Opening Statements:

Official Address - on behalf of United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Ban Ki Moon

Opening Address - John Gormley TD, Minister for Environment, Heritage and Local Government (Ireland)

Official Address - Arlene Foster MLA, Minister for Environment (Northern Ireland Assembly)

Official Address - Joan Ruddock MP, Minister for Biodiversity and Landscape (United Kingdom)

Conference Presentations:

Mr. Conor Kretsch - COHAB Initiative Secretariat

Jo Mulongoy - Secretariat of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (UN CBD)

John Hough - United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) (1.55MB)

Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum - U.N. World health Organisation (WHO) (2.64MB)

Barbara Burlingame - U.N. Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) (543KB)

Kristine Smith - Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) (5.6MB)

Ana Persic - U.N. Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) (1.2MB)

Pablo Eyzaguirre - Bioversity International (also representing CGIAR) (780 KB)

Monika MacDevette - U.N. Env. Programme - World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1.2MB)

David Stone - ProAct Network (4.6MB)

Neville Ash - World Conservation Union (IUCN) (1.1MB)

Camille Parmesan - Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change / University of Texas (2.3MB)

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.

Morning: Systemic Approaches / Building cross-sector understanding

Afternoon: Stretegic Assessments

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.

Morning: Systemic Approaches / Building cross-sector understanding

Afternoon: Stretegic Assessments

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.

Morning: Systemic Approaches / Building cross-sector understanding

Afternoon: Stretegic Assessments

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.

Morning: Climate Change

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.

Morning: Climate Change

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.

Morning: Climate Change

Montira Pongsiri - United States Environmental Protection Agency (1.6MB)

Todd Pesek - University of Cleveland & Victor Cal - Belize  (8.8MB)

John Caesar - University of Guyana (8.3MB)

Larry Gorenflo - Pennsylvania State University & Conservation International (2.1MB)