This workshop is being convened by the Secretariats of the CBD and CITES, in collaboration with the Great Apes Survival Partnership, the Secretariat of the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), FAO and other organizations. The workshop aims to: encourage and enable parties and relevant inter-governmental and non-governmental organizations to take effective action to ensure the conservation and sustainable use of wildlife resources in tropical and sub-tropical forests; develop options for small-scale food and income alternatives in tropical and sub-tropical countries based on the sustainable use of biodiversity; and revise the recommendations of the Liaison Group on Bushmeat.  

dates: 7-10 June 2011   location: Nairobi, Kenya   contact: CBD Secretariat   phone: +1-514-288-2220   fax: +1-514-288-6588   e-mail: secretariat@cbd.int   www: http://www.cbd.int/doc/?meeting=LGBUSHMEAT-02