Preparatory Workshop for all the State/UT ENVIS Centres

A two-day preparatory workshop for some of the leading ENVIS Centres who have been assigned for ISBIED was held at EPTRI, Hyderabad on 7th - 8th June, 2010 to review the ISBEID database. At the two days User Workshop altogether twenty number of representatives from Orissa, Tamilnadu, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, Nagaland, Delhi, Chandigarh, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka and Manipur were present. During the workshop participants discussed about the constraints to get data as per existing modules. Most of the representatives in the workshop felt the need for revision of some of the parameters for fulfillment of ISBEID database. After thorough discussion, it was agreed to review certain modules for which data could not be availed easily. The revised module prepared during the workshop was circulated to all the ENVIS Centres to enable them to identify the parameters for finalization and also to get necessary inputs and information on the respective module.

Pittsburgh announces regional WED celebrations

The Pittsburgh World Environment Day Partnership has announced plans for more than 65 regional events and activities to promote environmental awareness and action during the six weeks that “bridge the gap” between the 40th anniversary of Earth Day on April 22 and World Environment Day on June 5.

The Partnership, which engages more than 200 organizations in the Pittsburgh region, also unveiled the overall theme of the region's World Environment Day activities – Water Matters!. This regional theme supports the United Nations Environment Programme's (UNEP) global theme of “Biodiversity.” In the event Amy Fraenkel, Director of UNEP's Regional Office for North America said, "The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is very impressed with the quality and breadth of activities being organized by the City of Pittsburgh to commemorate the fourth North American World Environment Day celebrations. Pittsburgh has set the bar extremely high not only for North America, but also for other parts of the world, and we congratulate the organizers on their efforts".

Some of the region's key events and activities includes:
Water Matters! Global Water Conference (June 3) ; Water; Innovation Consortium and Business of Water Assessment
Water Matters to Youth Too! Student Water Workshop with Dr. Mae Jemison (June 4); Convergence: Art & Environment at the Three Rivers Arts Festival (June 4-13) ; Pittsburgh World Environment Day Partnership etc.