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Hanns Seidel Foundation Kenya in partnership with The Global Project on Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change is inviting you to our Virtual Masterclass on Environmental Education - Carbon Market Trade. We look forward to seeing you all. Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung Hanns Seidel Foundation, Korea HSF_Asia Hanns Seidel Foundation Vietnam Hanns Seidel Foundation Kenya

Northlight Green Services (NGS) in partnership and Hanns Siedel Foundation – Kenya, through funding from The Global Project on Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change (GMACC),  established a learning site of dragon fruit farming and cultivar multiplication, integrated with other creative Climate Smart Practices including permaculture, resilience design among others. This is aimed at promoting more sustainable alternative livelihoods among small-holder households and learning institutions as substitutes for commercial brick-laying, charcoal burning,  and other exploitative land use practices for food, nutrition, and income security while preserving ecosystem health and land productivity. The center will provide hands-on training for charcoal traders, youth, women, and learning institutions on the propagation and growing of fruit trees which will be integrated with soil and water...

This week, together with the Wyss Academy for Nature and Chatham House, Hanns Seidel Foundation Vietnam organised a Roundtable Discussion on Innovative Business Models for an Inclusive Circular Economy in Bangkok. The Roundtable was kindly hosted by the Ambassador of Switzerland to Thailand at his residence Embassy of Switzerland in Thailand.

This is the 3rd event in a series of regional roundtables around the world, which aim to prepare the groundwork for pivotal discussions at the UN High-Level Political Forum (HLPF) in July and the Summit for the Future in September 2024.

The roundtable discussion in Bangkok brought together entrepreneurs with sustainable business models, innovation facilitators, recycling cooperatives and researchers to discuss how the circular transition can be made more inclusive.

Hanns Seidel Foundation Vietnam was especially pleased to include our Alumni networks from Ecothon in ASEAN and ClimateLaunchpad Vietnam projects.

Many thanks to all participants for the transformative discussions and to Ambassador Pedro Zwahlen Embassy of Switzerland in Thailand for the kind hospitality.

Hanns Seidel Foundation Vietnam’s support for this roundtable discussion is part of Hanns-Seidel-Stiftung's Global Project for Mitigation and Adaptation on Climate Change (GMACC) Think Global Sustainability Network.

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The Hanns Seidel Foundation is very interested in supporting projects that protect biodiversity in Central and Northeast Asia. Recently, the Hanns Seidel Foundation in Korea has offered two scholarship programs in Kazakhstan and Mongolia. Both projects primarily support the protection of (migratory) bird habitats and the importance of safe habitats. One scholarship in Kazakhstan goes to Dr. Vera Voronova from the Association for the Conservation of Biodiversity of Kazakhstan (ACBK). This long-term project is titled ‘Steppe Eagle Monitoring and conservation in Kazakhstan’. Dr Vera Voronova will be researching the conservation of the steppe eagle in Kazakhstan, species that is categorized as endangered in many countries. The research will provide insights into breeding behavior and the breeding population. For the future of...

On April 30, Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) hosted a virtual masterclass titled "Wetlands and Biodiversity - How can we cooperate with birds?" under the HSF Global Project for Mitigation and Adaptation  to Climate Change (Think Global Sustainability Network). The virtual masterclass, supplemented by contributions from various guest speakers, served to present the COP14 results and to give participants the opportunity to exchange views on various possibilities for international cooperation to make sustainable future for wetlands and birds. Dr. Seliger, representative of Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea, opened the virtual masterclass with a brief overview of the foundation's work and explained the focus on cooperation in the East Asian - Australasian Flyway. The opening speech was followed by speeches from various guest speakers....

A training of 32 trainers [ToTs] from Mbeere North Constituency in Kenya took place on the 18th and 18th April 2024 at G8 Hotel and Fresh Farm Orchard Muraru respectively. The training was funded by Global Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change - GMACC through HSF Namibia Office. From research, dragon fruit farming thrives in arid and semi-arid areas which is where Mbeere North falls. The purpose of the TOT is to ensure sustainability of the project even after the lapse of the funding period. The trainees are the climate change champions of the environment who are drawn from each sublocation in the constituency The trainees were taken through the entire process from preparing cuttings, through to harvesting. Key points included;...

A training of 32 TOTs from Mbeere North took place on the 18th and 19th of April 2024 at G8 Hotel and Fresh Farm Orchard Muraru respectively. The training was funded by the Global Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change – GMACC through HSF Namibia Office. From research, dragon fruit farming thrives in arid and semi-arid areas which is where Mbeere North falls. The purpose of the TOT is to ensure sustainability of the project even after the lapse of the funding period. The trainees are the climate change champions of the environment who are drawn from each sublocation in the constituency. They were taken through the entire process from preparing cuttings through to harvesting. Key points included; selection of viable...

Think Global Sustainability Network is happy to be part of the 1st Spain-Namibia Climate Forum It is a collaborative initiative aimed at addressing climate change through dialogue, knowledge sharing, and cooperation. Under the theme "Targeting Resilience: Harnessing Spanish and Namibian Climate Solutions," experts from diverse fields are meeting in Windhoek, Namibia, and online today. Stakeholders are meeting to exchange ideas, experiences, and cutting-edge technology related to climate change. The conference covers relevant areas such as agroforestry, conservation, livestock production, and One Health. #spainnamibiaclimateforum #HannsSeidelFoundation #ThinkGlobal #gmacc

  🌍Hanns Seidel Foundation Korea will host a virtual masterclass(webinar) about wetlands and biodiversity on 30 April 16:00-18:00 (KST, GMT+9). It will be an opportunity to share experiences and network among experts in the field of climate change, biodiversity, and migratory birds which is an indicator of the condition of the environment for further regional network on mitigation and adaptation to climate change in Central Asia.   🌍Please join us via QR code or link (https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85189263807?pwd=CyWbnfG6svEbgAGkLP81MUNC1aV9cB.1). 🌍Language: English

Hanns Seidel Foundation (HSF) Korea published a report on results from Inter-Flyways Workshop 2024. HSF would like to express our gratitude to all participants, especially to Spike Millington at International Crane Foundation for working on the report together. On 10 February 2024, Samarkand, Uzbekistan. HSF organized the Inter-Flyways Workshop 2024 under the HSF's Global project for Mitigation and Adaptation to Climate Change. Experts in flyways, conservation, biodiversity, wetlands, and climate change shared experiences, successes, and challenges in conservation. They discussed engaging key stakeholders, strengthening on-ground implementation, increasing resources, and encouraging collaboration and communication among various initiatives.    Link - report of the Inter-Flyways Workshop 2024 : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bKm_Vs4mToakBpRR64dYM7qy7NOKv-U7/view?usp=sharing