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Symposium on Agroforestry: Its Relevance and Potential in Promoting Local and Global Sustainable Development
Wednesday, December 16, 2009, 13:00-18:00 at the U Thant International Conference Hall, United Nations University Headquarters (5-53-70) Jingumae, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo.
 

UNU-IAS New Research Presentations and Opening Ceremony
Eight new UNU-IAS researchers will present their research plan for the upcoming months on Wednesday, 25 November 09 from 11:30 – 16:50 and Friday, 11 December 2009, 11:15-15:00 at the UNU-IAS Seminar Room A. The presentations on 25 November will be followed by a reception and opening ceremony.
 

Innovation Symposium: The Imperative for Strengthening Innovation
16 - 17 November, 2009 at the Embassy of Canada in Japan B2 Oscar Peterson Theatre 7-3-38 Akasaka Minato-ku. Organized by Embassy of Canada in Japan, University of Toronto (Canada), National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS).
 

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Countdown Ceremony for One Year Before the APEC 2010 in Yokohama
2009/11/17
APEC 2010 Countdown Ceremony on 13th November 2009 in Yokohama, Japan

REDD Guide for Indigenous Peoples
2009/10/11
Now available in French, Spanish and English!

Environmental Film Festival in Kanazawa
2009/09/11
The Environmental Film Festival in Kanazawa explores the power of visual media to go beyond buzzwords and bring environmental issues back into the personal sphere. It is an invitation to rediscover our intimate bond with natural resources, the silent dangers in our daily lives, the joy, meaningfulness and security that come from community relationships, and a forgotten sense of wonder.

  
Learning from the Practitioners
Benefit Sharing in ABS: Options and Elaborations
Looking Beyond the International Polar Year
REDD Guide for Indigenous Peoples
MDG on Reducing Biodiversity Loss and the CBD’s 2010 Target


The Whizz of Electrons and the Wisdom of Elders:  Linking Traditional Knowledge and Western Science

The Role of Higher Education Institutions in Promoting Sustainable Development

Discovering the Urban Moss Community

Typhoon Intensity and the Japanese Economy

The Doha Deadlock from the Asian Perspective
    

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