The EDD 2021 

The 14th edition of the European Development Days took place online on 15th and 16th June 2021. The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) participated in various sessions and exchanged views with its long-lasting partners on topics such as biodiversity, protected areas, wildlife crime, and youth engagement.

The fully digital and interactive event included more than 90 online sessions, 300+ speakers and 10,600+ participants, around the theme ‘The Green Deal for a Sustainable Future’.

Biodiversity loss, climate change and environmental degradation are defining challenges of our generation and require more coordinated and incisive international efforts. The COVID-19 pandemic has shown the interlinkages between human health and a healthy planet. The post-COVID recovery should be an opportunity to build back greener and more inclusive societies and economies.

In this respect, the European Development Days provided a decisive moment for analysis and reflection on the road to the CBD COP15 in Kunming in October and the Glasgow COP26 in November 2021.

See detailed information on WCS sessions:

• Youth Action on Biodiversity: Priorities, Narratives and Accelerating Impact (Special event)
• Will the Green Deal save Wildlife from trafficking (High-level panel)
• Increasing protected areas and mobilizing resources (High-level panel)
• Strengthening global partnership to combat wildlife crime (Lab debate)
• Conservation in Fragile States: myths, realities and opportunities (Lab debate)
• Protection of natural World Heritage sites in the Congo Basin (Agora)
• Ecological compensation that helps achieve biodiversity targets (Brainstorming lab)
• Sustainable Wildlife Management Programme (Global Village)

For more information, please contact:

Arnaud Goessens - Senior Manager, EU Policy: agoessens@wcs.org