January 12th, 2010 | Campaign, News
Yesterday, 11 January 2010, marked the launch of the International Year of Biodiversity with the theme “Biodiversity is Life – Biodiversity is Our Life”. The theme is of critical interest to farmers since biodiversity and agriculture are interdependent; both are also key elements to address climate change and food security. Conserving biodiversity is a shared [...]
More »January 11th, 2010 | Campaign, Events
The United Nations has designated 2010 as the International Year of Biodiversity. The goal is to increase public awareness of the topic of biodiversity with its many facets. On Monday, 11 January 2010 (at 11 am), the Federal Chancellor Angela Merkel, Federal Environment Minister Norbert Röttgen and further high-ranking guests will launch the International Year [...]
More »December 18th, 2009 | Campaign, Events
After organising the historic cabinet meeting of Nepali government ministers at the base camp of Mt. Everest, the ‘Summiteers Summit to Save the Himalayas’ led a march through Copenhagen, Denmark on the occasion of International Mountain Day, 11 December 2009. This awareness raising program aimed to draw the attention of the world leaders and the [...]
More »December 17th, 2009 | Campaign, Events
To raise awareness that gender equality and women’s leadership are central to an effective global climate change agreement, the Global Gender and Climate Alliance (GGCA) launched world-class performing arts events on gender and climate change in Copenhagen at the COP 15. The events were co-sponsored by the GGCA and the governments of Finland and Denmark. [...]
More »November 16th, 2009 | Campaign
On Friday 13 November 2009, Indigenous Peoples arrived in Rome, Italy from places as diverse as the Amazon rain forest to the Arctic to the African deserts, from the Pacific islands to the mountains of the Himalayas in order to sound the alarm on the dire effects suffered by their communities from the food crisis. [...]
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