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Living Earth attends Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly in Greenland...In July 2010, Living Earth attended the Inuit Circumpolar Council General Assembly in Greenland. The Inuit Circumpolar Council represents 160,000 Inuit living in the Circumpolar region in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Chukotka and seeks to strengthen the unity of Inuit and to promote Inuit rights and interests at the international level. Living Earth participated in the Assembly as part of our 'Long Conversation' work on the North Slope, Alaska, where we are working with communities to build a framework of community dialogue that will enable indigenous communities to effectively engage with external agencies whose activities have an impact on their lives.Find out more about the Living Earth's Long Conversation programme here... Interactive website for Niger Delta Good Governance project launched...
Balancing conservation and development in Venezuela...
Request for Proposals for Gas to Power Feasiblity Study...As part of Living Earth's ongoing Gas to Power project in the Niger Delta, Living Earth has published a Request for Proposals for a Feasibility Study for a Model Gas to Power project in Okogbe Community, River State Nigeria. The deadline for the submission of proposals has now passed. Read the full details of the RFP here... Turning waste to wealth in urban slums in Nigeria, Cameroon and Uganda...
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In March 2010
Living Earth signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Shell Petroleum Development Corporation for the implementation of a community based 'Gas to Power' project in the Niger Delta. The project, which is also funded by the EC and DFID, aims to address the problems created by gas flaring in the region by using this gas to generate electricity for local communities. The project will see the construction of a groundbreaking gas to power plant, which will be managed by the communities themselves - enabling communities to see a real benefit from the oil production that has done much to fuel discontent across the region. |
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Find out more the Gas to Power project here...
Using music to promote community-based conservation in Cameroon...
In February 2010, Cameroonian artist Vicky Brown demonstrated the power of music to engage youths as he performed at a national environmental education workshop in Yaoundé. The 'Great Apes and their Habitats' workshop, organised by ECOFAC, explored effective and stimulating ways of raising awareness about conservation. Vicky Brown emphasised the importance of engaging local communities in conservation debates as he performed 'Show Some Love!', the second track from his recent Voice of the People album. This album - produced with the support of Living Earth, FCTV, and Bristol Zoo Gardens - aims to give a voice to the traditionally marginalised forest communities of the Dja Reserve in southeastern Cameroon. |
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Listen to the Voice of the People album here...
Find out more about our work in Cameroon here...
Living Earth discusses the impact of oil and gas projects in Iran...
In January 2010, Living Earth participated in a national conference in Iran, designed to address the Sustainable Development challenges facing Asalouyeh. Asalouyeh is a city in southern Iran which is at the heart of the oil and gas developments associated with the South Pars Field, one of the largest oil and gas deposits in the world. Edgardo Garcia-Larralde of Living Earth delivered a presentation which drew on lessons learned from international experience of managing the impacts of such projects. |
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Find out more about Living Earth's work in Iran here...
Read a copy of the presentation here...
Improving access to energy for communities in the Niger Delta...
In December 2009 Living Earth Nigeria Foundation, in partnership with Living Earth Foundation (UK), International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), Niger Delta Wetlands Centre, and Social Development Integrated Centre (Social Action), celebrated the official lauch of its EU funded community energy project which aims to addresses the region's ongoing energy crisis. The project will enable communities and community based enterprises to share the benefits of energy production in the Niger Delta. |
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Find out more about the SUNGAS - Sustainable Utilisation of Nigeria's Gas and Renewable Energy Resources - project here...
Living Earth participates in Fair Trade workshop in Venezuela...
In October 2009 Living Earth took part in a Fair Trade workshop in Caracas organised by our Venezuelan partner Fundación Tierra Viva (FTV). Participants from community based enterprises attended the capacity building workshop, delivered as part of FTV's ongoing Fair Trade project and which aimed to help small enterprises and co-operatives to better engage in fair trade business initiatives.
Find out more about the Fair Trade workshop here...
Find out more about Living Earth's work in Venezuela here...
Living Earth launches Cameroonian rap album...
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Living Earth, in partnership with Bristol Zoo Gardens and FCTV, have released a vibrant music album ‘Voice of the People’ which talks about issues facing forest people living in the Dja Reserve in South Eastern Cameroon. The songs deal with issues from corruption to the poaching of gorillas, and they are a blend of Cameroonian rap (courtesy of the artist Vicky Brown) and traditional West African beats and harmonies. |
Recently showcased on several Cameroonian radio and television shows, the album has been stimuating debate across the airwaves...
Listen to the Voice of the People album here...
Living Earth's Community Engagement project in Cameroon features in an international publication...
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Living Earth wrote an article for the October 2009 edition of the Millennium Development Goals Review (MDG-Review) magazine. The article focuses on the community based conservation work carried out by Living Earth and Bristol Zoo through our Dja Periphery Community Engagement Project and demonstrates the importance of ensuring that local communities are fully engaged in conservation and development processes. |
Cane rat farming Read a copy of the article here...
Living Earth builds partnerships between Alaskan and Scottish schools...
Between 25th September and 4th October 2009, six teachers from Aberdeen and two community development artists visited the North Slope as part of Living Earth's ongoing Polar Pairs Exchange Programme. In addition to sharing teaching resources and ideas, the Aberdonians were able to experience an important part of the Inpuiaq culture as the whale hunting season got underway. Find out more about the Polar Pairs programme here... Read a report about this trip here... |
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Living Earth delivers presentation on Sustainable Development to Shell Russia...
In July 2009, Living Earth delivered a presentation on Sustainable Development to Shell Russia and Shell Joint Venture staff. Living Earth had been invited by Shell Russia to share our experiences in implementing community development projects around the world and to highlight the importance of sustainable development within the business context.
Read Living Earth's 'Sustainable Development: The 5 minute primer' here...
Find out more about Living Earth's work in Russia here...
Living Earth promotes good governance and transparency in the Niger Delta...
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Living Earth published its first year report on its Developing Good Governance in the Niger Delta project, a five-year project funded by DFID and implemented in partnership with Living Earth Nigeria Foundation, Academic Associate Peace Works and Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law. The report details the challenges faced and the project's achievements to date. |
Find out more about the Good Governance project here...
Read a copy of the Year One Annual Report here...
Living Earth attends Arctic Economic Development Summit...
In July 2009, Living Earth attended the Arctic Economic Development Summit held in Point Hope. The summit, which had the theme: 'Two Regions, One People, No Boundaries', brought together regional representatives from North Slope Borough and Northwest Arctic Borough. Key discussions focused on how to achieve locally owned development that both benefits communites and reflects their traditional values. |
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Living Earth's Alaska-Aberdeen school exchange programme features in TESS...
Living Earth's Polar Pairs School Exchange Programme featured in the 'Times Educational Supplement Scotland (TESS)'. The exchange programme, which encourages shared learning between communities in Aberdeen and North Slope, Alaska, has "challenged ideas" and is enabling students and teachers to gain a broader global perspective, as well as developing a stronger sense of their own cultural identity.
Read the full article here...
Find out more about the programme here...
Living Earth produces a Community Engagement Manual for Game Guards in Cameroon...
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Living Earth Foundation, in partnership with Fondation Camerounaise de la Terre Vivante and Bristol Zoo Gardens, has produced a manual for Game Guards working with local communities in protected forest areas in Cameroon. The manual is part of Living Earth's ongoing Dja Periphery Community Engagement Project that seeks to ensure that traditionally marginalised communities are able to actively participate in the conservation process. |
View a copy of the manual here (in English)...
(in French)...
Learn more about the Community Engagement Project here...
Ugandan Biomass Briquettes company wins an International Ashden Award...
Kampala Jellitone Suppliers, a biomass briquette company which makes fuel briquettes from agricultural waste, has won the Ashden International Award for Avoided Deforestation. This small business was supported by Living Earth Uganda through its Urban Livelihoods Project which provided capacity building training in business management and encouraged the development of public-private partnerships within the framework of urban service delivery. |
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Read a press release about the award here...
Find out more about Kampala Jellitone Suppliers here...
Learn more about Living Earth's Urban Livelihoods Programme here...
Living Earth runs a training session on 'Managing Partnerships' on Sakhalin Island...
In May 2009, Living Earth, in partnership with Sakhalin State University, delivered the final training session of our Sustainable Development Training Programme for key stakeholders from Korsakov City and District in Sakhalin Island. The final training module focused on building the capacity of participants to engage in mutually beneficial cross-sector partnerships. |
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View a copy of a course presentation here (in English)...
(in Russian)...
Find out more about the training programme here...
Living Earth is interviewed for a Russian business magazine...
Living Earth Uganda facilitates the recycling 3.5 tons of plastic waste in Kampala district...
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Through Living Earth Uganda's ongoing Enhancing Plastic Waste Collection programme, 3.5 tons (3534 kgs) of plastic waste have been collected and delivered to Plastic Recycling Industries for recycling. A number of collection centres have been set up throughout Kampala district and over 1900 people have participated in workshops designed to raise awarenss about the impacts of waste and the benefits and potential that recycling holds. |
Find out more about the plastic waste programme here...
Living Earth organises Alaskan-Aberdeenshire school exchange visit...
From 26th April to 2nd May 2009, six teachers from the North Slope, Alaska participated in the latest visit in the Aberdeenshire/Alaska teacher exchange as part of Living Earth's ongoing Polar Pairs School Exchange Programme. The trip enabled teachers to learn from their counterparts through sharing their experiences, particularly in addressing areas of shared concern that had been identified over the course of previous visits.
"I learned so much from the teachers and classes I visited." Rebecca Yapuncich, Elementary School Teacher, Point Hope, Alaska
Read a copy of the full trip report here...
Read a press article about the visit here...
Living Earth: 'Putting Communities at the Heart of Development'...
Living Earth was invited to write an article for the latest edition of the Millennium Development Goal (MGD) Review, an independent publication that is dedicated to tracking the progress of the MDGs. Living Earth's article "The Heart of Development: It's a Joint Effort" argues for the need to actively engage with local communties in order to bring about effective change; the article provides case studies from Living Earth's diverse programmes in Cameroon, Uganda and Nigeria.
Download a copy of the article here or read an online version here (go to page 44)
Living Earth delivers presentation on Sustainable Development in St Petersburg...
On 24th April 2009, Edgardo Garcia-Larralde from Living Earth Foundation delivered a presentation on Sustainable Development at St Petersburg University as part of an ongoing course at the university, designed to increase awareness and understanding of the concept of sustainable development. The presentation focused on the need to integrate the social, economic and environmental elements of development and to draw upon lessons learned from previous experience.
View a copy of the presentation here (in English)...
(in Russian)...
Graduates of Living Earth Nigeria's Local Government Training Programme receive their diplomas...
In February 2009 graduates from Living Earth Nigeria Foundation's (LENF) ongoing training programme: Leading Sustainable Development for Local Government Officials, attended a graduation ceremony to celebrate their achievement. The course, which is accredited by the London Chapter of the Open College Network, addresses the challenges faced by local government officials in the Niger Delta and seeks to build their capacity to promote and support sustainable development projects in the region. |
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Find out more about this training programme here...
Living Earth implements Good Governance project in the Niger Delta...
Living Earth Foundation recently launched its Developing Good Governance in the Niger Delta programme. The project brings together three Nigerian NGOs who will work in partnership across the three core Niger Delta states of Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta. The programme aims to improve the provision of basic services in this impoverished region by encouraging increased transparency and accountability at the level of local government and by giving civil society the tools to monitor the implementation of development policies and to hold goverment to account. The project is funded by DFID's Global Transparency Fund and will run from 2008 to 2013.
Find out more about this project here...
Living Earth Uganda launches Plastic Waste Collection programme...
Living Earth Uganda is working in a Public-Private Partnership with Plastics Recycling Industries Uganda Ltd and DED to tackle the problems of plastic waste management in Kampala. Enhancing Plastic Waste Collection in Kampala District was officially launched on 12th January 2009 in an event which brought together policy makers and implementers, civil society organisations, private sector and donors with aim of raising awareness and encouraging the development of cross-sector partnerships between the plastic waste sector and disadvantaged communities. |
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LEU facilitates a Find out more about Living Earth Uganda's waste collection project here...
Living Earth launches Polar Pairs social networking website...
Living Earth has launched a social networking platform to complement its Polar Pairs School Exchange Programme which brings together schools from Aberdeenshire, Scotland and North Slope, Alaska. This new website will enable the participants of the programme to share teaching resources and to keep in touch with colleagues befriended during the exchanges. Visit the Polar Pairs website here... |
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Living Earth organises fourth visit in the Aberdeen-Alaska school exchange programme...
Five teachers from Aberdeenshire, Scotland visited the North Slope, Alaska from 1st to 9th November 2008 as part of Living Earth's ongoing Polars Pairs School Exchange programme. The teachers involved were invited to visit local schools, exploring the differences between their school systems and developing new classroom ideas. The visitors were also invited to participate in the district wide Inupiat Culture Day, gaining an insight into the Inupiat way of life. |
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Living Earth runs an SD training course in Korsakov, Sakhalin Island...
On 31st October and 1st November 2008 Living Earth, working in partnership with the Sustainable Development Department of Sakhalin State University, facilitated a two day residential training course on 'Involving People in Community Groups'. The course represented the latest module in Living Earth's ongoing training course in the region: 'An Introduction to Sustainable Development'.
Find out more about this training programme here.
Living Earth helps organise an SD conference in Tehran...
In October 2008, Living Earth worked with the Institute of Petroleum Engineering (IPE) in Iran to organise a conference on Sustainable Development at the University of Tehran. The conference, held on 6th october 2008, explored the topical theme of 'Sustainable Development and Petroleum'. Edgardo Garcia-Larralde of Living Earth (UK) presented a paper at the conference.
Find out more about our work in Iran here...
View a copy of Living Earth's paper here...
Living Earth facilitates IUCN workshop in Barcelona...
Living Earth facilitated a workshop entitled "Social License to Operate" at this year's IUCN World Conservation Conference. The conference took place in Barcelona from 5th to 14th October 2008 and brought together participants from both the corporate and the charitable sector. Living Earth's workshop explored the challenges and opportunities involved in engaging local stakeholders in corporate projects in Latin America.
For details of the workshop please click here...
Living Earth features in international MDG review publication...
Living Earth has written an article for the October 2008 edition of the Millennium Development Goals review, an independent publication that was circulated at the recent high-level UN summit on the Millennium Development Goals. The article Global Partnerships and the MDGs discusses the nature of Living Earth's strategic partnership with Shell and highlights the importance of cross-sector partnerships in achieving sustainable development.
Download a copy of the article here...
Read the current issue of the the MDG review here...
An indigenous language visit to the UK...
As part of Living Earth's ongoing work in Alaska, in June 2008 we organised a tour of indigenous language programmes in the UK for three education professionals from the North Slopes of Alaska.
Led by Jana Hacharek of the North Slope Borough School District, the trip included a four day programme hosted by the University of Wales followed by three days at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig Gaelic college in Scotland.
Find out more about our work in Alaska here...
Aberdeenshire schools welcome teachers from North Slope, Alaska...
Living Earth facilitated the third visit in the Polars Pairs School Exchange programme. between Aberdeenshire and North Slope Alaska. From 20th May to 30th May 2008, five teachers from schools on the North Slope, Alaska, paid a visit to local Aberdeenshire schools where they participated in school activities and gained an exciting insight into Scottish educational practices.
Read a full report of the visit here.
Living Earth Uganda organises a National Conference on Urban Environment...
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