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The 1st meeting of the
South Asia Coral Reef Task Force (SACRTF) was held in 21st
December 2007 at Ceylon Continental Hotel, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
The chief guest was Hon' Mr. Ahmed Abdullah, Minister of
Environment, Energy and Water, Republic of Maldives and
Hon' Mr. Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Environment and
Natural Resources, Government of Sri Lanka was the Guest of
Honour at the inauguration of the Task Force meeting. The
Honourable Ministers, Director General of SACEP and other
delegates are in the picture. |
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 Please
click here for information about 11th Meeting of the Governing
Council of SACEP which will take place on 20 - 22 May 2008 in
Jaipur, India |
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Capacity Building on Clearing House Mechanism of the Convention
on Biological Diversity in South Asia, Through Informing the
Public and Training Post Graduate Students: A Case Study for Sri
Lanka
The
objective of this project is to create awareness among post
graduate students on Clearing House Mechanism of the Convention
on Biological Diversity and build their capacity on how to make
use of it for conservation activities.
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Institutional Strengthening and Capacity Development for the
Long-term Management and Conservation of MCPAs Encompassing
Coral Reefs in South Asia
Coral reefs
have been estimated to provide the world with US$ 375 billion in
goods and services annually, which per unit areas, places them
among the most valuable ecosystems globally. South Asia is home
to 6% of the world’s coral reefs, providing a critical source of
food and livelihoods to an estimated 400 million people.
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Developing a Marine Litter Activity in SAS Regional Seas
Programme
The objective
of this project is to assist in the environmental protection and
sustainable management and development of the South Asian Seas
region through the development of a regional activity on marine
litter. Under the UNEP-SACEP MoU, UNEP is financially supporting
for this project.
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Malé
Declaration on Control and Prevention of Air Pollution and its
Likely Transboundary Effects for South Asia: Project
Implementation Phase3
SACEP enters
into an agreement with UNEP in facilitating the Phase3 related
project activities, which will focus on capacity building within
the region and related research activities under health and
corrosion impacts due to the air pollution.
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Soba Sankalpana
Report
of the School Environment Awareness Programme 2007 |
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Long-Term Management and Conservation of Marine and
Coastal Protected Areas in South Asia
Report
of the Second Regional Coordination workshop |
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Long-Term Management and Conservation of Marine and
Coastal Protected Areas in South Asia
Report
of the First Regional Coordination workshop |
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25 Years of SACEP
Silver
Jubilee Souvenir |
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South Asia Workshop for MEA Negotiators
Report
of the South Asia Workshop for MEA Negotiators held in
October 2005, Colombo, Sri Lanka. |
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SACEP's Newsletter, September 2007
Year 25,
Issue 3
ISSN 1815-1167
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South Asia Commits to Regional Co-operation in Controlling
Wildlife Trade
The
eight member countries of SACEP have agreed on a courageous
initiative to work together to address the region's wildlife
trade problems. (full
text .....) |
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South Asia Coral Reef Task Force (SACRTF) Logo Contest
A Logo competition is launched across the region to develop a
unique and exciting logo for the SACRTF. Selection and the
official launch of the SACRTF Logo will be decided by the South
Asia Coral Reef Task Force (SACRTF) members. (details) |
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South Asia Coral Reef Task Force (SACRTF) Meeting was held on
21st December at Colombo, Sri Lanka
Hon' Mr.
Ahmed Abdullah, Minister of Environment, Energy and Water,
Republic of Maldives and Hon' Mr. Patali Champika Ranawaka, Minister of Environment and
Natural Resources, Government of Sri Lanka inaugurated the
meeting. (full
text...) |
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Director General, SACEP addressed the 4th International
Conference on Environmental Education held from 26 to 28
November 2007 at Ahmedabad, India
(full text
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Joint Press Release of
UNCRD, SACEP and Government of Singapore on Third Regional Environmentally
Sustainable Transport (EST) Forum, 17 - 19 March 2008, Singapore
(full text
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Chairman SACEP Visits SACEP Secretariat
H.E.
Mahanth Thakur, Minister of Environment, Science and Technology,
Government of Nepal and the current chairman of the Governing
Council of SACEP visited the SACEP Secretariat in Colombo, Sri
Lanka in July 2007. |
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SACEP Clebrated its 25th Anniversary
SACEP
celebrated its 25th anniversary on 24th January 2007 at the
Hotel Soaltee, Kathmandu, Nepal.
(messages of Heads of
States of member countries and Director General of SACEP) |
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Programme Officer, Database Manager, Database Assistant, and
Secretary
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Internship
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Japan Pledges Asia Aid
to Fight Climate Change
21st
November 2007
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuo Fukuda on Wednesday unveiled a
two-billion-dollar aid package to help developing Asian
nations fight pollution and combat climate change.
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Powerful Cyclone
Strikes Bangladesh
15th
November 2007
A powerful cyclone packing 150 mph winds slammed
into Bangladesh on Thursday night, flattening homes,
toppling trees and power poles, and forcing hundreds of
thousands of people to flee for shelters in this low-lying
nation.
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Asia Must Act
Fast to Lessen Climate Change
19th
November 2007
Asia, home to nearly two-thirds of the world's people, must
take urgent action to lessen the effects of climate change
but needs considerable help from rich nations elsewhere, a
report said on Monday.
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Giant Sea Scorpion Discovered;
was bigger than a man
21st
November 2007
A fearsome fossil claw discovered in Germany belonged to the
biggest bug ever known, scientists announced Tuesday.
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U.N. issues a landmark report on global warming
17th
November 2007
Global warming is “unequivocal” and carbon dioxide already
in the atmosphere commits the world to sea levels rising an
average of up to 4.6 feet, the world’s top climate experts
warned Saturday in their most authoritative report to date.
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