Cape Town Hosts Ninth International Penguin Congress (IPC9)
Cape Town, South Africa, September 03, 2016 --(PR.com)-- Conservationists and avifauna experts from all over the world will descend on Cape Town as South Africa hosts the 9th International Penguin Congress (IPC) from 5 to 9 September 2016.
The IPC is the primary gathering of the world’s leading scientists, research managers and policy makers working on penguin biology, ecology, health and behaviour to discuss ongoing research, identify current and emerging conservation issues and create action plans.
The congress provides a forum for all concerned with Penguins to create a strategic global effort on behalf of these threatened species.
The IPC provides a unique opportunity to bring together disparate groups of people with a common interest in penguins; the connections they make have often proved most fruitful and led to some exciting collaborations.
The congress lasts for five days (Monday to Friday) and attracts over 200 international delegates. It is one of the few worldwide conservation meetings which attracts people working on all seven continents and is for the second time being hosted in South Africa where the African penguin (endemic to Southern Africa) continues to decline.
The week’s activities will be opened on Monday 5 September 2016 at 10h00 by internationally renowned speaker and ocean advocate Lewis Pugh, before a host of international speakers complete a scientific programme which includes the updating of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The event is organised by a local organising committee headed up by CapeNature’s Dr Lauren Waller and includes representatives from the University of Cape Town, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), and the University of Bristol.
Says Dr Waller: “It is a privilege to have our congress opened by Mr Lewis Pugh. As the UN Patron of the Oceans, his passion for ocean conservation is unquestioned. He has used knowledge generated by scientists such as those of IPC to support his advocacy work. It is high profile people such as Lewis that help to take your work to the highest levels to encourage sound decision making.”
The full schedule of events can be viewed on the IPC9 website here: http://ipc9.adu.org.za/Programme.htm
The IPC is the primary gathering of the world’s leading scientists, research managers and policy makers working on penguin biology, ecology, health and behaviour to discuss ongoing research, identify current and emerging conservation issues and create action plans.
The congress provides a forum for all concerned with Penguins to create a strategic global effort on behalf of these threatened species.
The IPC provides a unique opportunity to bring together disparate groups of people with a common interest in penguins; the connections they make have often proved most fruitful and led to some exciting collaborations.
The congress lasts for five days (Monday to Friday) and attracts over 200 international delegates. It is one of the few worldwide conservation meetings which attracts people working on all seven continents and is for the second time being hosted in South Africa where the African penguin (endemic to Southern Africa) continues to decline.
The week’s activities will be opened on Monday 5 September 2016 at 10h00 by internationally renowned speaker and ocean advocate Lewis Pugh, before a host of international speakers complete a scientific programme which includes the updating of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
The event is organised by a local organising committee headed up by CapeNature’s Dr Lauren Waller and includes representatives from the University of Cape Town, the Department of Environmental Affairs, the South African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB), and the University of Bristol.
Says Dr Waller: “It is a privilege to have our congress opened by Mr Lewis Pugh. As the UN Patron of the Oceans, his passion for ocean conservation is unquestioned. He has used knowledge generated by scientists such as those of IPC to support his advocacy work. It is high profile people such as Lewis that help to take your work to the highest levels to encourage sound decision making.”
The full schedule of events can be viewed on the IPC9 website here: http://ipc9.adu.org.za/Programme.htm
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