Aloha and Sawadee Krup,
I am at the WCC this week to cover and talk about invasive species in world trade. It is an amazing gathering of like minded folks from all around the world covering a plethera of issues. Way to many to attend, even though I wish I could listen to everything. It is often sad to listen to the destruction of our world, our biodiversity - the life that makes our world unique. We are loosing at least one species every day to extinction while homogenous landscapes and biomes continue to proliferate due to the movement of invasive species through trade. As the dominant species on the planet we have an obligation to care for mother earth. When will people listen and realize this? As a speaker from Kenya pointed out today - when people are unable to find food to survive a week, will they be able to think about longer term issues such as HIV/Aids? biodiversity? climate change? Where do we begin? The folks here at WCC struggle with the question of priorities and allocating scarce conservation resources.
So go out there and act locally! It really is the solution to a global problem.
The World Conservation Congress is the general assembly of IUCN members, which takes place every three to four years. The Congress combines the business of the Union with technical conservation fora and provides an opportunity for the sharing of information and experience among IUCN's worldwide constituency of members, Commission members, stakeholders and partner organizations. The Congress encompasses three principal elements: conducting the business of the Union, assessing the work of IUCN Commissions and taking stock of conservation.
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