IUCN World Parks Congress Sydney 2014, November 12-19
Nov 12, 2014
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IUCN
Sydney
The IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 is a landmark global forum on protected areas. The Congress will share knowledge and innovation, setting the agenda for protected areas conservation for the decade to come. Building on the theme "Parks, people, planet: inspiring solutions", it will present, discuss and create original approaches for conservation and development, helping to address the gap in the conservation and sustainable development agenda.
The focuses of the conference:- Reaching Conservation Goals
- Responding to Climate Change
- Improving Health and Well-Being
- Supporting Human Life
- Reconciling Development Challenges
- Enhancing Diversity and Quality of Governance
- Respecting Indigenous and Traditional Knowledge and Culture
- Inspiring a New Generation
Particular sessions of note:
November 18th 8:30am to 10:00am: The extractive industry, protected areas and competing claims: enhancing the dialogue
November 18th 10:00am to 12:30pm: Protected areas and peace-building efforts
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