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GFDD Partners with UBUNTU to Convene Side Event, Food, Sustainability and Global Democracy: Challenges and Perspectives, during Rio + 20 Conference
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is partnering with UBUNTU – World Forum on Civil Society Networks to coordinate the side event “Food, sustainability and global democracy: challenges and perspectives” on June 18 from 9:30 am – 11:00 am, in room T-8, in Rio de Janiero, Brazil, during the framework of the Sustainable Development Dialogues leading up to the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio +20), to be convened June 20-22.

GFDD to Coordinate Panel on Environmental Education Tool, Ocean in Google Earth, at Rio + 20
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) is pleased to announce that it is partnering with Ocean in Google Earth and Mission Blue to present the panel: “’Ocean in Google Earth’ as an Environmental Education Tool: The Dominican Perspective,” during the Rio + 20 Conference in Rio de Janiero, Brazil.

Preparations for GFDD’s Participation in the World’s Largest-ever Environment Conference, Rio + 20, Underway
In preparation for the upcoming Rio + 20 summit, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) attended the third open-ended informal intercessional meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development, held on 26 and 27 March 2012, in the Economic and Social Council Chamber.

GFDD Coordinated Panel at UN Headquarters Assesses the Environmental and Social Price of Gold
On Tuesday, May 3, 2011, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in partnership with South-South News and the Council on Hemispheric Affairs, coordinated the panel “Global Perspectives on Gold Mining: Evaluating Potential and Constraints” at United Nations Headquarters in New York City…

FUNGLODE and Jarabacoa Educators Receive Students from the United States
The Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) along with educators and families of Jarabacoa welcomed eight students and two professors on Saturday from Oroville School of Washington, as part of a student exchange program between Dominican and US schools.

GFDD and FUNGLODE Organize Panel Discussion on Payment for Ecological Services
On August 18, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with the Organization of the American States’ Department of Sustainable Development (DDS/OAS), organized a Panel Discussion on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Latin America and the Caribbean at FUNGLODE headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.

Panel Discussion on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Latin America and the Caribbean
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and its sister institution in the Dominican Republic, Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), in collaboration with the Organization of the American States’ Department of Sustainable Development (DDS/OAS), are organizing a Panel Discussion on Payment for Ecosystem Services (PES) in Latin America and the Caribbean…

GFDD and FUNGLODE Participate in Inter-Governmental Preparatory Meeting of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development
Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) participated in the Inter-Governmental Preparatory Meeting for the Seventeenth Session of the United Nations’ Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD), which took place February 23-27, 2009 at UN Headquarters in New York City.

Over 1,500 Dominican and International Students Attend CILA 2008
More than 1,500 young people from the Dominican Republic, Latin America and other countries around the world participated in the IV International Conference of the Americas (CILA) organized by the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR), Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD) and Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE), which concluded on October 19.

GFDD, FUNGLODE and UNA-DR Commemorate International Youth Day
On August 13, 2008, in celebration of International Youth Day, Global Foundation for Democracy and Development (GFDD), Fundación Global Democracia y Desarrollo (FUNGLODE) and the United Nations Association of the Dominican Republic (UNA-DR) presented a screening of the film, The 11th Hour, at FUNGLODE Headquarters in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.