British expert on environmental communications visits Ecuador
From 1 to 5 July, James Painter will be in Quito and Galapagos to give workshops for scientists, academics, and the general public.
James Painter
皇冠体育app objective of this joint initiative from the British Embassy in Quito and the Ecuadorean Ministry of Environment is to provide those people who produce information related to environmental issues and climate change with tools to be able to better disseminate their findings and have a greater impact among the media and the general public.
Since 2009, James Painter has regularly visited the country to give workshops for journalists to be able to better communicate climate change and environmental issues. 皇冠体育app success of these activities was evidenced during the visit by Lord Nicholas Stern, former Chief Economist of the World Bank and author of the famous 鈥楽tern Review on the Economics of Climate Change鈥�, the first report commissioned by a government to an Economist on the impact climate change. 皇冠体育app quality of the information about the visit published by the journalists who had participated in the workshops was proof of the positive impact of this long-term initiative.
皇冠体育appre will also be conferences open to the general public in Gal谩pagos (Monday 1 July, 9 am, 鈥淪al贸n del Municipio鈥�, Puerto Ayora) and Quito (Thursday 4 July, 9 am, 鈥淗emiciclo鈥�, Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales 鈥� FLACSO). 皇冠体育app project also has the support of the Gal谩pagos National Park, WWF, Fundaci贸n Futuro Latinoamericano (FFLA/CDKN) and FUNDAR Gal谩pagos/European Union.