FFOF participates in EU meeting on National Security and Climate Change
On 18 December 2007, FFOF President, Keith Wheeler, participated in an Institute for Environmental Security (IES) conference that was convened on the subject of the impact of climate change on international security and sustainable development. The conference, called From Bali to Poznan: New Issues, New Challenges, was held at the European Parliament in Brussels.
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FFOF President meets with Nelson Mandela during IUCN Council Meeting
Keith Wheeler, FFOF President had the opportunity to meet Nelson Mandela at the Mandela Foundation Headquarters in Johannesburg SA.
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President of FFOF participates in Global Meeting of Conservation Leaders in South Africa
Keith Wheeler, President of FFOF is participating in the IUCN Council Meting in Krueger National Park in South Africa Nov 19-24, 2007.
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Keith Wheeler presenting in Bariloche Parks Congress
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FFOF President presents at Latin America Protected Areas Congress
Keith Wheeler, FFOF President, was a keynote presenter at the the Second Latin American Congress on Protected Areas in Bariloche Argentina 30 September to 6 October 2007.
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FFOF President Keith Wheeler Chairs Conference at Bibliotheca Alexandrina in Alexandria Egypt
"New Learning for Sustainability in the Arab Region": August 30 to September 1
The role and use of new information and communication technologies to enhance both informal and formal learning processeshas been the hallmark of FFOF since its inception. FFOF established the benchmark globally for the integration of Technology and Learning about Susutainability in its award winning programs developed in the 1990's -- "Education for a Sustainable Future" and "Shaping Our Future". There is great interest for these and other similiar efforts to both the Bibliotheca Alexandrina (www.bibalex.org/English/index.aspx) and the IUCN Commission on Education and Communication. (www.iucn.org)
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FFOF leads IUCN - CEC "Exploring Deep Change Processes: Learning From Around the World"
FFOF Directors Keith Wheeler, Steve Hulbert and Brand Smith, along with FFOF partners Andy Alm, Cheryl Charles, Ulrich Goluke, Frits Hesselink, Jean Perras, and Chuck Phillips led a global discussion on what processes are need to create the deep change necessary to transform societies to be sustainable. The meeting was held at IUCN headquarters in Gland Switzerland Nov. 9-11, 2006.
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FFOF supports Teacher to attend CSI: Climate Status Investigations Training at the Keystone Center
The Foundation for Our Future, as part of itts continued commitment to Education for a Sustainable Future, supported Michael Trimble (see bio below) a Brandwein Fellow to attend CSI: Climate Status Investigations at the Keystone Center in October 2006.
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Keith Wheeler appointed Chair of the Commission on Education and Communication for the World Conservation Union (IUCN)
24 May 2006
The Council of the World Conservation Union today appointed Keith Wheeler to succeed Denise Hamu as Chair of the Commission on Education and Communication. Juanita Castańo was appointed deputy Chair.
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The Passing of a wonderful friend of FFOF
László Breuer a member of the Goncol Foundation in Vac Hungary passed away this passed week. Known as Sumi to all who had known and loved him, he was a close friend to Keith Wheeler and Jack Byrne.
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"Chuck Phillips leading group through CAP process"
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FFOF leads Strategic Change Acceleration Training in Aswan Egypt
FFOF President Keith Wheeler and Chuck Phillips President of Reddy Phillips - in March 2006- led an intensive training session on Change Acceleration Process and Strategic Planning for the Education Reform Program
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" the children of Sodom and Gomorrah"
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FFOF participates in Sustainable Development Mission to Ghana
Keith Wheeler, FFOF President was part of a mission to visit Ghana in Feb 2006. The team included of members from the Global Environmental Technology Foundation - headed by Mark Schaefer-- CEO, and ZedX Inc. headed by Joe Russo - President. The group met with leaders from the Ministry of Environment, Agriculture, Finance, Trade and Communications. The primary conversations revolved around the need for environmental protection and simultaneously increase export trade from the agricultural sector. The feedback provided by the dialogs will enhance Ghana's response to the MCA project efforts being developed by Ghana and the US government.
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FFOF board chairman "Practicing What He Preaches" is featured in Burlington Free Press
"For an ardent environmentalist, Eugene William Stetson III sure loves automobiles."
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"Stetson, now a boyishly handsome 54, has been a speed demon out to save the planet ever since participating in a march down New York City’s Fifth Avenue on the first Earth Day in 1970. More recently he was an environmental adviser during his friend Howard Dean’s sojourns as Vermont governor and presidential wannabe."
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Keith Wheeler, FFOF President addresses summit
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Conservation Learning Summit successfully brings together nations Conservation Education Leaders
The Foundation for Our Future was a major co-sponsor with the Paul F-Brandwein Institute for a national conservation education leadership gathering.
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FFOF presents at UNU/UNESCO International Conference in Nagoya Japan
UNU/UNESCO International Conference and Asia-Pacific Regional Launch of the Decade for Education for Sustainable Development Sustaining the Future – Globalization and Education for Sustainable Development in Nagoya Japan June 28 & 29, 2005
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Keith Wheeler
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World Conservation Learning Network
FFOF President Keith A. Wheeler is directing the new World Conservation Learning Network initiative of IUCN The World Conservation Union. The initiative will offer its members, partners and the academic world a platform to stimulate the flow of knowledge and experience and to enhance the intellectual capital necessary to achieve environmental sustainability.
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The Conservation Learning Summit: Resources At Risk
The Paul F-Brandwein Institute and the Foundation for Our Future have joined forces to develop a national dialog focused the development of strategies to reinvigorate the Conservation Science workforce over the next decade.
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Jack Byrne, 3rd from left, at the World Conservation Congress
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FFOF Launches New E-Learning Course
At November's World Conservation Congress in Bangkok, FFOF Vice-President Jack Byrne and consultant Andy Alm demonstrated an e-Learning course on environmental flows it developed in 2004 for the Water and Nature Initiative of IUCN, the World Conservation Union. The "Flow" course is interactive, uses multimedia, and poses questions and quizzes to make learning more interesting and effective
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GM Sequel Hydrogen Fuel Concept Car
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America on Wheels
The Foundation for Our Future is working as content advisor, in partnership with Kevan Moss Designs, to design the Education Exhibit Room for the America on Wheels Museum in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
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