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Taking On The Millennium Challenge, hosted by Aves Argentinas & Birdlife. 22-27 September, Buenos Aires.
BirdLife International's 2008 World Conservation Conference and Global Partnership Meeting will be an exceptional global event, gathering together the 108 national conservation organisations that make up the BirdLife International Network, plus their existing and potential collaborators and supporters.
The agenda will cover a wide range of current environmental issues, ranging from climate change to key biodiversity areas, from Species Champions to flyways conservation, from global landscapes to local conservation groups. It will empower the BirdLife Partners to adopt and launch their strategy and programmes for the next 4-10 years, and provide the opportunity to share common problems and solutions to today's most urgent environmental challenges.
At this event the BirdLife Partners will elect their governing bodies and representatives for the next four years, demonstrating the unique governance structure of BirdLife International in the conservation world.
Over the six days of plenary sessions, workshops, debates and Partnership Fair the conference will showcase BirdLife's work, and provide an exceptional opportunity for individuals from all over the world to come together to celebrate birds and biodiversity.
Day 1: Monday, 22 September 2008
Evaluation, adoptions, election nominations
The first day of the conference will be focussed on the Regional Partnership Meetings, where each regional grouping of Partners will debate, finalise and adopt their regional programmes and elect their new Regional Chairs for the next four years.
This will be followed by the Global Partnership's review of the last four years achievements and presentation of the candidates for election to the Global Council.
Day 2: Tuesday 23 September 2008
A Celebration of Birds and Biodiversity
HIH Princess Takamado will give a keynote speech on the value of Birds to People. The conference will also be addressed by leading artists, musicians and writers, including the Canadian authors Margaret Atwood and Graeme Gibson, joint Presidents of BirdLife's Rare Bird Club.
A series of workshops will consider the role of birds and other wildlife in our culture and their value to the quality of life.
Day 3: Wednesday, 24 September 2008
Habitats and Site Conservation - a wider perspective on conservation
Despite much progress in conservation, most habitats are still deteriorating. In these sessions, the conference will debate how BirdLife can tackle this major threat to global biodiversity. Workshops will focus on specific habitat issues, including national policy approaches to forest conservation, commodities challenges, policy mechanism for conserving marine habitats, the role of ecosystem services in biodiversity conservation and how intensive agriculture practices are threatening common species.
Following BirdLife's major global programme of conserving Important Bird Areas (IBAs), the many different approaches to protecting IBAs will be explored and shared. Workshops will consider such issues as developments in marine IBA identification, promotion of Protected Area planning , management, financing and monitoring, the efficacy of advocacy in conserving IBAs at national and international levels and the role of land purchase within the Partnership and beyond.
Day 4: Thursday, 25 September 2008
Monitoring and Indicators, and Emerging Challenges
The value of birds as indicators of biodiversity will be considered, including their role as indicators for the 2010 UN Convention on Biodiversity (CBD) target and the 2015 Millennium Development Goals. Data generated by the BirdLife Partnership for the Red List Index will produce indicators that measure progress towards achieving BirdLife's strategic conservation objectives and will inform policy-relevant processes at national, regional and global levels. Monitoring of threatened species and IBAs will be reviewed and plans for developing a Global Wild Bird Index will be discussed.
A number of new challenges are now affecting biodiversity conservation across the world, including climate change, biofuels and various forms of "renewable" energy. The conference will debate the distinct contribution BirdLife can make to addressing these energy challenges. Work on BirdLife's new cross-regional Flyways Initiative will be expanded, and collaborations with the private sector to benefit biodiversity conservation will be discussed.
Day 5: Friday, 26 September 2008
Biodiversity and Development, and Strengthening the Partnership
BirdLife's IBA Local Conservation Group (IBA-LCG) approach to addressing poverty will be reviewed, including our relationships with development organisations at all levels. The value of BirdLife's conservation projects to people's livelihoods and integration of IBA and biodiversity concerns into national and regional development plans will be discussed.
The most critical NGO development challenges and risks will be addressed in an analysis and experience-sharing session to help the BirdLife Partnership consider how best to grow and mobilise its constituency, promote branding of the BirdLife Partnership, ensure stability through turbulent periods and generate sustainable funding for national NGOs.
Day 6: Saturday, 27 September 2008
Elections, Adoption of the BirdLife Strategy, Awards and the Vision for 2050
On the last day of the conference, the BirdLife Partners will elect their new governing Council and honorary officers, debate and adopt the new BirdLife Strategy and Programmes. This will be followed by presentation of the BirdLife awards by HIH Princess Takamado, the visions of BirdLife for 2050 and the final closing ceremony and banquet.
More information : www.birdlife.org
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