The General Assembly of the United Nations has proclaimed 2008 as the International Year of Planet Earth (IYPE). Its subtitle ‘ Earth Sciences for Society’ reflects the IYPE’s main ambition: to make our planet a safer, healthier and wealthier place for its human societies by ensuring a greater and more effective use of the knowledge accumulated by the world’s 400.000 Earth scientists.

An estimated 350 students from all over the world selected on the basis of national competitions will be invited to attend the Event of the International Year of Planet Earth.
 
The preliminary Programme of the Global Launch Event includes four sessions by world political leaders, CEO’s of leading industries and eminent scientists on resources, hazards, megacities and System Earth.
 
Global Launch Event of the International Year of Planet Earth will be held on 12 and 13 February, 2008 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris.

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V Sloveniji še ni bil ustanovljen nacionalni odbor za mednarodno leto planeta Zemlje, zato prosimo, da kandidati svoje prijave pošljejo na naslov:

Ministrstvo za visoko šolstvo, znanost in tehnologijo,
Urad za UNESCO
Trg OF 13
1000 Ljubljana

do vključno 5. novembra 2007

s pripisom "Mednarodno leto planeta Zemlje 2008".

Več informacij:

• spletna stran projekta http://www.esfs.org/studentcontest.html