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CEC works closely with the Capacity Development Unit within the Programme and Policy Group.
Welcome to the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication
IUCN CEC is a network driving change for sustainability. More than 1,000 members volunteer their professional expertise in learning, knowledge management and strategic communication to achieve IUCN goals.
IUCN CEC NEWS
Welcoming Wendy Price to CEC and IUCN Science & Learning
In January 2010 Wendy Price joined the IUCN Science and Learning Unit to work as Administrative Assistant to Sue Mainka, Head of Science and Learning. She will also work part-time for CEC with Cecilia Nizzola-Tabja.
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02 Mar 2010 | News story
Introducing Sue Mainka, Head of IUCN Science and Learning
Sue Mainka has been appointed Head of Science and Learning in the newly established Science and Learning Unit in IUCN. This is the new home for the Commission on Education and Communication within the IUCN Secretariat. …
02 Mar 2010 | News story
Gillian Martin Mehers is CEC Specialty Group Leader for Learning & Leadership
Gillian Martin Mehers invites CEC members to join her in a group focused on innovative informal learning processes and techniques, including the use of Web 2.0 social networking tools. The aim is to enhance professional development and increase productivity and leadership in the sustainable development field. …
02 Mar 2010 | News story
CEC National Activators as of March 2010
CEC has selected National Activators in several more regions: Eastern and Southern Africa, North Africa, Europe, South and South East Asia. Here is the complete list as of March 2010, including all CEC members who have accepted this volunteer position. Welcome!
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02 Mar 2010 | News story
Spanish E-Learning Channel interviews CEC Member Frits Hesselink
This 21-minute video on climate change is part of a course on sustainable development. The video, Verdades y mentiras sobre el cambio climatico, was produced by UNED, the Spanish Distance Education Channel. It includes an interview with CEC Special Advisor Frits Hesselink.
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02 Mar 2010 | News story
Tommy Garnett réuni les animateurs nationaux de la CEC à Sierra Leone
Félicité Mangang, Chargée de communication du Bureau UICN pour le Programme pour l’Afrique Centrale et Occidentale (PACO) nous informe sur la réunion des animateurs de la CEC d’Afrique de l’Ouest et du Centre en Sierra Leone.
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02 Mar 2010 | News story
Psychology behind littering: A CEC member's opinion
CEC member Carlos Micilio, an urban environmental consultant, recently published an opinion piece on the psychology behind littering in Waste Management World. ¿Ha leído...? La pobreza no es excusa. Una mirada a la psicología detrás de tirar la basura (en inglés). …
02 Mar 2010 | News story
Centro Regional de Especialización y Experiencias en EDS RCE Bogotá
CEC member Olga Bermúdez is director of a regional centre engaged in Education for Sustainable Development in Bogotá, Colombia. She shares news from the Centre and notes the involvement of another CEC member, Charles Hopkins of UNU and UNESCO. …
01 Mar 2010 | News story
CEC Member Suzana Padua Wins Social Entrepreneur Award
The Schwab Foundation for Social Entrepreneurship with the newspaper Folha de São Paulo recently recognized CEC member Suzana Padua and her husband, Claudio, for their work in the institute they founded, IPE-Instituto de Pesquisas Ecológicas. Suzana is CEC Regional Vice-Chair for South America.
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01 Mar 2010 | News story
CEC Member Arturo Curiel Wins Jalisco Science Award
Dr. Arturo Curiel Ballesteros, a researcher from the Centro Universitario de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias (CUCBA), University of Guadalajara (Mexico) received an award for his research work of 30 years at the CUCBA. Arturo is IUCN CEC Regional Vice-Chair for Meso America.
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01 Mar 2010 | News story
