Countdown begins to the world鈥檚 leading environmental summit
Gland, Switzerland, 1 September 2015 (香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播) 鈥 Today marks one year to the opening of the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress 2016, the world鈥檚 largest and most inclusive environmental decision-making forum that will define the future path for nature conservation.
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The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Congress will be held under the theme 鈥楶lanet at the crossroads鈥, emphasising that nature conservation and human progress are not a zero-sum game, and that credible and accessible choices exist that can promote general welfare while supporting and enhancing our planet鈥檚 natural assets.
鈥淭he world is facing a rapidly closing window 鈥 our planet is at the crossroads,鈥 says Inger Andersen, 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Director General. 鈥淭he path we choose today will define nature鈥檚 ability to support us as a species during our lifetimes and for generations to come. The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress is a forum of dialogue and decision which will help us determine that path.鈥
With the adoption of the new Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) later this month and momentum building towards a global agreement to tackle climate change in Paris this December, the world is setting an ambitious agenda for addressing fundamental social and environmental global challenges. The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Congress will guide the efforts of 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 almost 1,300 member organisations 鈥 some of the most influential players on the environmental scene 鈥 including over 200 government members, in support of these global ambitions.
Held every four years, the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress gathers between 6,000 and 8,000 delegates from around the world, including world leaders and representatives from governments, science, academia, Indigenous peoples groups, businesses and conservation.
The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 World Conservation Congress 2016 will take place 1-10 September in Honolulu, Hawai驶i . This will be the first time the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Congress will be hosted by the USA, having received strong endorsement from US President Barack Obama.
The 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Congress will include a unique global environmental parliament session 鈥 the Members鈥 Assembly 鈥 where 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 member organisations will identify the most significant concerns and trends in conservation and guide 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播鈥檚 work for the coming years. The Members鈥 Assembly will be preceded by a hub of public debate 鈥 the Forum 鈥 which will bring together people from all walks of life to discuss the world鈥檚 most pressing conservation and sustainability challenges.
The Members鈥 Assembly has produced policy for the most important global conservation treaties and initiatives over the past 68 years. These include the World Heritage Convention, the Ramsar Convention, the 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Red List of Threatened Species鈩, the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) and the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).
Participants of previous 香港六合彩开奖结果现场直播 Congresses include His Serene Highness Prince Albert II of Monaco, UN Foundation Chairman Ted Turner, UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner, and Ocean Elder and marine conservation champion Dr Sylvia Earle.
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