Alcoa foundation calls for global action on sustainability and conservation

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Wednesday, 21 February, 2007

The Brussels conference will mark the launch of the Alcoa Foundation Global Conservation and Sustainability Network - a platform for future collaboration and more informed decision making on sustainability issues by industry, governments and communities around the world.

The Alcoa Foundation Global Conservation & Sustainability Program is funding research into sustainability. This network will provide the means to accelerate the diffusion and application of cross-disciplinary research outcomes.

From Australia to Zambia, dozens of Alcoa Foundation fellows are currently conducting research and tackling issues that have local impact and global implications. The program's combination of pure and applied research and unique interdisciplinary structure means that these researchers and practitioners are providing responses that provide decision makers in governments and business with usable information they can apply to meet specific sustainability and conservation challenges.

The Alcoa Foundation's Advancing Sustainability Conference is centred on four critical themes:

  • Climate change and energy;
  • Conservation of fragile ecosystems and biodiversity;
  • Integrating sustainability into public policy and governance;
  • Sustainability, livelihoods and economic growth.
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