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Children Artists Join Forces with the UN to Combat Climate Change	Young artists from around the world are lending their support to global efforts to combat climate change through Paint for the Planet, an exhibit and auction of children's art in New York.
New Coral Reef Contest Closing Date Announced: Magic Porthole’s First Environment Achievement Contest	The new deadline for Horizon International Magic Porthole’s First Environment Achievement Contest to help coral reefs launched on July 1^st is DECEMBER 31^st 2008.
World’s National Parks and Protected Areas Now 0nLine for Everyone	A new online database that will allow scientists to arm-chair environmentalists monitor the world’s national parks and protected areas was launched on 6 October, 2008, at the 5th World Conservation Congress in Barcelona.
Ted Turner Announces First-Ever Global Sustainable Tourism Criteria at World Conservation Congress	United Nations Foundation Founder and Chairman Ted Turner joined the Rainforest Alliance, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to announce the first-ever globally relevant sustainable tourism criteria at the IUCN World Conservation Congress on October 6, 2008.
New Migratory Species Agreement to Conserve Small Whales, Dolphins and Manatees in Western Africa and Macaronesia	A new Memorandum of Understanding to conserve the West African Manatee and Small Whales in Western Africa and Macaronesia was concluded in Lomé, Togo, under the auspices of UNEP’s Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) on October 7, 2008.
World Food Programme, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Howard G. Buffett Foundation Join Forces	The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP), the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and the Howard G. Buffett Foundation on September 24^th unveiled a groundbreaking initiative to help poor farmers across the developing world significantly increase their incomes.
Take a Five-Second Flight to Top Environmental Hot Spots: UNEP Uses Google Earth to Put You in Cockpit of New Eco-Monitoring Service.	UNEP Uses Google Earth to Put You in Cockpit of New Eco-Monitoring Service People can “fly” to some of the world’s most dramatic environmental hotspots courtesy of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)’s innovative use of the popular mapping tool Google Earth.
Netherlands Inaugurate New Mobile Laboratory to Support United Nations	An innovative mobile laboratory developed by the Netherlands to support international response to environmental emergencies was officially inaugurated by the Ministers of Environment and Development Cooperation in The Hague on 18 August 2008.
Key Pollinators for Food Security and Biodiversity To Be Protected By $27 Million Global Environment Facility Project	A new project worth $26.45 million has been launched by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) to better protect bees, bats and birds that are essential to the world’s crop production.
Wild Dolphin Project Contributes to Understanding of Atlantic Spotted and Bottlenose Dolphins	Through their research, the Wild Dolphin Project has learned a great deal of information about spotted and bottlenose dolphins, which has greatly contributed to the scientific understanding of these species.