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CEC Annual Report 2011
From IUCN Regional Conservation Fora to national-level CEPA workshops on communicating biodiversity, CEC members took their expertise on the road in 2011. Download the report >>
CEC Annual Report 2010
Highlights of the year, with a focus on 'communicating biodiversity'.
BROCHURE: CEC - Powering Change for Biodiversity
An introduction to CEC. This tri-fold brochure was produced in October 2010 and updated in March 2011.
Faced with climate change and biodiversity loss, people are ready for messages that change hearts, minds and even behaviours. CEC seeks to engage and inspire people to value and protect nature – from policy makers to natural resource managers on the ground.
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BROCHURE: Communicating Biodversity
Bringing science to life through Communication, Education and Public Awareness
VIDEO: Love, Not Loss
Video on communicating biodiversity, 3.27 minutes
This video challenges the conservation community to create messages inspired by awe and wonder, not loss and extinction. Produced by Wildscreen for CEC and the SCBD for sreening at CBD COP10 in Nagoya. Recommended for use at meetings to provoke practical discussion on communications strategies. On the IUCN YouTube Channel >>
Communication, Education and Public Awareness (CEPA): A Toolkit for National Focal Points and NBSAP Coordinators
This toolkit brings science to life. Fact sheets, checklists and examples introduce users to the practical side of CEPA.
The aim is to heighten the impact of national biodiversity strategies and action plans. Tools and methods include information exchange, dialogue, education and social marketing. The IUCN Commission on Education and Communication (Frits Hesselink, Wendy Goldstein, Peter Paul van Kempen, Tommy Garnett and Jinie Dela) developed the toolkit for the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity.
La Comunicación, Educación,y Conciencia Pública (CEPA): Una caja de herramientas para personas que coordinan las Estrategias y planes de acción nacionales sobre diversidad biológica
Communication, éducation et sensibilisation du public (CESP): Guide pratique destiné aux points focaux et aux coordonnateurs des stratégies et plans d’action nationaux pour la diversité biologique
Communicating Biodiversity: CEC at CBD COP10 in Nagoya
Commission members organized a CEPA Side Event
Learning to Change the Future: IUCN CEC History
A bird’s-eye view of the history of the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication by Frits Hesselink and Jan Čeřovský (draft)
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Learning to Change the Future: IUCN CEC History (769KB)
Learning to Change the Future: CEC History Annex (530KB)
Mainstreaming Biological Diversity (CEPA)
This eight-page publication explains the role of communication as a policy tool and integrating biodiversity into the work of other sectors. It argues the case for the work programme on education and public awareness for the Convention on Biological Diversity.
Ca explique le rôle de la communication comme un instrument politique et l’intégration de la biodiversité dans des autres secteurs. La publication présente l’argument pour le programme de travail sur l’éducation et la conscience publique pour la Convention de la Diversité Biologique.
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Communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) : a toolkit for national focal points and NBSAP coordinators
Hesselink, FritsGoldstein, Wendyvan Kempen, Peter PaulGarnett, TommyDela, Jinie
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