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134 PARALLEL SESSION HALL H III | TROPICAL ECOLOGISTS AT WORKPARALLEL SESSION HALL H III | TROPICAL ECOLOGISTS AT WORK135Session: Tropical ecologists at work: where and how to find a jobThursday, 24 February, 11:30, Hall H IIIBROAD-BASED EXPERTISE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT- UNDER ONE ROOF - Deutsche Gesellschaft für InternationaleZusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbHnetworking and dialogue among international cooperation actors. Capacitybuilding for partner-country experts is a key component of our services, andwe offer our programme participants diverse opportunities to use the contactsthey have made. We also give young people a chance to gain professionalexperience around the world – exchange programmes for young professionalslay the foundations for successful careers in national and international markets.THURSDAY 11:30 Hall H IIIHarald LossackBroad-based expertise for sustainable development – under one roofWorking efficiently, effectively and in a spirit of partnership, we supportpeople and societies in developing, transition and industrialised countries inshaping their own futures and improving living conditions. This is what theDeutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH is allabout. Established on 1 January 2011, it brings together under one roof thelong-standing expertise of the Deutscher Entwicklungsdienst (DED) gGmbH(German Development Service), the Deutsche Gesellschaft für TechnischeZusammenarbeit (GTZ) GmbH (German technical cooperation) and InWEnt– Capacity Building International, Germany. As a federally owned enterprise,we support the German Government in achieving its objectives in the field ofinternational cooperation for sustainable development. We are also engaged ininternational education work around the globe.Making development effectiveOur partners want to take responsibility for achieving their own long-termdevelopment goals. We support them by offering demand-driven, tailor-madeand effective services for sustainable development. We apply a holistic andvalue-based approach to ensure the participation of all stakeholders. In doingso, we are always guided by our concept of sustainable development. We takeaccount of political, economic, social and ecological dimensions as we supportour partners at local, regional, national and international level in negotiatingsolutions in the broader social context. This is how we drive development.GIZ operates in many fields, including economic development andemployment; governance and democracy; security, reconstruction, peacebuilding and civil conflict transformation; food security, health and basiceducation; and environmental protection, resource conservation and climatechange mitigation. We also provide management and logistical services to helpour partners perform their development tasks. In crises we carry out refugeeand emergency aid programmes. As part of our development services, we alsosecond technical advisors to partner countries.We advise our clients and partners on drawing up plans and strategies, placeintegrated experts and returning experts in partner countries, and promoteWho we work forMost of our activities are commissioned by the German Federal Ministry forEconomic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). GIZ also operates on behalfof other ministries – in particular the Federal Foreign Office, the FederalEnvironment Ministry and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research– as well as German federal states and municipalities, and public and privatesector clients both in Germany and abroad. These include the governmentsof other countries, the European Commission, the United Nations and theWorld Bank. We work closely with the private sector and promote resultsorientedinteraction between the development and foreign trade sectors. Ourconsiderable experience with alliances in partner countries and in Germany isa key factor for successful international cooperation, not only in the business,academic and cultural spheres but also in civil society.The company at a glanceGIZ operates in more than 130 countries worldwide. In Germany we maintain apresence in nearly all the federal states. Our registered offices are in Bonn andEschborn. GIZ employs approximately 17,000 staff members worldwide, morethan 60% of whom are local personnel. In addition, there are 1,135 technicaladvisors, 750 integrated and 324 returning experts, 700 local experts in partnerorganisations and 850 ‘weltwärts’ volunteers. With an estimated turnover ofEUR 1.9 billion as at December 2010, GIZ can look to the future with confidence.Growing commitments for biodiversity, forests and ecosystems‘conservationThe German Government has recognised the importance of biodiversity andthe necessity to take action on a global scale. In recent years, funding in theform of long-term pledges to partner countries has risen steeply; in 2009 itrose to approximately €260 million, which is a 30 % increase on 2008. Furthersignificant increases are planned between now and 2012. From 2013, theGerman Government intends to make €500 million available each year tosupport the worldwide creation of the enabling environments and capacitiesneeded to preserve global biodiversity and forests in the long term.THURSDAY 11:30 Hall H IIIgtöSociety for Tropical Ecology | Gesellschaft für Tropenökologie e.V. Status and future of tropical biodiversity | Frankfurt, 21 - 24 February 2011gtö