Saludos muy cordiales a todos:

Les transmito un mensaje de los Premios Seed que podría interesar a los miembros de la lista. Aunque solo hay 5 ganadores cada año, se seleccionará a 15 finalistas, que recibirán cierto apoyo mediante actividades de desarrollo de capacidades. Los finalistas serán elegidos entre los países en desarrollo de cada uno de los cuatro grupos regionales de las Naciones Unidas: América Latina y el Caribe, África, Europa Oriental y Asia. Habrá 3 finalistas de cada región, salvo Asia, de las que se seleccionará a 6 finalistas.

¡El año pasado, 3 de los 5 ganadores eran de los Neotrópicos!

¿Algún inconveniente? Pues sí, que la información sólo existe en ingles.

Respondan directamente a los contactos de los Premios Seed, no a la Secretaría.

Cordialmente, Sandra Hails, Secretaría de Ramsar
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Call for Submissions for the SEED Awards 2008 - call open until March 16th 2008

Do you have an entrepreneurial or innovative idea that is locally-driven and has great potential to contribute to sustainable development in developing countries? Are you finding new ways of simultaneously improving incomes and strengthening livelihoods; tackling poverty and marginalisation; and managing and conserving natural resources and ecosystems? Are you developing a new concept that brings together people and organizations from different backgrounds - a project that challenges partners to pool their human, financial, and natural resources?

Do you need support to make your idea a reality, or to help you grow?

If so, then we would like you to tell us about your idea.

The SEED Initiative is seeking submissions for "The 2008 SEED Awards for Entrepreneurship in Sustainable Development". We welcome innovative ideas from any group in a developing country, which is working in partnership with others to generate environmental and social benefits in an entrepreneurial way.

SEED Award Winners receive a tailored package of support services to help them to become established and to increase their impact. This includes access to relevant expertise and technical assistance, meeting new partners and building networks, developing business plans and identifying sources of finance. The Award is not a cash prize - but the services offered have a value of US$25,000.

The call is open until the 16th March 2008.

For further information please see www.seedinit.org where you can also find the application form and learn about previous Award Winners.

We look forward to receiving your application and to reading about your ideas.

With best regards

Dr Helen Marquard

Executive Director
The SEED Initiative

For information about the SEED Awards:
www.seedinit.org
seedawards2008@seedinit.org
Tel: +49 30 8900068 99
For any other queries about the SEED Initiative:
helen.marquard@seedinit.org
Tel: +44 1420 488 544

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Sandra Hails, Oficial de Programas de CECoP
Secretaría de la Convención de Ramsar
Rue Mauverney 28, CH-1196 Gland, Suiza
Tel.: + 41 22 999 0176; Fax: + 41 22 999 0169
Correo electrónico: hails@ramsar.org
Sitio web: http://ramsar.org
Minisitioweb sobre CECoP: http://ramsar.org/outreach_index.htm