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For a more comprehensive list of events for the trade and environment community visit the BioRes online calendar, http://ictsd.net/news/biores/events/.
Coming up in the next two weeks (5-19 March)
9 March, Washington, US. REPORT LAUNCH: STATE OF THE BIODIVERSITY MARKETS: OFFSET AND COMPENSATION PROGRAMS WORLDWIDE. Forest Trends’ Ecosystem Marketplace will host a release of its recent report tracking its initiative to track conservation banks and biodiversity offset and compensation programs around the world. The report documents 39 existing compensatory mitigation programs and another 25 programs currently under development, each with numerous individual offset sites. The report found that the global annual biodiversity market size is at least US$1.9 to US$2.8 billion and likely more. For more information and to RSVP, visit: http://www.katoombagroup.org/signups/sbmr/ or contact Nathaniel Carroll: tel.: +1 202 446 1981; email: ncarroll@ecosystemmarketplace.com.
13-25 March, Doha, Qatar. FIFTEENTH MEETING OF THE CONFERENCE OF THE PARTIES TO THE CONVENTION ON INTERNATIONAL TRADE IN ENDANGERED SPECIES OF WILD FAUNA AND FLORA (CITES COP 15). This meeting is organised by the Secretariat of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES). CITES is an international agreement between governments, with the stated purpose of ensuring that the international trade in specimens of wild plants and animals does not threaten their survival. For more information visit http://www.cites.org/eng/news/meetings/cop15/index.shtml.
15-17 March, Amsterdam, Netherlands. WORLD BIOFUELS MARKETS. Over 230 leaders of the biofuels industry will share their expertise on all aspects of the biofuels value chain during three days of interactive conference sessions. In addition, time will be provided for networking. Sessions will be held on: Biofuels and Developing Countries; Biofuels Standards; Biofuels, Downstream and Trading; and Biofuels Adoption, among other topics. Keynote speakers will include Gro Harlem Bruntland, former Prime Minister of Norway and UN Special Envoy for Climate Change; Philip New, CEO of BP Biofuels; and Nobua Tanuko, Executive Director of the International Energy Agency. For more information, please see http://www.worldbiofuelsmarkets.com/index.html.
16-17 March, Seoul, Republic of Korea. INTERNATIONAL EXPERT GROUP MEETING: UN FORUM ON CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION, FUEL EFFICIENCY AND SUSTAINABLE URBAN TRANSPORT. This meeting will seek to contribute to global efforts to enhance sustainable development of the transport sector and to help curb the global growth of greenhouse gases and other emissions emanating from motor vehicles, in particular in rapidly growing urban areas. It will serve as an intersessional meeting of the Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD). For more information contact: Division for Sustainable Development; tel: +1 212 963 9883 +1 212 963 9883 ; e-mail: UN_Urban_Transport_Forum_Seoul@un.org; internet: http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/susdevtopics/sdt_tran_egm0310.shtml
Other Upcoming Events:
23 March, Geneva, Switzerland. WORKSHOP ON EMERGING TRADE MEASURES IN TIMBER MARKETS. This one-day multi-stakeholder workshop, co-organised by the UN Economic Commission for Europe
and the Economic Research and Statistics Division of the WTO Secretariat, will be dedicated to issues surrounding tariff and non-tariff trade barriers and emerging trade regulations on timber. Led by expert presentations, workshop participants will discuss the economic impacts of trade and trade-related measures on timber markets, taking into account the role of trade in timber markets and the link between trade liberalisation and key challenges facing the forest-based sector. For further information, visit http://timber.unece.org/index.php?id=270 or contact Cédric Pène: tel: +41-22-917 1286; fax +41-22-917 0041; email: cedric.pene@unece.org.
24 March, Berkshire, UK. SUSTAINABILITY: WHERE ARE WE GOING? STRATEGIC PATHWAYS TO SUSTAINABILITY IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SECTOR. This specialist conference is targeted at directors and senior managers of sustainability and environment-related public engagement organisations. The day will allow participants to take a wider strategic view of climate change, environment and sustainability issues as well as question how organisational visions and operations fit with these priorities. Featuring leading thinkers and champions in the field will include Shadow Chancellor Vince Cable MP, Zero Carbon Britain/Centre for Alternative Technology, International Institute for Environment and Development, Global Footprint Network, Botanic Gardens Conservation International and the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums. For further information, visit http://www.livingrainforest.org/explore/conferences2010/.
19-22 April, Cochabamba, Bolivia. WORLD PEOPLE’S CONFERENCE ON CLIMATE CHANGE AND THE RIGHTS OF MOTHER EARTH. This conference, called by Bolivian President Evo Morales, invites scientists, academics, lawyers and governments that want to work with their citizens to attend. Its objectives are to analyse structural and systemic causes of climate change, to discuss and agree on a project towards a Universal Declaration of Mother Earth Rights, to agree on proposals for new commitments to the Kyoto Protocol and UNFCCC projects and to analyse and develop an action plan to advance the establishment of a Climate Justice Tribunal, among other topics. For more information or to register, visit http://pwccc.wordpress.com/.
10-11 May, Geneva, Switzerland. RESPONDING TO GLOBAL CRISES: NEW DEVELOPMENT PATHS. The UN Conference on Trade and Development is hosting its second Public Symposium to deepen insights from the recent crises and to explore new development paths. Key topics of the symposium will be “Rethinking global economic governance: towards trade and financial reforms for enhancing development” and “Sustainable development strategies.” The symposium will include a round table of eminent persons on the main themes, moderated plenaries and focused group discussions to debate key aspects of new development paths. It is open to representatives of civil society, member states, international organisations, other UN agencies, parliamentarians, the private sector, academia and the media. Papers and/or inputs should reach the UNCTAD secretariat as soon as possible and no later than 20 April 2010. For more information, visit: http://www.unctad.info/en/Public-Symposium-2010/.
13-14 May, Nanjing, China. SECOND ADVANCED WIND TECHNOLOGY AND INVESTMENT SUMMIT 2010. At this summit, senior directors and technicians from China’s wind energy and wind turbine bases will discuss China’s newest industrial policies, advanced technology solutions for their plants, grid integration and updated progress reports on major projects in China. Topics to be addressed include development trends in the global wind power market, Chinese renewable energy policies and relevant regulations, investment and financing prospects in the Chinese wind power market and lessons from the European offshore wind market. For further information, visit http://www.noppen.com.cn/events/2nd_Wind/2nd_Wind.asp or contact Catriona Scanlong at catrionas@noppen.com.cn.
14-17 June, Sannäs, Finland. 4S SUMMER SYMPOSIUM ON SUSTAINABLE SYSTEMS: HARMONISING POLICY, TECHONOLOGY, PRODUCT DESIGN AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT. This symposium at Aalto University aims to bring together motivated researchers and high level keynote speakers with an interest in interdisciplinary systemic approaches to complex issues under the theme of closed-loop sustainable material systems. It will be in the form of a workshop with one of the main goals being to establish an international and interdisciplinary network of researchers with sustainability as a research interest. Researchers working on their doctoral thesis or post-doctoral activities are encouraged to apply; selection of participants will be made by the scientific steering committee. For more information, please visit: http://4s.mekpros.fi./ or contact the organisers at maaria.wierink@tkk.fi.
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