We just facilitated a leadership development seminar for the Faculty of Social Sciences of the National University of Laos in support of the World Bank Lao Environment and Social Project (LENS2). This highly interactive program used the methodogy developed by the Collaborative Leadership for Development (CL4D) Team of the World Bank. Source
Celebrating World Wildlife Day. In appreciation of all who are dedicating their lives to protecting the environment and its rich biodiversity. World Wildlife Day: Celebrate With These Stunning Pictures Netizens are showing their support for the cause by tweeting pictures of animals with the hashtag #WorldWildlifeDay. We bring to you the most stunning pictures that… Read more »
This week, we are working with Bangkok University to develop two Organizational Knowledge Sharing (OKS) Training Programs for senior managers, chief knowledge managers, and technical knowledge managers. This is part of a partnership between the World Bank and the Institute for Knowledge and Innovation South East Asia (IKI-SEA), at Bangkok University. Read all about it… Read more »
We just completed a Stakeholder Consultation Workshop in Zambia related to Wealth Accounting and Valuation of Ecosystem Services. The objectives were to increase awareness and improve understanding of the value added of Natural Capital Accounting (NCA) and to prepare an action plan to launch the initiative in Zambia. Source
We contributed to the book on Snow Leopards, published by Elsevier on 24th June 2016 Series Editor: Philip Nyhus Series Volume Editors: Tom McCarthy David Mallon Snow Leopards: Biodiversity of the World: Conservation from Genes to Landscapes is the only comprehensive work on the biology, behavior, and conservation status of the snow leopard, a species… Read more »
We are in Togo this week, facilitating the creation of a knowledge platform among ministerial departments involved in the preparation and implementation of a Trade & Logistics Service Competitiveness Project, financed by the World Bank. Source
Happy International Snow Leopard Day today 23rd October. Congratulations to all those dedicated people working to give this beautiful and important species a long term future in the wild. We're celebrating and enjoying this iconic photo by one of the most dedicated snow leopard conservationists of them all, Dr George Schaller who took what is… Read more »
This week, we are in Indonesia working on capacity development for natural capital accounting with a team form the Wealth Accounting and the Valuation of Ecosystem Services (WAVE). WAVES is a World Bank-led global partnership that aims to promote sustainable development by ensuring that natural resources are mainstreamed in development planning and national economic accounts…. Read more »
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A great article by Tom Friedman on what we are doing to our planet and a call to action to commit half of the planet’s surface — land and oceans — to protected zones. We Are All Noah Now We and our kids are rapidly becoming charged with saving each species’ last pairs. Source