UNESCO Assistant Director-General and Executive Secretary of the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC), talks about key issues concerning the oceans during the annual meeting of UNESCO Goodwill ambassadors at UNESCO headquarters, 26 -27 June 2013.

Key issues concerning the oceans

Vernon Gilbert, U.S. Biosphere Reserves Association, and founding member of the MAB talk about how "a lot of the [MAB] concept was developed in 1968"

The Birth of the Biosphere Reserves and the MAB Programme

Jeffrey Sachs

A quostionaire from Philliphines asks Prof. Sachs about the linkage of his clinical economics concepts with the concept of Green Society.

Q and A session for Jeffrey Sachs, the keynote speaker - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

Herbie Hancock

Mr. Herbie Hancock, a well known mucisian which is also UNESCO's Goodwill Ambassador for Intercultural Diversity delivers his interesting perspective.

A Driver for Effective Sustainable Development,  Herbie Hancock - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

professor Walter Kohn is an American theoretical physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on October 13, 1998 for his development of the density-functional theory.He talks about his work and about the role of science in the quest for peace

professor Walter Kohn is an American theoretical physicist. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on October 13, 1998 for his development of the density-functional theory. He talks about his work and about the role of science in the quest for peace

Science and Peace - Walter Kohn

Johanna Mac Taggart, coordinator of the Swedish biosphere reserve of lake Varnen and organizer of the "farming systems &amp; food security" workshop, March 2011, 24th , 25th.Extract:  "We have a proposal to create a structure we call an « ecosystem venture incubator », so we work to promote more benefits from the ecosystems, more business development around this, and we're trying to create a space where people can meet to develop their ideas."Recorded at the "farming systems and food security workshop", UNESCO, March 24 - 25 2011

Johanna Mac Taggart, coordinator of the Swedish biosphere reserve of lake Varnen and organizer of the "farming systems &amp; food security" workshop, March 2011, 24th , 25th. Extract: "We have a proposal to create a structure we call an « ecosystem venture incubator », so we work to promote more benefits from the ecosystems, more business development around this, and we're trying to create a space where people can meet to develop their ideas." Recorded at the "farming systems and food security workshop", UNESCO, March 24 - 25 2011

Sustainable Projects

Prof. Hans van Ginkel, former rector of United Nations University, talks about Educating for a Sustainable Future from from Utrecht University, Holland.

Educating for a Sustainable Future, Hans van Ginkel - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

Ms. Desi Anwar and a distant participant asks the panelists about the challenge of governments for the need of changing education for Sustainable Development.

Q and A session for the education speakers - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

Dr. Faridah Noor Mohd Noor from University of Malaya addresses e-culture as an attractive and stimulative way of engaging the youth to preserve the cultural heritages.

A Driver for Effective Sustainable Development, Faridah Noor - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

Prof. Jun Murai of Keio University, who is widely considered as the father of Japan's Internet, speaks about the history, development, and prospects of Science, Technology &amp; Innovation in the transition to a Green Economy

The Role of Science, Technology and Innovation, Jun Murai - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

Science and technology are key components of social integration, sustainable development and poverty eradication based on equity, freedom, justice, governance and solidarity. The UNESCO's Basic sciences programme deals with molecular biology, biotechnology, chemistry, pure and applied physics and mathematics, as well as interdisciplinary areas that underlie human health, the preservation of the environment and human well-being.

UNESCO's Director General Ms. Irina Bokova and a participant comments about the role of culture from their respective perspectives.

Q and A session for the culture speakers - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

Sergio Guevara Sada, President of Ibero MAB Network, Chairman of the Mexican MAB National Committee, on how the Man and Biosphere programme "Is going to change the world!"

40th Anniversary of MAB Programme: Wishes

Sergio Guevara Sada, President of IberoMAB network, Chairman of the Mexico MAB National Committee.Extract:  "I think the best thing in biosphere reserves is the zonation."

Sergio Guevara Sada, President of IberoMAB network, Chairman of the Mexico MAB National Committee. Extract: "I think the best thing in biosphere reserves is the zonation."

Zonation of Biosphere Reserves

Welcoming remarks by Indonesian Minister of Education and Culture Mr. Mohammad Nuh, and UNESCO's Director General Ms. Irina Bokova.

Connect Asia - Building a Green Society: Opening

Prof. Murai aswers a question about what will happen to human being with the increasing role of Social Networking System such as Twitter or alike, and global connectivity in general.

Q and A session for the science speakers - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

Prof. Emil Salim, a long time devotee of Green Society and currently part of the Presidential Advisory Council in Indonesia delivers his fascinating point of view.

Educating for a Sustainable Future, Emil Salim - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

Richard Ernst

Professor Richard R. Ernst, 1991 Nobel Prize in chemistry for his methodological developments within nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy, discribes science as "the best way to educate people by doing". He adds "Research is important to get honesty into people. And honesty is a basis [...] of peace

Science and Peace - Richard Ernst

Interview with Natarajan Ishwaran, UNESCO-MAB Secretary, Director of Division of Ecological and Earth sciences.  "What is important this year for this program: to look back and to look forward "

Interview with Natarajan Ishwaran, UNESCO-MAB Secretary, Director of Division of Ecological and Earth sciences. "What is important this year for this program: to look back and to look forward "

40th Anniversary of MAB Programme

Keynote Speaker Prof. Jeffrey Sachs from the Earth Institute, Columbia University, speaks lively from New York at 2 AM in the morning about our readiness towards a Green Economy.

Towards a Green Economy, Jeffrey Sachs - Connect Asia - Building a Green Society

Professor Dudley Robert Herschbach is an American chemist at Harvard University. He won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Yuan T. Lee and John C. Polanyi "for their contributions concerning the dynamics of chemical elementary processes"Here he discusses the links between science and peace

Professor Dudley Robert Herschbach is an American chemist at Harvard University. He won the 1986 Nobel Prize in Chemistry jointly with Yuan T. Lee and John C. Polanyi "for their contributions concerning the dynamics of chemical elementary processes" Here he discusses the links between science and peace

Science and Peace - Dudley R. Herschbach

Science and technology are key components of social integration, sustainable development and poverty eradication based on equity, freedom, justice, governance and solidarity. The UNESCO's Basic sciences programme deals with molecular biology, biotechnology, chemistry, pure and applied physics and mathematics, as well as interdisciplinary areas that underlie human health, the preservation of the environment and human well-being.

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