7th International Wildlife Law Conference
October 18, 2002
The Convention on Biological Diversity: A Ten Year Report Card
4801 Massachusetts Ave., NW, Washington, DC
8:00-9:00am: Registration
9:05-9:15am: Greeting
- Wil Burns, Co-Chair, American Society of International Law – Wildlife Interest Group;
Representative from Washington College of Law
9:20-10:30am
Panel 1: Implementation of the CBD in Africa
Chair: William P. Weiner, Professor of Law & Director of International Law Programs, Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, MI
- Dr. Loretta Feris, International Legal Studies Program, Washington College of Law, American University, Washington, DC, An African Model for Biodiversity Protection: Can We Make It Work?;
- Michael Kidd, School of Law, University of Natal, South Africa, The Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in South Africa
10:30-11:30am
Panel 2: Regional & National Implementation of the CBD: The Pacific Rim and Southeast Asia
Chair: Wil Burns, Co-Chair, American Society of International Law – Wildlife Interest Group
- Santiago Carrizosa, Stephen Brush & Brian Wright, Research Ecologists, Genetic Resources Conservation Program, University of California – Davis, Davis, California, Designing and Implementing Access and Benefit Sharing Regulations in the Pacific Rim Region: A Comparative Analysis;
- Todd Sigaty, President of International Natural Resources Legal Program, a project of Village Focus International, Portland, Oregon, Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity in Southeast Asia, With a Focus on Cambodia and Lao PDR
11:30am-12:30pm: Lunch
12:30-1:50pm
Panel 3: Special Issues in Implementation of the Convention on Biological Diversity
Chair: Howard S. Schiffman, Adjunct Assistant Professor, New York University School of Continuing and Professional Studies, New York, New York
- Anna George, Department of Biology, St. Louis University, St. Louis Missouri, An Omission in Article 2 of the Convention on Biological Diversity: Why Species Concepts are Critical for Global Conservation Efforts;
Thomas Higdon, Legal Advisor, International Network for Environmental Compliance and Enforcement (INECE), Washington, DC, Environmental Assessment Policies under the Convention on Biological Diversity
1:50-2:30pm
Caroll Muffett, Director, International Programs, Defenders of Wildlife, Washington, DC, Invasive Species and the CBD: An issue and a treaty at a
Crossroads
2:30-3:15pm
Chris Hedley, Trainee Barrister, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, United Kingdom and Editor, OceanLaw (www.oceanlaw.net), The Convention on Biological Diversity and the Marine Environment
3:15-3:30pm Afternoon Break
3:30-4:20pm
Edmund Couzens, School of Law, University of Natal, South Africa, Different Global Perspectives on Conservation: CITES, the IWC, the Africa Elephant and the Whale
4:20-5:05pm
Daniel Ogolla, Legal Advisor, Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity, The Convention on Biological Diversity Ten Years After Rio: An assessment of achievements, constraints and future prospects.
5:15 pm
Reception, sponsored by the Center for International Environmental Law, Washington, DC.