ΩCEANS is a Galatee film about the world's oceans directed by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud. The Galatee team with the support of the Sloan Foundation on behalf of the Census of Marine Life has been working closely with scientists to ensure the scientific accuracy of the film. The film ΩCEANS offers a dynamic view of marine biodiversity. Its approach is both aesthetic and scientific. The Galatee explorers have documented the grandeur and otherness of life in the ocean.
In continuation of the 4th GEF Assembly in Punta del Este, Uruguay, the third day of events proved to be just as eventful as the first two, which had included a Civil Society Forum, plenary sessions, and roundtable discussions. Wednesday’s events were comprised of an address by the President of Uruguay, José Mujica, side events, more plenary meetings, a discussion on GEF country membership, and finally, the closing of the Assembly by GEF CEO and Chairperson Monique Barbut.
A new study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) reveals that GEF investments in the Protected Area (PA) network of the Brazilian Amazon have contributed to the recent, steep 75 percent decline in deforestation rates measured from 2004-2009, while at the same time protecting areas of high value for biodiversity.
Officials and representatives spared no time Tuesday getting straight to work on the second day of the 4th GEF Assembly in Punta del Este, Uruguay. After opening statements by the CEO and Chairperson of the GEF, Monique Barbut, and Vice-President of Uruguay Danilo Astori, there were a series of statements by high-level officials of GEF agencies and representatives of GEF constituencies followed by six roundtable discussions in the afternoon.
Today marks the beginning of the fourth GEF Assembly in Punta del Este, Uruguay, held for the first time in a Latin American country. This four-day long affair promises a full agenda, including plenary sessions, high-level panels, exhibits, side events and on site GEF project visits.
Biodiversity, the vast, rich and wondrous variety of life on Earth, is all around us. It touches every part of our lives. It enriches our minds, nourishes and heals our bodies, soothes our spirits. It clothes and houses our families. It connects us and fosters the business and commerce that employs us.
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Celebrating the International Year of Biodiversity with Success Stories from the Field
Managing Water Wisely to Save Wetlands and Waterbirds |
World Bank News Release No:2010/393/LAC
Contacts: Brasília – Denise Marinho (+55 61) 3329-1099,dmarinho@worldbank.org
Washington – Gabriela Aguilar (+1 202) 473-6768,gaguilar2@worldbank.org
(The welcome message opens with Chinese greetings and continues in English)
April 19, 2010 - Trinidad and Tobago
On April 14th, the GEF Small Grants Programme, along with the Guardian Life Wildlife Fund (GLWF) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) launched a conservation program called Pride in Pawi, a community-based educational outreach and training programme to preserve the Piping Guan or Pawi -Pipile pipile- which is a bird endemic to Trinidad and among the most endangered cracids worldwide.
