Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in the Arabian Peninsula
Conference programme This programme is subject to cha nge Day 1 - Wednesday 3 Feb 2010 |
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| Start Time | End Time | |
| 08:00:00 | 09:45:00 | Registration in Main Lobby |
| 10:00:00 | 10:10:00 | Opening Film |
| 10:10:00 | 10:15:00 | Chancellor’s Welcome , Dr Peter Heath, American University of Sharjah |
| 10:15:00 | 10:30:00 | Opening & Review 10 years of Conservation Workshops , Mr Abdulaziz Al Midfa, Environment and Protected Areas Authority |
| 10:30:00 | 10:45:00 | VIP , Prince Hassan of Jordan |
| 10:45:00 | 11:00:00 | Keynote , Dr Simon Stuart, Chair IUCN Species Survival Commission |
| 11:00:00 | 11:05:00 | Thanks , Mr Abdulaziz Al Midfa, Environment and Protected Areas Authority |
| 11:05:00 | 11:30:00 | Morning Tea |
| Regional Perspectives | ||
| 11:30:00 | 11:35:00 | Intro and Aims , Prof. Ahmed Disi |
| 11:35:00 | 11:55:00 | WWF Ecoregions , Ms. Razan Al Mubarak, Emirates Wildlife Society - WWF |
| 11:55:00 | 12:15:00 | Important Bird Areas and Ramsar Sites - a Critical Network of Sites required by migratory waterbirds , Sharif Al-Jbour, BirdLife International Middle East Office |
| 12:15:00 | 12:35:00 | Important Plant Areas in the Arabian Peninsula , Othman Llewellyn, National Commission for Wildlife Conservation and Development |
| 12:35:00 | 12:55:00 | Hotspots and species , Dr David Mallon, IUCN/SSC Antelope Specialist Group |
| 12:55:00 | 13:00:00 | Summary , Prof. Ahmed Disi |
| 13:00:00 | 14:00:00 | Lunch |
| Regional Perspectives cont | ||
| 14:00:00 | 14:05:00 | Intro and Aims , Dr Mohamed Shobrak, Taif University |
| 14:05:00 | 14:25:00 | Regional Environmental Agreements : Towards collective action , Dr Odeh Al Jayyousi, IUCN West Asia and Middle East Regional Office |
| 14:25:00 | 14:45:00 | Protected Area Networks in Arabia , Khaldoun Al Omari, IUCN West Asia and Middle East Regional Office |
| 14:45:00 | 15:05:00 | GIS Layers , Anil Kumar, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi |
| 15:00:00 | 16:00:00 | Afternoon Tea |
| Transboundary Conservation Areas | ||
| 15:05:00 | 15:25:00 | Towards a systematic conservation assessment for the Arabian Peninsula , Dr Stephen Holness, South African National Parks |
| 15:25:00 | 15:30:00 | Summary , Dr Mohamed Shobrak, Taif University |
| 16:00:00 | 16:05:00 | Intro and Aims , Dr Abdul Karim Nasher, Sanaa University |
| 16:05:00 | 16:25:00 | Peace Parks in Southern Africa: Lessons learnt in conservation planning, Prof. Willem van Riet, Peace Parks Foundation |
| 16:25:00 | 16:45:00 | Regional Scope , Mr Abdulaziz Al Midfa, Environment and Protected Areas Authority |
| 16:45:00 | 17:05:00 | The Conservation of Dugongs ( Dugong dugong ) in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi , Thabit Zahran Al Abdessalaam, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi |
| 17:05:00 | 17:10:00 | Summary , Dr Abdul Karim Nasher, Sanaa University |
| 17:10:00 | 17:20:00 | Day 1 Closing |
| 18:00:00 | 20:30:00 | Conference Dinner ( Sharjah Golf and Shooting Club ) |
Conference on Biodiversity Conservation in the Arabian Peninsula Program
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| Start Time | End Time | |
| 08:00:00 | 09:00:00 | Registration Continues in Main Lobby |
| Looking to the Future | ||
| 09:00:00 | 09:05:00 | Intro and Aims , Dr Fredric Launay, IUCN/SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group |
| 09:05:00 | 09:35:00 | Restoration of degraded habitats in arid ecosystems: examples from the Arabian Peninsula, Dr Shahina Ghazanfar, Royal Botanic Gardens |
| 09:35:00 | 09:55:00 | Captive breeding & conservation , Dr Kristin Leus, IUCN/SSC Conservation Breeding Specialist Group Europe |
| 09:55:00 | 10:15:00 | Arabian Leopard in Oman , Dr Andrew Spalton, Office for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of the Royal Court |
| 10:15:00 | 10:35:00 | Animal Reintroductions , Dr Mark Stanley Price, University of Oxford |
| 10:35:00 | 10:55:00 | Requirements for Strategic Plant Conservation in the Arabian Peninsula , Dr Tony Miller, Centre for Middle Eastern Plants |
| 10:55:00 | 11:00:00 | Summary Dr Fredric Launay, IUCN /SSC Reintroduction Specialist Group |
| 11:00:00 | 11:30:00 | Morning Tea |
| 11:30:00 | 11:35:00 | Intro and Aims Dr Adel Al-Zayanil, Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment & Wildlife |
| 11:35:00 | 11:35:00 | Colonization time of Arabia by the white-tailed mongoose as inferred from mitochondrial DNA sequences. Dr Carlos Fernandes, University of Lisbon |
| 11:55:00 | 12:35:00 | Freshwater fishes & Marine Conservation in Arabia. Dr Fareed Krupp, Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum |
| 12:35:00 | 12:55:00 | Socotra Dr Kay Van Damme, Ghent University |
| 12:55:00 | 13:00:00 | Summary , Dr Adel Al-Zayanil, Public Commission for the Protection of Marine Resources, Environment & Wildlife |
| 13:00:00 | 14:00:00 | Lunch |
| 14:00:00 | 14:05:00 | Intro and Aims Prof. Boudjema Samraoui, King Saud University |
| 14:05:00 | 14:25:00 | Flyways and stop-overs , Dr Mohamed Shobrak, Taif University |
| 14:25:00 | 14:45:00 | Population structure, migratory connectivity and inference on gene exchange mechanisms in the Asian Houbara, Dr Olivier Combreau, International Fund for Houbara Conservation |
| 14:45:00 | 15:05:00 | Climate change - physical. Dr Abdulmohsin A. Al-Sofyani, King Abdul Aziz University |
| 15:05:00 | 15:25:00 | Climate change - biodiversity. Dr Hassan Felemban, King Abdul Aziz University |
| 15:25:00 | 15:30:00 | Summary Prof. Boudjema Samraoui, King Saud University |
| 15:30:00 | 16:00:00 | Afternoon Tea |
| 16:00:00 | 16:25:00 | Open Discussion , Dr David Mallon |
| 16:25:00 | 16:35:00 | Summary , Dr Mike Knight |
| 16:35:00 | 16:45:00 | Outputs and future , Dr Philip Seddon |
| 16:45:00 | 16:55:00 | Impressions , H. E. Majid Al Mansouri, Secretary General Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi |
| 16:55:00 | 17:00:00 | Closing and Thanks ,Mr Abdulaziz Al Midfa |
