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Links:
- Global Campus 21:Global Campus 21 is a platform in the internet, an information gateway for advanced professional training and follow-up in the internet.Via Global Campus 21 you get information about all training programs offered by Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft e.V. (CDG) and the German Foundation for international Development (DSE).It includes advanced training programs with regard to development policy in form of courses, seminars, workshops, and conferences as well as - complementary - internet and computer-aided modules. In addition, Global Campus 21 makes it easier for specialists and managers from developing countries to access important information in the field of advanced professional training, and it facilitates communication as well as coordination and cooperation between users and experts on technical or more general issues.
- the Development Gateway:The Development Gateway (the Gateway) is a portal website on development issues, from which users can access information, resources, and tools, and into which they can contribute their own knowledge and experience. It creates a common platform for shared material, dialogue, and problem-solving that is easy to access and navigate through. The Gateway will enable those in the development field to share information, easily communicate, and build communities of practice around significant challenges from the grassroots up.
- The International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)Mandate, major objectives and scope of ICIPE's workThe primary mandate of ICIPE is research, capacity and institution building in integrated arthropod management. The scope of research and training activities covers the development of tools and strategies for controlling and managing human, animal and plant pests and disease vectors; the study of the arthropod components of agricultural biodiversity that provide essential ecological services (soil biota/nutrient cycling/soil fertility, pest and disease regulation, pollination, maintenance and enhancement of local wildlife and habitats); the development of appropriate technologies for insect-based income generating activities; bioprospecting for botanicals for human, animal and plant health products; and the study of socioeconomic aspects of arthropod-related development issues.In addition to the research activities, ICIPE plays an important role in strengthening the scientific and technological capacities of the developing countries in insect science and its application through training and collaborative work
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