IUCN World Conservation Congress opens in style
On 6 September in a lavish colourful ceremony, the IUCN World Conservation Congress opened in Jeju, South Korea. Delegates were addressed by the South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak, who stressed the importance of green growth and reflected on his country's contribution to sustainability. 10 thousand delegates including global environmental champions, experts, technical and political government officials, and representatives of NGOs and businesses, comprising 170 nationalities will populate hundreds of events over the course of the next 10 days.
As a Member of IUCN, ICLEI will be voting on various motions to help shape the global agenda for biodiversity conservation. ICLEI is also partnering in the organization of two workshops:
i)
09.09.2012
19:00-21:00
Workshop
Event no. 790
Urban dimensions of nature conservation: Roles for IUCN
InterEnvironment Institute
Korea National Park Service, IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas, Parks Victoria, ICLEI, Indus Earth Trust
Twitter hash tag: #Forum0790
ii)
11.09.2012
11:00-13:00
Workshop
Event no. 141
Collaborating with local and sub-national authorities to archieve the Aichi targets
You can view the event leaflet here.
IUCN French Committee
Sub-national governments, IUCN Europe, Secretariat of the CBD, Urban Specialist Group of the WCPA, ICLEI
Twitter hash tag: #Forum0141
We encourage delegates with an interest in urban and local biodiversity conservation to participate in these events.