When
22-24 October 2003

Location
Chateau on the Park, Christchurch, New Zealand

Description
Conference of the Royal NZ Institute of Horticulture (in association with the CCC, ECan, Landcare Research and PGG).
The important role of cities as a repository for biodiversity is increasingly recognised within New Zealand and overseas, along with the need to focus on sustainable development, triple bottom-line accounting, and the function of green environments in maintaining community health and cohesion. In New Zealand, recent reports by the Parliamentary Commission for the Environment and the Ministry of the Environment have drawn attention to these issues. The conference will be based on these and other themes, with an emphasis on practical outcomes.

The conference will be held in the Garden City of Christchurch, where there is much collective expertise on urban biodiversity. Complementing our local experts will be several world authorities on the Greening of Cities, Landscape Architecture, and Town Planning to act as keynote speakers.

These topics are very timely as the Christchurch City Council puts into place its Biodiversity Strategy, which will be unveiled at the conference.

Keynote speakers include:
*Dr Morgan Williams, Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment, Wellington, New Zealand
*Professor Chris Bains, one of the UK's leading environmental campaigners, and an award-winning author and broadcaster
*Mason Tan, Landscape Architect and Director of Mace Studio, Singapore

Who will attend?

*Local and Regional Councillors
*Town Planners
*Landscape and Building Architects
*Horticulturists
*Educationalists
*Researchers
*Conservation Groups
*Others interested in Urban Biodiversity

Contact d&amoyle@xtra.co.nz

External links
www.rnzih.org.nz/pages/conference2003.htm   

Keywords
conference  urban biodiversity 

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