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Story 26 Aug, 2016

Asia's journey at the Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress

The upcoming Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ World Conservation Congress to be held in Hawaii from 1 - 10 September seeks to bring together people from all over the world to discuss and develop solutions to the world’s most pressing conservation and sustainability challenges. ÌýÌý

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Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Asia has prepared a planner comprising a list of events thatÌýhighlight conservation topics Asia deals with on a daily basis. Organised by Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥ Secretariat Staff, Members, and Commission Members, these events give governments, civil society, public, private and non-governmental organisations the opportunity to come together and engage in discussion, with the aim of advancing the conservation agenda in the region.

Some of the key events to look out for includeÌý, featuring speakers Tom Friedman, foreign affairs columnist and author, andÌýPatricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, as well asÌý, featuring presenters Jane Goodall, founder of Jane Goodall Institute and Alison Sudal, musician, actress and Goodwill Ambassador for Ïã¸ÛÁùºÏ²Ê¿ª½±½á¹ûÏÖ³¡Ö±²¥.Ìý

For full list of Congress events relevant to Asia, refer to the 'Conservation in Asia'Ìýjourney planner, which can be found underÌýDownloadsÌýon the right-hand side of this page. Ìý