PLENARY 1a: Setting the Scene –

Overcoming the Taxonomic Impediment to Sustainable Development

Master of Ceremonies

Professor Tecwyn Jones, CMG, OBE, Chair BioNET-INTERNATIONAL Consultative Group

0845-0900

Welcome: Dr Nick King, Director BioNET-INTERNATIONAL and Dr Connal Eardley, Coordinator, SAFRINET

0900-0915

Opening Address: Dr Keoagile Molapong, Chair, Food, Agriculture and Natural Resources Division (FANR), SADC. Sustainable Agricultural Development, Sustainable Use of Natural Resources and Rural Livelihoods

0915-0945

Keynote Address: Mr Jeff McNeely, Chief Scientist, IUCN.  The Role of Taxonomy in Conserving Biodiversity
Reproduced with kind permission of the Journal for Nature Conservation.

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Workshop Objectives:   Dr Nick King, Director BioNET-INTERNATIONAL