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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE
95/02/14 NEWSLETTER ON EARTH DAY 25
#1 (FEB. 14, 1995)
EARTH DAY UPDATE
U.S. EMBASSY - USIS EARTH DAY PLANS --
The Department of State, USIA, USAID, and Peace Corps have sent out
cables to U.S. Missions overseas to encourage an international
involvement in this yearâs 25th anniversary of Earth
Day....Feedback from posts: Embassy Port Au Prince (Schrager),
plans to promote civic education with an initiative called
ãPlanting the Seeds of Democracyä; Manila (Harley) will feature the
ãKapihan Sa Kalikisanä, a Filipino tradition bringing together
media and public policy makers during a special breakfast to
discuss environmental reporting; Amman (Kovach) will do entire day
activities leading up to Earth Day focusing on, among other topics,
water pollution - awareness campaigns and prevention methods.
GLOBE MOVES FORWARD --
Environmental education and the Vice Presidentâs initiative for
Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the Environment (GLOBE)
will move into the pilot phase by Earth Day. GLOBE will link
schools in the U.S. and around the world to an environmental
network through which children interact by doing experiments and
contributing scientific data (Lyn Wigbels at GLOBE #202-395-
7600/FAX395-7600/ INTERNET: lwigbels@globe.gov).
ENVIRONMENTAL PROGRAM SUPPORT IS CATALOGUED --
In honor of Earth Day 25, the State Department - with the help of
USIA and contributions from U.S. agencies and non-governmental
organizations - is creating a catalogue of environmental
information, activities and directories that is intended for
international use, to be available to posts and NGOs overseas early
in March. (Lori Brutten at STATE/OES #202-736-737/FAX202-647-
0774/INTERNET: lbrutten @state.gov ).
SPECIAL EVENTS --
In Washington DC April 21st and 22nd: the 25th Anniversary National
Earth Day Concert includes speakers and music entertainment to
benefit the environment - the event is likely to be available to
several hundred international media outlets (Denise Gaumer at
Concerts for the Environment #612-338-5485/FAX612-338-7154); also
on the Washington Mall during these days will be numerous exhibits
and festivities including presentations by Native American leaders,
which could include an international dimension More info on these
events coming in a later newsletter.
INTERNATIONAL EARTH DAY OFFICES --
Earth Day CANADA
114 Front St. West #250, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5J-2L7
#416-599-1991/FAX416-599-3100
Earth Day International GERMANY
An den drei, Hasen 22, 61440 Oberusel, Germany, # 49-6171-
59110/FAX49-6171-59183
Earth day JAPAN
C/O Undo Zenkoku Center, 1-7-3 Hirakawa-dho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo,
102, Japan
#81-3-3234-3844/FAX81-3-3263-9175
Earth Day RUSSIA
101 Prospect Mira, Suite 1213, Moscow, Russia 129812
#7-095-287-1031/FAX70095-956-3255
Earth Day International CHINA
C/O Ms. Bei Lei, Scientech Documentation, Chinese Academy of
Agricultural Sciences,
Beijing, China, 10081
Earth Day CARIBBEAN
Caribbean Conservation Association, The Garrison, St. Michael,
Barbados
#809-426-9635(3)/FAX809-429-8483
Earth Day International Developing Countries Network
Global Futures Network, 73 A Mittal Tower-Nairman Point, Bombay,
INDIA
#91-22-40021/FAX91-28-71250
Earth Day International in the UNITED STATES
C/O Gary Herbertson, The Queen Mary, Long Beach, CA 90802
#310-499-1776/FAX310-866-2787
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