Europe

Source: Reuters, 09/28/2012

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"BP Shuts Down Norwegian Oil Field After Leak"

"BP shut a Norwegian oil and gas field after a potentially dangerous leak, the company said on Tuesday, six days after the incident forced the emergency shutdown of the facility."

Source: Reuters, 09/19/2012

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"Putin Pilots Hang-Glider To Lead Endangered Cranes on Migration Route"

"Russan president Vladimir Putin, who has tracked a Siberian tiger and posed with a polar bear, on Wednesday took his love of wildlife to new heights by flying with cranes – to lead them on a migration route."

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Asia

Source: Reuters, 09/06/2012

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"The Great Chestnut Trees of Europe Are Dying"

Ancient chestnut trees in Europe are vanishing. "The culprits: a moth that produces leaf-eating larvae and a bacterium that makes trunks bleed and die. ... A cure? Not immediately in sight."

Source: AP, 09/06/2012

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September 3, 2021 to September 11, 2021

International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) World Conservation Congress

Media are invited to cover the IUCN World Conservation Congress, the world’s largest and most inclusive environmental event that drives global action towards a more sustainable future. Held every four years, the 2021 event (postponed from 2020) takes place in Marseille, France under the theme 'One nature, one future'.

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September 16, 2012 to September 17, 2012

Industry Leadership Forum on Arctic Sustainable Development

The World Ocean Council (WOC) Arctic Business Leadership Council meeting marks the start of an ongoing forum for multi-sectoral collaboration among responsible companies on the future of the Arctic. The gathering will bring together representatives of shipping, oil and gas, fisheries, aquaculture, tourism, marine science/technology and other industries with interests in the Arctic.

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October 8, 2013

DEADLINE: Pakistan-US Journalists Exchange

The East-West Center in Honolulu is accepting applications until October 8th for the 2014 Pakistan-United States Journalists Exchange, March 30-April 19, 2014. Pakistani journalists visit Washington, D.C., New York City and Columbia, Missouri. U.S. journalists visit Islamabad, Lahore and Karachi, Pakistan.

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August 10, 2012

DEADLINE: Russia-U.S. Journalist Exchange Program

The International Center for Journalists is accepting applications until August 10th from U.S. journalists under 30 years of age to take part in the first round, Nov 26-Dec 20, 2012, of the Young Media Professionals Exchange Program, a two-year initiative between the United States and Russia, funded by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation.

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November 1, 2020

DEADLINE: Robert Bosch Foundation Fellowship Program

Fifteen fellows, chosen from US professionals 40 years or younger, will complete a 9- to 12-month professional development program consisting of high-level work phases in major German institutions and a traveling, European-wide seminar series. Typically, at least five of the competitively chosen Bosch Fellows are from the field of Journalism/Mass Communications. Cash stipend. Apply by Nov 1 annually.

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September 27, 2012 to September 28, 2012

Transformational Media Summit

How can media create a better world? Join people from across the world to explore how media can contribute to a peaceful prosperous world by examining global social, environmental, and economic issues.