The Conservation and Management of Rivers: 20 years on
In September 1990 the Nature Conservancy
Council organised an international conference in York on ‘The
Conservation and Management of Rivers’. The conference was truly
international, attracting 337 delegates from 29 countries.
By September 2010 twenty years will have
elapsed since the York conference. A huge amount has changed in the
world since then – economically, politically, culturally,
scientifically. This conference will examine this period and assess
the changes in river conservation – how the environment has
changed, how the legislation and policies that drive conservation
have changed, how organisations have changed, how techniques for
practising river conservation have changed, and how public
attitudes have changed. What predictions did we make in 1990? Which
have been proved accurate, and which have not? Where have we
succeeded, and where have we failed?
The 2010 conference provides an opportunity
both to share experience as we look back over the last 20 years,
and to use the lessons of the past to look 20 years into the
future. It will provide a forum for scientists, policy makers,
water resource managers, engineers and nature conservationists
to:
- discuss the theory and practice of river
conservation;
- describe progress in different parts of the
world; and
- define appropriate strategies for the
future.
The emphasis of the conference will be on
habitat and wildlife conservation but will be set within the wider
context of water management. The meeting will have a broad,
international perspective, and will reflect the range of priorities
within and between countries in the developed and developing
world.
How to register your interest:
or write to Zena
Bailey, Joint Nature Conservation Committee, Monkstone House, City
Road, Peterborough, UK, PE1 1JY.
Vicky Morgan
Senior Habitats Adviser
Tel: +44 (0) 1733 866830
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