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Subject: biodiversity-l digest: May 22, 2014
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BIODIVERSITY-L Digest for Thursday, May 22, 2014.
1. TWO DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER! Register now for the "Ecosystems, Economy and Society" Conference!
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Date: Thu, 22 May 2014 15:19:33 +0200
Subject: TWO DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER! Register now for the "Ecosystems, Economy and Society" Conference!
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TWO DAYS LEFT TO REGISTER - REGISTER NOW AND JOIN THE DISCUSSIONS! The Conference is fast approaching. Last call to register before May 23 and make sure you join us for this international forum on "Ecosystems, Economy and Society: how large-scale restoration can stimulate sustainable development". | ||||||
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| SPEAKERS LINE-UP
Harvey Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, USA (Conference chair), HSH the Prince Albert II of Monaco, Monique Barbut, General Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Anne Castle, Assistant Secretary for Water and Science, U.S. Department of the Interior, David Cooper, Director, Science, Assessment and Monitoring Division, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), representing Braulio Dias, Antoine Frérot, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Veolia, Catherine Garreta, Executive Director for External Relations and Partnerships, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), representing Anne Paugam, George Hornberger, Chair, National Research Council, Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB), Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director general, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Nobel Peace Prize 2007, Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), Lynn Scarlett, Managing Director, Public Policy, The Nature Conservancy, Amartya Sen, Economist, Professor of Economy and Philosophy, Harvard University, Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences, Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute (WRI), Leslie Weldon, Deputy Chief, National Forest System, USDA Forest Service. And outstanding scientists, practitioners and renowned specialists to discuss restoration case studies from all over the world - USA (Everglades, Colorado River, Gulf of Mexico among others), Brazil, Chad, China, Colombia, France, Ghana, Guatemala, Indonesia, Rwanda, Sahel region, South Africa, Peru, Vietnam, etc. - such as: James ARONSON, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CEFE/CNRS), Jeb BARZEN, International Crane Foundation, Peter BESSEAU, Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN), Pedro BRANCALION, University of San Paulo, Ben BROWN, Blue Forests Indonesia, Anne CASTLE, U.S Department of the Interior, Sean DeWITT, World Resources Institute, Jean-Luc FRANÇOIS, Agence Française de Développement, Sarah FRAZEE, Conservation International South Africa, Hans FRIEDERICH, International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), Françoise GAILL, French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS), Dennis GARRITY, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Pierre GERBER, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), Kyle GRAHAM, Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana, Kong Luen HEONG, Centre for Agricultural Bioscience International (CABI) South East Asia, Valerie HICKEY, World Bank, Alexandre ICKOWICZ, French Agricultural Research Center for Agricultural Development (CIRAD), Clive JONES, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Cathy KELLON, Ecotrust, LEI Guangchun, Beijing Forestry University, LI Hao, Beijing Forestry Society, Mauricio MOURA COSTA, BVRio, Carolina MURCIA, Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) and Organization for Tropical Studies, Andrea NÁJERA, National Forest Institute (INAB) of Guatemala, Cara NELSON, Society for Ecological Restoration (SER) and University of Montana, Linwood PENDLETON, Duke University's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Pierre-Joël PHILIBERT, GRS Valtech, Stephen POLASKY, University of Minnesota, Carole SAINT-LAURENT, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), Claudio SCHNEIDER, Conservation International Peru, Fred SKLAR, South Florida Water Management District, Robert SNOW, US Department of the Interior, Philippe VALLETTE, World Ocean Network and National Center Nausicaa, Piet WIT, Commission on Ecosystems Management, IUCN, Gustavo ZULETA, Ibero-American Society for Ecological Restoration. THE CONFERENCE IS NOW ON TWITTER! Follow us @EnvirTrendsConf and use the #EESConf7 to share your views on ecosystem restoration! | ||||||
| WHEN - May 29-30, 2014 WHERE - National Academy of Sciences, Washington D.C., U.S.A. TARGET PUBLIC - Scientists, policy-makers, private sector, NGOs, practitioners and donor agencies CONFERENCE WEBSITE - www.ecosystems-economy-society.org REGISTRATION - www.ecosystems-economy-society.org/registration
An international Conference organized by Veolia Institute, jointly with the US National Research Council Water Science and Technology Board, the Agence Française de Développement and the International Union for Conservation of Nature, under the patronage of the National Academy of Sciences and in association with the Prince Albert II of Monaco Foundation, Conservation International, UNCCD, WRI and Civil Society Mission of the French Embassy. | ||||||
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