenbosch Botanical Garden, Cape Town South Africa. The purpose of the meeting was to identify practical measures that will allow Parties to better address livelihood issues in the course of regulating the international trade in wild species. The workshop was prompted by an amendment, passed in 2004, to CITES Resolution Conf 8.3. This recognizes that the implementation of CITES-listing decisions should take into account potential impacts on the livelihoods of the poor.
Contact: barney.dickson@fauna-flora.org
See document: CITES Livelihoods Workshop Report (PDF, 506k)
- African Leadership Seminar on People and Conservation
12th -19th August 2006, South Africa and Mozambique
Funded by the USDA Forest Service Office - International Programs and led by the University of KwaZulu-Natal, a series of African Leadership Seminars are intended to provide a platform through which current conservation issues, in an African context, can be raised and addressed.
Website: www.gsdi.org/SDIA/docs2006/jul06links/1st-AfricanLeadershipSeminar.pdf
- Defying Nature’s End, The Africa Context
20th - 24th June 2006, Antanarivo, Madagascar
Conservation International's 2006 symposium focussed on the role that Africa's environment - and in particular its biodiversity - can make to achieving the Millennium Development Goals. A full agenda of the meeting and the Madagascar Declaration can be downloaded from the Symposium Website.
Website: http://symposium2006.conservation.org/portal/server.pt
- Nature and Poverty Symposium
15th February 2006, The Hague, Netherlands
Website: http://www.iucn.org/themes/spg/Files/natureandpoverty-summary%20report.pdf
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