IUCN and the IUCN World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA), in conjunction with the Austrian Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water, and the Donau-Auen National Park, are organizing the conference entitled “Little Sydney: Protecting Nature in Europe” taking place in Hainburg/Donau-Auen National Park, Austria from 28-31 May 2015..

“Little Sydney” builds on the outcomes of the recent major global event on protected areas: the IUCN World Parks Congress 2014 (WPC), held in Sydney in November 2014, and which resulted in the Promise of Sydney.

The Little Sydney conference is a milestone international event aimed at finding long-term sustainable solutions for protected areas in Europe.

Source, further information  and registration at : http://www.iucn.org/about/union/secretariat/offices/europe/little_sydney_conference/