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Peace Promotor: The Green Party of Albuquerque Metropolitan Area

OVERVIEW

Name: The Green Party of Albuquerque Metropolitan Area  GPAMA 
Type:  Local Political Party

Mission Statement:

To promote the  Four Pillars: non-violence, ecological wisdom, social justice and grassroots democracy, the value basis of the Green Party. Along with an additional six statements, they form the heart of The Party’s platform in Ten Key Values.


Peace-promoting activities:

Driving Policy development in Albuquerque towards the four pillars and ten values that underpin the development of a peaceful society.

Peace Bank Status: Registered, unverified. Learn more about status here

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Ecosystem Restoration for Mitigation of Natural Disasters: New publication

New publication: Ecosystem Restoration for Mitigation of Natural Disasters – Policy Brief

Degraded natural habitats increase the risk for natural disasters

Every year, natural disasters cause loss of lives and significant damage in the Nordic countries. Ecosystems in good condition have the ability to reduce the impacts of natural disasters. However, degradation of natural habitats has in many cases seriously damaged this ability. A recently concluded Nordic project ERMOND—Ecosystem Resilience for Mitigation of Natural Disasters—aimed to facilitate new thinking and new solutions in disaster risk management in the Nordic countries.

Restoring of degraded ecosystems is cheaper and more sustainable than traditional engineered solutions of disaster risk reduction

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Business for peace: the new emerging paradigm

PAST WEBINAR: promoting peace as the business of business

Details

  • Date first held: 21 June 2017
  • Host: Invest in Peace http://investinpeace.tssef.se
  • Theme: Businesses supporting peace
  • Objectives: Learn more about the initiative and how businesses can and already support peace
  • Replay: via this link  Registration is free

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Introducing Invest in Peace

PAST WEBINAR: If we have the power to make such a mess of this world then surely we have the power to bring peace

 

Details

  • This Webinar was held on 31 May 2017
  • Host: Invest in Peace http://investinpeace.tssef.se
  • Theme: Introducing Investing in Peace
  • Objectives: Learn more about the initiative and what Investing in Peace can mean for you .
  • Sign up: See the replay here
  • Download: the slides here. 1WEBiNAR

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