nternational Conference of Environment Centres in Australia
Greetings Everyone:
Judy Reizes (Judy.Reizes@manly.nsw.gov.au) has asked me to pass on information about their up-coming International Conference of Environment Centres at the Manly Environment Centre in Australia to celebrate the centre’s 20th anniversary.
This four-day conference will focus on the interests and activities of Environment Centres throughout Australia and around the world. Its objective is for participants to share best practice experiences, establish networks and learn strategies on how to effect change in local communities.
The event will be held at North Head Sanctuary – a place of outstanding Aboriginal significance natural beauty and diversity and the gateway to Sydney Harbour.
The Conference streams identified include:
- Environment Centres, faces, facets, functions
- Inspiring sustainable communities
- Campaigning for climate change
- Biodiversity versus development
- Engaging and mobilising the community
- Managing volunteers and interns
- Creating events that make an impact
- Learning from an Indigenous community – case studies
- Using art as a driver for change
The organizers invite you to participate in the conference with a Call for Papers on their web site. Full information is available here: www.mec.org.au.
Please direct all questions about the conference (including questions about available funding) to Judy Reizes (Judy.Reizes@manly.nsw.gov.au)
Best wishes, Sandra Hails, Ramsar Secretariat
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Sandra HAILS
CEPA Programme Officer
Ramsar Convention Secretariat
Rue Mauverney 28, 1196 Gland, Switzerland
hails@ramsar.org
Tel: +41 22 9990176
Fax: +41 22 9990169
www.ramsar.org/CEPA-Programme/
