Ecosystems and people - biodiversity for development – the road to 2010 and beyond. 29 October – 2 November 2007

The Trondheim Conferences on Biodiversity have since 1993 provided an opportunity for policy makers, managers and scientists to have an open and constructive dialogue on key issues being discussed under the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD).

The fifth Trondheim Conference on Biodiversity is being held 29 October - 2 November 2007, hosted by the Norwegian government in collaboration with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

The title of the conference is “Ecosystems and people – biodiversity for development – the road to 2010 and beyond”. Focus is on why biodiversity is important for fighting poverty and for sustainable development and on difficult trade-offs in this regard.

These are key strategic issues to be discussed at the ninth Conference of the Parties of the CBD in May 2008, and the conference will provide advice to the CBD and this meeting.

The Chairman’s report provides a summary of the proceedings and the main conclusions emerging from the Conference, and also includes a message to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Bali, December 2007.