Ecosystems and people - biodiversity for development
– the road to 2010 and beyond
The Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity have since 1993 provided
an opportunity for policy makers, managers and scientists to have
an open and constructive dialogue on key issues being discussed
under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
The fifth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity will be held 29
October - 2 November 2007, and will be hosted by the Norwegian government
in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The title of the conference will be “Ecosystems and people
– biodiversity for development – the road to 2010 and
beyond”. Focus will be on why biodiversity is important for
fighting poverty and for sustainable development and on difficult
trade-offs in this regard.
These are key strategic issues to be discussed at the ninth Conference
of the Parties of the CBD in May 2008, and the conference will provide
advice to the CBD and this meeting.
Participation is by invitation only, with up to 300 participants
from governments and from key international organisations and institutions
working on the issues involved.
Deadline for registration
The deadline for registration was originally set for 1 June 2007,
but in order to enable more countries to consider participation,
this deadline is extended to 10 July.
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