Barcelona Diary: Your quotes
Your quotes from the IUCN World Conservation Congress.
‘Less guns, more cooperation’
Sean Willmore, Director of Thin Green Line NGO, is from Australia. He has been in the spotlight at large music festivals and at the Sydney Opera House. Hear him about his expectations of a roving congress. …
10 Oct 2008 | News story
Federico Cinquepalmi, Marina Pulcini and Damiano Luchetti, Italian Ministry of Environment
"The take home message from this congress is "action"! This is also a great opportunity for networking. We support the Countdown 2010 and the Sailing to Barcelona initiative, and congratulate the Secretariat of IUCN on doing a great job!" …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Mohamed Mohamed, Kenya Wildlife Service
"The speech during the Opening Ceremony by Prof. Yunus was highly motivating. With very little, you can do a lot!" …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Melissa Moye, WWF US
"My highlight was the session on charity lotteries because it was a very interactive workshop. I learnt many useful things for my job, from people I had not previously been in contact with." …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Bishop Geoff Davies, Southern African Faith Communities' Environment Institution, South Africa
"This congress, through the Sustainability Dialogues and other sessions, is illustrating how religions are getting involved in conservation. This is a first and it is an encouraging development!" …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Josephine Simon, African Wildlife Foundation
"The IUCN Congress is a great place to meet face to face with colleagues from different parts of the world and also network with women from Africa who are involved in enterprises." …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Dorienne Rowan-Campbell, Rowan's Royale
"The Learning Opportunity on ecoagriculture landscapes was one of my highlights so far. I will take home and reapply what I learned there." …
09 Oct 2008 | News story
Mangal Man Shakya, Wildlife Watch Group, Nepal
"I got some interesting insight into how illegal wildlife trade has a new internet dimension. The message on how environmental health and security are intelinked has also been reinforced." …
07 Oct 2008 | News story
Tone Solhaug, Norway
"This congress is about learning, exchanging ideas and talking face to face." …
07 Oct 2008 | News story
Yvonne Sadovy de Mitcheson, University of Hong Kong
"I very much like the pavilions, the layout of the congress is great for networking and some of the workshops I have attended, such as those on communications, have been outstanding." …
07 Oct 2008 | News story
