Articles Tagged with the word ‘recognition’
Marine Trips Support Studies
19 Mar 2008
Cardigan Bay's rich marine environment has had parts selected as Special Areas of Conservation. It is hoped to ensure that theregion's wildlife is safeguarded for future generations.
BioRegional Developments Group wins Banksia Environmental Foundation Award
29 Jun 2005
The BioRegional Development Group, is this year's winner of the prestigious International Award from the Banksia Environmental Foundation, Australia. The award is in recognition of BioRegional's visionary work on developing cost effective solutions to sustainable living which reduce our global ecological footprint.
Becoming the Change
30 Sep 2002
Severn Cullis-Suzuki was only 12 years old when the Rio Earth Summit took place. Nevertheless, she and 3 school friends from Vancouver raised the money to go. There she gave a speech that made a huge impression on delegates. Since then she has attended many UN conferences and, now 22, she was invited to join Kofi Annan's World Summit...
Addressing the Roots of Instability and Violence
30 Dec 2001
An Israeli peace group and two of its founders Uri and Rachel Avnery, have been awarded a Right Livelihood Award. Gush Shalom was founded eight years ago on three principles: Israeli withdrawal from all the occupied territories; recognition of the PLO as the Palestinians' rep-resentative; recognition of the right of Palestinians to establish their own independent state alongside Israel,...
UN’s International Day of Peace
30 Dec 2001
After three years of campaigning across the world, working only with volunteers and individual donations, 32 year old British film-maker Jeremy Gilley has obtained official recognition for Peace One Day from the United Nations.