October 6, 2013 17:00-18:00  

Protected Areas — A Necessity for Our Future

Session Chair:  Kriton Arsenis; Greece (Member of the European Parliament, RoadFree Initiative)

Vivek Menon (Executive Director, Wildlife Trust of India)
Bill Laurance (Distinguished Research Professor & Australian Laureate; Prince Bernhard Chair in International Nature Conservation, James Cook University, Australia)
What Makes Protected Areas Effective in Conserving Biodiversity?:  Stephen Woodley (Canada Co-Chair, WCPA-SSC Joint Task Force on Biodiversity and Protected Areas, IUCN)
John Robinson (Vice President, Wildlife Conservation Society; Vice President, IUCN)
The Politics of Ensuring the Survival of Wildlands:  Concluding Comments by David Johns (Co-Founder & Board Member; The Wildlands Network; Adjunct Professor, Portland State University, USA)

October 7,2013 9.00 17:45

Earth Forests Roundtable

A brainstorming session to identify strategic actions that can be undertaken during 2014-15 to place primary forest protection at the forefront of conservation priorities.