Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project
Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project (Peru)
Improving resilience and halting biodiversity loss in the Amazon basin Executed with the support of LVMH
International Geoscience and Geoparks Programme
Fostering Researchers in the Geosciences (FoRGe)
IGCP project 766
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International seminar to present Chile’s progress on cultural diversity promoted by the 2005 UNESCO Convention
The UNESCO Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean together with the Ministry of Cultures Arts and Heritage MINCAP as part of their strategic alliance will bring together those working in civil society organisations public institutions and other cultural stakeholders in the country at the international seminar Civil Society as a Driver of Cultural Diversity The seminar will take place on Thursday 10 October starting at 900 am in the Sala América of the National Library
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Exploring best approaches to share AlUla stories with world visitors
To pave the way for enriched visitor experiences and sustainable tourism in AlUlaan emerging destination for researchers and the publica group of international heritage and conservation experts along with teams from the Royal Commission for AlUla gathered at UNESCO headquarters for a focus group on interpretation planning for heritage sites
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UNESCO boosts resilience and strengthens collaboration between Amazon Biosphere Reserves
From 18 to 20 August the Third Regional Meeting of the Amazon Biosphere Reserves Project was held in the Manu Biosphere Reserve bringing together 50 representatives from 8 reserves in Bolivia Brazil Ecuador and Peru all linked to biodiversity and ecosystem conservation
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UNESCO at COP16
The worlds most important summit on Biodiversity
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STEM Career Fair and Symposium Celebrating UNESCO’s 10th Africa Engineering Week
Windhoek
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Lake Turkana: First comprehensive survey in 50 years highlights key findings
The initial findings from the 10year research project led by UNESCO and WFP funded by the Dutch Government reveal high fish potential in Africas fourthlargest lake
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All-girl team from the Philippines wins Sustainable Engineering Hackathon on UNESCO’s World Engineering Day
An allgirl team of university students from the Philippines has won a hackathon marking UNESCOs World Engineering for Sustainable Development Day on 4 March Ghia Luwalhati Nicole Elizabeth Tan and Reaner Jacqueline Bool from the WONDERPETS team 1 from Batangas State University in the Philippines used Metal Organic Frameworks which are novel adsorbents to turn recycled plastic bottles into a type of sponge that is extremely porous making it an effective means of removing pollutants from water Better still the sponge can be used again and again
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From COP16 to local action: UNESCO webinar series bridges global goals and grassroots solutions
Throughout November 2024 UNESCO and the Nordic Council of Ministers coorganised a transformative series of three webinars titled Building on COP16 from global goals to local action
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Developing a green economy in Togo to relieve pressure on the forest and boost incomes
UNESCO worked with rural communities in Togo between 2019 and 2022 to develop three sustainable livelihoods namely beekeeping value addition to shea nuts and the breeding of ruminants in order to boost villagers incomes while relieving pressure on the forest
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UNESCO flying high at United Nations’ Science, Technology and Innovation Forum
The Seventh Annual MultiStakeholder Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals STI Forum is taking place from 5 to 6 May in New York in a hybrid format In addition to the main programme there have been a number of preevents and side events throughout the forum that have tackled issues ranging from disaster risk reduction to energysaving technologies such as Tiny Machine Learning and green hydrogen
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Empowering biodiversity: UNESCO Earth Network advocates for conservation and community in Africa
Empowering communities in biodiversity conservation through ecotourism cultural heritage and habitat restoration