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SUSTAINING ECOSYSTEMS AND PEOPLE IN TEMPERATE AND BOREAL FORESTS
An International Conference On Integrating Conservation Of
Biological Diversity With Social And Economic Goals
9-13 September 1996
Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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Conference Themes
Plan to join us at this international conference September 9-13, 1996
in Victoria, British Columbia, on Canada's beautiful west coast. You
will hear about the latest research, conceptual approaches, and
operational examples from this region and around the world. The
objective is to explore practical ways of integrating biological
diversity with economic and social systems at a variety of scales and
organizational structures. The conference will bring together people
with understanding that covers the broad range of subjects required
to sustain forests, human communities, and ecosystems. It will
promote understanding of problems and will emphasize constructive
long-term solutions for addressing changes needed to sustain
biological diversity of native forests and the human communities they
support, into the 21st century and beyond.
Need
Management of the world's forests to sustain diversity, productivity,
and renewability is essential. Forests support much of the world's
terrestrial biological diversity, contribute to economic activity in
many nations, and provide crucial ecological services. While
tropical forests have received much attention, the harvest and
conversion of temperate and boreal forests from native to managed is
also of growing concern, especially in developed nations. Many
initiatives and interests are focusing on sustainable forestry at a
variety of scales, including global, national, provincial, regional,
landscape, and stand levels. There is a world-wide need to better
understand the variety of approaches to sustaining forest diversity.
If ecosystems and biological diversity are to be sustained in the
face of the expected human population growth and economic development
of the 21st century, economic and biological goals will have to
integrated while continuing to meet the needs of both rural and urban
peoples. This conference will focus on pro-active solutions to this
integration of biological, social, and economic goals.
Issues and Proposed Discussion Topics
I Setting the Global Stage: Updates on National and International
Issues
e.g, UNCED follow-up, Criteria and Indicators, Eco-labelling
and Certification of Forest Products, Biodiversity Strategies,
Population Growth and Resource Consumption trends
II Understanding Principles and Concepts of Ecosystems, Human
Values, and What to Sustain
e.g., Landscape Ecology, Conservation Reserve Effectiveness,
Threatened and Endangered Species, Human Communities and Values,
Adpative Management, Legal Roles, Resource Ownership ad Tenure
Rights
III Managing for Sustainability at Regional and Local Scales:
Examples of Solutions
e.g., Planning and Monitoring Systems, Cumulative Effects,
Forecasting and Modelling, Roles of Indigenous Peoples and Local
Communities, Management and Integration of Aquatic and Riparian
Ecosystems, Case Study Examples of Sustainable Management
Initiatives
Associated Activities
Conference delegates will have ample opportunities to visit native
forests in British Columbia and the Pacific Northwest of the United
States. Pre- and Post-Conference field trips are being planned to
Clayoquot Sound on Vancouver Island, to the Queen Charlotte Islands
(Haida Gwaii), to the central interior of British Columbia, and to
the Olympic Peninsula of Washington State, USA.
How To Register An Expression Of Interest
Information on registration, special conference flights,
accommodation, and field trips, and a call for abstracts will be
circulated in the fall of 1995. To register your name on the
conference mailing list, or for further information, please contact
our Conference Secretariat:
Connections Victoria Ltd.
P.O. Box 40046
Victoria, BC
Canada V8W 3N3
Telephone: 604-382-0332
Fax: 604-382-2076
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