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Last Day to Submit Environmental Seed Grant Applications, June 5

Applications are due TODAY, June 5, for the second round of the URI Environmental Satellite CC’s Environmental Seed Grants program to support Cooperation Circles in creating “cultures of... Read more...

Synopsis of 2011 Environmental Seed Grants

The Environmental Satellite of the URI President's Council is pleased to issue this synopsis of the accomplishments of the 2011 Seed Grant awards. We do so with special tribute to those individuals in... Read more...

Environmental Workshop for Youth - Palestine

Volunteering for Peace CC in Palestine together with United for Palestine CC, Palestinian Peace Society CC, Palestinian Women for Peace CC and Palestinian Youth for Peace CC organized a workshop... Read more...

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Pakistan Council for Social Welfare and Human Rights celebrates Earth Day, April 22

We will be celebrating Earth Day with various ceremonies, walks and seminars on the environment, while looking at ways to protect and save our Earth. 

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First Seed Grant Winners Announced

The Environmental Satellite of the URI President's Council wishes to thank the Cooperation Circles around the world for the creative and substantial proposals that were submitted for our first round... Read more...

A Nobel Peace Prize winner finds spiritual values in planting trees

By Gregory M. Lamb, staff writer, The Christian Science Monitor  January 24, 2011: Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, who founded the Green Belt Movement, says spiritual values are the key to... Read more...

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2011: International Year of Forests

The United Nations General Assembly declared 2011 as the International Year of Forests to raise awareness on sustainable management, conservation and sustainable development of all types of forests.... Read more...

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Inspiring quotations about nature and humanity

The Environmental Satellite assembled the following inspirational quotes to lift up a moral voice in addressing the ecological challenges facing humanity today, including curbing climate change. They... Read more...

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Recommendations from NGO's submitted at Cancun

URI's Environmental Satellite endorsed the following recommendations which were submitted on behalf of Non-governmental Organizations at the Climate Change Conference (COP 16) in Cancun.   ... Read more...

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Indigenous Peoples' Ambitions for Climate Conference in Cancun

As of yesterday, December 2, more than 500 indigenous persons from Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia, Africa, Arctic and North America are present in Cancun to ensure that their concerns are taken... Read more...

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