Ashgabat, Turkmenistan – On April 29, an interactive simulation of the Nexus Approach (Nexus Game) was conducted for students of the United Nations Regional Centre for Preventive Diplomacy for Central Asia’s (UNRCCA) Academy of Preventive Diplomacy by the USAID Regional Water and Vulnerable Environment Activity in cooperation with the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC).
Seminars to review existing and new potential mechanisms for financing specially protected natural areas (SPNA) took place in the Issyk-Kul region on April 23-25. The seminars brought together representatives of the Department of Biodiversity Conservation, GIZ in Kyrgyzstan, local tourism organizations, non-governmental organizations, local authorities and specialists from pilot protected areas.
The Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) Program team of the Regional Environmental Center for Central Asia (CAREC) has been invited to the UNECE ESD Forum - Empowering Youth for Sustainable Future: Entrepreneurship Education and Youth Engagement, which will be held on 27-28 June in Limassol, Cyprus.