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CUBA Environmental Protection & Sustainable Development Delegation June 4-13
By fauxpas | February 26, 2010
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Environmental Protection and Sustainable Development in CUBA!
Research Delegation
June 4 - 13, 2010
February 2010
Dear Friends and Colleagues,
We invite you to join us on a research delegation to Cuba, June 4 - 13, 2010, to study Cuba’s remarkable progress in environmental protection and sustainable development in both Havana and in rural Cuba. In 2006, the World Wildlife Fund declared Cuba to be the only country in the world to achieve sustainable development due to its high human development level and low ecological footprint. How did Cuba achieve this distinction despite issues of poverty, devastating annual hurricanes and the U.S. embargo?
This research delegation is an opportunity to learn about Cuba’s accomplishments, struggles, developing policies and programs in organic agriculture, urban gardens, energy self sufficiency, management of protected areas, environmental education, and other related areas of ecological interest. We will meet with representatives from Cuban environmental NGO’s, government ministries and educational institutions. We will visit sites of environmental significance and see first hand how Cuba has become a possible model of sustainable development for the developing world.
For more information on the research delegation, and for articles on Cuba’s policies and practices in environmental protection and sustainable development during the last two decades, check out this web page:
http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/1043.html
We highly recommend the videos and articles in the right sidebar of the page, especially “The Power of Community: How Cuba Survived Peak Oil” and the articles on Cuba’s energy revolution by Laurie Stone.
Travel and program will be arranged by Global Exchange, a licensed Cuba Travel Service Provider. To register for this delegation:
1. Fill out the Application, Health and Liability, and Travel Affidavit forms on this web page:
http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/forms.html.
2. Scan and email them, along with your CV or resume, to: drea@globalexchange.org or fax them Attention: Drea, Cuba Reality Tours at 415-255-7498
3. If you wish, you may call in the credit card information for your deposit to Drea at 415-255-7296, ext 211.
More information on the cost, logistics and itinerary for the delegation is available on the web page:
http://www.globalexchange.org/tours/1043.html
We look forward to your inquiries and interest!
Sincerely,
Pam Montanaro, Eco Cuba Exchange (pam@globalexchange.org) 510-649-1052
www.ecocubaexchange.org
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