Upcoming events

Act Now Conference 2013 will have focus on water. The conference will take place 27 - 31 May in the city of Joensuu, Finland. The venue for main event 30-31 May will be Joensuun Laulurinne. It is  a pretty, park-like area designed specially for large events, and  lake Pyhäselkä greets us as well. More and detailed information will be available here by October 2012. Welcome to join Act Now Conference 2013! more..

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The meetings, with the excellent conference facilities and legendary Moroccan hospitality, will provide the optimal forum for the shareholders to carry out the business of the Bank, and for all stakeholders to dialogue on current issues pertaining to the development of the continent.  Morocco had hosted the Annual Meetings in 1974, in its capital Rabat.  Since then, the Kingdom, the continent and the Bank Group have evolved significantly. more..

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The urgency of the global climate challenge demands ambitious goals and bold, coordinated action. The B4E Climate Summit 2013, themed “Net Zero, Climate positive”, will present growth strategies of leading global businesses committed to net zero carbon emissions and the most cutting edge innovations for climate positive impact. Business leaders will share their plans to sequester more carbon than they emit, organise more renewable energy generation than energy consumed and new business models an..

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Indonesia Environment Week is an annual event that fully supported by the Ministry of Environment of Indonesia to commemorate the World Environment Day which fell on 5 June. The event showcases the achievements and programmes in the environment sector which have been conducted by its stakeholders. The Environment Week consists of  a series of activities such as, among others, exhibition, seminar, workshops, national fun bike and tree planting.

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To exchange recent scientific findings and gain a better understanding of interdisciplinary aspects of carbon-cycle science, the 9th International Carbon Dioxide Conference will take place in Beijing, China, June 3-7, 2013. This is the continuation of the series of International Carbon Dioxide Conferences held every four years: Bern, Switzerland (1981), Kandersteg, Switzerland (1985), Hinterzarten, Germany (1989), Carqueiranne, France (1993), Cairns, Australia (1997), Sendai, Japan (2001), Broom..

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Conference theme – Commoners and the changing commons: livelihoods, environmental security, and shared knowledge. more..

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The Convention established two permanent subsidiary bodies: the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI). These bodies give advice to the COP and each has a specific mandate. They are both open to participation by any Party and governments often send representatives who are experts in the fields of the respective bodies.

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The conference will address topics relevant to forest ecosystem goods and services, with an emphasis on the economic value of forests and appropriate management practices to ensure sustainable use of forest resources including recognition of environmental benefits from forests such as clean water, carbon storage and protection of biodiversity. The aim is to facilitate scientific dialogue among experts of forest sector and associated branches in the Baltic Sea Region, to create an international p..

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The International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO) and the Agriculture Research and Higher Education Center (CATIE) will jointly organize the Third IUFRO Latin American Congress, to be held in San Jose, Costa Rica from 12 to 15 June 2013. Partners in this event are the Ibero American Model Forest Network (RIABM), FAO and several IUFRO member organizations in the region. more..

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An A4NH partner, The Leverhulme Centre for Integrative Research on Agriculture and Health (LCIRAH) is holding  its 3rd Annual Conference on 13-14 June 2013 at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) Camden Campus in London. more..

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