Linking Biological and Cultural Diversity in Europe

1st European Conference for the Implementation of the UNESCO-SCBD Joint
Programme on Biological and Cultural Diversity

Key Topics:

• Interactions between cultural and biological diversity and identification of linkages between cultural and biological diversity in the European context
• Historical development of biodiversity patterns associated with "natural" and "cultural" landscapes, including the interacting actors, factors and processes
• Traditional agricultural and forest management practices related to bio-cultural diversity
• Development of methods and approaches for the assessment of the links between biological and cultural diversity and the resulting "bio-cultural" diversity
• Development of integrated management strategies at landscape level
• Implementation of international, regional and national agreements dealing with cultural and biological diversity

Information and registration: www.landscapeunifi.it/en/call

Concept: www.landscapeunifi.it/en/concept

Conference Secretariat: landscape@unifi.it - Laboratory for Landscape and Cultural Heritage, Department of Agricultural Food and Forestry Systems, University of Florence