Description: Are you curious about wildlife, from large horned land animals to their striped, spotted and feathered counterparts? Learn more about wildlife and the importance of conservation from Animal Planet TV personality Jeff Corwin! Corwin will join us for two online Q&A discussions on Monday, December 3 and Tuesday, December 4 at the times listed [...]

I would like to share these presentations from the Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) Latin America & Caribbean regional workshop organized by the U.S. State Department Climate Change Office (with support from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the Colombian and Mexican governments) on October 31 – November 2, 2012 which [...]

Almost one billion people in the world go to bed hungry every day. What are we doing to change that? In honor of World Food Day, join us online to discuss solutions for ending hunger and malnutrition throughout the world. Share your ideas and experiences with Tony Hall, the Executive Director of the Alliance to [...]

Quisiera compartir con Ustedes esta interesante entrevista que nuestros colegas de la Iniciativa para la Conservación de la Amazonía Andina (ICAA) le hicieron a José Javier Gómez, de la Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) sobre la importancia e influencia que tienen las politicas publicas en el desarrollo ambiental. Espero les guste. [...]

El Director Regional del Medio Ambiente para el Departamento de Estado de EE.UU. Indran Amirthanayagam visitó Bolivia del 8 al 14 agosto. Durante su visita, habló en el CBA de La Paz y en la Universidad de Carmen Pampa sobre los resultados de la reciente conferencia de Río + 20 en Brasil. El Sr. Amirthanayagam [...]

The obesity epidemic is a problem that’s emerged over the last 30 years. In order to end the epidemic, everyone must be part of the solution. HBO’s “The Weight of the Nation” documentary films were developed in partnership with the Institute of Medicine (IOM), in association with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [...]

Quisiera compartir con Ustedes este interesante video de nuestros colegas de la Iniciativa para la Conservación de la Amazonía Andina (ICAA) que nos detalla el concepto de los incentivos económicos para la conservación desde la perspectiva de las comunidades indígenas. Dos representantes de organizaciones indígenas amazónicas (Asociación Interétnica de Desarrollo de la Selva Peruana (AIDESEP) [...]

The United States Department of Health and Human Services is convening the 2012 Summit on the Science of Eliminating Health Disparities: Building a Healthier Society – Integrating Science, Policy, and Practice in Baltimore, Maryland October 31-November 3. This forum will bring together more than 5,000 professionals, community stakeholders, advocates and leaders in government, academia, business, [...]

Do you want to discover the real science behind Krypton’s explosion? To learn why Spider Man’s webbing couldn’t save his girlfriend’s life? And to see solid-state physics at work in Iron Man’s armor? Join in to this great upcoming interactive video webcast with Dr. James Kakalios, Distinguished Professor in the School of Physics and Astronomy [...]

Quiero compartir con Ustedes este video en el cual Fernando Abilleira, Ingeniero Español especializado en navegación y trayectorias quien trabaja para la NASA, describe como el astromóvil “Curiosidad” (Mars Curiosity Lander) aterriza sobre la superficie del planeta Marte en el cráter llamado “Gale”, un lugar de alto interés científico en donde pueden haber existido microbios [...]

I would like to share with you this information on an upcoming interactive video webcast with the U.S. Secretary of State’s new Special Adviser on Global Youth Issues, Zeenat Rahman who will talk about the importance of U.S. engagement with youth, youth as drivers of innovation, and opportunities for furthering partnerships. Hope you will join [...]

Watch Secretary Clinton’s remarks at the 2012 Global Diaspora Forum and read a transcript of her remarks here. http://diasporaalliance.org/hillary-clintons-remarks-at-the-second-annual-global-diaspora-forum/ For the video, please click on: http://bcove.me/7j22rz6p

The Secretary’s 2012 Global Diaspora Forum – NEW! Wednesday, July 25, 2012 09:30 EDT (13:30 UTC) URL: http://conx.state.gov/diaspora (Short URL: http://goo.gl/2DeYD) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will convene the 2012 Global Diaspora Forum to explore how the U.S. government can more effectively partner with diaspora communities to enhance sustainable development and diplomacy with their countries [...]

Nuestra oficina estuvo presente en un Simposio sobre Ingeniería Genética titulado “Organismos Genéticamente Modificados: Un Debate Ético y Social” el 17 de Julio, 2012. Las presentaciones incluyeron un excelente análisis de la historia de los OGMs por Dr. Luis De Stefano-Beltrán. A continuación su presentación. REO attended an event entitled “Organismos Genéticamente Modificados: Un Debate [...]