Fwd: SAVE THE DATE 2 - May 29-30, 2014 - Conference Ecosystems, Economy and Society

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Date: 9 April 2014 14:27
Subject: SAVE THE DATE 2 - May 29-30, 2014 - Conference Ecosystems, Economy and Society
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OPENING OF REGISTRATION - KEY SPEAKERS CONFIRMED! Veolia Environment 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, will host, 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:
Ecosystems, Economy and Society: How large-scale restoration can stimulate sustainable development
OBJECTIVE OF THE CONFERENCE To analyze the potential of large-scale restoration for the improvements of people's livelihoods, jobs creation and socio-economic development, together with the recovery of ecosystems functionalities, continuity and biodiversity.
REGISTRATION OPENS
CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS A selection of case studies to demonstrate what it takes to get things done A contribution to inform the implementation of the CBD Biodiversity targets, the Bonn Challenge and the framing of the UN SDGs   DON'T MISS THESE KEY SPEAKERS Chair of the Conference: Harvey Fineberg, President, Institute of Medicine of the National Academies, USA. As a platform for dialogue among scientists, policy-makers, private sector, NGOs and donors, the Conference will include influential leaders, Nobel Prize winners, outstanding scientists, practitioners and experts such as: HSH the Prince Albert II of Monaco (video address) Monique Barbut, General Secretary, United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) Braulio Dias represented by David Cooper, Director, Science, Assessment and Monitoring Division, Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) Antoine Frérot, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Veolia Environnement, France Georges Hornberger, Chair, National Research Council, Water Science and Technology Board (WSTB), USA Julia Marton-Lefèvre, Director general, International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Pedro Moura-Costa, Chairman, BVRio, Brazil Rajendra K. Pachauri, Chairman, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Nobel Peace Prize 2007, Director-General, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India Anne Paugam, Chief Executive Officer, Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France Lynn Scarlett, Director, Public Policy, The Nature Conservancy, USA Amartya Sen, Economist, Professor of Economy and Philosophy, Harvard University, Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences,  USA Andrew Steer, President and Chief Executive Officer, World Resources Institute (WRI) Mary Wagner, Associate Chief, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, USA Zakri Abdul Hamid, Chair, Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), Malaysia The Conference will also be an opportunity to discuss practical restoration case studies: Everglades, Chad, Ghana, Rwanda, China, Colorado River, Brazil Mata Atlantica, Green Wall in Sahel, South Africa, Peru, Vietnam and others with renowned specialists: see all the Conference speakers. Visit the Conference website to see the complete program.
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   Join us for this international momentum on large-scale restoration!
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