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2012 Conferences

	UNFCCC Informal Sessions August 30 – September 5, 2012 — Bangkok, Thailand The informal additional sessions of the AWG-LCA, AWG-KP and ADP were held to address policy issues leading into COP 18 in Doha, Qatar, December 2012 DOWNLOAD: Outcome of Bangkok Climate Negotiations - CI Analysis (PDF - 196 KB)
	Pacific Island Leaders Forum August 27 – 31, 2012 — Rarotonga, Cook Islands CI hopes to see further support announced for the Pacific Oceanscape and its large-scale initiatives like the Cook Islands Marine Marine Park to support a secure future for Pacific Island Nations based on ocean conservation and management.
	World Water Week 2012 August 26 – 31, 2012 — Stockholm, Sweden The theme for the 2012 World Water Week is Water and Food Security.
	Rio+20 June 20 – 22, 2012 — Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Twenty years after the first "Earth Summit", Rio+20 will bring together governments, civil society, and the private sector to take stock of the past twenty years and work to lay a foundation for a future of prosperity, peace and sustainability.
	Summit for Sustainability in Africa May 24 – 25, 2012 — Gaborone, Botswana Our goal is to demonstrate how African nations and their investment partners understand, manage and value natural capital.
	UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies 36 May 14 – 25, 2012 — Bonn, Germany UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies 36 is a meeting of the subsidiary bodies of the UNFCCC to address policy and technical issues leading into COP 18 in Doha, Qatar, December 2012 Outcome of Bonn Climate Negotiations - CI Analysis (PDF - 203 KB)
	UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, 11th Session May 7 – 18, 2012 — New York, USA
	Convention on Biological Diversity: SBSTTA 16 / WGRI 4 April 30 – May 11, 2012 — Montreal, Canada The CBD SBSTTA and WGRI meetings of the subsidiary bodies of the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity to address policy and technical issues leading into the CBD COP 11 in Hyderabad, India, October 2012.
	IPBES Plenary, 2nd Session April 16-21, 2012 – Panama City, Panama
	World Water Forum, 6th Session March 12 – 17, 2012 — Marseille, France
	International Ecoagriculture Conference and Knowledge Exchange February 27 – March 3 — Nairobi, Kenya
	American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting 2012 February 16 – 20, 2012 — Vancouver, Canada
	UNFCCC COP 17 November 28 – December 9, 2011 — Durban, South Africa Outcome of Durban Climate Negotiations - CI Analysis (PDF - 208 KB)

2011 Conferences

	Convention on Biological Diversity: SBSTTA 15 November 7 – 11, 2011 — Montreal, Canada
	UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD COP 10) October 10 – 21, 2011 — Gyeongnam, Korea
	UNFCCC Panama Conference October 1-7, 2011 — Panama City, Panama Outcome of Panama Climate Negotiations - CI Analysis (PDF - 57 KB)
	World Conference on Marine Biodiversity September 26 – 30 — Aberdeen, Scotland
	World Water Week 2011 August 21 – 27, 2011 — Stockholm, Sweden The theme for the 2011 World Water Week is: Responding to Global Changes — Water in an Urbanizing World
	International Conference on Asian Food Security (ICAFS2011) August 10 – 12, 2011 — Singapore
	ESRI International User Conference 2011 July 11 – 15, 2011 — San Diego, California, USA
	UNFCCC Subsidiary Bodies 34 June 6 – 17, 2011 — Bonn, Germany Outcome of Bonn Climate Negotiations - CI Analysis (PDF - 57 KB)
	10th UN Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues May 16 – 27, 2011 — New York, USA
	2nd International Marine Conservation Congress May 14 – 18, 2011 — Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
	UN Commission on Sustainable Development (UNCSD 19) May 2 – 13, 2011 — Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
	UNFCCC Intersessional: AWG-KP 16 and AWG-LCA 14 April 3-8, 2011 – Bangkok, Thailand Outcome of Bangkok Climate Negotiations - CI Analysis (PDF - 130 KB)
2010 Conferences
	UNFCCC COP16 IN CANCUN November 29-December 10, 2010 – Mexico Unless we take immediate action against climate change, people, ecosystems and all life on Earth face irreversible harm. Outcome of Cancun Climate Negotiations - CI Analysis (PDF - 121 KB)
	CBD COP 10 October 18-29, 2010 – Nagoya, Japan Sign our petition to urge world leaders to protect and effectively manage at least 25 percent of Earth's land and inland waters and 15 percent of marine ecosystems by 2020. Sign now »
	World Water Week September 5-11, 2010 – Stockholm, Sweden The theme for the 2010 World Water Week is: The Water Quality Challenge – Prevention, Wise Use and Abatement
	UNGA Millennium Development Goals Summit September 20-22, 2010 – New York, USA
	12th International BIOECON Conference September 27-28, 2010 – Venice, Italy
	International Congress of Conservation Biology (SCB) July 3-7, 2010 – Edmonton, Canada
	Convention on Biological Diversity - SBSTTA 14 May 10-21, 2010 – Nairobi, Kenya
2009 Conferences
	UNFCCC Climate Change Conference (COP15) December 7-18, 2009 – Copenhagen, Denmark The U.N. Climate Change Conference is a crucial opportunity for 193 countries to reach an ambitious and fair global agreement that addresses climate change and its devastating consequences. Visit conference website
	9th World Wilderness Congress (WILD9) November 6-13, 2009 – Merida, Mexico The World Wilderness Congresses bring the global conservation community together to demonstrate nature’s countless benefits and advocate for their preservation.
	UNFCCC AWG-KP9 and AWG-LCA7 (resumed) November 2-6, 2009 – Barcelona, Spain Visit conference website
	13th World Forestry Congress October 18-25, 2009 – Buenos Aires
	UNFCCC AWG-KP9 and AWG-LCA7 September 28-October 9, 2009 – Bangkok
	Global Social Innovators Forum '09 Visit conference website >> October 1-3, 2009 – Fusionopolis, Singapore The theme for GSIF 2009 is "Collaborative Innovations: Investing in Team Earth & an Inclusive World". CI's Peter Seligmann and Laura Bowling will chair a panel on Team Earth.
	Economic Instruments to Enhance the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity (BIOECON 11) (CI is a Co-Host) September 21-22, 2009 – Venice
	UN General Assembly September 22 – New York City
	World Climate Conference August 31-September 4, 2009 – Geneva, Switzerland
	2nd World Congress on Agroforestry August 23-28, 2009 – Nairobi, Kenya
	World Water Week 2009 August 16-22, 2009 – Stockholm, Sweden The World Water Week in Stockholm is the annual meeting place for the planet’s most urgent water-related issues.
	UNFCCC: Consultations August 10-14, 2009 – Bonn, Germany
	Vulnerability of the Verde Island Passage to Climate Change Expert Workshop Visit conference website July 22-24, 2009 – Batangas City, Philippines This assessment is targeted toward providing recommendations and strategies for climate change adaptation to be integrated into existing management plans. Dr. Guiseppe Di Carlo blogged from the conference. Read his dispatches
	23rd Annual Meeting of the Society for Conservation Biology More than a dozen scientists from Conservation International will represent the organization at the foremost professional venue in conservation science in Beijing, China.
	UNFCCC: Bonn Intersessionals June 2009 Eighteen representatives of Conservation International from around the globe will take part in the June 2009 United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change meetings in Bonn, Germany.
	World Ocean Conference and Coral Triangle Summit 2009 The World Ocean Conference brings together government and multilateral officials to articulate a global vision for and make public commitments to improving management of marine resources.
	Galápagos Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment Workshop This conference, convened by CI and WWF, identified that the unique animals and plants of the islands face several major threats.
2008 Conferences
	National Conference on Science, Policy, & the Environment: Biodiversity in a Rapidly Changing World, Washington, DC CI scientists will be presenting at the National Council for Science and the Environment's conference focusing on biodiversity.
	United Nations Climate Change Conference, Poznan, Poland A CI delegation will be participating in this annual conference on climate change December 1-12, 2008.
	World Conservation Congress 2008, Barcelona, Spain Conservationists from all over the globe converged in Barcelona, Spain, from Oct. 5-14 for the 2008 World Conservation Congress. This year marked the 60th anniversary of the event.