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NORWAY/UNEP EXERT CONFERENCE ON BIODIVERSITY

The Norway/UNEP Expert Conference on Biodiversity, held in Trondheim, Norway, 24-28 May, 1993, was hosted by the Norwegian Ministry of Environment in collaboration with UNEP. One of the primary purposes of the meeting was to bring together scientists, managers, bureaucrats and policy-makers from 80 countries to provide input to UNEP's preparatory work for the ICCBD meeting. The themes discussed at the Trondheim meeting included: ecosystem functions of biodiversity; loss and conservation of biodiversity; marine biodiversity; biodiversity inventory and monitoring; forestry and biodiversity conservation; socio-cultural aspects of biodiversity; the economic aspects of biodiversity conservation and use; and the transition from scientific knowledge to political action.