UNESCO
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
20 February 2012: The Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) has announced the publication of a guide to help Pacific reporters produce news items on electronic and electrical waste (e-waste) issues. The guide highlights the legal, social, economic, health and environment implications of e-waste, and suggests activities to enable the news room to explore story ideas on the issue.
The guide was produced in partnership with the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural...
28 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
24 February 2012: The Global Partnership for Oceans, a coalition of governments, international organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and private interests, has been launched to address the challenges to oceans management and governance, including over-fishing, marine degradation and habitat loss.
The Partnership, which was launched at The Economist’s World Oceans Summit in Singapore, is supported by, inter alia: the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN...
16 Feb 2012
This conference is organized by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization's (UNESCO) Chair for Caribbean Small Island Developing States (SIDS) and several universities, and will focus on issues and best practice in three tracks: water and renewable energy; social work; and corporate social responsibility. [ for more information: http://sids-l.iisd.org/events/second-international-conference-on-governance-for-sustainable-development-of-caribbean-sids/ ]
13 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
9 February 2012: Tara Oceans, a mission carried out under the auspices of the UN Environmental Programme (UNEP) in partnership with the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), has arrived in New York, US, to raise awareness of the impacts of climate change on oceans. The scientific expedition has been travelling the world’s oceans for almost three years,...
10 Feb 2012
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SIDS Policy and Practice
February 2012: The fourth issue of Satoyama, a newsletter published by the Secretariat of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), contains articles by Heads of State and leaders of international organizations, as well as senior officials. The authors highlight, inter alia: the importance of biodiversity in the sustainable development agenda; human-influenced forces behind biodiversity loss; and collaborations between environmental organizations.
In this issue of Satoyama, CBD Executive...
