Archive for March, 2010

Global Youth Accord on Biodiversity

Mar 24, 2010 No Comments by Annie

The Youth Caucus Steering Committee of P.O.W.E.R. had a hand in the recent formation of the Global Youth Accord on Biodiversity. The Youth Accord is to be presented to international leaders at the Convention of the Parties (COP) in Japan in October 2010. The accord represents a global youth contribution to the Convention on Biological [...]

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NEC supports protection of Mount Nemo

Mar 03, 2010 No Comments by Annie

Commissioners of the Niagara Escarpment Commission (NEC) voted nearly unanimously on February 18, 2010 to support "the protection of the Mount Nemo Plateau," an environmentally-sensitive area located on the Niagara Escarpment in Burlington, Ontario. To learn more, click here.

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