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RCE East Arunachal Pradesh holds a two day seminar on Traditional Health Practices

A two day seminar on strengthening community health by integrating traditional health care practices was organized from 30-31 Jan 2016 in Roing, India by RCE East Arunachal Pradesh. This was attended by eminent experts in the field of traditional knowledge and natural resources; and the various RCE partners including universities and research institutes. A large number of youth from various secondary schools also actively participated in the seminar.
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CEE Himalaya and JSW Foundation organize World’s Wetland Day 2016

On the occasion of World’s Wetland Day 2016, CEE Himalaya together with the JSW Foundation and RCE Srinagar organized a series of activities for the inhabitants of Kuroli village, a small and picturesque village, located in Bhatwari Block in Uttarkashi district of Uttarakhand. Youths, adults, elderly, school children, teachers, and many others participated in the event.

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SDG Reports from the Commons Action Commons Cluster for the United Nations

The Nature Group Task Force of the Commons Cluster is growing rapidly. They now completed their report on integrating Nature into urban environments. So far reports on Integrating Nature into Education (SDG 4); and into Gender considerations (SDG 5) have been produced. You are warmly invited to use these Reports for your work on the 2030 Agenda and SDGs.

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RCE Bogota Coordinator Olga María Bermúdez Guerrero receives lifetime Award for environmental contributions in Colombia

On February 26, 2016 the District Secretary of Environment honored Olga María Bermúdez Guerrero, Coordinator of RCE Bogota, for her lifetime achievement and contribution to environmental thinking in Colombia. The Award "Augusto Ángel Maya" is named after Augusto Angel Maya, founder of the Institute of Environmental Studies at the National University of Colombia, who left a valuable environmental legacy, recognized both nationally and internationally.
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Youth Leadership Summit: Shaping Future Leaders through ESD, 27-29 April, 2016, Kakamega, Kenya

Organised by the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology (MMUST) the main objectives of this summit are:

1) To inculcate leadership, innovative and entrepreneurial skills in participants 

2) To bring youths together from the Western region with diverse agenda in realization of vision 2030 and beyond.
3) To promote the vision of MMUST as a Premier University in Science, Technology and Innovation. 

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RCE Graz-Styria reflects on local, regional and national GAP initiatives

RCE Graz-Styria, located at the University of Graz in Austria, and acknowledged as one of the first 20 RCEs in the global RCE has continuously implemented a wide range of research and education projects. The center has access to a broad network of scientific and societal partners. One of its partners is SEKEM Austria, a non-profit association to promote the SEKEM impulse in Egypt and Austria through networks and to strengthen the “Coalition of World Peace” through dialogue between orient and occident.

Japanese RCEs meet to discuss strategies for 2016

The Japanese RCEs meeting was held on 3 February 2016 in Yokohama, Japan hosted by RCE Yokohama. The new RCE, RCE Hokkaido Central was welcomed by all other six Japanese RCEs (RCE Greater Sendai, RCE Yokohama, RCE Chubu, RCE Hyogo-Kobe, RCE Okayama and RCE Kitakyushu). Each RCE reported on the activities implemented in 2015 and shared their strategies for 2016.

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