The Varda Group - For Environment and Sustainability

Past and Recent Projects

May 2008

Policy and stakeholder outreach in support of FAO’s Code of Conduct, which provides international guidance for pesticides management.

Advice and support for Friends of the Earth’s campaign to generate enactment of cruise ship pollution legislation by the US Congress.

Preparation and facilitation of international meeting of Borneo Orangutan Survival International

Preparation and facilitation of planning meeting for Natural England.

April 2008

Policy advice and project management support for Lenfest Ocean Program.

Continued work on the Oak Foundation's climate evaluation including the facilitation of three group discussions, in Boston, Washington and Brussels.

Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s international car campaign meeting.

March 2008
Five-year evaluation of the climate programme of Oak Foundation.

Providing WWF US strategic research and support to help achieve US Senate approval of the Law of the Sea treaty.

Providing policy advice and support to Friends of the Earth-US’ efforts for the US Congress to enact legislation to reduce cruise ship discharges and emissions.

Design of strategic framework for Greenpeace in the Mediterranean.

Participation and strategic advice on behalf of the Pew Environment Group at the meeting of the International Whaling Commission on the future of the whale conservation regime in London-Heathrow.

Preparation and facilitation of Greenpeace’s international Executive Directors meeting.

February 2008
Facilitation of IUCN planning meeting for the World Conservation Congress on behalf of IUCN.

Preparation and facilitation of a meeting of the UK Environment Agency’s on its Flood Awareness Campaign.

Preparation and facilitation of a meeting of the Oak Foundation on its Environment Programme.

Coordination process for the Chair’s Summary of the Tokyo Pew Whale Symposium.

Strategic advice and international support for the Pavilion of Citizen Initiatives at Zaragoza EXPO 2008.

January 2008
Organization of the Pew Whale Symposium “A Change in Climate for Whales” at the Headquarters of the United Nations University, Tokyo, 30-31 January.

Scoping for the World Conservation Union-IUCNon environmental aspects of the 4th World Conservation Congress.

Commencing a 5-year evaluation of the Oak Foundation’s climate programme.

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