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Entries for March 2020

Third Gold Symposium in Bolivia

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Third Gold Symposium in Bolivia
(March 19, 2020) This 5th and 6th March, the Third Gold Symposium took place and was organized by the Inter-Institutional Working Group on Responsible Gold (GIT-OR), made up of 12 civil society and academic institutions, and currently coordinated by WCS. Its objective was to promote exchange, dialogue and reflection on the importance of an increasingly responsible technical, social and environmental gold mining in the country. About 320 people from various sectors participated: national and sub-national aut...

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The Think Green Initiative (Piensa Verde in Spanish) was launched: the first inter-institutional platform for conservation of forests, species and protected areas

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(March 17, 2020) Think Green or Piensa Verde (in Spanish) will also open opportunities for businesses and people to join this cause/initiative, with monetary contributions to support conservation projects, through volunteer opportunities or institutional support. Through a platform, a variety of social players will connect at an individual and institutional level, as a new way of committing themselves to conservation. Conservation Strategy Fund (CSF), Conservation International (CI), Wildlife Conservation Soc...

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