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Naydu Laverde, Fundación ProSierra Nevada, Colombia
Naydu Laverde expresses her concern regarding the politicians discourse on development and consumption.
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Daisy Rodríguez,Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, Bolivia
Daisy Rodríguez from Bolivia organized a discussion about the issues discussed in the e-forum. She organized a cartoon contest and sent us two of the best cartoons.
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Rustam Vania, Srishti School of Art, Design and Technology
Rustam Vania from India has shared with us some of his cartoons.
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Urbelinda Ferrufino, ASEO, Bolivia
(Quotes/Cita/Citation)
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William Borges, Costa Rica
William Borges suggests that young people should receive the environmental message in a clear manner.
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Jean Perras, Mayor Municipality of Chelsea, USA
Jean Perras suggest the use of scenario building for a sustainable future. He shares his experience as a local government dealing with sustainability.
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Francisco González, Universidad Javeriana, Colombia
Francisco González sends a statement on “Sustainable Development and understanding the environmental problematic”
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Patricia Fernández-Dávila, Punto Focal Proyecto Ciudadanía Ambiental Global, Perú
Patricia Fernández – Dávila states that the conservation and development language is obsolete. She suggests that “experts on communication and marketing” should help on phrasing the message.
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Urbelinda Ferrufino, ASEO, Bolivia
Urbelinda reflects on the individual ecological footprint, the youth and the importance of civil society for the future of sustainability.
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Adriana Boccalon Acosta, Comunicadora Social, Venezuela
Adriana shares with the participants her personal experience in a training workshop on Sustainable Tourism
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Mourad AHMIM, Faculté des sciences de la nature et de la vie, Université Abderrahmane MIRA, Bejaia, Algérie
Mourad Ahmim highlights Dr. Born’s remark on the need for new – and sustainable – human aspirations, by suggesting the introduction of a new social science dimension – the life horizon.
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Gladys Torres; Biologo investigador; Profesional intemedio; Ecuador
Gladys Torres addresses the importance of incorporating environment into basic education. The activities should come from every day life examples.
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Daisy Rodríguez Laredo, IIPFAADU - UMSA, Bolivia
Daisy addresses the need of reaching the youth sensitivity through new forms of communication (youth programs, concerts, theater, movies, camping).
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Rini Hartman
Rini Hartman shares with the participants a creative initiative to project the rainforest.
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Dr. Muhammad Pervaz, Hydrocarbon Development Institute, Pakistan
Dr. Muhammad Pervaz stresses that conservation through benefit sharing and local participation is the right way to sustainability.
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Eduardo Guerrero, Comisión de Manejo de Ecosistemas, Colombia: Quotes/Citas/Citations
SOME QUOTES ABOUT THE FUTURE OF SUSTAINABILITY
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Steven Salmony, AWAREness Campaign on the Human Population
Steven Salmony stresses the consequences of human behavior in the Earth. He shares with us a metaphor on the Elephants and the earth.
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Matthew Zylstra, Foundation for Sustainable Development, Netherlands
Matthew Zylstra states that empowerment is key for the strengthening of civil society. Working at the decision making levels is not enough, environmentalism has to work with people’s needs.
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Jonathan Gosling, Director of the Centre for Leadership Studies at Exeter University, United Kingdom
Professor Jonathan Gosling draws attention to the role of leadership and organisational responses in advancing sustainability - two issues which seem to be ommited in the e-debate on shaping the future.
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Jimena Jobe, Argentina: Quote/Cita/Citation
BUARQUE Y EL AMAZONAS
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Pamela Donaubauer, young professional, Switzerland
Pamela reflects on the environmental education and notes that sustainability, as a more abstract concept than other environmental issues, was not something that was taught.
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Syed Safdar Raza, Plan Pakistan
Syed Safdar Raza stresses the importance of empowering communities through awareness raising and sustainable use of resources.
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Eduardo Guerrero, Comisión de Manejo de Ecosistemas – Colombia
Eduardo states that the great challenge of the future has to do with balance, equity, and coordination. He believes that we must reach a balance between economic growth, human well-being, and health of the ecosystems and between the various dialogues and action.
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María del Consuelo Carranza y Simón, Universidad de La Salle, México
Maria discusses how new generations have the same desire as other generations, that they too hope for a better world. She states that allowing them to guide us in this is the best way forward.
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Jennifer Allan, IUCN-IISD, Canada
Jennifer Allan comments on the importance of educating global citizens, raising awareness of the human-environment system we create, and holistic thinking which can be introduced at a young age.
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Satish Kumar, President of Schumacher UK, Editor of Resurgence and Director of Programmes at Schumacher College
Satish Kumar emphasizes the role of new media and communications in helping strengthen the global sustainability movement, and the importance of collaboration between groups in shaping a sustainable future.
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Rubens Born – Guest speaker
Rubens Born shares some additional thoughts on: youth, the urban-rural divide, social movements and governance.
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Rubens Born – Guest speaker
Rubens Born agrees with Dr. Mahmood that a gradual process to bring change in terms of consciousness, attitudes and policies is needed. He states that poverty, child mortality, lack of justice and education are also forms of war.
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María Laura Piñeiros, joven profesional, Ecuador
María Laura states that the environmental message has to go beyond the "green circle", from those who are already convinced, also the language must go beyond the usual negative discourse.
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Lorena Monsalve, jóven profesional, Ecuador
Lorena stresses that the environmental message has not reached all the youth and that usually the environmental work does not permit interaction with other disciplines.
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Ernesto Krahmer
"Estamos en este mundo prestado, al cual le debemos nuestro respeto...
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Urbelinda Ferrufino
Urbelinda shares with us pictures from Bolivia. Urbelinda comparte con nosotros algunas fotos desde Bolivia.
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Moderators team - quotes
We encourage you to send in quotes, proverbs, short stories, cartoons and images from around the world, in different languages, on any of the themes discussed in the IUCN Discussion Forum, which you think help express The Future of Sustainability in new and inspiring ways.
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Raquel Rodriguez, Profesional Joven, Ecuador
Raquel, young professional, status that participation and field experiences are key elements to the future of sustainability. Sometimes the young professionals opinion is not heard.
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Ghulam Amin Beg, IUCN Northern Areas, Gilgit
Ghulam Amin Beg provides a metaphor for the Future of Sustainability from the great epic on Conference of Birds by 12th century Persian poet, Farid ud Din Attar, which suggests the different stages we must pass through on the journey to sustainability.
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Moira Barrientos, Fundación de las Américas, Chile
Moira Barrientos relates her personal work experience in the lakes region of Chile. She states that environment is an issue lead by elites and few sectors are aware of its importance.
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José Sánchez Narváez, ITACAB Convenio Andrés Bello, Perú
José Sánchez describes a “global” youth” with weak linkages with nature. An ICTs campaign must be very attractive because this generation is not willing to ask, research and build new things.
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Calestous Juma, Professor of the Practice of International Development, Harvard University, USA
Calestous Juma stresses the importance of involving young people in doing tangible, concrete things and leading by example for a sustainable future.
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Nakul Chettri, ICIMOD, Nepal
Nakul Chettri emphasizes that we need to reach to heart of people to change their attitudes, improve the quality of environmental research, as well as campaign in the language of the younger generation.
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Dr Sohail Mahmood, Preston University, Pakistan
Dr Sohail Mahmood stresses that the sustainability and environment movement needs to be scaled-up to a global movement of altered human consciousness and values, which depends on education (not just of the youth, but of all powerful actors) and an alignment of civic mobilization at the local level in combination with modern scientific knowledge.
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September 11-15 2006 
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