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New international award scheme (21/05/04)
Good morning everyone:
News of a new international award scheme:
Launched at the Commission on Sustainable Development's 12th meeting last month, the Seed Initiative (Supporting Entrepreneurs in Environment and Development) aims to inspire, support and build the capacity of locally-driven entrepreneurial partnerships to contribute to the delivery of the Millennium Development Goals and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation.
Through an international award scheme, intensive capacity-building activities and a research programme, the Seed Initiative aims to:
**promote and support on-the-ground action by social entrepreneurs working in partnerships that contribute to achieving international agreements: the goals contained in the Millennium Declaration and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation;
**provide an incentive for investments in developing countries that contribute to sustainable development in an integrated manner and that advance collaboration among stakeholders;
**jump-start networking and knowledge building among all stakeholders working on sustainable development partnerships, promoting innovative good practice;
**capture and disseminate lessons learned from real partnership creation and examine the role and effect of an independent partnership broker in nascent partnerships;
**nurture a network of institutions and partnerships that build expertise in partnership management and that facilitate learning and an exchange of ideas.
The founding partners of the seed initiative are Stakeholder Forum, UNEP, and IUCN, with support from the German Federal Ministry for Environment. Collaborating partners include Partnerships Central and the Global Public Policy Institute (GPPi).
All partners are themselves innovators and authoritative proponents of partnerships that are effectively translating the ideals of sustainable development into action on the ground.
For more information on the aims and objectives of the initiative as well as details on how to apply for an award, visit www.seedawards.org.
Best wishes, Sandra Hails, Ramsar Secretariat
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Sandra Hails, CEPA Programme Officer
Ramsar Convention Secretariat
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Switzerland
Tel: +41 22 999 0176; Fax: +41 22 999 0169
E-mail: hails@ramsar.org
Web Site: http://ramsar.org
CEPA mini-Web site: http://ramsar.org/outreach_index.htm
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