IUCN World Conservation Congress: 6-15 September, Jeju, Korea

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Bioversity International is organizing and participating in a variety of sessions (see full list below) at the IUCN World Conservation Congress [2], 6-15 September, Korea.

Bioversity International works at the interface of agriculture and conservation to bring together research in these areas through the use and conservation of agricultural biodiversity for the purposes of meeting both targets of food security and conservation.

Highlight of the IUCN Congress include:

HRH Prince Charles delivered an introductory video [3] to open the IUCN forum session From Competition to Collaboration between Agriculture and Conservation: moving toward convergence between agroecology and conservation biology [4] facilitated by Ken Wilson from the Christensen Fund [5] on 8 September. Emile Frison, Director General of Bioversity International, was one of the panelists for that event.
With CIFOR [6], Bioversity International presented the workshop Managing Wild Species and Systems for Food Security [7] highlighting the contribution that crop wild relatives can make to food security.
Bioversity was a partner for Building a Global Coalition for Landscapes for People, Food and Nature [8] with IUCN [9], African Wildlife Foundation [10], World Resources Institute [11], and Conservation International [12]. The session examined ecosystems approaches that focus on agricultural landscapes to deliver resilient and sustainable food production systems.
Additional events include poster sessions and workshops, including a presentation of a poster Red Lists for Cultivated Species [13]– Why we need it and suggestions for the way forward at the Red Lists for Cultivated Species [14] session.

Reports from the IUCN World Conservation Congress:

Past, present and future of species, ecosystems and human livelihoods at IUCN [15]
Bioversity International Board Member, Cristián Samper, gives an opening address to IUCN.
Bringing agriculture and conservation together
[16]Bioversity International Director General, Emile Frison, reflects on one of the key messages to come out of the Congress.
Can cultivated species get their own red list [17]
Stefano Padulosi, Bioversity senior scientist, looks the need for Red Lists for cultivated species not just wild biodiversity.
Neglected crops: why it is critical we increase food security [18]
Carlo Fadda and Stefano Padulosi look at why crop diversity is vital for food security

Bioversity International at IUCN World Conservation Congress 2012 (#IUCN2012)

When	Session	Hashtag
8 September 11:00-13:00	From Competition to Collaboration between Agriculture an Conservation: moving toward convergence between agro-ecology and conservation biology [4]	#Forum0909
8 September 11:00-13:00	Managing Wild Species and Systems for Food Security [7]	#Forum0761
8 September 11:00-13:00	Building a Global Coalition for Landscapes for People, Food and Nature [8]	#Forum0765
8 September 13:00-14:30	Red Lists for Cultivated Species: why we need it and suggestions for the way forward [14]	#Forum0174
8 September 13:00-14:30	Building Resilience through the Conservation and Use of Agricultural Biodiversity: The UNEP-GEF contribution [19]	#Forum0201
8 September 14:30-16:30	Transforming Agriculture, Transforming Conservation: New partnerships for global environmental resilience and food sovereignty [20]	#Forum0745
11 September 14:30-16:30	New Models for Engaging Local Communities in Stewardship of Protected Areas: Lessons from World Heritage [21]	#Forum1243

Other key sessions

When	Session	Hashtag
8 September 17:00-18:30	World Leaders Dialogue: Nature+ Food: Can we feed the world sustainably? [22]	#Forum0871

Bioversity International is a research-for-development organization working with partners worldwide to use and conserve agricultural biodiversity to improve lives, sustain the planet and provide resilient, productive agricultural systems.

Bioversity International is a member of the CGIAR [23] Consortium, a global research partnership for a food secure future.

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