3rd Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity
6-10 September, Trondheim, Norway

Photos and RealAudio, Friday, 10th September '99

On the fifth day of the Norway/UN Conference on the Ecosystem Approach for Sustainable Use of Biological Diversity, participants met to hear case studies on the use of biological resources, an overview of the conference's recommendations and conclusions, and closing statements.

Successes and failures: Case studies in the use of biological resources.

Rapporteurs for the morning session, Rita H. Daverdin and Ellen Arneberg.

Norman Rigava, WWF-Zimbabwe, talked about wildlife quota setting in the Communal Areas Management Program for Indigenous Resources (CAMPFIRE).

Berit Sannes, Norwegian Forest Owners Federation, presented a case study on the Living Forests sustainable forest management project in Norway.

Chandrika Sharma, International Collective in Support of Fishworkers, spoke on community participation in coastal fisheries management.

Tor-Bjorn Larsson, Swedish Environmental Protection Agency, talked about research priorities and needs for biodiversity within the European Union.

Knut Øistad, Norwegian Ministry of Agriculture, discussed the role of the ecosystem approach in international forestry negotiations.

Walter Reid, World Resources Institute, discussed integrated ecosystem assessments as catalytic tools for the ecosystem approach.

Conference chair Peter Schei, Norwegian Directorate for Nature Management, presented the conclusions and recommendations to participants.

An emaciated bronze wolf howls over the body of a young lamb in front of the Trondheim Art Museum.