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EVENTS

►Clean Up the World Campaign 2009: ‘Communities Uniting to Combat Climate Change’

The Clean Up the World (CUW) global campaign originated in Australia under the leadership of Ian Kiernan, and is conducted in partnership with United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP). The CUW forthcoming weekend (18-20 September 2009) will offer a range of activities in many countries in the world. It all started in 1989 in Australia as Clean Up to become known as Clean Up the World in 1993, when Kiernan, an environmentalist and yachtsman who sailed competitively for 40 years, organised for UNEP to become the partner of the campaign worldwide.

Every year since then, the CWU is held the third weekend in September with more than 35 million people from over 120 countries.

This year, participants in the Clean Up the World campaign are encouraged to take action at a local level to address the very global issue of climate change. The 2009 theme is: ‘Communities Uniting to Combat Climate Change’.

CWU wants to get at least 750 groups involved worldwide. You can help it reach this goal by registering your activity, spreading the word and getting your friends, family and co-workers involved in this landmark campaign. All details can be found on: http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/en/Activities/promote-campaign.html and http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/en/Activities/clean-up-the-world-weekend-2009.html

Communities can conduct activities such as clean up events or organise environmental awareness raising activities. Groups, organisations, businesses and communities around the world unite and take action at a local level to address the global issue of climate change.

Should you wish to become a member of CUW, you should register directly with CUW via the website http://activities.cleanuptheworld.org/

A current list of CUW participants (updated regularly) can be found at: http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/en/AboutOurMembers/find-a-member.html

More than ever is Australia, where the CWU begun, committed to raise awareness on environmental issues, and the CWU campaign is one opportunity we all have to look after our environment, in the lead-up of the Copenhagen Summit in December this year.


If you need to learn more about how to address climate change, you will find some elements via the CWU website: http://www.cleanuptheworld.org/PDF/en/adressing-climate-change_en.pdf

Any questions about the campaign can be directed to: info@cleanuptheworld.org

► Nicolas Baudin’s travels – Colloquium, 2-5 September 2009 

The Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), in conjunction with several universities worldwide, is organising a colloquium on French Captain Nicolas Baudin who notably travelled to Australia in the early days of the 19th century.

Baudin was an explorer, cartographer, naturalist and hydrographer born on Ile de Ré (Brittany) in 1754.

In October 1800, Baudin led what has become known as the Baudin Expedition, to map the coast of Australia. He reached Australia in May 1801, and in April 1802 he met Matthew Flinders, the famous English cartographer who circumnavigated Australia and encouraged the use of that name for the continent.

Baudin died in 1803 from tuberculosis on his way back to France. A number of monuments have been established around Australia, including eight at various locations in Western Australia. Baudin Beach on Kangaroo Island in South Australia was named in his honour.

ULB is organising on 2-5 September 2009 a colloquium on Nicolas Baudin, with the participation of Australian academics from Adelaide, Canberra, Perth and Sydney, including Professor Margaret Sankey and Associate Professor John West-Sooby who are both members of the scientific committee of this colloquium.

For the full program of the colloquium and practical information, please check this website: http://www.ulb.ac.be/sciences/biomar/colloque

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