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International Conference on Climate Change and Bioresource
Dates: 9th - 12th Feb 2010
Bharathidasan University, India
email: organising secretary
www: conference website

2010 International Conference on Biotechnology and Food Science
Dates: 9th - 10th Feb 2010
Bangalore, India
This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration.
www: conference website

AAAS 2010 Annual Meeting
Dates: 18th - 22nd Feb 2010
San Diego, USA
The theme of the 2010 AAAS Annual Meeting - "Bridging Science and Society" - calls on every scientist and engineer to make their work both beneficial and understandable, and on society to discover again the excitement and hope that research and its findings offer.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

Fourth International Conference on Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change
Dates: 21st - 27th Feb 2010
Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
The conference aims to share the latest developments in adaptation planning and practices, priority sectors and measures at different levels and disseminate knowledge among stakeholders and actors.
email: conference contact
www: conference announcement

Greenhouse gases in the Earth system: setting the agenda to 2030
Dates: 22nd - 23rd Feb 2010
London, UK
This meeting discusses the use of long-term monitoring to understand greenhouse gases in the Earth System.
www: conference website

17th session of the African Forestry and Wildlife Commission
Dates: 22nd - 26th Feb 2010
Brazzaville , Republic of Congo
email: conference contact
www: conference website

The 2010 International Conference on Agricultural and Animal Science
Dates: 26th - 28th Feb 2010
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
This conference provides opportunities for the delegates to exchange new ideas and application experiences face to face, to establish business or research relations and to find global partners for future collaboration.
www: conference website

2010 International Conference on Forestry Applications and Development
Dates: 26th - 28th Feb 2010
, Singapore
www: conference website

Global Biosecurity 2010
Dates: 28th Feb - 3rd Mar 2010
Brisbane, Australia
The program will focus on agricultural and environmental biosecurity.
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

1st Economic Mission Africa-India
Dates: 28th Feb - 5th Mar 2010
Hyderabad, India
This first EMRC mission to Hyderabad will immerse 35 delegates in the high-end agricultural technological advancement of India, where they will have the opportunity to exchange agricultural knowhow and practices with their counterparts. Delegates attending the Economic Mission Africa-India will have the opportunity to learn from the rich experience of India by taking part in field visits to various sites as well as interact with Indian decision-makers.
www: Mission details

International Conference on Environmental Pollution, Restoration, and Management
Dates: 1st - 5th Mar 2010
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Conference theme: Improving Environmental Quality in Developing Countries
www: conference website

Agricultural Biotechnologies in Developing Countries Conference
Dates: 1st - 4th Mar 2010
Guadalajara, Mexico
Options and opportunities in crops, forestry, livestock, fisheries and agro-industry to face the challenges of food insecurity and climate change.
www: conference website

IUFRO 2010: Sustainable Utilisation and Conservation of Forests in the Genomics Era
Dates: 7th - 12th Mar 2010
Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (CoP15): Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
Dates: 13th - 25th Mar 2010
Doha, Qatar
email: conference secretariat
www: conference website

Vegetalia AgroEnergie
Dates: 19th - 21st Mar 2010
Cremona, Italy
Vegetalia AgroEnergie is a renewable energy show with a special focus on agriculture.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

Africa Rice Congress 2010
Dates: 22nd - 26th Mar 2010
Bamako, Mali
Africa Rice Congress 2010 will have as its main theme: ‘Innovation and partnerships to realize Africa’s rice potential’. The Congress will bring together representatives from the public and private sector, civil society organizations, farmer associations and research and extension communities engaged in the development of Africa’s rice sector.
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

World Urban Forum 5
Dates: 22nd - 26th Mar 2010
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
In the space of a few short years, the World Urban Forum has turned into the world's premier conference on cities. The Forum was established by the United Nations to examine one of the most pressing problems facing the world today: rapid urbanization and its impact on communities, cities, economies, climate change and policies.
www: conference website

Taking stock of smallholder and community forestry: Where do we go from here?
Dates: 24th - 26th Mar 2010
Montpellier, France
This workshop, bringing together researchers, policy makers and practitioners, is a forum for sharing and evaluating global patterns in forest resource use and management by smallholders and community groups to outline the current state of knowledge and identify a course for future research.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

Global Conference on Agricultural Research for Development (GCARD)
Dates: 28th - 31st Mar 2010
Montpellier, France
GCARD aims to develop a new global agricultural research system, driven by tangible development outcomes and bringing together all those involved in agriculture research for development (AR4D).
email: conference secretariat
www: conference website

National Conference on Managing Agri-Food Supply Chain
Dates: 9th - 11th Apr 2010
Uttar Pradesh, India
email: conference coordinator
www: conference information

2nd International Symposium on Genomics of Plant Genetic Resources
Dates: 24th - 27th Apr 2010
Bologna , Italy
The main theme of this conference will be "Harnessing plant biodiversity for food security and nutritional quality".
email: scientific secretariat
www: conference website

IAALD XIIIth World Congress - Scientific and Technical Information and Rural Development : Highlights of Innovative Practices
Dates: 26th - 29th Apr 2010
Montpellier, France
The renewed worldwide interest in agriculture and questions dealing with food crises increase the need for quality information for actors in rural development. Bringing their knowledge and Know-how, the Scientific and Technical Information Specialists can contribute to providing quality information.
email: contact
www: conference website

NatureServe Conference 2010: Biodiversity without Boundaries
Dates: 26th - 30th Apr 2010
Austin, Texas
The NatureServe Conservation Conference 2010: Biodiversity without Boundaries is an international training and education event for the environmental conservation community.
email: conference coordinator
www: conference website

5th Global Conference on Oceans, Coasts, and Islands: Ensuring Survival, Preserving Life, and Improving Governance
Dates: 3rd - 7th May 2010
Paris , France
The 5th Global Oceans Conference will specifically address the challenges and opportunities posed by the emerging international consensus on a new climate regime.
email: conference coordinator
www: conference information

ESEA's 3rd Scientifc Conference: Climate Change and Natural Resource use in Eastern Africa
Dates: 19th - 21st May 2010
Kenyatta University, Kenya
The meeting will address a wide range of climate change topics with the aim of increasing awareness of vulnerabilities, impacts and targeted adaptation measures that can be applied in the region.
www: conference website

International Conference on Agricultural and Food Engineering
Dates: 26th - 28th May 2010
Tokyo, Japan
This conference aims to bring together academic scientists, leading engineers, industry researchers and scholar students to exchange and share their experiences and research results about all aspects of Agricultural and Food Engineering, and discuss the practical challenges encountered and the solutions adopted.
www: conference website

5th International Conference on ICT for Development, Education and Training
Dates: 26th - 28th May 2010
Lusaka, Zambia
eLearning Africa continues to build and expand a worldwide network for people involved in all aspects of technology-enhanced education and training in Africa, including management and policymaking.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

ISF World Seed Congress 2010
Dates: 31st May - 2nd Jun 2010
Calgary, Canada
www: conference website

Third International Conference on Sustainable Irrigation Management, Technologies and Policies
Dates: 7th - 9th Jun 2010
Bucharest, Romania
This conference seeks to address the different aspects of irrigation, including not only the management of water resources, scientific and technical aspects, but also matters related to policy and economics.
email: conference secretariat
www: conference website

The International Camel Symposium: Linking Camel Science and Development for Sustainable Livelihoods
Dates: 7th - 10th Jun 2010
Garissa, Kenya
This symposium aims to not only address a scientific audience, but to bring together
for the first time camel pastoralists, camel researchers and development actors.
email: conference secretariat

3rd International Congress on Information and Communication Technologies in Agriculture, Food, Forestry & Environment
Dates: 14th - 18th Jun 2010
Samsun, Turkey
email: conference contact
www: conference website

Innovation & Sustainable Development in Agriculture and Food
Dates: 28th Jun - 1st Jul 2010
Montpellier, France
The aim of this symposium is to reflect upon future choices, design appropriate scientific agendas, and help renew actions and policies so that innovation systems can better achieve sustainability.
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

2010 International Climate Change Adaptation Conference
Dates: 29th Jun - 1st Jul 2010
Queensland, Australia
The Climate Adaptation Futures Conference will showcase leading impacts and adaptation research from around the world. It will explore the contribution of adaptation science to planning and policy making, and how robust adaptation decision making can proceed in the face of uncertainty about climate change and its impacts.
email: conference secretariat
www: conference website

24th International Congress for Conservation Biology
Dates: 3rd - 7th Jul 2010
Alberta, Canada
Conservation for a Changing Planet
www: conference website

9th European IFSA Symposium: Building sustainable rural future: The added value of systems approaches in times of change and uncertainty
Dates: 4th - 7th Jul 2010
Vienna, Austria
The aim is to offer a plattform for researchers and practitioners who seek and inter- and transdisciplinary dialogue on the vast range of issues relevant to farmers and other stakeholders of rural areas.
email: steering committee
www: conference website

7th International Pineapple Symposium 2010
Dates: 13th - 15th Jul 2010
Johor, Malaysia
email: conference secretariat
www: conference website

5th African Agricultural Science Week and FARA General Assembly
Dates: 19th - 24th Jul 2010
Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
The theme will be “African Agricultural Innovation in a Changing Global Environment”
www: conference website

The 2010 International meeting of the Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation
Dates: 19th - 23rd Jul 2010
Bali, Indonesia
Tropical biodiversity: surviving the food, energy and climate crisis
email: conference contact
www: conference website

International Workshop on Collective Action, Property Rights, and Conflict in Natural Resources Management
Dates: 28th - 1st Jul 2010
Siem Reap, Cambodia
The international workshop will focus on the positive ways in which collective action to resolve problems of allocation and access to renewable natural resources can help manage or prevent social conflict more generally.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

19th World Congress of Soil Science
Dates: 1st - 6th Aug 2010
Brisbane, Australia
The conference theme is "Soil Solutions for a Changing World"
www: conference website

2nd International Congress on Biodiversity of the Guiana Shield
Dates: 1st - 4th Aug 2010
Amapa State University, Brazil
The objective of this conference is to discuss advances made on biodiversity research in the Guiana Shield and, to share experiences in the use and management of biodiversity.
email: conference email
www: conference information

9th World Congress on Genetics applied to Livestock Production
Dates: 1st - 6th Aug 2010
Leipzig, Germany
This congress is the premier meeting point for scientists around the world involved in genetic improvement of livestock.
email: organising committee
www: conference website

International Conference on Agricultural, Food and Animal Sciences
Dates: 11th - 13th Aug 2010
Stockholm, Sweden
www: conference website

28th International Horticultural Congress "Science and Horticulture for People"
Dates: 22nd - 27th Aug 2010
Lisbon, Portugal
The theme of the Congress, Science and Horticulture for People, emphasizes horticulture’s scientific components and interactions with scientists, producers, consumers and society-at-large. People are also the target of horticulture for development.
email: congress secretariat
www: conference website

ISEE Conference 2010: Advancing Sustainability in a Time of Crisis
Dates: 22nd - 25th Aug 2010
Oldenburg and Bremen, Germany
email: conference contact
www: conference website

XXIII IUFRO World Congress
Dates: 23rd - 28th Aug 2010
Seoul, Republic of Korea
The theme for the 23rd World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) is “Forests for the Future: Sustaining Society and the Environment.”
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

EAAP 2010: 61st Annual Meeting of the European Association for Animal Production
Dates: 23rd - 27th Aug 2010
Heraklion, Crete
The theme of the Meeting is “Impact of food demand, quantity and quality wise, on Animal Production” which is a hot topic in Europe and a very appropriate subject in view of the current worldwide demands for both human society and livestock industry.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

XXIII World Congress of the International Union of Forest Research Organizations
Dates: 23rd - 28th Aug 2010
Seoul, South Korea
The Congress title for the XXIII IUFRO World Congress is "Forests for the Future: Sustaining and the Environment."
email: congress organising committee
www: conference website

Tropentag (Tropical and Subtropical Agricultural and Natural Resource Management) 2010
Dates: 14th - 16th Sep 2010
Zurich, Switzerland
The Tropentag is a development-oriented and interdisciplinary conference. It addresses issues of resource-, environmental-, agricultural-, forestry-, fisheries-, food-, nutrition and related sciences in the context of international rural development, sustainable resource use and poverty alleviation worldwide.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

Forest Landscapes and Global Change: New Frontiers in Management, Conservation and Restoration
Dates: 21st - 27th Sep 2010
Bragança, Portugal
This IUFRO Landscape Ecology international conference aims to bring together scientists, planners, and managers in order to share science and experiences on approaches, methods and tools to assess change, to forecast change in structures and processes, and to optimize goods and services provided at multiscale-multifunctional levels under a context of change.
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

Fifth World Cowpea Research Conference
Dates: 27th Sep - 1st Oct 2010
Dakar , Senegal
Improving livelihoods in the cowpea value chain through advancement in science.
email: conference organiser
www: conference website

Greenhouse Gases and Animal Agriculture Conference
Dates: 3rd - 8th Oct 2010
Banff, Canada
This is an opportunity to present the latest scientific advances in the area of greenhouse gas research in animal agriculture and contribute to providing information that industry and governments need to achieve cost-effective greenhouse gas mitigation outcomes.
email: conference manager
www: conference website

AgriBusiness Forum 2010
Dates: 3rd - 6th Oct 2010
Kampala, Uganda
The EMRC AgriBusiness Forum 2010, hosted by the Government of Uganda, will focus on Global food security as a business opportunity. Subjects such as sustainable agricultural development, increasing agricultural productivity, the role of the private sector in securing food access, pre and post-harvest intervention, commodities, inputs and private-sector growth will be discussed.
www: conference background

Aquaculture Europe 2010
Dates: 5th - 8th Oct 2010
Porto, Portugal
The AE2010 conference will address many topics related to island, coastal and ocean aquaculture, but it will also cover the production of freshwater species. Parallel conference sessions include land-based systems, estuarine, coastal lagoon, coastal and offshore aquaculture and encompass many species from shellfish to fish to marine plants.
www: conference website

Tenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (COP 10)
Dates: 18th - 29th Oct 2010
Aichi Prefecture, Japan
www: conference website

5th All Africa Conference on Animal Agriculture: Commercialisation of Livestock Agriculture in Africa: Challenges and opportunities
Dates: 25th - 28th Oct 2010
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
The objective of the conference is to provide an opportunity for African scientists and the broader stakeholder groups in the livestock sector to discuss the potential role of animal agriculture to improve the livelihoods of African people.
email: conference contact

Sustainable Animal Production in the Tropics
Dates: 15th - 18th Nov 2010
Gosier, Guadeloupe
The SAPT Conference will hold 3 sessions on the following subjects: 1) adaptation capacities of livestock to a changing environment; 2) local feeds, value and strategic use, and 3) sustainable and integrated livestock farming systems.
email: conference contact
www: conference website

Land reform and management of natural resources in Africa and Latin America
Dates: 25th - 27th Nov 2010
Lleida, Spain
The congress desires to contribute to overcoming the current distance between the elaboration of development models and the research about its deployment in specific natural resources management scenarios, Africa and Latin America.
www: conference website

9th International Rangeland Congress
Dates: 2nd - 8th Apr 2011
Rosario , Argentina
The Congress will focus on different aspects of Rangeland management, and their relation with society.
email: conference secretariat
www: conference website

XVIII International Botanical Congress
Dates: 23rd - 30th Jul 2011
Melbourne, Australia
email: conference secretariat
www: conference website