Dear all,

The Asia-Pacific Forum for Environment and Development (APFED) Secretariat is pleased to announce that it has launched a programme entitled "APFED Innovation Showcase for Sustainable Development (the Showcase Programme)" with the aim of promoting sustainable development within the Asia-Pacific region.

Grants of up to 30,000 US dollars will be provided for design, smooth implementation of innovative ideas, project design improvement, and disseminating of the lessons learned.

The knowledge and lessons gained from the Showcase Projects are to be shared through the publicly-accessible APFED-database.

Application deadline: 15 August 2006

For further details please visit: http://www.iges.or.jp/en/apfed/showcase/

Contact:
APFED Secretariat
(c/o Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES))
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Fax: +81-46-855-3809
URL: www.iges.or.jp/