Ten years ago 1997 was declared the International Year of the Reef (IYOR). This was in response to the increasing threats and loss of coral reefs and associated ecosystems, such as mangroves and sea grasses. IYOR was a global effort to increase awareness and understanding about coral reefs, and support related conservation, research and management efforts.

• Europe Oceania Africa Asia Americas
• 01-Jan-2008 12:00 AM to 31-Dec-2008 12:00 AM.

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The International Year of Planet Earth aims to capture people’s imagination with the exciting knowledge we possess about our planet, and to see that knowledge used to make the Earth a safer, healthier and wealthier place for our children and grandchildren.

• 01-Jan-2008 12:00 AM to 31-Dec-2008 12:00 AM.

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To put the spotlight on this issue the UN General Assembly declared the year 2008 the International Year of Sanitation. The goal is to raise awareness and to accelerate progress towards the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) target to reduce by half the proportion of people without access to basic sanitation by 2015.

• 01-Jan-2008 12:00 AM to 31-Dec-2008 12:00 AM.

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This conference will consider progress in research on various marine species, including tuna. It is sponsored annually by the Southwest Fisheries Science Center, NOAA/NMFS and the Inter-American Tropical Tuna Commission for persons with scientific or commercial interest in tunas and tuna fisheries.

• Conference Americas
• 19-May-2008 08:00 AM to 22-May-2008 05:00 PM.

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Seventh International Conference on Environmental Problems in Coastal Regions

• Conference Europe
• 19-May-2008 08:00 AM to 21-May-2008 06:00 PM.

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the Symposium will focus on the major issues of climate change that affect the oceans: oceanic circulation, climate modelling, cycling of carbon and other elements, acidification, oligotrophy, changes in species distributions and migratory routes, sea-level rise, coastal erosion, etc.

• Europe Symposium
• 19-May-2008 08:00 AM to 23-May-2008 07:00 PM.

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The EuroGOOS conference is a well established event taking place every three years, and this fifth conference follows in the footsteps of the earlier successful conferences held in The Hague (1996), Rome (1999), Athens (2002) and Brest (2005).

• Conference Europe Workshop
• 20-May-2008 08:00 AM to 22-May-2008 05:00 PM.

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The 2008 EPA Science Forum will emphasize the theme of innovative technologies and their application to a healthy and prosperous environment. Through plenary talks, thematic breakout sessions, a technology expo and exhibits, participants will learn about the role of technology in environmental protection as well as the economic success of our nation in the global environment.

• Forum Americas
• 20-May-2008 08:00 AM to 22-May-2008 05:00 PM.

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This conference will be a contribution towards the implementation of the Seventh Phase (2008-2013) of UNESCO’s International Hydrological Programme and to the Fifth World Water Forum that will be held in Istanbul in March 2009.

• Conference Africa
• 25-May-2008 08:00 AM to 27-May-2008 05:00 PM.

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The international symposium will tackle the most recent findings in research on microbial processes and activities, microbial diversity and function, and related issues in aquatic microbiology and microbial ecology.

• Europe Symposium
• 25-May-2008 08:00 AM to 29-May-2008 05:00 PM.

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At the Annual Sessions, representatives from member states of the Authority meet, discuss and formulate the work of the International Seabed Authority and its Secretariat.

• The Caribbean Meeting
• 26-May-2008 08:00 AM to 06-Jun-2008 05:00 PM.

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The Waste and Water Middle East Congress will serve as a platform between various organizations in the wide spectrum of environmental resource management to achieve new standards of sustainability. This will be achieved through an exciting 10-streamed conference with coveted specialists and practitioners and a highly structured exhibition by a selection of the major players in the waste and water service provider industry.

• Middle East Congress
• 26-May-2008 08:00 AM to 27-May-2008 05:00 PM.

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BALWOIS 2008 will be held under the patronage of the Ministry of Environment and Physical Planning of Republic of Macedonia and is organized by the Balkan Institute for Water and Environment - IB2E, and the Macedonian Association of Meteorology METEO MAK (Republic of Macedonia), supported by Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development and Planning of France, International Association of Hydrological Sciences (IAHS) and various private companies. Following the organization of BALWOIS 2004 and BALWOIS 2006, working groups will be setup for writing recommendations, synthesis studies and educational products based on all papers collected during the conference.

• Conference Europe Workshop
• 27-May-2008 08:00 AM to 31-May-2008 05:00 PM.

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Co-organized by The Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) and The Hong Kong Institution of Engineers (HKIE), the purpose of the Conference is to advance the understanding and application of civil engineering with respect to sustainable development in general, and environmental and waste engineering and management in particular, and to promote the exchange of technical, scientific and professional knowledge on waste engineering and management to better serve the interests and welfare of the public.

• Conference Workshop Asia
• 28-May-2008 08:00 AM to 30-May-2008 05:00 PM.

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This conference will address the following topics: hydrological forecasting; hydro-meteorological extremes, floods and droughts; global climate change and hydrological processes; water management; floods, morphological processes, erosion, sediment transport and sedimentation; and developments in hydrology.

• Conference Europe Workshop
• 02-Jun-2008 08:00 AM to 04-Jun-2008 05:00 PM.

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