DIVERSITAS Open Science Conferences aim to assemble the whole scientific and policy community working on biodiversity science.

The first DIVERSITAS Open Science Conference, DIVERSITAS OSC1, with the theme "Integrating biodiversity science for human well being" took place in Oaxaca, Mexico from 9-12 November 2005. More than 600 scientists from all over the world gathered to discuss overarching issues of biodiversity research resulting in the Oaxaca Declaration of Biodiversity.

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Venue: Cape Town, South Africa