The Real World meets outside

While government delegates, UN officials, accredited NGOs and industry lobbyist get caught up in the legal jargon and bureaucracy inside the conference center, the Civil Society organizes to fight against the daunting challenges threatening the biodiversity of our planet. The Global Civil Society Forum, happening at the same as the UN CBD Meetings, is going to be presenting an alternative path joint.

The Forum will strengthen the voice of social movements. As the organizers say, “the real world meets outside”. It is going to be a huge and important space for networking for many organizations. It is also meant to influence politically on negotiations and positions of the various countries to make sure that civil society participates in an effective way in official negotiation discussions and in parallel events of the UN CBD and BSP meeting.
Check out the agenda of the Forum. Three of your very own COA bloggers will be leading a workshop on the importance of youth action against GURTs. More to come!

The Forum is organized by the Brazilian organization FBOMS. You can find more information on their website. (http://www.fboms.org.br/eventos/cop8.htm)