Charles Darwin Foundation announces a major scientific symposium for 2009
Darwin’s 200th Birthday and 50 years of conservation in the Galapagos: the role of science in developing a sustainable future

2009 will mark the 200th anniversary of Darwin’s birth, the 150th anniversary of the publication of his seminal work 'On the Origin of Species' and 50 years since the establishment of the Charles Darwin Foundation (CDF). The CDF will be celebrating these three momentous events by hosting an international scientific symposium:“Darwin’s 200th Birthday and 50 years of conservation in the Galapagos: the role of science in developing a sustainable future”. The symposium will focus international attention on one of the world's most vulnerable and unique ecosystems.
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CDF postgraduate course offering:
Modeling the Dynamics of Marine Resources and Environmental Variability

8 -12 December 2008
Santa Cruz, Galapagos
This course, offered by the Charles Darwin Foundation in conjunction with the Ecological Marine Center of the Bremen University, Germany, will cover a methodology that “combines” the surplus production model (SPM) for marine resources with environmental variability. The course is intended for graduates, marine biologists with experience in fisheries, fishery administrators and other professionals with an interest in utilizing fishery-climate models.

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CDF Supports the Actions and Decisions of INGALA Council
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