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Saving the world's vultures for people and the environment: progress and next steps from Asia, Africa and Europe

Organizer
BirdLife International

Date and Time
9 October 2014 18:15 - 19:45

Meeting
Twelfth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity

This side event will profile progress towards Aichi Targets 1, 8, 12, 14 and 20 through the conservation of critically endangered vultures in Asia, Africa and Europe. The format will be a combination of short presentations and interactive panel discussions to maximize audience participation and ensure that the side-event is a two-way exchange of knowledge and feedback. It will focus on building government and NGO support and promoting strategic partnerships for sustainable development. BirdLife International Partners from Asia, Africa and Europe will profile a range of initiatives they are spearheading to protect vultures and their habitats including: 1. Using vultures as a flagship species to educate and promote awareness of the value (both intrinsic and to humans) of biodiversity (Target 1); 2. Profiling the vital role of vultures in nutrient cycling and pollution control (Target 8); 3. Conservation of vulture species in imminent danger of extinction (Target 12); 4. Safeguarding critical ecosystem services provided by healthy vulture populations (Target 14); and 5. Working with corporates, specifically Rio Tinto, to develop and implement the business case for supporting vulture conservation (Target 20).