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Official Programme

🗓️  3-11 SEPTEMBER 2021
📍 MARSEILLE - FRANCE 

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Date Room Title Features Session type Themes  Favourite
Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 17:30
H8 - 6 Cap Corse Finding ways for taxonomy to keep up with the urgent knowledge needs of conservationists
fr
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
favourite
Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 4 Increasing Coastal Resilience: West African communities step up to the challenge”, with number 4872.
en
Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
favourite
Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 3 Integrating Multidisciplinary Science into Practice for Sustainable Landscapes and Seascapes
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
favourite
Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 9 IUCN Natural Resource Governance Framework (NRGF) Launch
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 17:30
H1 Plenary - Calanques Key Biodiversity Area conservation in a post-2020 world
en
Thematic Stream Session
Freshwater
Landscapes
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Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 17:30
Virtual Channel 2 No Go in World Heritage sites and other protected areas: success stories in leveraging the private sector and remaining challenges
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Economic and financial systems
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Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 17:00
H3 - France Nature Environnement Présentation des inventaires de biodiversité communale
fr
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
favourite
Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 17:30
H8 - 8 Pyrénées Solutions for welfare and sustainable development; Results of the III Latin American and the Caribbean Protected Areas Congress (III CapLac, by IUCN and partners)
es
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 18:00
Virtual Channel 6 Spatial action planning for conservation: 2030 and beyond
en
Campus Session
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Monday 06 Sep
16:00 - 17:30
H8 - 5 Mer de Corail Urban Protected Areas: Perspectives For An Alliance Between Nature And Cities
en, fr
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Monday 06 Sep
16:15 - 17:45
H9 - B 11 Press Conference Room – Callelongue Launch of the International Alliance against Health Risks in Wildlife Trade
en
Press Conference
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Monday 06 Sep
17:00 - 18:00
H3 - France Nature Environnement Grands prédateurs : la cohabitation avec l'humain est-elle encore possible ?
fr
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
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Monday 06 Sep
17:00 - 18:00
H3 - Vital Sites for a Protected Planet The World Heritage Convention: A Uniquely Important Mechanism to Protect Natural and Cultural Heritage and Fight Climate Change
en
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
favourite
Monday 06 Sep
18:00 - 19:30
Virtual Channel 3 Gamification, technology & storytelling: Engaging the next generation of conservation leaders
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
favourite
Monday 06 Sep
18:00 - 21:00
H3 - Mediterranean solutions Mediterranean Partnerships’ Conservation Action Plans: their contribution to MAVA 27-year heritage
en
Social and Cultural event
Landscapes
Rights and governance
favourite
Monday 06 Sep
18:00 - 19:00
H3 - Vital Sites for a Protected Planet NaturAfrica: a people-centred approach of conservation
en
Exhibition Event
Freshwater
Landscapes
Oceans
Rights and governance
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Monday 06 Sep
18:00 - 20:00
H3 - IUCN NL pavilion Nature Conservation in the Dutch Caribbean
en
Social and Cultural event
Landscapes
Oceans
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Monday 06 Sep
18:00 - 19:30
Virtual Channel 4 Overcoming “plant blindness” in illegal wildlife trade
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
favourite
Monday 06 Sep
18:00 - 20:00
H3 - Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Restoration The Restoration Initiative : Catalysing action on restoration
en
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
Economic and financial systems
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Monday 06 Sep
18:00 - 19:30
Virtual Channel 2 Workshop: Implementing Bold Global Conservation Targets
en, fr
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Oceans
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Monday 06 Sep
18:30 - 20:30
Virtual Channel 6 Developing Sustainability Mindsets for Youth through Smithsonian Science for Global Goals
en
Campus Session
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Monday 06 Sep
18:30 - 20:30
H8 - 8 Pyrénées "Our Gorongosa" Film Screening and Discussion
en
Social and Cultural event
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Monday 06 Sep
18:30 - 19:15
H3 Central Stage A Initiatives and challenges for a better conservation of Mediterranean Small Islands
en, fr, es
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
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Monday 06 Sep
18:30 - 20:30
H3 - Comité français de l'UICN For an African civil society at the heart of environmental action
fr
Social and Cultural event
Landscapes
Rights and governance
Economic and financial systems
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Monday 06 Sep
18:30 - 20:30
Virtual Channel 7 Transforming Data to Action: Remote Sensing Platforms to Support Conservation Priorities
en
Campus Session
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Monday 06 Sep
20:00 - 21:30
Virtual Channel 3 Global Invasive Alien Species Target for the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
en
Thematic Stream Session
Freshwater
Landscapes
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Tuesday 07 Sep
08:30 - 10:30
Virtual Channel 7 Designing and implementing ecological compensation that helps achieve biodiversity targets
en, fr, es
Campus Session
Landscapes
Economic and financial systems
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Tuesday 07 Sep
08:30 - 10:30
H8 - 3 Verdon How can the land sector contribute to increase biodiversity and food security while tackling climate change ? Science deliver key messages.
en, fr
Campus Session
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Tuesday 07 Sep
08:30 - 09:00
H9 - B 11 Press Conference Room – Callelongue Launch of 'Visitors count!'- New Guidelines by UNESCO and BfN on measuring the value of tourism in protected areas
en
Press Conference
Landscapes
Economic and financial systems
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Tuesday 07 Sep
08:30 - 10:30
Virtual Channel 5 Recognising, Supporting and Reporting Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures
en
Campus Session
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Tuesday 07 Sep
08:30 - 10:30
Virtual Channel 6 The ABCs of Transboundary Conservation
en
Campus Session
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Tuesday 07 Sep
09:00 - 10:30
Virtual Channel 4 Developing investable deals for private finance- field lessons
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Economic and financial systems
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Tuesday 07 Sep
09:00 - 10:30
Virtual Channel 2 Discover Natura 2000, the European Union’s network of protected areas: from science to implementation
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Tuesday 07 Sep
09:00 - 10:30
H8 - 1 Perche Soil health & Sustainable landscapes - Transformative action at scale
en
Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
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Tuesday 07 Sep
09:00 - 10:30
H8 - 7 Cévennes The Yellow Sea - A Global Heritage: Towards Transboundary Governance and Management
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Tuesday 07 Sep
09:30 - 10:30
H3 - Vital Sites for a Protected Planet Africa’s Protected Natural Assets: Values of Protected Areas in Africa for Prosperous and Resilient Societies – Report presentation and discussion: What does it mean for practice?
en
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Tuesday 07 Sep
09:30 - 10:30
H3 - Reverse the Red Pavilion Key Biodiversity Areas — a blueprint for scaling up action to conserve our planet’s biodiversity
en
Exhibition Event
Freshwater
Landscapes
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Tuesday 07 Sep
10:00 - 10:45
H3 Central Stage C Challenges and opportunities for implementing No Net Loss / Net Positive Impact (NNL/NPI) strategies
en
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
Economic and financial systems
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Tuesday 07 Sep
10:15 - 11:00
H3 - Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Restoration Connectivity networks as a conservation and restoration tool in Honduras
es
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
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Tuesday 07 Sep
10:30 - 11:30
H3 - Reverse the Red Pavilion Do we care for nature? A global analysis
en
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
favourite
Tuesday 07 Sep
10:30 - 11:30
H3 - European Union Lessons learnt from co-creating nature-based solutions in Urban Living Labs
en
Exhibition Event
Climate change
Landscapes
Rights and governance
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Tuesday 07 Sep
10:30 - 11:30
H3 - Vital Sites for a Protected Planet WCPA: Supporting Rangers - launching a global coalition
en
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
Rights and governance
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Tuesday 07 Sep
11:00 - 12:30
H8 - 1 Perche 10 proposals for a sustainable planet: youth voices for a new deal for nature and people
en
Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
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Tuesday 07 Sep
11:00 - 12:30
Virtual Channel 4 Accelerating Nature-based Solutions for Adaptation to Climate Change
en
Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
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Tuesday 07 Sep
11:00 - 13:00
Virtual Channel 5 Advances in online and blended training in conservation
en
Campus Session
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Tuesday 07 Sep
11:00 - 12:30
H8 - 6 Cap Corse Agricultural Finance as a Force for Conservation: Innovations for and from the Global South
en
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Economic and financial systems
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Tuesday 07 Sep
11:00 - 11:45
H3 - Nature-based Solutions and Ecosystem Restoration Community Forest Landscape Restoration - the AREECA programme (ACTUAL TIME 11:15-12:00)
en
Exhibition Event
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Tuesday 07 Sep
11:00 - 12:30
Virtual Channel 1 Custodians of Life: Indigenous Defenders of Sacred Natural Sites and Territories
en, fr, es
Thematic Stream Session
Landscapes
Rights and governance
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Tuesday 07 Sep
11:00 - 13:00
Virtual Channel 6 Do protected areas actually work? How and why we measure site-level performance
en
Campus Session
Landscapes
Knowledge, innovation and technology
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Tuesday 07 Sep
11:00 - 12:30
H8 - 7 Cévennes Do we dare to translocate marine or terrestrial species beyond indigenous ranges for conservation?
en, fr
Thematic Stream Session
Climate change
Landscapes
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