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This symposium will take place at the Muséum national d'Histoire
naturelle, in the Jardin des Plantes. This garden, created by King
Louis XIII, was directed by Buffon from 1739 up to his death in 1788,
and transformed by him into a National Museum of Natural History.
The main objective of this event is to stress the specific actions
that natural history museums and similar institutions can take,
to underscore their major role in the discovery and understanding
of biodiversity and their contribution to policy development in
environmental issues. It also aims to reinforce co-operation between
natural history institutions from all parts of the world. Areas
emphasised will include research and scientific communication for
raising ecological awareness in society.
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