3GTW
the 3rd Global Taxonomy Workshop
Pretoria 2002
Paris 2003

Implementing the Global Taxonomy Initiative


Plan of Action and Resource Kit for
Taxonomic Capacity Building






PLENARY 1b: End-User NeedsVoices from the South and North

Chair: Dr Braima James, IITA, Benin & Coordinator WAFRINET

1030-1050

The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Global Taxonomy Initiative

Dr C Lyal, Acting GTI Programme Officer, Secretariat of the CBD

1050-1110

The International Plant Protection Convention, Quarantine and Phytosanitary needs

Mr Dave Nowell, IPPC Secretariat, FAO, Rome

1110-1130

Making Taxonomy real: the case of the Man and the Biosphere Programme

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Dr Salvatore Arico, UNESCO-MAB Programme, UNESCO, Paris

1130-1150

Integration of Indigenous Knowledge for Taxonomic Capacity Building and Biodiversity Conservation

Dr Sas Biswas, Forestry Research Institute, India & Ms Ratidzayi Takawira, National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe

1150-1210

The Taxonomic Impediment in conservation practices - challenges and solutions

Dr Piotr Naskrecki, Conservation International, USA

1210-1230

The Biodiversity Inventory of South Africa 2002 – Lessons Learned

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Ms Jenny Le Roux, WWF-SA and the Endangered Wildlife Trust, South Africa