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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#66AACD" vlink="#809DB3"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:Eurostile;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'> <img width=238 height=58 id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CD6C19.00EA7500"></span><span style='font-family:Eurostile;color:black'> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>14<sup>th</sup> International Wildlife Law Conference – Call for Papers</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <img width=361 height=223 id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image004.jpg@01CD6C19.00EA7500" alt="Description: C:\Users\jstrawn\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\Temporary Internet Files\Content.Outlook\FT0SEWCA\03162012_CrossRiverGorilla-Nicky-Lankester_jpg_300.jpg"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:6.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Source: US Department of State</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The 14<sup>th</sup> International Wildlife Law Conference, with the theme <b><u>Conserving Africa’s Wild Fauna and Flora: The Role of International Agreements</u></b>, will be in held in Buea, Cameroon, from December 6-7, 2012. Organized by Stetson University College of Law’s Institute for Biodiversity Law and Policy and hosted by the University of Buea, the conference brings together wildlife law experts from the governmental, NGO, and academic sectors.</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-indent:1.0in'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#111111'>Papers are invited on the following aspects of wildlife law and policy:</span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-indent:1.0in'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:center;text-indent:1.0in;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>*Forest Conservation Regimes</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:center;text-indent:1.0in;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>*CITES at 40</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:center;text-indent:1.0in;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>*Challenges and Opportunities for Regional Agreements</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:center;text-indent:1.0in;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>*The Role of Public Participation in MEA Implementation</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:center;text-indent:1.0in;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>*Protected and Designated Areas and Ecotourism</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:.5in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-indent:1.0in'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Papers on other topics will also be considered. The best papers will be published in a special edition of the Journal of International Wildlife Law and Policy. </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-indent:1.0in'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>The conference will be held in conjunction with a regional round of the 17th Annual Stetson International Environmental Moot Court Competition: <a href="http://www.law.stetson.edu/international/iemcc/" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>http://www.law.stetson.edu/international/iemcc/</span></a> </span><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-indent:1.0in'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:justify'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>The final deadline for abstracts is <b><u>September 30, 2012</u></b>. To be considered, please submit an abstract of your paper and a brief bio to:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-right:1.0in;text-align:center;text-indent:1.0in'><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Dr. Wil Burns at <a href="mailto:williamcgburns@comcast.net" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext'>williamcgburns@comcast.net</span></a></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>or</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>Prof. Royal C. Gardner at </span></b><b><u><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'><a href="mailto:gardner@law.stetson.edu" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>gardner@law.stetson.edu</span></a></span></u></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>or</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='mso-margin-top-alt:0in;margin-right:1.0in;margin-bottom:0in;margin-left:1.0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:150%'><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black'>John Manyitabot Takang at <a href="mailto:john.takang@uni-koeln.de" target="_blank"><span style='color:black'>john.takang@uni-koeln.de</span></a></span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></body></html>