Dear MEdIES members,
Please find attached two announcements about:
(a) the extension of the deadline for submission proposals for the 10th Mediterranean Honorific Award
(b) a review on Processes and Learning for ESD within the UN DESD.
Best regards,
For the MEdIES Secretariat
Vicky Malotidi
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A. Extension of the deadline for submission proposals for the
10th MEDITERRANEAN HONORIFIC AWARD
Mediterrània CIE and MIO-ECSDE are calling for candidates to be considered for the 10th MEDITERRANEAN HONORIFIC AWARD, addressed to innovative projects relating to conservation of natural areas, promoting biological diversity!
This award is open to all those organisations in the Mediterranean region working for the protection of the environment, culture, as well as on sustainable development issues.
This year any ongoing action focused on promoting biodiversity conservation, actions for protection of sites and species can apply.
This award will only apply for the diffusion/visibility of the project and its results, understanding that other costs for the project are already financed by other sources.
We remind you that the required documents are:
- A presentation letter clearly stating the title of the project, as well as the objectives of the project and how the project manager got to know about this award
- A brief summary of the project. This summary must be up to 20-40 lines long, containing in a simple and synthetic way the most relevant aspects of the project.
- A detailed description of the project (maximum 10 pages). A hard copy (paper) and a digital copy (by e-mail) must be presented. It has to include: objectives of the project, justification, methodology followed, budget, resources and control and follow-up mechanisms, following the form which must be downloaded from www.mediterraniacie.org.
- A file with information on the organization or person conducting the project.
LANGUAGE: English
More information and delivery of proposals (by post and by e-mail) to:
MEDITERRÀNIA, CENTRE D’INICIATIVES ECOLÒGIQUES
C/Francolí, 56-58 Tarragona 43006
Tel: (+34) 977 55 13 00 , Fax: (+34) 977 55 09 28, E-mail:
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Web: http://www.mediterrania-cie.org
Deadline for submissions extended to the 7th of May 2010.
B) Review on Processes and Learning for ESD within the UN DESD.
As the lead agency for the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), UNESCO has commissioned a review of authoritative literature on processes and learning for ESD. This literature review will inform Phase II of the Global Monitoring and Evaluation process for the DESD and will feature in the 2011 DESD Global Report which will focus on processes and learning for ESD.
The literature review will seek to:
- Clarify what processes should be promoted to facilitate learning through ESD; and,
- Identify learning opportunities in ESD that in turn promote and facilitate sustainable development.
The value of this literature review depends on access to scholarly work and empirical studies from across the globe. It is important to ensure that culturally varied as well as appropriate responses to ESD are captured in the document.
UNESCO asks for your assistance as ESD experts, key informants and/or practitioners.
If you have access to key documents which can inform this literature review, it would be highly appreciated if you could send them to:
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before 15th of May 2010.
The final draft of the literature review is expected to be available online at the end of June.
For more information and details please contact:
Professor Daniella Tilbury, Chair, Monitoring and Evaluation Expert Group (MEEG) for the UN DESD
