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=**Events and Opportunities** =

 **Cast Your Votes for CEC Young Professional to go to Nagoya!** =**....Voting now Closed** =

16 August 2010

Hello CEC Young Professional,

This voting process is intended to help the CEC's Young Professionals Leadership Team (YPLT) select a young member to accompany the CEC Team to Nagoya from 18-21 October 2010. Based on your votes, top candidates will be carefully considered by the YPLT and a decision will be made by Wednesday, 18 August.

Thanks to all those who submitted applications from around the world!

**Voting is only open for 24 hours, from Sunday, 15 August at midnight GMT to Monday, 16 August at midnight GMT. Voting only takes place through the link above, and your votes will be kept confidential.**

**To vote, you must affirm that you are a CEC member and are 35 or under at the time of voting. Please read all 11 candidate applications, below, and then pick your top three candidates.** If you are a candidate, you may vote once for yourself.

Thank you for participating! Best of luck to all candidates.

Warmly, The Young Professionals Leadership Team

  **Call for Applications for Participation**  **in C****BD, COP 10** =**Due date: 15 August** =

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">11 August 2010

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Dear CEC Young Professionals,

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">We are excited to announce that the **Commission on Education and Communication (CEC) is sponsoring two young professionals to join its team at the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">Convention on Biological Diversity COP 10 in Nagoya, Japan, from 18-21 October**, the key first days of the 12-day event**.** Young professional Laurie Bennet of Futerra Communications in the United Kingdom has already been selected by CEC leadership to join the team. The second young person will be selected from among and with the help of the CEC young professional membership through a democratically-based process.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">With the event so near, **interested applicants are asked to respond to the questions below before this Sunday, 15 August at midnight GMT.** As the CBD and the CEC Team are primarily English speaking, applications will only be accepted in English. We are looking for someone with experience in communicating biodiversity, for example as a journalist, photographer, film maker, stakeholder dialogue facilitator, new media expert, PR or advertising specialist, communications consultant, educator, etc.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The idea is for all young CEC members to read candidate responses, below, through Sunday. **Then, all young CEC members may vote for their top candidates.** Voting will be open for 24 hours, from Sunday, 15 August at midnight GMT and to Monday, 16 August at midnight GMT. **Based on votes, top candidates will be carefully considered by the Young Professionals Leadership Team (YPLT) and a final decision will be made by Wednesday, 18 August.**

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Best of luck to all applicants!

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Keith Wheeler, CEC Steering Committee, Chair <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Dominic Stucker, CEC Steering Committee, Advisor on Intergenerational Partnership and Convener of YPLT <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Biozid Jessorey, CEC young professional, Convener of YPLT Working Group on Capacity Building and Strategic Events

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Requirements of Applicants** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">All applicants must:
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">be CEC members,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">be born on or before 16 October 1992,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">be born on or after 23 October 1974,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">complete the application, below, by Sunday, 15 August at midnight GMT, and
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">meet all expectations of selected representatives, listed below.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Expectations of Selected Representatives** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Representatives are expected to:
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">have strong spoken and written English communication skills,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">have a strong, practical background in Communication, Education, and Public Awareness (CEPA) and Education for Sustainable Development (ESD),
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">be extroverted and take initiative to support CEC goals at CBD,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">purchase an airline ticket to Japan in collaboration with CEC staff by Friday, 20 August,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">secure a visa for travel to Japan,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">coordinate with CEC staff to reserve accommodations for duration of stay,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">participate in all CEC planning meeting calls (usually by Skype) for CBD, starting with one on 26 August at 3pm GMT,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">prepare for the event by doing background reading and research, including information on the <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">CBD official website and <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">CEPA Toolkit ,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">integrate the voices and opinions of CEC young professionals into CBD,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">submit daily briefs on personal experience of the CBD for posting to IPS WIki in real time,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">submit an overview report on the experience afterwards, including photos and interviews/quotes from participants, for inclusion in the CEC Newsletter, and
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">contribute to CEC-related goals, listed below.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**CEC Goals at CBD**
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">position CEC as the CEPA network for the CBD,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">associate IUCN with any reference within the new CBD Strategic Plan to CEPA,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">support integration of communications and education into the work program of CBD,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">ensure CEC has members on the CEPA Informal Advisory Committee,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">support the IUCN stand in the CEPA Fair and have a CEC presence,
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">run an interactive and dynamic side event on CEPA with 50-60 participants, and
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">explore opportunities for funding support to CEPA and CEC.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**CEC Team Diversity** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The current CEC Team for the CBD is comprised of:
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">CEC Chair, Keith Wheeler, USA
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">CEC Steering Committee, Frits Hesselink, Netherlands
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">CEC Steering Committee, Marta Andelman, Argentina
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">CEC young professional member, Laurie Bennett, United Kingdom
 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">IUCN Science and Learning Unit, Rod Abson, Switzerland / Australia

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">In an effort to increase diversity on the CEC Team, **applications are strongly encouraged from young women and those from or living in developing countries.**

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Application Steps** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Click on "EDIT" in the top right corner of this page. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) Scroll down to the next blank application form. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) Fill in all requested information and respond to questions. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) Click on "Save" in the toolbar menu that appears automatically at the top of the editing page. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Note: please maintain the same, simple spacing and text formatting as other candidates.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If, following the above directions, you are unable to enter your application text below, please copy and paste an application form into a Word document, fill it out, and send it to Biozid Jessorey at <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">biozid77@gmail.com with cc to <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">dominic.stucker@gmail.com.

**Candidates** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 1** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants."

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Given name: Phuntsho <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family name: Yonten <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sex: male <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birth date and year: 25 September 1975 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of origin: Bhutan <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of residence: Bhutan <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Organization/university: Royal Society for Protection of Nature <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Position: Communications Coordinator <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">E-mail address: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">pyonten@rspnbhutan.org

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question).

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">A teacher by profession, have worked as nature club coordinator, scout master, life skill trainer, principal and district education officer and was actively involved in environmental education. Most of my professional time was was youths and children in schools engaging them with conservation of water, energy and natural resources. Presently i work as communication coordinator where my main responsibilities are to provide information about conservation works of RSPN to citizen of Bhutan through publications, seminars, workshops, conferences and media talks. RSPN is a member based NGO with over 3500 youths from schools and out of schools whom I work with.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Royal Society for Protection of Nature (RSPN) has been involved in conservation education for the last 21 years. RSPN's mission to inspire personal responsibility and active involvement of the people of Bhutan in the conservation of the Kingdom's environment through education, research and sustainable livelihood opportunities was possible through planned communication and education strategies to the public. That is how Bhutan is able to maintain rich flora and fauna with 65% forest coverage. Through RSPN's communication, education and advocacy program, it has helped Bhutan's Constitution which states that Bhutan's forest coverage will always be maintained at 60% in the years to come.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If selected, I can learn new knowledge and skills which can be brought to my home country, specially to the youth members whom I work with. The experiences from other CEC teams can be shared with the people of Bhutan and conservation knowledge level could be increased. My environment education and communication skills would be enhanced and further deliveries would become better in Bhutan. Through such experiences, it would become easier for to to deliver and achieve the CEC goals to Bhutanese.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Definitely I can share the successful stories from my own country as Bhutan has many things that other big countries could learn. Bhutan has a good reason to showcase many environmental conservation works that would be model to other developed countries. Bhutanese philosophy of development (Gross National Happiness-GNH) generated from the King and how GNH contributed to environment conservation could be one area to share with other CEC members.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I have good soft skills. I like working with team of diverse group. I am found of exchanging ideas and experiences with people of all race, create and color. I belief if respecting others view. Environment conservation does not restrict to any one single country. Since it is a common global issue without boundaries, I can share with all during and after the event.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 2** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants." <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Given name: Mariana <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family name: Minervini <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sex: female <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birth date and year: 9 December 1977 <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of origin: Argentina <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of residence: Argentina <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Organization/university: National Parks of Argentina <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Position: Specialist in social communication and education <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">E-mail address: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">mminervini@apn.gov.ar

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question). <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Getting a scholarship for graduate studies in Management of Protected Natural Areas (Spain, Foundation Carolina, Foundation BBVA). <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 22px;"> In charge of communication activities in National Parks of Argentina, central region. Production of communication and education plans to strengthen conservation actions. Production of educational materials. Publish articles in professional journals. Working with communities near national parks, on the importance of conservation and creating sustainable projects.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience. <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Since Argentina's National Parks believe that education and communication fields are transverse to the conservation of biodiversity. The environmental education and communication must build an interdisciplinary approach, creating a language that facilitates dialogue and the joint practice between the various environmental management processes to enable turn, promote and improve public participation mechanisms necessary for conservation. For example, if the construction of knowledge and production of educational materials by the community on the Quebrada del Condorito National Park which collaborated with the care and preservation of this environment. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience? <span style="display: block; font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">If I am selected, the experience I bring new knowledge to be transferred to my team of Argentina's National Parks, which also is made up of young people. In addition, I will generate briefings on the experience and items of disclosure that will be broadcast locally and nationally. I think this is a unique experience that will allow me to get closer to the visions of other organizations and young people and professional people who care about the conservation of biodiversity. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above? <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I try to contribute explaining the both historical and current experiences that are realized in communication and education in <span style="font-family: arial,sans-serif; line-height: 22px;">Argentina's National Parks. <span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif; line-height: 19px;">The institution is pioneering in this type of activities in Latin America and it would turn out to be valuable as representative of this sector of the planet. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event? <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If I am selected, during the event I would like to share this invaluable possibility with Latin America and all those persons worried by the conservation of the biodiversity. In addition, with my companions of work and the institution that I represent and also other related organizations of the country.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 3** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants." <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Given name: Yvonne <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family name: Otieno <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sex: female <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birth date and year: September 1978 <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of origin: Kenya <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of residence: Kenya <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Organization/university: World Agroforesty Centre ( ICRAF) <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Position: Communiation Officer <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">E-mail address: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">yvonne.otieno@gmail.com <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question).

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Ten years as a communication professional, six as a journalist and four in development communication.Besides writing and editing for an award winning publication //Young African Express// (YAE), I was also appointed a Good will ambassador for the publication. Environmental Conservation is a key theme targeted in and out of school youth in Kenya.Approved by Kenya Insitute of Education, the magazine is a resource tool for a mobile school educational programme Chanuka Express which was amond the five ducational programs selected by UNESCO to represent Aafrica in the ESD conference Bonn, Germany<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[].

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Communication helps bridge the gap between knowledge and practice. Communication is not only a right but also the most powerful resource that can be used in empowering communities. Communication provides communities with information that helps them make the right decisions about the use of the natural resources in sustainable ways including the conservation of biodiversity. I recently interviewed farmers from Mt. Elgon areas in Uganda who were applying different conservation technologies based on what they had learnt on radio and community meetings. I am producing a documentary - Mending the broken land - to share this success story experience.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I expect to learn from experts as well as from interacting with the others on how to report on issues. I hope to gain a better understating of issue thus be able to better articulate issues on biodiversity and conservation. In addition to sharing resources and experiences, participating in CBD COP 10 will strengthen my ability as a writer as well as our organization’s capacity in reporting and developing communication material on conservation issues by applying the use of the CEPA tool kit. It also provides a unique opportunity to develop regional and thematic cooperation and networks to support regional campaigns on conservation of biodiversity.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I will help with publicity and awareness on the side event through personal interaction as well as using social media tools. As a writer, I can assist by preparing communication material to be circulated to mainstream the media as well as live reporting of the vent through blogging and use of social media tools like twitter and facebook. I can also take photographs, video and interview participants before and after the event. I am a hands-on person and I won’t mind assisting with logistics or ay other tasks as the need arises

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I will share the experience with my networks and professional associations. This will be through articles to at least four newsletters:- CEC Newsletter, YAE, Transformations Biweekly( ICRAF’s internal newsletter ) and Collective Action News (<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] ). I also plan to make presentations to our Communications team and Association of Media Women in Kenya AMWIK for presentations. Other networks targeted include Media for Environment, Science, Health and Agriculture (MESHA) and Women Environment and Development Organization.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I will also apply social media tools you tube, twitter, linked in and my blog to share my experience.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 4** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants." <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Given name: Omar <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family name: Mohammed <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sex: male <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birth date and year: 5 December 1985 <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of origin: Trinidad and Tobago <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of residence: Trinidad and Tobago <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Organization/university: The Cropper Foundation <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Position: Programme Officer - Environment and Resource Education <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">E-mail address: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">omohammed@thecropperfoundation.org <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question). <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I currently serve as the Programme Officer for a Programme in Environment and Resource Education at an NGO in Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) known as The Cropper Foundation (TCF). In this role, I provide leadership to the production and dissemination of materials on environmental issues which are of local, regional and global importance. I also organize and help to lead capacity development sessions for high school teachers and students throughout the country; and I provide advice to policy-makers on environmental education issues. In order to achieve this, I work very closely with the Ministry of Education in Trinidad and a Caribbean-based Examinations Institution known as the Caribbean Examinations Council. In a volunteer capacity, I am the co-founder of a youth organization in T&T aimed at improving livelihoods and human development, also I am a member of the advisory committee for one of the biggest youth groups in T&T - Youth of the United Nations Group of T&T - and I am also a fellow of the International Professors Project (in the area of Caribbean Environment and Development), which seeks to help develop curricula in developing countries based on the best available information, experiences and data.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Communication, education and public awareness (CEPA) is recognized as one of the most vital tools in the conservation of biodiversity. Sustainability and success of any policy/project depends largely on the involvement and understanding of the people to whom that policy/project applies. This has become very clear during ongoing work undertaken by TCF within Trinidad’s Northern Range to improve the hillside agricultural practices local communities. Predicated on TCF’s completion of an assessment of the Northern Range - a sub-global assessment of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment - tailored education programmes on hillside farming in the Range have allowed communities to begin developing strategies to conserve their valuable biodiversity resources, promote more sustainable use of their resources and generate long term plans for sustainable management of their natural biodiversity resource base.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Having just completed work on the preparation of Trinidad and Tobago’s 4th National Report to the CBD, I have recognized that there is a wealth of information on biodiversity in T&T which is not being effectively communicated to relevant stakeholders. The result is that the country’s biodiversity is on the decline. It is my hope that as a member of the CEC Team, the exposure and experience which will be afforded to me will allow for a enhanced capacity to apply various methods and mechanisms to increase the efficiency and effectiveness with which information can be translated into communication materials - especially for policy-makers within my country,. Having also identified within T&T’s 4th National Report to the CBD that there is a need for better networking in order to promote biodiversity conservation in T&T, I would capitalize on the opportunity to foster better links for T&T, both within the IUCN and the CBD networks.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">With my experience to date, I have interest and experience in organizing and helping to manage CEPA-related activities. I would be willing to help with any aspect of the side event that requires capacity – including managing a booth, making presentations, facilitating discussions, setting up or cleaning up after the event. I would also offer some of the educational materials produced by The Cropper Foundation and other agencies in T&T as resource documentation for the side event.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">One aspect of my role at TCF is coordinating fundraising - to find and secure sources of funding from local, regional and international funding agencies. I would be very willing to extend this experience to assist the CEC with fundraising activities.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The Cropper Foundation along with a number of regional and local partners is in the process of organizing a regional workshop for the Caribbean on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD) (December 2010). I serve as the lead coordinator of this initiative. This workshop will seek to assess the progress made in the region under the UNESCO Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD), and it will also provide an opportunity for capacity development of school students and teachers from around the Region. The opportunity to work with the CEC at COP10 will be of direct relevance and benefit to this ESD workshop – not just at the event, but in the more long-term follow-up activities. In addition, having just completed the 4th National Report of T&T to the CBD, it is clear that there is need for a number of targeted CEPA initiatives in T&T as one crucial aspect in improving biodiversity management and meeting T&T’s obligations to the CBD and other international conventions. The Cropper Foundation is hoping to work with public and international agencies to address some of these needs, and my experience at COP10 will help to support such activities.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 5** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants." <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Given name: David <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family name: Aimé <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sex: male <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birth date and year: 11th of June 1985 <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of origin: France <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of residence: Canada <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Organization/university: David without Borders <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Position: Biodiversity documentaries producer <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">E-mail address: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">aime@davidsansfrontieres.com <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question). <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your k ey leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability.  As the president co-founder of <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Afrikavenir], a nonprofit organization for sustainable education in Africa, I had kids from 10 schools in France join together to help finance and build an autonomous community farm-school in Senegal. The school opened its doors in 2006. Since then, more than 60 kids go to school each year and learn how to cultivate fruits and vegetable while this activity provides daily meals for the kids and revenues for the school to be self-sufficient and. My second engagement is with the organization I co-founded,<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|David without Borders], an expedition that raises awareness about the fragility and richness of biodiversity around the world through documentaries that promotes positive initiatives of entrepreneurs, communities and scientists to inspire young people to care about biodiversity. 2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Communication is one of the biggest challenges facing the loss of biodiversity. A recent survey in UK showed that most people though biodiversity was the name of a detergent. Communicating the beauty of biodiversity, alternative solutions to protect it and explaining its crucial role is the best way to sensitize people about the dramatic extinction rate of species, habitat degradation and so on. Education is a key as it is the place of socialization. Making biodiversity conservation a norm will ensure actual and next generations will preserve it. Public awareness is necessary for small step actions. For instance, eating sharks and tunas is threatening the ocean resources. Campaigns for people to diminish or stop consuming it help the ocean to balance again; ensuring populations of fish to reproduce.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Expectations of the CBD range from communicating the latest issues and challenges biodiversity conservation is facing to divulging key local leaders around the world who plays a shepherd role. Also, to learn from all successful campaigns, mistakes to avoid and strategies about mass communication.I hope to learn about position of all countries, what is important to communicate to people around the world and to share experiences. I hope to get more insights on what they need to build bridges with the people who work in and work with the IUCN.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I am both a member of CEC and a partner of the CBD for the International Year of Biodiversity. In every country visited, I met with the national focal point of the CBD and communication coordinator of the IUCN to discuss about issues and alternative projects and solutions. I have a lucid understanding of the needs of the Convention and the IUCN. In my opinion the IUCN should be the arm of the CDB for all Communication, Education and Public awaireness actions. I ran the carbon credits stand at the biggest agriculture show in the world in California this January 2010 to present the environmental commodity and explore market opportunities in climate finance with farmers. With diplomacy and the pertinent program of the ICUN, people from the CBD will be astonished by the work you have accomplished and should be enthusiastic about all your propositions.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">During the COP10, I will share my experience as an IUCN member with the people I know from the CBD. In fact, I’m a CEC Member because David Ainsworth of the CBD referred me. I will also approach the key people responsible of the CEPA. I will share this experience with all the people I met during my expedition around the world, and more specifically with all the CEC members in all IUCN offices I visit. But also I will nurture this experience during my expedition to better work with the CBD and the ICUN when I will be back from my expedition to Montreal in March 2011.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 6** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants."

Given name: Esther Family name: Agbarakwe Sex: female Birth date and year: 21 April 1984 Country of origin: Nigeria Country of residence: Nigeria Organization/university: Nigerian Youth Climate Coalition/EarthRISE Nigeria Position: Coordinator E-mail address: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">estheragbarakwe@youthclimate.org.uk <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question).

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> 1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> As Founder and Coordinator of <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">The Nigeria Youth Climate Coalition (NYCC) a network of youth led organizations working on Climate Change and other sustainable environmental issues, I have coordinated young people’s response to Climate Change, as it affects the socio-economic growth and development of Nigeria, Africa and the world at large. I have lead climate change advocacy and education throughout Nigeria by engaging youth, policy makers, businesses, the media, academia and civil society throughout Nigeria in developing the Common Youth Climate Change Response Policy and Action Plan. I am currently managing a Climate Change Youth(Urban ad Rural) Communication Project titled "<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|Engaging Naija Youth on Climate Change Project]

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> 2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Since Nigerian Ecological Landscape is perhaps the most unprotected in the world, without communication, education and Public awareness, Nigerian biodiversity may never be conserved, when people hear and fully understand the issue, they make informed decisions. Thus Communication, education and public awareness helps in Nature Conservation by providing the people with the right information and choices, that our biodiversity is our heritage, our gift and we must protect it. that Poverty cannot be eradicated by cutting trees for household energy or killing our endangered animals for sale.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> 3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> If selected, I expect to come home with a backpack full of knowledge and inspiration to further engage my peers (urban and Rural) effectively and meaningfully on issues of Biological .I hope to learn more about CEC and CBD, form inter-generational Partnerships for sustainability just like I did at Earth Charter +10 event at the Peace Palace at the Hague, where I met with Yolanda Kababadse. Speaking along side her was super inspiring as I received first-hand knowledge more about IUCN from Her. Again as a CEC National Country Activator in Nigeria, This event will provide me an opportunity to meet with CEC Chair, Keith Wheeler.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> 4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> If Selected, I will most importantly commit myself to serve as a volunteer, give my dedication and hard work to serve in any capacity that is available.. I will serve to stay at CEC stand supported by other Young CEC Members. I will use my Networking skills to draw participants to the Work of CEC in CEPA and IUCN in general. I will achieve the goal of my Participation and the Goal of CEC at CBD.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> 5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> If Selected, I use Facebook, twitter and my <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|sustainability blog] to share my experience and inspire inputs from young people around the world before, during and after the event. I do have great experience in using social media and platforms for sharing information. Returning home. I will write a comprehensive Report including good Photos and will share with the CEC members and though the YPLT. I will also contribute to the CEC Newsletter. As a quest editor at UNPFA conservation for a better world, I will write about the event and my experinces.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 7** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants." Given name: Vineet Family name: Soni Sex: male Birth date and year: 21 May 1979 Country of origin: India Country of residence: India Organization/university: Indian Council for Plant Conservation (an NGO of volunteers dedicated for the conservation of threatened plants of Rajasthan, India ) and Jaipur National University Position: President of Indian Council for Plant Conservation/ Associate Professor of Plant Sciences at Jaipur National University E-mail address: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">vineetuor@rediffmail.com, <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">vineetsonijnu@gmail.com <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question). <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability. I strongly believe that the conservation programs can never work without the involvement of local people who depends on biodiversity. Therefore from last 9 years, I am working to conserve the threatened medicinal plants of Aravali hills of Rajasthan state (India) through the involvement of local rural and tribal people. I am running community-based conservation efforts under the theme “Save Guggul Movement” in Rajasthan to conservation IUCN`s redlisted medicinal plant //Commiphora wightii// (locally known as "Guggul"). The ‘Guggal Bachao Abhiyan’ (Save Guggal Movement) received favorable response and strong support from the local villagers and tribes of the Aravali hills. Local communities participated and responded very positively to the awareness programs. The local rural and tribal communities are now aware of the importance and conservation of guggul plants. Rural and tribal people also participated energetically in transplanting of propagated //C.wightii// plants into their natural habitats. Please visit following websites for more information about the “SAVE GUGGUL MOVEMENT” and its success:
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 * <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0.5em; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 3em; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|www.downtoearth.org.in/node/1538]
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<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Participation of local people is essential to biodiversity conservation efforts. Modern science, or government policies, in isolation, can never achieve success in full measures without the participation of local people. Indigenous peoples are carriers of ancestral knowledge and wisdom about local biodiversity. Their effective participation in biodiversity conservation programs in protecting and managing natural resources would result in more comprehensive and cost effective conservation and management of biodiversity in many regions of the world. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Most of the rural communities adjacent to the Aravali hills of Rajasthan are poverty-stricken. The threats for these resources are directly linked to human activities such as uncontrolled harvesting (over-exploitation, premature harvesting, unscientific methods, etc.), over-grazing, burning, shifting cultivation, and other activities leading to deforestation and habitat destruction. All these activities are the results of several socio-economic factors such as unclear definition of property rights, cash needs of the local people, illiteracy, lack of knowledge on conservation, and increasing market demands for these products. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience? <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If selected, I would like to learn the various efficient approaches of biodiversity conservation from the experts/pioneers coming in the CBD, Japan. It will be highly helpful for the conservation of threatened wild medicinal plants of our region, as number of plants are becoming threatened at alarming rate in our region (Rajasthan, India).

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above? <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I will energetically participate in CBD to achieve the goals of CEC during the convention under the guidance of our chairpersons Keith Wheeler and other members of steering committee.

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event? <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">If selected, I will share the experiences with the my volunteer friends involved in conservation of plants, government policy-makers and forest officials of our state. I am sure that the experiences will be highly fruitful for all of us and will help in efficient plant conservation of our state.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 8** <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants." <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Given name: Emily <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family name: Findlay <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sex: female <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birth date and year: 2 November 1975 <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of origin: Australia <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of residence: Australia <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Organization/university: Live & Learn Environmental Education - <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|http://livelearn.org] <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Position: Biodiversity Education Officer / Facilitator <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">E-mail address: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">emily.findlay@livelearn.org <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question).

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability.

My leadership achievements have grown through 10 years experience with youth biodiversity education programs in remote Northern Territory (NT) Australia, and through leadership of a Pacific regional formal biodiversity education program. I coordinated the NT Junior Ranger program, allowing me to develop relationships with 1000+ youth and play a role in developing their attitudes, knowledge and leadership potential. In the Pacific, I lead a multi-national team to develop an effective education for <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[|biodiversity conservation resource] for schools, which has been integrated into curriculum and used in five countries. I consider my main achievements to include empowering and developing the capacity of colleagues, teachers and curriculum developers. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience. Communication, education, and public awareness can contribute to conservation if it empowers people to act and create change. We must acknowledge barriers to change and challenge our past assumptions about the value of awareness raising. Biodiversity education and communication can equip people to make better decisions, build skills in community based problem solving, and create strong conservation advocates.  Live and Learn’s action-based programs integrate environmental, cultural and development concepts for South Pacific youth, and have achieved results. Fijian youth have influenced sugar mills to mitigate pollution, and Vanuatu communities have turned away Palm Oil developers. Youth have developed values, knowledge and confidence needed to shape their own futures. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience? I hope to meet and collaborate with representatives from other organizations and countries that are working in the field of conservation and sustainability. I expect to be challenged with new ideas. I look forward sharing resources and experiences with professional peers and developing valuable contacts with like-minded people.  The COP will challenge me with valuable information about the current issues facing biodiversity as well as the current trends in addressing these challenges. I will use the information, resources and experiences I gain to reflect on design and implementation of grass roots biodiversity education programs. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above? <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I have experience in designing, managing and delivering multi-faceted environmental education programs, activities and resources. I can bring my experience as a facilitator and community educator to contribute to the CEC efforts. I have experience in display design and strong presentation skills, including facilitation. I have qualifications and experience in ecology as well as in education for sustainability. I work at a practical level in biodiversity education and have skills to connect conceptual ideas with real life situations. My experience in integrating biodiversity into education systems in the Pacific will provide the opportunity to share lessons learned from our region.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event?

During the event I can compile information, updates, photographs and interviews from a biodiversity conservation educator perspective to post as blogs or Wiki space entries, and promote to international media. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Post event, I can share experiences through Live and Learn’s network and partners in Asia and Oceania. As a leader within Live & Learns Biodiversity team, I will have multiple opportunities to share experiences of CBD with staff in all country offices. We regularly hold professional development workshops for staff and partners in formal and non-formal education.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 9** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants."

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Given name: Pranab J. <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family name: Patar <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sex: male <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birth date and year: 30th October 1977 <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of origin: India <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of residence: India <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Organization/university:-- <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Position: freelance <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">E-mail: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">address:pranab.patar@gmail.com <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question).

<span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">I have been engaged in education and awareness for conservation of biodiversity for a considerable time period at grassroot as well regional level. It all started in my native town Morigaon, India, where level of awareness on environmental issues has been really poor. At the initial stage, I, along with some of my like-minded friends have managed to sensitize a section of the society particularly the younger lots and inspire them through my popular writings published in print media to bring about pro-environmental change in our daily habits. We have managed to mobilize school goers by successfully implementing a National Green Corps program of Government of India that promotes formation of eco-clubs at school level.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Communication, education & public awareness has a significant role to play in bringing about positive change in the conservation scenario. As an environment educator, I have witnessed this in many occasions, how growing awareness can influence our action. All these years, I have worked closely with school teachers; teachers are the most successful change agents of society as they have always motivated the students in bringing about environment friendly behavioural changes among themselves. This approach has helped us increase awareness on the importance of conservation of local fauna subsequently reducing killing of migratory birds for meat in many wetlands around Morigaon district of Assam.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Although CBD has been endorsed by 193 countries and it existed for 17 years now, but some of the member countries are still lagging behind in effectively taking steps towards conserving their biological resources. It will be interesting to see the outcomes of COP 10, as it is the pursuant to Decision IX/35 and it coincides with the international year of Biodiversity. For me personally it will be a learning experience to understand the problems, support or resistance various nations might have faced while implementing CBD particularly National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plans (NBSAP) in their countries.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Communicating about our environment is the primary goal of CEC; the upcoming event could be the best possible platform one can think of to learn about things concerning biodiversity happening across the world. It will also give me immense opportunity to share my experience to the fellow participants through talks, presentation & posters. These learnings will help us evolve our approach towards issues such as sustainable development, climate change, food & energy security. Such sharing of experience & knowledge will eventually strengthen our capacities to address conservation issues at local & regional level with a global perspective.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">My writing skills can be effectively utilized to share my experience of CBD both during and after the event to friends/peer and general public, for this I shall rely on both print and web-based mediums such as blogs & social networking platforms. Besides, English as I also write in my mother tongue i.e. Assamese, it will help me to reach out to a larger and varied audience. Since I work closely with schools, it will be easy for me to interact with teachers & students directly about the happenings of CBD.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 10** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants."

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Given name: Mei Ying, Isabel <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family name: Li <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sex: Female <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birth date and year: 23 September 1978 <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of origin: China <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of residence: China <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Organization/university: Ocean Park Hong Kong <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Position: Education Manager <span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">E-mail address : <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">isabel.li@oceanpark.com.hk <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question).

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Leading a team of 30 educators, my department runs over 50 education programmes for school students and visitors to Ocean Park Hong Kong. Ocean Park has an annual visitation of 5 million people. Not only does the visitors get to learn about the environment via the signages developed by my educators, they also get to talk to them face-to-face and attend small group programmes. I had also put a lot of focus on the evaluation of the impact of our education programmes and exhibits. Positive and encouraging results were obtained. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> For more information of Ocean Park, please visit: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] and <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> As an educator, walking the talk is very important. In the below television programme on against shark finning, there is a short interview of me to share my experience as a person to stop consumption of shark fins. (Quick jump to the interview: 3:08 – 3:38 and 5:40 – 6:00) <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Hope the above could show my commitment and passion towards educating the youth and conservation.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> 2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> When we talk about CEPA, it’s quite often that we focus on knowledge delivery. However, in order to have successful CEPA, the attitude change of the minds and hearts of people could not be overlook. Throughout my career in conservation education, I put a lot of focus on evaluation of the education programmes, specifically on the knowledge and attitude change. I conducted a study on a dolphin interaction programme and found that people who have close contact with the animals have significant positive change in attitudes after joining the programme, while those that have undergone the same education programme (but without the close encounter with animals) care less about the environment. This matches with Mr David Sobel’s concept on “Ecophobia”, “We need to give children time to connect with nature and love the Earth, before we ask them to save it”. The importance of developing positive attitude change is crucial for CEPA.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> 3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> If selected, I hope the CBD will foster a strong network among international CEPA experts and biodiversity conservation experts. Other than establishing a strong network, I hope to learn about the latest strategy for biodiversity conservation and help to implement them in Hong Kong and China.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> 4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> I will definitely support the CEC goals listed. Being an educator for the past 10 years in an interactive theme park setting, I am confident that I can support and run a dynamic side event. Hong Kong is also a good place to explore funding opportunity. If given the opportunity, I will be able to promote CEPA and CEC to seek for funding.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> 5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event?

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> I will share the experience with zoos and aquariums educators from around the world. As the board member of International Zoo Educators Association for North and South East Asia region (<span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">[] ), I will share my experience in related meetings. Specifically, I have lot of opportunity to connect with mainland Chinese zoo & aquarium educators. They are just starting to learn how to conduct education work and many of them are not proficient in English. I hope to be the bridge, so to share with them the latest trend and news from the CBD.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Candidate 11** <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">By filling out this application, "I affirm that I meet the above-listed Requirements of Applicants."

<span style="color: #000000; display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Given name: Claudio <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family name: Aguayo <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Sex: male <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Birth date and year: 31 August, 1980 <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of origin: Chile <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Country of residence: Chile and New Zealand <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Organization/university: Centre for Science and Technology Education Research, University of Waikato, New Zealand. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Position: PhD student <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">E-mail address: <span style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: initial; url(http: //www.wikispaces.com/i/a.gif); background-origin: initial; background-position: 100% 50%; background-repeat: no-repeat no-repeat; cursor: pointer; padding-right: 10px;">ca46@waikato.ac.nz <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">**Questions** <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">The total word count for all questions combined should not exceed 500 (approximately 100 per question). <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">1) Please share your key leadership achievements in the fields of youth engagement and conservation/sustainability.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> As a biologist, I have a strong understanding of the underlying principles of ecosystems and communities of living organisms. From this position, I promptly realized that the majority of environmental and sustainability problems can be related to a general lack of ecological literacy, which in turn can be related to the existence of a gap between the academia and the general public. This motivated me to dedicate my life to what is called Education for Sustainability (EfS). Today I am carrying a PhD program where I am investigating the use of ICT/Websites for EfS at the community level, as a way to use new technology for both education and dissemination of EfS-related issues. In addition, I have practical experience at different levels in biodiversity conservation research and education, both in New Zealand and Chile. I also have worked as educator with at risk youth in poverty areas of Chile through a local NGO, helping and engaging them to adapt themselves to our contemporary society; and today, as part of my thesis, I am working at the community level with indigenous and non-indigenous people living within one of the 25 priority sites for conservation at the global level, the Nahuelbuta Ranges in Central Chile.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">2) How can communication, education, and public awareness contribute to the conservation of biodiversity? Please site practical examples from your own experience. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> From my experience, communication, education and public awareness are holistically related to promote what I think are the two most important objectives of education for sustainability: understanding and action. To achieve real conservation of biodiversity we need to work with local communities through meaningful educational programs, in order to accomplish public awareness through the communication and education of the different issues and dimensions that are related to conservation. Once understanding is achieved, passive and active action towards biodiversity conservation may follow, as many different practical initiatives demonstrate it around the world.

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">3) If selected, what are your expectations of the CBD as a member of the CEC Team and what do you hope to learn as a result of this experience?

If selected, my expectations are to work and contribute towards the realization of the CEC Team’s expectations; to meet and networking with people related to the different areas of biodiversity conservation; and to learn about the new trends, perspectives, visions and objectives existing today in biodiversity conservation at the local, national and global level. <span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">4) The CEC will have a presence at the IUCN stand and is organizing a side event on CEPA. If selected, how will you contribute to these efforts and support other CEC goals, listed above?

I am an easy going, hands on, and social person, with a range of skills that can be used in the organization of such side event on CEPA. I could help with arranging the event’s setting; contribute with my knowledge and understanding on biodiversity conservation, sustainability, and education for sustainability; preparing presentations and even giving them if necessary; and assisting with any necessary thing needed to be done. I am willing to work and contribute at any level in order to achieve CEC’s objectives and goals, which is actually why I became an CEC member, and the CBD is a good opportunity to achieve this. <span style="display: block; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">5) If selected, how and with whom will you share your experience of CBD both during and after the event?  During the event I would share my experience with other CEC members and my personal network of biodiversity conservation and education for sustainability-related people I know, through social networking media such as Facebook, Tweeter, LinkedIn, and other similar ones, and using pictures videos, and podcasts, this is, using new technology media. After the event I would share and disseminate my experience through CEC’s Newsletter, talks, and written publications at all levels I can reach (academia, communities, NGOs, etc.), both in Chile, New Zealand, and around the world through my network of people and friends.