Aims
- To review the current understanding of marine biodiversity, its role in marine ecosystem functioning and its socio-economic context
- To assess current and future threats and potential mitigation strategies for conservation and regulation of marine resources
- To identify future research priorities
News
Information stands at WCMB
If you wish to display an information stand at the World Conference, you can find more information at exhibition.
Draft programme available
You can find the preliminary programme here.
Message from the conference chairs
The call to join us in Valencia to share results on Marine Biodiversity Research at the World Conference on Marine Biodiversity (Valencia, Nov 11-15, 2008) was an overwhelming success, with over 500 registered participants before the deadline, meeting the maximum capacity of the venue.
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Registration is closed
The maximum number of registrations has been reached. No more registrations and abstracts can be accepted.
Grants for developing countries
A number of grants to support scientists from developing countries are available. Scientists from developing countries are encouraged to apply for these grants. Candidates should give an abstract for a poster or oral presentation and include a CV in their application and should register directy with moira.llabres@uib.es before April 1st. The decision on grants will be taken before May 31.
Large poster
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The first information outline can be downloaded here. Please feel free to distribute this further, as well as our flyer and poster.
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Chairs of the Conference
Carlo Heip
NIOO and NIOZ, The Netherlands
Carlos M. Duarte
IMEDEA (CSIC- University of the Balearic Islands), Mallorca, Spain
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