Now is the time for ASEAN member states to join a global effort to protect at least 30% of the Earth s land and ocean
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, May 25, 2021 (Antara/Bernama-AsiaNet) - On the occasion of World Biodiversity Day, a growing number of elected officials, Indigenous leaders, scientists, and other experts are calling on ASEAN leaders to endorse ambitious proposals to protect biodiversity and advance Indigenous rights through the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity.
After a year-long delay, the official negotiations of the Convention on Biological Diversity have resumed this month and are scheduled to conclude in Kunming, China this October. As delegates from 196 countries including all of the ASEAN member states participate in the negotiations, eyes are on the ASEAN region. As one of the most biodiverse regions on the planet, ASEAN member states have a crucial role to play in developing a successful global strategy
Richard Corcoran applies for FSU presidency
Rumors had been swirling for weeks.
Education Commissioner
Richard Corcoran has officially thrown his hat in the ring to become the next President of Florida State University.
A list of applicants was released by the FSU search commission, which met at 10 a.m. Tuesday to discuss those who put their names forward.
The submission marks the culmination of rumors swirling since mid-April that the Land O’ Lakes Republican wanted the job.
FSU President
John Thrasher announced his retirement in September.
Both Thrasher and Corcoran previously served as Florida House Speaker. Corcoran’s tenure ran from 2016 to 2018 and was punctuated by landmark school-choice expansions. Corcoran has continued to advocate for academic options like charter schools and the state’s private school voucher program.
Florida State poised to select next president. Nine are on short list.
Some high-profile names are among the 22 candidates considered by a search committee.
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The entrance to Ruby Diamond Auditorium on the Florida State University campus, where a search committee is deciding on a successor to president John Thrasher. [ BILL LAX | Bill Lax/FSU Photo Lab ]
Updated May 11
A search committee looking for the next president of Florida State University on Tuesday developed a short list of nine candidates that includes state education commissioner Richard Corcoran.
The committee chose Corcoran and the others from a candidate pool of 22 people. Two other high-profile candidates â Frank Brogan and Jeff Kottkamp, who served terms as Florida lieutenant governor â did not make the list.
Professor Charles Wambebe has worked at Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria and Georgetown University, Washington DC. He also worked with WHO and served as the Pioneer DG/CEO of the National Institute for Pharmaceutical Research and Development, Abuja. Recipient of TWAS Prizes in Medical Sciences and Building Scientific Institutions in Africa. Served as Consultant to the AUC, ADB, ECA, WHO, UNDP. Pioneer Pro-Chancellor and Chairman, Bingham University, Nigeria. Fellow of the Nigerian Academy of Science, African Academy of Sciences, The World Academy of Sciences (TWAS), among others. Pioneered the R&D of Niprisan, for the management of sickle cell disorder. Developed phytomedicines for treatment of malaria, fungal infection, peptic ulcer and HIV. Published over 150 articles in international journals. Currently Professor ExtraOrdinaire at Tshwane University of Technology, Pretoria and Consultant to WHO on Traditional Medicine. He is also Honorary Professor of Pharmacology , Bingham Univer
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