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Monday 6, October 2008
Time		Room
09:30 - 19:00 06/10/2008	181 - A Golden Green Chance for Nature: Landscape auctions as a tool to sustainably finance nature conservation Triple E l Language ENG l Posters Journeys Stream	Poster Board 014
14:30 - 16:00 06/10/2008	1239 - Keeping Nature Alive - the ethical foundations of nature conservation in the 21st Century IUCN Commission on Environmental Law l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	128
16:30 - 18:00 06/10/2008	1238 - Ocean Governance in the 21st Century: Gauging the Law and Policy Tides IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (Specialist Group on Oceans, Coasts and Coral Reefs) l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	128
16:30 - 18:00 06/10/2008	406 - Fishing for Sustainability: Maintaining Momentum for Fisheries Subsidies Reform United Nations Environment Programme, Economics and Trade Branch l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	129
16:30 - 18:00 06/10/2008	381 - Antarctic Conservation Values, Challenges and Solutions – is the Antarctic Treaty System delivering? Antarctic and Southern Ocean Coalition l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	123

Tuesday 7, October 2008
Time		Room
09:30 - 11:00 07/10/2008	1503 - Safeguarding the high seas - a roadmap to protection for Earth's final frontier IUCN - Global Marine Programme l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	211
09:30 - 11:00 07/10/2008	1545 - Linking climate change adaptation practice and policy in Eastern and Southern Africa IUCN - Forest Conservation Programme and East and Southern Africa Regional Office l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	134
09:30 - 11:00 07/10/2008	1235 - Armed Conflict and Environment: Protecting the Environment During War and Improving Post-Conflict Natural Resource Management Environmental Law Institute / IUCN CEL l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	128
11:30 - 13:00 07/10/2008	1552 - Can we reach an equitable post-2012 agreement on climate change? Giving a voice to developing countries IUCN - Climate Change Group l Language FRA (TRANSLATION TO ENGLISH/SPANISH) l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	117
14:30 - 16:00 07/10/2008	982 - The role of Customary Law in Conservation and Protected Areas IUCN Commission on Environment, Economic, and Social Policy l Language ENG (AND SPANISH) l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	128
14:30 - 16:00 07/10/2008	1547 - Climate change vulnerability, rights and justice IUCN - Climate Change Group and Senior Advisor for Social Policy l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	Plenary B
14:30 - 16:00 07/10/2008	579 - The precautionary principle in administrative and legal decisions Fundación Ambiente y Recursos Naturales l Language ENG l Knowledge Cafés Journeys Stream	114/1
14:30 - 16:00 07/10/2008	617 - Effective Forest Policies: Implementing the CBD versus REDD Global Forest Coalition l Language N/A l Knowledge Cafés Journeys Stream	114/5
18:00 - 19:00 07/10/2008	7069 - RULE: Water Law in a national context IUCN Environmental Law Centre l Language ENG l Pavilion Journeys Stream	Water Pavilion

Wednesday 8, October 2008
Time		Room
09:30 - 11:00 08/10/2008	1540 - What does it take to make REDD a viable proposition? The case for investing in forest governance! Part I: An inventory of issues IUCN - Forest Conservation Programme l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	117
09:30 - 11:00 08/10/2008	216 - Fisheries Governance and Policy: Achieving Sustainable Fisheries through Good Governance in the Developing Country Context World Wildlife Fund l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	129
09:30 - 11:00 08/10/2008	1532 - Conservation with Justice: A Rights-based Approach UCN - Environment Law Center l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	115
11:30 - 13:00 08/10/2008	1551 - What does it take to make REDD a viable proposition? The case for investing in forest governance! Part II: Current experiences with ‘the nuts and bolts' IUCN - Forest Conservation Programme l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	117
11:30 - 13:00 08/10/2008	1517 - Independent Scientific Panels: towards informed decision making IUCN - Business and Biodiversity Programme l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	118
11:30 - 13:00 08/10/2008	571 - Community Forest Tenure, Governance and Benefits: The missing links to climate change mitigation and adaptation Rights and Resources Initiative l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	124
11:30 - 13:00 08/10/2008	1519 - Arctic Biodiversity Conservation: As the Ice Melts IUCN - Global Marine Programme and CAFF l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	116
12:00 - 13:00 08/10/2008	7077 - International Water Management: Water Law in a Transboundary Setting IUCN Environmental Law Centre l Language ENG l Pavilion Journeys Stream	Water Pavilion
14:30 - 16:00 08/10/2008	1157 - Points of entry: Reforming environmental governance and improving livelihoods through increased public access to decision-making World Resources Institute (WRI) l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	128
14:30 - 16:00 08/10/2008	1234 - Approaches to Environmental Law to Manage the Soil Ecosystem and Biodiversity Security IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (Specialist Group on Sustainable Use of Soil and Desertification ) l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	130
14:30 - 16:00 08/10/2008	1132 - Impacts of Trade and Cimate Change: Bringing Together the Stakeholders Center for International Environmental Law l Language ENG l Knowledge Cafés Journeys Stream	114/1
16:30 - 18:00 08/10/2008	1510 - Overcoming hurdles to sustainable industrial fisheries production IUCN - Global Marine Programme l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	117
16:30 - 18:00 08/10/2008	1191 - Land Tenure, Resource Rights and Conservation: Collaborative Experiences and Lessons for Future Practice World Wildlife Fund - US l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	118
16:30 - 18:00 08/10/2008	1121 - Do we need a legal framework for water and lake management at global scale? Global Nature Fund l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	125
16:30 - 18:00 08/10/2008	1236 - Biofuels - Potential, Challenges and Solutions IUCN Commission on Environmental Law / Pace University Center for Environmental Legal Studies l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	128
18:30 - 20:00 08/10/2008	218 - Options for advancing high seas governance Natural Resources Defense Council l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	123
18:30 - 20:00 08/10/2008	589 - Illegal Logging, Timber Trade, and Climate Change: Making Connections and Identifying Solutions Natural Resources Defense Council l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	129
18:30 - 20:00 08/10/2008	614 - Life as Commerce? Market-based conservation mechanisms, community governance and Indigenous Peoples´ rights Global Forest Coalition l Language ENG l UNDP Poble Journeys Stream	113 Poble
19:00 - 19:15 08/10/2008	421 - "Tebanke Urok", or the story of the creation of a community marine protected area in the Bijagos Archipelago, Guinea-Bissau ONG TINIGUENA l Language FRA l Conservation Cinemas Journeys Stream	Conservation Cinema

Thursday 9, October 2008
Time		Room
09:00 - 18:00 09/10/2008	1123 - Discover how to become a multilateral negotiator IUCN - International Union for Conservation of Nature l Language ENG l Learning Opportunities Journeys Stream	Montjuic
09:30 - 11:00 09/10/2008	627 - Environmental Security and Measures for Liability and Compensations Arab Group for the protection of nature l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	122
09:30 - 11:00 09/10/2008	567 - Developing Effective Legal And Institutional Frameworks for protected areas Part 1: overarching principles and mechanisms The World Bank l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	128
09:30 - 11:00 09/10/2008	902 - International governance for conservation and sustainable use of plant genetic resources for food and agriculture Centre for Intellectual property rights l Language ENG l Knowledge Cafés Journeys Stream	114/5
11:30 - 13:00 09/10/2008	1504 - Toward a better Governance of the Mediterranean Sea IUCN - Office for Mediterranean Cooperation l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	211
11:30 - 13:00 09/10/2008	1524 - The role of regional integration in managing trans-boundary biodiversity resources in Africa IUCN Regional Offices for Africa l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	123
11:30 - 13:00 09/10/2008	1240 - Developing Effective Legal And Institutional Frameworks part 2: the CBDPOW on Protected Areas and innovative governance in the field IUCN Commission on Environmental Law (Specialist Group on Protected Areas) l Language ENG l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	128
14:30 - 16:00 09/10/2008	1211 - Return of indigenous territories in protected areas: justice and interculturality in a plural world Foro Indígena de Areas Protegidas, IUCN Regional Offices for South America and Meso America, IUCN Senior Advisor for Social Policy l Language ESP l Aliances Workshops Journeys Stream	128
14:30 - 16:00 09/10/2008	449 - Exploring issues and opportunities for rights based approaches to conservation - Part I IUCN Commission on Env., Economic, and Social Policy l Language ENG l UNDP Poble Journeys Stream	113 Poble