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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 (19 March-2 April)
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.
22-26 March, London, UK. 60TH SESSION OF THE IMO’s MARINE ENVIRONMENT PROTECTION COMMITTEE. The 60th session of the Marine Environment Protection Committee of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) will be held at IMO headquarters. Issues scheduled to be on the agenda for the meeting include, reducing air pollution from ships, harmful aquatic organisms in ballast water, recycling of ships, and noise from commercial shipping and its adverse impacts on marine life. For further information, visit http://www.imo.org/includes/blastDataOnly.asp/data_id%3D26826/1.pdf or contact the IMO: tel: +44 (0)20 7735 7611; fax +44 (0)20 7587 3210; email: info@imo.org.
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.
23 March. New York, US. CSD-18 THEMATIC SEMINAR SERIES: SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION. The CSD Secretariat is launching a Thematic Seminar Series that will present scientific and technical information on the issues under review by the Commission on Sustainable Development at its 18th and 19th sessions. For more information, contact Tonya Vaturi, Division for Sustainable Development; tel: +1-212-963-4704; e-mail: vaturi@un.org; internet: http://www.un.org/esa/dsd/csd/csd_csd18_seminar_series.shtml
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/.
24-25 March, Langat Basin, Malaysia. INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM: HARMONISING ENVIRONMENTAL CONSIDERATIONS WITH SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL OF RIVER BASINS. This international symposium aims to identify business opportunities for the water sector to integrate into an expanding environmental services industry and in so doing support the expansion of a truly sustainable and diversified water business environment. This concept is based on improving water based businesses by establishing enduring business partnerships that connect water managers with environmental services, as well as boost the multifunctional productivity of water. For more information, contact the organisers: Shahbaz Khan; e-mail: s.khan@unesco.org; internet: http://helpforum.ning.com/events/harmonising-environmental
24-26 March, Montpellier, France. TAKING STOCK OF SMALLHOLDER AND COMMUNIT FORESTRY: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? CIFOR, the French research institute for development (IRD) and the French International Research Centre for agricultural development (CIRAD) are organising an international conference on smallholder and community forest management in Montpellier, France, in March 2010. New global trends are affecting local forest dynamics. Climate change, increasing social vulnerability, incentives for deforestation and land use change are the negative effects. Potentially positive effects include payments for carbon capture and storage as well as mechanisms for biodiversity valuation. In light of these trends, organisers say it is an appropriate moment to take stock. For More information, visit: http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/Events/Smallholder+and+community+forestry/
Other Upcoming Events:
6-11 April, Geneva, Switzerland. 30TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR IMPACT ASSESSMENT. This conference will explore the role of impact assessments in transitioning to a green economy. The conference will focus on five sectors: agriculture, industry, tourism, transportation, and cities. The conference will look into both the role of the public and the private sector. For more information contact the organisers: e-mail: info@iaia.org; internet: http://www.iaia.org/iaia10/
15-16 April, Paris, France. WORKSHOP ON ADVANCING THE AQUACULTURE AGENDA: POLICIES TO ENSURE A SUSTAINABLE AQUACULTURE SECTOR. The main objective of this workshop is to provide a platform for participants to examine policy challenges that members of the Organisation of Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) face in aquaculture development. This event will be organised into four sessions, each covering a different theme: overview of the latest developments in aquaculture, best practices in aquaculture management and development, enhancing economic conditions for aquaculture, and how to develop national and international policy strategies for aquaculture development. For more information, contact the organisers: tel: +33-1-45-24-82-00; fax: +33-1-45-24-85-00; email: tad@contact.oecd.org; internet: http://www.oecd.org/document/3/0,3343,en_2649_33901_44041283_1_1_1_37401,00.html
21-23 April, Seoul, Republic of Korea. BUSINESS FOR ENVIRONMENT GLOBAL SUMMIT (B4E). This meeting will address resource efficiency, renewable energies, new business models and climate policy strategies. At the meeting, CEOs and senior executives will join leaders from government, international agencies, NGOs and media to discuss environmental issues, forge partnerships and explore innovative solutions for a greener future. For more information please contact: Michelle Ko; tel: +65 6534 8683; fax: +65 6534 8690; internet: http://www.b4esummit.com/?page_id=106
24-28 May, Guatemala City, Guatemala. 26TH SESSION OF THE LATIN AMERICAN AND CARIBBEAN FORESTRY COMMISSION. This biennial meeting of the Latin American and Caribbean Forestry Commission (Comisión Forestal para América Latina y el Caribe or COFLAC), which advises the FAO on forestry policy in the region, aims to bring several Latin American countries together to discuss policy formulation, review and coordinate regional implementation, and act as a platform for information exchange between countries. For more information, visit http://www.rlc.fao.org/es/comisiones/coflac/2010/default.htm or contact Edwin Oliva: tel: 00 (502) 2321-4520; fax: 00 (502) 2321-4520; email: eoliva@inab.gob.gt.
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.
14-17 July, Quito, Ecuador. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION IN TRANSBOUNDARY TROPICAL FORESTS. The need to maintain large areas of tropical forests through the establishment of transboundary conservation areas (TBCAs) has long been recognized as an important activity to perpetuate ecosystems and biodiversity resources, as well as the environmental services and socio-economic benefits they provide. Recognising that countries have sovereign rights over their biological resources, international agreements such as the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and International Tropical Timber Agreement (ITTA) are committed to enhancing technical and scientific cooperation, training and information exchange on conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in tropical forests. For more information, please visit http://www.cbd.int/forest/doc/Announcement-Quito-Conference-14-17-July-2010-en.pdf
23-28 August, Seoul, Korea FORESTS FOR THE FUTURE: SUSTAINING SOCIETY AND THE ENVIRONMENT. 23rd WORLD CONGRESS OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF FOREST RESEARCH ORGANISATIONS (IUFRO). This Congress will draw leading professionals and expert scientists in all fields of forestry from all over the world. Speakers representing government policy makers, academic scholars and researchers from universities and institutions will present and discuss the latest innovation on various themes, such as forest and climate change, biodiversity conservation and sustainable use of forest resources, forest environmental services, and Asia’s forest for the future, among others. For more information, visit: http://www.iufro2010.com/?code=iu02&subp=0301
31 August-3 September, Mexico City, Mexico. WORKSHOP ON FOREST GOVERNANCE, DECENTRALISATION AND REDD IN LATIN AMERICA. Several factors underscore the relevance of discussing the relationships among sustainable forest management, forest governance, REDD and livelihoods. Forests in Latin America are home to tens of millions of people who depend directly on forest resources for their livelihoods. Current deforestation rates and their external drivers deprive these people of the primary resource they depend on. At the same time, deforestation and forest degradation are driven by poverty in many places: Poor communities change land use to improve their lives.The conditions of forest governance will determine whether REDD strategies, projects and schemes can realise their potential to preserve forests. These conditions will also determine whether REDD can bring real benefits to poor people who depend on forests and already serve as traditional safeguards, or whether those potential benefits will be channelled to other stakeholders.For more information, please visit: http://www.cifor.cgiar.org/Events/CIFOR/decentralisation-redd.htm
12-16 September, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. 3RD INTERNATIONAL BIOCHAR CONFERENCE (IBI 2010): PROGRESSING FROM TERRA PRETA DE ÍNDIOS TO THE WHOLE WORLD. This event, organised by IBI and EMBRAPA, will bring together scientists, engineers, policy analysts, policy makers, users, producers, investors, and students to discuss the use of biochar - the use of charcoal as a means of carbon capture and storage. For more information, visit www.ibi2010.org
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