The Environmental Law Programme will be present at two major events in 2008:
- The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Bonn and
- The fourth World Conservation Congress in Barcelona
Events
IUCN World Conservation Congress
Barcelona, Spain, 5-14 October 2008
The IUCN World Conservation Congress is the world’s largest and most important conservation event. Held every four years, the Congress aims to improve how we manage our natural environment for human, social and economic development.
The next Congress will take place from 5 to 14 October, 2008, in the Centre de Convencions Internacional de Barcelona (CCIB) in Barcelona, Spain. More than 8,000 leaders from government, the public sector, non-governmental organizations, business, UN agencies and social organizations will discuss, debate and decide solutions for the world’s most pressing environment and development issues.
The Congress starts with the four-day Forum run by IUCN members and partners discussing cutting edge ideas, thinking and practice. The Forum leads into the four-day IUCN Members’ Assembly, a unique global environmental parliament of governments and NGOs.
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IUCN WCC4 |
Climate Law in Developing Countries post-2012: North and South Perspectives
Ottawa, Canada, 26–28 September 2008
Hosted by the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law, at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa, Canada.
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Conference Program - English | PDF Document 233KB |
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Conference Program - French | PDF Document 224KB |
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Conference Program - Spanish | PDF Document 109KB |
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Registration - Spanish | PDF Document 109KB |
6th Annual Colloquium of the IUCN Academy of Environmental Law: Poverty alleviation and environmental protection
Mexico City, Mexico, 10-15 November 2008
This academic meeting will examine the legal, institutional, and social challenges of poverty-environment linkages.
With this aim, the Colloquium will discuss the diverse approaches adopted by both, international community and national governments in the field of legislation, public policies and governmental institutions to deal with such challenges. The Colloquium also aims to analyze the importance of public participation in taking decisions regarding to environmental protection and poverty alleviation as well as the role of Judiciary in making possible the real access to environmental justice and promoting sustainable development.
The Colloquium will analyze the mentioned issues from the global perspective, but taking into account the way developed and developing countries are addressing the mentioned issues as well.
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Call for Papers | PDF Document 67KB |
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2008 Academy Colloquium in Mexico |
CBD COP 9
Bonn, Germany, 19-30 May 2008
The ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) of the Convention on Biological Diversity will be held at the Maritim Hotel in Bonn, Germany, from 19 to 30 May 2008.
Please visit the IUCN booth in area 4, in between the Maritim Hotel and Robert-Schumann-Platz.
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IUCN@CBD COP9 |
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CBD COP 9 |
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COP-MOP 4 of the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety |
