Side Event

United Kingdom Darwin Initiative

Organizer
Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (UK)

Date and Time
17 February 2004 18:30 - 20:0

Meeting
Seventh Ordinary Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 7)

<br>The Darwin Initiative aims to assist those countries which are rich in biodiversity but poor in financial resources in implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity. The Initiative, funded by the UK Department of Food, Environment and Rural Affairs, supports collaborative projects which draw on UK expertise working with local partners and local communities. <br><br> <b>Programme:</b><br> <i>18:15</i> Refreshments<br> <i>18:30</i> Elliot Morley MP, Minister of State Environment and Agri-Environment<br> <i>18:40</i> Dr David Blakesley, Horticultural Research International “Education and training for restoring tropical forest biodiversity in Thailand”<br> <i>18:50</i> Dr Steve Elliot and Dr Sutthanthorn Suwannaratana, FORRU, Chiang Mai University, project partners with Dr David Blakesley<br> <i>19:10</i> Dr Sheelagh M.G. O’Reilly, Fauna & Flora International “Community based conservation of Hoang Lien Mountain Ecosystem, Vietnam”<br> <i>19:30</i> Dr Yingyi Zhang, Fauna & Flora International “Research, survey and biodiversity planning on the Tibet-Qinghai Plateau, China” <br> <i>19:50</i> Questions and Answers<br> <i>20:00</i> Close<br>  <br> For more information please contact Carrie Haloun, Defra: carrie.haloun@defra.gsi.gov.uk<br> Or visit our Darwin Website at <a href=http://www.darwin.gov.uk>www.darwin.gov.uk</a>