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DePoort Conference Centre, The Netherlands, 18-21 September 2008

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Ottawa, Canada, 12-14 October 2007

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OTHER COMING IEF EVENTS

As in past years, IEF expects to send representatives to the
UN Commission on Sustainable Development,
meeting in New York on 5-16 May 2008. 

DISTANCE LEARNING COURSE
IEF is again collaborating with the Wilmette Institute in a course on
Sustainable Development and the Prosperity of Humankind
October 2008 to January 2009
for more information see the Wilmette Institute web site
 

  ANNUAL EVENTS
These events could be used to organize IEF activities locally or nationally,
perhaps in collaboration with other organizations

Earth Day - 22 April
22 April 2008

World Environment Day - 5 June
5 June 2008

Clean Up the World
September 2008

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY
5 June 2008

This official United Nations day organized by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) commemorates the signing of the Stockholm Declaration at the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972. It is commemorated every year on 5 June in more than 100 countries around the globe.  Each year, the main international celebrations take place in a different location.  

New Zealand will be hosting this year's World Environment Day - one of the principal vehicles through which the United Nations stimulates worldwide awareness of the environment and enhances political attention and action. The event will take place on 5 June 2008 with the slogan:

"Kick the Habit! Towards a Low Carbon Economy".

 For information on World Environment Day 2008, please visit http://www.unep.org/wed/2008/english/About_WED_2008/index.asp
 
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In 2001 the UNEP Executive Director's Statement on 5 June 2001
included reference to religion.
 

UNEP produces a WED information package in English, French and Spanish, which includes a news release, a poster, a logo sheet, stickers, a message from the United Nations Secretary-General, a message from the Executive Director of UNEP, and a special issue of UNEP's quarterly magazine, Our Planet. 

For more information, visit the WED web site at http://www.unep.org/wed where you will find some background information on the day and on how it can be celebrated.
 

EARTH DAY
22 April 2008
The first Earth Day was organized in the United States on 22 April 1970, and it has now become an annual event commemorated around the world, involving many non-governmental organizations. See the Earth Day web site at  http://www.earthday.net.

CLEAN UP THE WORLD
The Clean up the World campaign is held each year on a weekend in mid-September. It is organized by Clean Up the World, a non-profit organization, in conjunction with the United Nations Environment Programme. Further information is at http://www.cleanuptheworld.org.au

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