Biocultural Diversity Working Group

Safeguarding the diversity of life is one of the three streams to be addressed during the  World Conservation Congres.  With an eye toward action and inspiration for the future, questions such as the following will be asked.  Start a new Diologue theme addressing one or more of these questions.

• Wellbeing and Ethics: Is biodiversity a luxury or essential for survival?
• Food security: Can we feed 9 billion people and also stop biodiversity loss?
• Policy and Awareness: How can biodiversity loss have a similar impact on public opinion as climate change?
• Species: Do we need all species? How many species can we really save?
• Private sector: How can IUCN help the private sector learn to support biodiversity?
• Protected areas: How can the key role protected areas play in biodiversity conservation be enhanced?
• Technology: How can technology help or hinder biodiversity conservation?
• Knowledge: What are the priorities for seeking new knowledge and better using the knowledge we have?
• Finance: How do we encourage society to pay for conservation? 
• Governance: What is the best way to link conservation to other sectors of government? 
• Sustainable Use: How do we make any use of species sustainable? 
• Tools: What are the latest approaches to enable us to conserve biodiversity more effectively? 
• Communication: How can we reach out to an increasingly-urban public?