News
August.2009
International Society for Environmental Epidemiology conference, Dublin, 25 - 29 August 2009
The ISEE will hold its 21st annual meeting this year at University College Dublin, Ireland.
U.K. Biodiversity Duty - October 2009 training Course on ecosystems, health and the economy
This year, the course is being organised in partnership with the COHAB Initiative Secretariat, Natural England and DEFRA, and will include particular focus on the importance of biodiversity to business development and economic security, public health and social welfare.
July.2009 COHAB Initiative now on Facebook and Twitter
We have set up a COHAB Initiative page on social networking websites Facebook and Twitter. Our YouTube channel will go live later this year.
May 2009
Development of "Biodversity for Health and Development" Training Toolkit for the CBD Secretariat
The COHAB Initiative Secretariat is working with the Secretariat of the UN Convention on Biological Diversity to develop a training toolkit on "Biodiversity for Health and Development" for heath practitioners concerned with issues in developing countries
April.2009 IUCN's World Conservation magazine - special issue on Health and Environment Issue 1, Vol. 39 of World Conservation focuses on the links between human health and the health of the global environment.
February.2009 Biodiversity and Non-Communicable Diseases - request for information The COHAB Initiative Secretariat is preparing a series of information notes on the relevance of biodiversity and ecosystem services to non-communicable diseases, and is seeking input from COHAB Partners and other organisations.
February.2009
UPDATE: COHABnet on-line partner directory and discussion forums
January.2009 COHAB Initiative Charter and Strategy 2009 - 2012 A draft Charter and Strategy for the period 2009 - 2012, to bring us to the 20th anniversary of the World Summit on Sustainable Development, is availble for consultation.
December.2008 Ecosystems, human health, and security International forum on ecosystems and human security, summer 2009.
November.2008 Third International Conference on Health and Biodiversity, Galway, Ireland 2010 Preparations are currently underway for the COHAB 2010 international conference in Galway - and we want your input!
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