7 September 2016

IMPORTANT UPDATE:


Contact Group on Motion 007: Closure of domestic markets for elephant ivory will not be open to press.


Other contact groups will be open to press at the discretion of the Chair.


For a complete schedule of Contact Groups meetings today please go here.


Today is the second day of the Members’ Assembly, which will run until 10th September.


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Press Conferences


All press conferences take place in room 320




13:45-14:15

Hawai'i Interagency Biosecurity Plan

Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources

14:30-15:00

The Appeal to Save the Congo

Central African Forests Commission

 


Members’ Assembly Sittings


 




08:30-13:00

4th Sitting of the Members’ Assembly

Ballroom ABC

14:30-20:00

5th Sitting of the Members’ Assembly

Ballroom ABC

Motions Contact Groups


 









07:30-08:30

Contact Group on Motion 065: Improving standards in ecotourism

305B

07:30-08:30

Contact Group on Motion D (amend Regulation related to the objectives, nature of the membership and membership criteria) and Motion F (amendment to Article 6 of IUCN Statutes concerning the dues of State and political/economic integration organisation Members adhering to IUCN).

308B

13:00-14:30    

Contact Group on Motion C (Election of the IUCN President Contact Group) and Motion E (Enhanced practice and reforms of IUCN’s governance).

308A

13:00-14:30

Contact Group on Motion 007: Closure of domestic markets for elephant ivory

313B

13:00-14:30

Contact Group on Motion 053: Increasing marine protected area coverage for effective marine biodiversity conservation

309

13:00-14:30

Contact Group on Motion 064: IUCN Policy on Biodiversity Offsets

315

13:00-14:30

Contact Group on Motion 066: Mitigating the impacts of oil palm expansion and operations on biodiversity

316A

 


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