Online Session "Why the UN is talking about karst and why cavers should care" -

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On December 7^th, the German Speleological Federation (VdHK) was active in supporting a resolution at the 7^th United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) about protecting caves and karst. Now, VdHK wants to look back at UNEA-7 and prepare for future UN efforts for caves and karst by organizing the online international event presented below. The following information is from VdHK President, Bärbel Vogel. I encourage you to attend and participate, or watch the recorded version later.

 

George

 

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Why the UN is Talking About Karst and Why Cavers Should Care:

Insights from the 7^th United Nations Environment Assembly UNEA-7

Live stream Wednesday March 11, 2 pm Central European Time / 8 am US EST
VdHK YouTube Channel

 

If you can’t join us live on Wednesday, the session will be available for download afterward.

For information on caves and karst discussed at UNEA-7, go to www.karst-aware.org

 

Thank you very much
Warm regards,
Baerbel 

 

Program Part 1: Presentations
Where Speleology can make a difference in the United Nations system
Bärbel Vogel, President, German Speleological Federation (VdHK)

 

Indonesian Resolution on Karst Ecosystems for UNEA-7
Inge Retnowati, Director of Biodiversity Conservation, Ministry of Environment 
Republic of Indonesia

 

Negotiating Karst in Nairobi at UNEA-7
Ana K. Celis, Co-Chair VdHK Working Group on International Governance

 

Influence of Nature Protection Stakeholders
Patrizia Heidegger, Deputy Secretary General, European Environmental Bureau

Program Part 2: Panel discussion

Inge Retnowati, Director of Biodiversity Conservation, Ministry of Environment Republic of Indonesia

 

Dr. Mohamed Abdelraouf, Scientific and Technological Community Major Group Representative at UNEP 

 

Sofie Sandstrom Jaffe, Permanent Observer for the International Union for Conservation of Nature IUCN to the United Nations

 

Pierre-André Cordey, Federal Office for the Environment, Switzerland

 

Moderator: Ana K. Celis, Co-Chair VdHK Working Group on International Governance

 

https://www.karst-aware.org/home

 

 

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