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Applications due Feb. 20, 2001 for Youth Conference in Sweden in preparation for the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, May 23 thru 27, 2001, Borgholm, Sweden. Preparations are underway for "Rio +10" and as part of that, UNEP and Sweden are sponsoring a youth conference. The conference will give students worldwide an opportunity
to come The Swedish Ministry of the Environment will select up to 250 participants between the ages of 18 and 25. The conference is free; some travel reimbursement is available. The closing date for application is February 20, 2001. For further details and to apply please see the Ministry of the Environment's calendar or send an email to apply to camilla.funke@lsu.se
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Dean Speth comes to Yale's environment school from the United Nations, where he served from 1993 through 1999 as Administrator of the Development Program (UNDP), the principal arm of the UN for the funding and coordination of technical assistance and development. Prior to his tenure at the UN, he founded the World Resources Institute in 1982 and served as its president until January 1993. Following his tenure at WRI he served as senior advisor to President-elect Clinton's transition team, heading the group on natural resources, energy and the environment. Click here for his biographical sketch.
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The Solutions Site has been awarded AEIP's prestigious "Award of Honor for Website Excellence." Click here for more information.
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To date, we have been joined by interns from Peru, Bolivia, Nigeria, Mozambique, the Philippines, Canada, Greece, Ghana, and from the United States, while discussions continue with many more. We will continue to seek interns worldwide for the foreseeable future. Details can be read below, under "Internship Opportunities". We are enlarging the Scientific Review Board to 30 members and will have a total of 70 additional Reviewers from around the world. We welcome nominations. A full presentation of all interns and reviewers is available here.
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UNDP has coverage of the event on the web: http://www.undp.org/info21/program/speeches.html, http://www.undp.org/info21/program/photo.html http://www.undp.org/info21/program/ International Development Research Center (IDRC) President Maureen O'Neil wrote: "The many well known and respected individuals who are part of your Scientific Review Board provide the seal of quality that will reassure any serious user of web-based research material. Your site is proof positive that through partnerships we can make a lasting contribution to the world of knowledge."
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In Memorium Dr. David Rall Dr. David Rall provided wisdom and guidance during the many years he served on the HORIZON Communications Board of Directors. His contributions to the understanding of the vital importance of integrating heath and environmental research and to bringing about environmental medicine to meet the crucial health needs of today will continue to bear beautiful fruit and honor his memory for generations to come. The Members of the HORIZON Communications Board of Directors deeply mourn his loss and extend their sincerest sympathy to his family, his colleagues and his friends. |