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Previous Meetings 2007

2006 and before

December  
17-20

Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Roles of Traditional Forest-related Knowledge, Kunming, China
Brochure

3-6 6TH Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute ( TAWIRI ) SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

THEME: “Consequences of Global Environmental Changes to Natural Ecosystems”.

VENUE: Arusha, Tanzania

Website
November  
21-22

Premier Colloque National sur les aires marines protégées. Quelles stratégies pour quels objectifs?. Boulogne-sur Mer, France

Brochure d'information

28
Call for Applications
2008 Conservation Leadership Programme Awards
Deadline 23rd November 2007
The Conservation Leadership Programme (formerly the BP Conservation Programme) is pleased to announce the call for applications for 2008 CLP Team Awards.
Website
6-9 Chinese Society for Environmental Sciences will hold The 2nd National Forum on Plan-Related Environmental Impact Assessment Technology and Management ’2007 in Beijing on November 6-9, which will play an active role for promoting the environmental impact assessment on various plans.
Website
6-11

4th Open Congress of Young Friends of Protected Areas. Kazan, Russia, for more informaiton ecocenterzapovedniks@yahoo.com

October  
  Transboundary Conservation Management in Mountains
IUCN WCPA Mountain Biome Workshop, Nepal
15-21 SONDRIO FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL ON PARKS
Website
18-19

VI Conference of Zoologists of the Republic of Moldova, with international participation
ACTUAL PROBLEMS OF THE PROTECTION AND SUSTAINABLE USE OF ANIMAL DIVERSITY

Form

18-22

Management plans for Ramsar sites in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) - a contribution to the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas

email: andrea.burmester@bfn-vilm.de
Internet: http://www.bfn.de/06_akademie_natursch.html

25-28

III International Seminar on Mountain Tourism, SUSTAINABLE TOURISM IN THE MONTANE PROTECTED AREAS, BUILDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN NGOs’ AND MANAGERS OF PROTECTED AREAS, Sucha Beskidzka (Poland)

For more information

31.10-4.11

Training: "Tourism Planning and Management for Natural World Heritage Sites in Central and Eastern Europe"

International Academy for Nature Conservation, Isle of Vilm, Germany

Organiser: Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, IUCN, UNESCO World Heritage Centre


email: andrea.burmester@bfn-vilm.de
Internet: http://www.bfn.de/06_akademie_natursch.html

September  
30 Sep - 6 Oct II Latin American Congress of National Parks and
Other Protected Areas

Bariloche Argentina
Information in English [PDF]
Website
16-21 WCPA Steering Committee, Yellowstone National Park, USA
24 Sep- 13 Oct

International Seminar Countdown 2010: people, protected areas and biodiversity conservation, Majella National Park, Italy
More Information Application Form

1 Deadline for application:
4th Open Congress of Young Friends of Protected Areas.
Kazan, Russia, for more informaiton ecocenterzapovedniks@yahoo.com
1 Sep-31 May 9-months Postgraduate Diploma Course in Wildlife Management for PA managers
Website
Application form - Brochure
1 Management of Protected Areas
A Master of Science Programme at the University of Klagenfurt
Gain access to an attractive and future-oriented occupational field with a two-years´ postgraduate education - you can download the official flyer for the class starting in September 2007.
Website
2-5

MEDECOS XI 2007, The International Mediterranean Ecosystems Conference, Perth Australia

Conference Website

9-12

The Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference: Celebrating 75 years of tradition and international cooperation, Waterton Park, Alberta, Canada
For more information PDF
Website

15

Délai pour l'enregistrement

Premier Colloque National sur les aires marines protégées. Quelles stratégies pour quels objectifs?
. Boulogne-sur Mer, France

Brochure d'information

August  
31

Deadline for Submissions

Sustainable Forest Management and Poverty Alleviation: Roles of Traditional Forest-related Knowledge
, Kunming, China
Brochure

30 Deadline for abstracts for the 6TH Tanzania Wildlife Research Institute ( TAWIRI ) SCIENTIFIC CONFERENCE

THEME: “Consequences of Global Environmental Changes to Natural Ecosystems”.

VENUE: Arusha, Tanzania

Website
5-10

Ecology-based restoration in a changing world 
San José, California

Website

July  

10 July

12 August

Curso de Manejo de Áreas Silvestres y Áreas Protegidas 10 July - 12 August 2007
Brochure - Form - Information
June  
30 Deadline for application for Management of Protected Areas
A Master of Science Programme at the University of Klagenfurt
Gain access to an attractive and future-oriented occupational field with a two-years´ postgraduate education - you can download the official flyer for the class starting in September 2007.
Website
25-28 Short Course on Natural Resource Management and Adaptive Co-Management, Zuurberg Mountain Inn, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
Course Brochure
23-2 July World Heritage committee meeting, Cristchurch, New Zealand
Website
18-23

Asia Pacific World Heritage Youth Forum
Location: Various locations, South Island, New Zealand
For more information please contact coordinator: Ihma Shareef, Email: ihma.shareef@minedu.govt.nz

9-12

Deadline for early registration
The Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference: Celebrating 75 years of tradition and international cooperation
, Waterton Park, Alberta, Canada
For more information PDF
Website

July  
1-5

21st Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology
Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
For more information: Meeting Website

2-6

6TH INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION ON ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT, “For a Sustainable Future: Caring and Humanist Integration”
Havana International Conference Center, Havana Cuba

Conference Website

17-21 V Congreso Brasileiro de Unidas de Conservaçao

In the Conference, participants will debate subjects such as the global challenges for the biodiversity conservation, the contributions of science to the nature conservation, and the importance of Protected Areas for the environment protection. Among the participants confirmed are renowned specialists such as Jeff Price, assistant professor from the Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences of the California State University/USA, James Barborak, Conservation International/Costa Rica, and V.B.Marthur, Rector of the Faculty of Sciences of the Wildlife Institute of India.

Website
12-19 Pacific Science Association Congress
Session on Protected Areas and Natural Resource Management at the 21st Pacific Science Congress
, Okinawa Japan
Biodiversity loss resulting from such factors as habitat modification, deforestation, climate change, invasive species, and overfishing continues to pose a major challenge for the Asia-Pacific region.
Inappropriate or unsustainable use of terrestrial and marine resources poses risks for the human societies and economies who depend on the ecosystem services provided by biodiversity. A session at the 21st Pacific Science Congress

Website

Call for papers Deadline 15 January 2007
mail papers to:burnett@indopacific.org or burnett@bishopmuseum.org
15 Deadline for application for the International Seminar Countdown 2010: people, protected areas and biodiversity conservation, Majella National Park, Italy
More Information Application Form
15 Deadline for sending in films for the SONDRIO FESTIVAL
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL ON PARKS
Website
May  
22-25 Community Centred Conservation: Linking Local and Global Knowledge (IUCN WESCANA) Tehran, Iran

Website
15-18 III INTERNATIONAL YOUNG SCIENTISTS CONFERENCE
<BIODIVERSITY. ECOLOGY. ADAPTATION. EVOLUTION.>,
Odessa Ukraine
Invitation
15 Deadline for Application to the Short Course on Natural Resource Management and Adaptive Co-Management, Zuurberg Mountain Inn, Addo Elephant National Park, South Africa
Course Brochure
7-11 IUCN Protected Areas Categories Summit, Almeira, Spain
Summit Website
6 Deadline for nominations for the World Challenge 2007, in association with Shell, is a global competition that seeks out projects and businesses that not only make a profit, but also put something back into the community.
Website
April  
15-20 World Heritage management over time – maintaining values and significance, Hiroshima, Japan

Website
16-20 Rethinking Protected Areas in a Changing World, George Wright Society Biennial Conference, St Paul Minnesota, USA

Website
18-20 Countdown 2010: for Marine Ecosystems workshop
Website
23-27 4th Regional Conference on Protected Areas in SEA and the 2nd Meeting of the ASEAN Heritage Parks Managers

Contact: Laurinette Gonzalez laurinette@birdlife-asia.org
25-26

Regional Conference on ‘Managing Protected Areas: Shifting Paradigm is being organized in Kathmandu from April 22 to 25, 2007 with the objective of 1) sharing regional experience and knowledge in protected area management with prescription for effective management, 2) learning from best practices in PA management in the region, and 3) strengthening protected area network in the region.

Conference Brochure

16-18

Climate Change…what are the management implications?

Science Management Workshop
Contact: Graeme Worboys
16 Diplomado en Estrategias y Técnicas de Conservación
Sitio Web
10-12 Gap Analysis Workshop for ASEAN countries in Singapore (hosted by National Parks Singapore)
Contact: Laurinette Gonzalez laurinette@birdlife-asia.org
9-13 WCPA - Marine summit, Washington DC, USA
Attendace by invitation only - WCPA - Marine Senior Advisory group members, WCPA - Marine Regional Coordinators and invited external guests and observers.
2-6 International Conference on Management of National / Natural Parks and Biodiversity Conservation in Africa, Accra, Ghana

The general aim of the conference is to analyse the state and management of national / natural parks in Africa.
Website

2-4 South and West Asia Sub-Regional Workshop on the review of, and Capacity-Building for, the implementation of the CBD Programme of Work on Protected Areas , Dehradun, India
Website
March  
31.3
Deadline for application to the V Congreso Brasileiro de Unidas de Conservaçao
Website
29-30
European Conference "Integrating Environment, Development, and Conflict Prevention - European and National Approaches and Challenges"
Berlin, Germany
Website
28-30
Partnerships for sustainable Development, an international conference on corporate social responsibility
Oslo, Norway
Website
21-26 Sixth International SAMPAA Conference

Conference Website
23 Deadline for Application for the Curso de Manejo de Áreas Silvestres y Áreas Protegidas 10 July - 12 August 2007
Brochure - Form - Information
30

Call for Papers for The Parks, Peace and Partnerships Conference: Celebrating 75 years of tradition and international cooperation, Waterton Park, Alberta, Canada, September 9-12
For more information PDF
Website

Call for Papers

21-23 Management Effectiveness and Sustainable Finance Workshop
Khao Yai National Park, Thailand
Contact: Laurinette Gonzalez laurinette@birdlife-asia.org
February  
26

Deadline for Abstracts for MEDECOS XI 2007, The International Mediterranean Ecosystems Conference, Perth Australia 2-5 September

Conference Website

12-16 LEADERSHIP SCIENTIFIC WORKSHOP ON THE GREAT RIFT VALLEY POTENTIAL WORLD HERITAGE SERIAL TRANS-NATIONAL - Bird Migration Flyway, Nairobi Kenya
January  
29-31

Financing Protected Areas in the Mediterranean
Sevilla, Spain,

Website

15 Deadline for call for papers to 21st Pacific Science Association Congress
Session on Protected Areas and Natural Resource Management
mail papers to:burnett@indopacific.org or burnett@bishopmuseum.org
More info on Congress
  Equator Prize 2006!
Awarded biennially, the Equator Prize recognizes five community-based projects that demonstrate extraordinary achievement in reducing poverty through the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity in the equatorial belt.
Details on the criteria for the Equator Prize, information on the award process, and the online nomination system can be accessed through the Equator Initiative website: www.equatorinitiative.org
8-11 Transcending Boundaries: Facilitiating and Managing Complex Systems Change, January 8-11, 2007, Washington DC, USA

The challenges and opportunities facing conservation and development increasingly require collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders and the transcending of various organizational boundaries. This realm of “complex systems change” is an ever-increasing area of engagement both in and outside the conservation community. Around the world, complex organizational arrangements are emerging to address economic, environmental and social requirements that cannot be met by a single organization.

This FOUR-DAY (24 hour) experiential training provides participants an opportunity to learn, experience and practice approaches for accelerating complex large systems change.

Website

22 Deadline for Registration
Transcending Boundaries: Facilitiating and Managing Complex Systems Change, January 8-11, 2007, Washington DC, USA

The challenges and opportunities facing conservation and development increasingly require collaboration amongst diverse stakeholders and the transcending of various organizational boundaries. This realm of “complex systems change” is an ever-increasing area of engagement both in and outside the conservation community. Around the world, complex organizational arrangements are emerging to address economic, environmental and social requirements that cannot be met by a single organization.

This FOUR-DAY (24 hour) experiential training provides participants an opportunity to learn, experience and practice approaches for accelerating complex large systems change.

Website

6-10

Payment for Ecosystem Service - Training Seminar
Isle of Vilm Germany
Flyer - Registration form Deadline 1 November

4-8

IUCN World Heritage Panel, Gland, Switzerland
for information contact Bastian Bomhard whmonitoring@iucn.org

 

 

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