World Wildlife Day is an opportunity to celebrate the many beautiful and varied forms of wild fauna and flora and to raise awareness of the multitude of benefits that conservation provides to people. At the same time, the Day reminds us of the urgent need to step up the fight against wildlife crime, which has wide-ranging economic, environmental and social impacts. World Wildlife Day will be celebrated in 2017 under the theme ?Listen to the Young Voices.? Given that almost…
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back to back with a sub-regional high level meeting for endorsement of key documents, including a sub-regional data policy tailored from the interim DCRF.
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International Women's Day celebrates the social, economic, cultural and political achievement of women. Yet progress has slowed in many places across the world, so global action is needed to accelerate gender parity. https://www.internationalwomensday.com/
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Every year on March 14, thousands of people around the world lift their voices to celebrate the world's rivers and those who struggle to protect them. The International Day of Action for Rivers is a day to celebrate victories such as dam removal and river restoration. It is a day to take to the streets, demonstrate and demand improvements in the policies and practices of decision makers. It is a day to educate one another about the threats facing our…
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UN Caribbean Environment Program/Cartagena Convention SecretariatWorkshop to Select Sites for CLME+ Biodiversity and Pollution Prevention ProjectMarch 27, 2020 In February 2020, The Ocean Foundation was awarded a six-month consultancy from the UN Caribbean Biodiversity Program which is funded by the Caribbean Large Marine Ecosystem + Program. Through the consultancy, we will conduct a feasibility analysis of coastal habitat restoration and pollution reduction for the Caribbean. At the end of the process we will identify two sites in the region ideally suited for…
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March 21 is the United Nations' (UN) International Day of Forests, which promotes the importance of forests and trees in our lives. The day addresses issues such as deforestation. www.un.org/en/events/forestsday/
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