Biodiversity for Climate protection
nature as
climate solution, not casualty
The climate crisis is transforming biodiversity
policy, demanding rapid fundamental change to protect and restore
the natural environment.
The Biodiversity Summit 2009 will review
how natural ecosystems contribute to mitigating and adapting to the
climate crisis, including the role of terrestrial ecosystems in the
global carbon cycle and carbon storage and
the contribution of
biodiversity to the resilience of natural ecosystems, particularly
in the face of climate change. The Summit will also analyse
the policy implications flowing from the need to protect and restore
natural ecosystems for climate change mitigation and adaptation and
discuss implementation strategies and tools.
The program for the day will
include presentations, workshops and discussion. Participants will have an
opportunity to offer workshops; and round table sessions will cover
issues like how to ‘frame’ the policy debate, identifying key issues
that need to be addressed, and how the policy agenda is to be taken
forward. Everyone
interested in biodiversity and climate will find it relevant –
researchers, lawyers, land managers, policy-makers, activists and
individuals
.
When: Saturday, 8 August 2009, 9am to
5pm
Venue: Canberra Institute of Technology, K
Block, Constitution Ave, Canberra
Registration fees:
Standard $95, low income
$55
More information:
Call 0420-827-592 or email biosummit2009@gmail.com
Scholarships: A
small number of scholarships to attend the Summit are
available. Email your request for a scholarship including why
you want to attend the Summit to biosummit2009@gmail.com
(maximum 1
page)
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