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IUCN CEC NEWS
World Water Day, by Mark Smith
Blog article by Mark Smith. "World Water Day is like any themed global day: it’s not really to ‘celebrate’ water, it’s about getting people to pay attention and decide they’re going to take action to solve water problems." …
22 Mar 2013 | News story
Students help replant Nantu forest
Marking the International Day of Forests 2013 today, Dr Lynn Clayton, Project director with YANI an SOS grantee, and her young friend Yanto, report on one of several tree planting initiatives helping to build awareness and community support for the preservation of the Nantu forest as well as its threatened species including the Babirusa and Anoa in Sulawesi. …
20 Mar 2013 | News story
Countdown to World Water Day!
Each year World Water Day (WWD) is celebrated on the 22nd of March, and has become one of the key dates on the UN calendar. The day marks a special focus on global water issues, with this year in particular global attention on water cooperation. …
18 Mar 2013 | News story
Earth Charter International course on "Education and Values for Sustainable Development" also via webinar!
This Earth Charter International upcoming course will be held in the Earth Charter’s Educational Center for Education for Sustainable Development in Costa Rica May 13-17, 2013. Read how to access the webinar on March 18. …
13 Mar 2013 | Article
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Post2015: Can there be enough water, energy, food for all?
This week, IUCN and the International Water Association (IWA) host an online consultation session on Infrastructure Solutions for the Water-Energy-Food Security Nexus. As part of the UN's 'The World We Want' initiative, the consultation platform allows everyone to have their say on development issues post 2015, from 11-17 March with a particular focus on water, energy and food. …
11 Mar 2013 | News story
Team WILD – the search for science superheroes gets gamified
Wildlife educational charity, Wildscreen, releases new online education game to inspire the science superheroes of the future.
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28 Feb 2013 | News story
WAZA Biodiversity Decade
A modular set of awareness raising tools are being developed, including films, a mobile phone application, social media campaign and visuals. The objective is to make sure the public understands biodiversity and its threats, and to convey stimulating and positive messages. …
19 Feb 2013 | News story
IUCN contributes to remediation of Niger Delta oil spill sites
An independent advisory panel on the Niger Delta (Nigeria) set up by the IUCN Business and Biodiversity programme had a workshop during the world conservation congress in Jeju. The host organisation for the workshop, which held on 11th September 2012 in the BEP pavilion, is the Nigerian Environmental Study Action Team (NEST), represented by Gloria Ujor, CEC member. …
19 Feb 2013 | News story
Cómo enfrentar los desafíos ambientales en América Latina
El proyecto COMET-LA (Gestión Comunitaria Participativa de los Desafíos Ambientales en Latinoamérica) avanza en el estudio de la gestión comunitaria como herramienta para luchar contra los retos medioambientales. El Comité Español de la UICN participa, junto a diez entidades europeas y latinoamericanas, en esta iniciativa financiada por el 7º Programa Marco de la UE. …
19 Feb 2013 | News story
Elogio a la educación ambiental: Un homenaje en su NO día
Tomé prestado la esencia del título de un imprescindible artículo de Pablo Meira para hablar del porqué la educación ambiental. …
19 Feb 2013 | News story
