Studies on the development of insects in Switzerland and around the world often come to the conclusion that species diversity has drastically decreased. The results are particularly worrying for insects on land, which perform important tasks as pollinators in the ecosystem. As part of the Blue-Green-Biodiversity research initiative launched by WSL and Eawag, Friederike Gebert … Read more
The Network of Women Philosophers of Latin America (REDDEM) was born in November 2018, at the request of World Philosophy Day (WPD), as an initiative of the Philosophy and Humanities Program of the UNESCO Regional Office for Sciences for Latin America and the Caribbean, from its office in Montevideo, to exchange and make visible the … Read more
The countries of Latin America and the Caribbean exchanged knowledge and experiences on the relationship between disaster risk reduction and the protection of cultural heritage to strengthen the resilience of cities. This exchange was carried out virtually, on Thursday, November 4, 2021, at the Learning Laboratory on Heritage Management and Disaster Risk Reduction as part … Read more
The US environmental authorities have declared 22 animal species and one plant species extinct. The great ivory-billed woodpecker is on the list. Only 11 species have previously been removed from the Endangered Species Act. – The US environmental authorities declared 23 species extinct for good on Wednesday. The list includes the great ivory-billed woodpecker, one … Read more
Despite the progress made in sexuality education in some countries, too many still cannot provide children and young people with the knowledge and skills they need to ensure their health and well-being. This is what the new United Nations report on Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) reveals. Too often teachers are unprepared and students do not … Read more
The disappearance of insects is a widely documented fact, more his high speed was questioned by two studies published in 2020 in prestigious scientific journals Science and Nature Ecology & Evolution . However, they have been the subject of numerous criticisms, including two published in the same journals by a multidisciplinary consortium including researchers from … Read more
The initiative has set itself as a major objective the achievement of ten targets, through the implementation of a joint program structured in three components, the first of which relates to the implementation of a series of pan-African training courses. These targets include, among other things, the training of one (1) million young people outside … Read more
UNESCO is pleased to present the publication “Spaces for reflection, dialogue and online training”: See PDF This systematization collects the memories of the dialogues, conversations and online meetings held during the months of June and July of the year 2020 within the framework of the project “Educational inclusion for the population in a situation of … Read more
Biodiversity also offers countless services, both locally and globally. Fish provide 20% of the protein intake for about three billion people. More than 80% of human food is provided by plants. Almost 80% of people in rural areas of developing countries use traditional herbal medicines for basic health care. About 60% of all infectious diseases … Read more
RFQ 043 / CLT / 2021 TRADITIONAL ART VIRTUAL STORE SERVICE Companies interested in participating in the call should send by email to: its quotation and the required annexes, following the UNESCO formats that are attached. Indicate in the reference: RFQ 043 / CLT / 2021 TRADITIONAL ART VIRTUAL STORE SERVICE – Call Start Date: … Read more