The URBENVIRON Association

The URBENVIRON International Association is a nongovernmental organization, with headquarters in Brasilia, that provides an open forum for anyone interested in knowledge building and networking on urban environmental planning and management. Our memberships are international and multidisciplinary, today gathering individuals and organizations of 44 countries in the commitment to promoting sustainable development in the cities around the world.

The Association works are guided by the principles of the Charta of Brasilia (2005), through four strategic initiatives:

• World Congresses and International Seminars
• International Observatory of Urban Governance
• URBENVIRONET
• Urbenviron Journal

Mission

The mission of URBENVIRON is to strengthen the capacities to promote urban environmental quality through protection of natural resources in alliance with the defence of social interests, in the perspective of sustainable development.

Recent News

Registration to 3rd Urbenviron Congress Seoul 2009 with 20% discount for Urbenviron members. More at www.seoulcongress.com Proceedings of the 3rd Urbenviron Seminar São Paulo 2008 here for downloading International Council 2nd Meeting on July 29 to discuss a workplan for the Urbenviron Research Network (URBENVIRONET) URBENVIRON now in Directory of Institutions of the Brazilian Council of Research and Technological Development (CNPq) 4th Urbenviron Seminar to be held in 2010 in Santiago de Chile in preparation to Urbenviron Congress Cairo 2011 URBENVIRON in partnership with SIADES (Environmental Information System for Sustainable Development). See projects at hygeia.fsp.usp.br/siades/ URBENVIRON is now a member of the GLOBAL WATER PARTNERSHIP (GWP), an international network that supports sustainable development and management of water resources at all levels. Visit www.gwpforum.org! Renew your Urbenviron membership here

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