Galway, Ireland

The Second International Conference on Health and Biodiversity seeks to advance dialogue and collaboration across sectors on issues linking biodiversity with human health and well-being, and highlight practical cross-sectoral and holistic approaches to addressing the issues through:

• reviewing research and action on the links between health and biodversity since 2005 conference
• highlighting relevant developments in international and regional policies on biodiversity, public health and the millennium development goals
• discussing the outputs and impacts of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
• examining relationships with other multi-lateral projects on climate change, biodiversity conservation, human development and environmental sustainability

The conference will include the following workshops:

Workshop 1: Disaster Prevention, Relief & Recovery

• Harnessing ecosystem services for prevention, recovery and redevelopment programmes.

• Chaired by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity and the ProAct Network.

Workshop 2: Food Resources, Diet & Nutrition

• Meeting food security and poverty challenges with biodiversity.

• Chaired by Bioversity International and the Food and Agricultural Organisation of the United Nations.

Workshop 3: Emerging Infectious Diseases

• Integrating biodiversity conservation and management into disease prevention and control programmes.

• Chaired by the Wildlife Conservation Society and representatives of the World Health Organisation.

Registration:

Registration will close on Friday February 8 2008. Participants can register on line or download a pdf version of the registration to send by post or fax. Click here for further details.

Registration Fees:

Note: Fee Details in Euro (€)

Standard €440

Developing Country €240

Student - Non-Developing Country €300

Student - Developing Country €240

Fees cover attendance at the plenary sessions, your chosen parallel sessions (details of each session are on the website), the conference reception, refreshments and lunches, and the Conference Banquet in Galway city on the evening of Wednesday, February 27th.