Second Biodiversity Economy Indaba to be hosted at the International Convention Centre, Durban, from 5 to 7 November 2015
The Minister of Environmental Affairs, Mrs Edna Molewa, will on 5 November 2015 officially open the second Biodiversity Economy Indaba at the International Convention Centre in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal.
The Indaba is being hosted by the Department of Environmental Affairs from 5 to 7 November 2015. The aim of the 2015 Biodiversity Economy Indaba will be to bring together multiple and diverse stakeholders in the biodiversity economy, including the hunting, game farm and related activities industries, as well as the bioprospecting, natural products and biotrade industries.
Dialogue at the Biodiversity Economy Indaba will be embedded in the context of the National Development Plan, the National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan; the National Strategy for Sustainable Development; the Biodiversity Economy Strategy and other international obligations emanating from the CITES and CBD, such as the Nagoya Protocol, the Aichi targets and the implementation of the CBD Strategic Plan.
Among the matters to be discussed will be the transformation of the biodiversity, bioprospecting and biotrade sectors and the hunting industry, the issue of colour variants and selective breeding in the wildlife sector and the development of business models and innovation networks in the bioprospecting sector.
Members of the media are invited to attend the Indaba.
Opening ceremony:
Date: Thursday, 5 November 2015
Venue: International Convention Centre, Durban
Time: 8h00 to 12h00
RSVP by 4 November 2015 to:
Lebogang Maseko Tel: 012 399 9992 / 062 365 9978 Email: lmaseko@environment.gov.za or Eleanor Momberg Tel: 012 399 9948 / 083 400 5741 Email: emomberg@environment.gov.za
For media inquiries contact:
Albi Modise
Cell: 083 490 2871
