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Can Community Conservation Bring International Goals Down to Earth? Chairman’s Report from a workshop on the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment

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Author(s)Fosse, L.J.
Schei, P.J.
Date2007
Reference typeProceedings
Pages55 pp.
PublisherNordic Council of Ministers, Copenhagen

Summary
This is a report from a workshop on the role of local communities and indigenous peoples in the follow-up of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment in environment and in development policy and practice. The event formed part of the 26th Annual Conference of the International Association of Impact Assessment in Stavanger, Norway, 23 - 25 May 2006. The workshop formed part of the Nordic Council of Ministers' efforts to make sure that the knowledge generated, and the policy recommendations made by the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment are acknowledged in relevant international fora, including the multilateral environmental agreements, and the Millennium Development Goals. This report summarises some of the experiences and necessary conditions for community conservation to contribute to these global targets.

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Organisational Responses

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