2013 International BiodiverCities Conference

The City of Joondalup in collaboration with the ICLEI Local Governments for Sustainability and the Western Australian Local Government Association is pleased to be hosting the 2013 International BiodiverCities Conference.

This three day conference will be held on the 9-11 September 2013 at the Joondalup Resort, Perth, Western Australia. Not only will you get to enjoy an extensive conference program but it will be Spring and wildflower season, a perfect time to visit Western Australia to see the diverse array of native wildflowers bloom in spectacular colour. The program will feature field trips, key note and parallel session presentations from regional and international environmental experts addressing biodiversity conservation in a changing climate.

Topics covered will be:

  • Managing impacts of climate change on local biodiversity
  • Assessing and managing coastal vulnerability
  • Partnerships to enhance biodiversity
  • Community education and public participation
  • Biodiversity for carbon sequestration Integration of biodiversity into the urban landscape.

Click here for an event page.