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Archive for December, 2007

Evaluation Workshop on Biodiversity and School Curricula in Ethiopia

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

[ December 29, 2007 4:00 am to March 29, 2008 4:00 am. ] Venue:- Institute of Biodiversity Conservation

Organizers:- Institute of Biodiversity Conservation

Participants:- Representatives of Schools, Colledges, Universities, Research Institutions, NGOs, Ministries

Agenda:- To what extent is issues of Biodiversity incorporated in School Curricula?

Date:- February 2008 (Tentative)

Training Workshop on Importance of Biological Diversity and Legal Transfer of Genetic Resources conducted…

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

A training workshop on importance of biological diversity and legal transfer of genetic resources was conducted at the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation from 25-26 December 2007. This training workshop focused on Biological diversity, genetic resource policies and legal transfer to provide participants with the tools to protect and monitor the illegal flow of the [...]

Evaluation of IBC Five Years Strategic Action Plan

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

[ December 29, 2007 to February 29, 2008. ] Venue:- Institute of Biodiversity Conservation

Organizers:- Institute of Biodiversity Conservation

Participants:- All Departments and Services

Agenda:- Evaluating 5 years Strategic Action Plant (IBC)

Date:- February 2008 (Tentative)

Rural Development Affairs Standing Committee of House of Peoples Representatives Visit IBC

Friday, December 21st, 2007

Rural Development Affairs Standing Committee of the House of Peoples Representatives visited the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (IBC) on 23 Hidar 2000 EC. The Director General of IBC, Dr. Girma Balcha, presented the overall background information on objectives, duties, achievements so far and constraints to the Conservation of Biological Diversity to the Committee.
According to Dr. [...]

The Director-General of UNESCO Awards Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation jointly to the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (Ethiopia) and…

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

The Director-General of UNESCO, Koïchiro Matsuura, has awarded the 2007 Sultan Qaboos Prize for Environmental Preservation jointly to the Institute of Biodiversity Conservation (Ethiopia) and to Dr Julius Oszlányi (Slovakia), in accordance with the recommendations of the Bureau of the International Coordinating Council of UNESCO’s Man and the Biosphere Programme, which met in Paris 18 [...]

Message from the Executive Secretary Mr. Ahmed Djoghlaf on the occasion of United Nations Day 24 October 2007

Thursday, December 20th, 2007

Marking the anniversary of the entry into force of the United Nations Charter on 24 October 1945, United Nations Day celebrates the achievements and goals of the Organization. This year’s celebration reminds us that today more than ever before multilateral cooperation is required to address the unprecedented environmental challenges facing the world, and that the [...]