12th Living Lakes Conference, 22 - 27 September 2008

From 22 to 27 September 2008, the international conference will take place at Lake Trasimeno in Italy. Also the 10th anniversary of the global network Living Lakes will be celebrated during the conference. The conference programme as well as the online registration are available here.

Lal Emmanuel received One World Award

Lal Emmanuel is the winner of the first international "One World Award". In 1991 Emmanuel founded the Nagenahiru Foundation which has been a member of the Living Lakes network since 2002. At the IFOAM World Congress on June 19, 2008 in Modena Italy, Emmanuel received the "One World Statue" and the 25,000 Euro prize money. The "One World Prize" is awarded every two years by the Rapunzel Naturkost AG.

In the picture Lal Emmanuel receives the prize from Schirmherrin Renate Künast.

Further information can be found under: www.one-world-award.de

Eco-friendly light for developing countries

At Lake Victoria in Kenya Global Nature Fund (GNF) initiated a unique environmental project in cooperation with the Kenyan partner Osienala and the two German companies OSRAM and Solarworld.

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Great Progress in Sri Lanka

Since December 2005, 150 fishermen have received new nets, boats and solar lamps. In 30 tree nurseries, more than 100,000 mangrove trees were grown and relocated by EMACE and Nagenahiru Foundation. In April 2008 a new Environmental Education Center in Godahena was opened.

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International Conference "Business and Biodiversity"

This conference was organised by the GNF as well as the GTZ and took place in Bonn, Germany on 2 and 3 April 2008.

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Trees for Life – a project for climate protection in South Africa

GNF supports the project of the partner organisation Wildlands Conservation Trust for the reforestation and nuture of indigenous trees.

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Year of the Dolphin 2007 as well as 2008

The UN Convention on Migratory Species has declared 2007 the Year of the Dolphin. In September 2007, an extension of this successful campaign til the year 2008 was decided.

The Global Nature Fund is an official supporter of this initiative to protect dolphins.  A crucial factor in achieving this is education to create awareness of dolphin species, information of decision makers and involvement of local communities. GNF and its local partner RASI particularly focus on the conservation of the Mahakam Wetlands in Indonesia, home of the rare Irrawaddy Dolphin.

In the Mediterranean Sea, the GNF campaign together with the partner organisation GOB the protection of the marine mammals.

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Special Distinction

The international project Living Lakes was designated for further two years as a UN Decade Project 2008 / 2009 in the frame of the UN Decade Education for Sustainable Development.