VARIOS CURSOS Y POSTGRADOS
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Professional Master (PM) and Master of Science (MSc) Courses in Water
Resources and Environmental Management

The International Institute for Aerospace Survey and Earth Sciences is
currently offering PM and MSc courses in Water Resources and Environmental
Management with specializations in Watershed Management, Conservation and
River Basin Planning. All courses begin in September 2002. For
participants from selected developing countries, the Netherlands Government
awards a number of fellowships under the Netherlands Fellowship programme
(NFP). Applications for fellowships must be submitted before March 2002.

For more information on ITC's educational programme as well as application
forms, please contact:
ITC Student Registration Office
P.O. Box 6
7500 AA Enschede
The Netherlands
Tel.: +31 (0)53 487 42 05
Fax: +31 (0)53 487 42 38
E-mail: education@...
Website: http://www.itc.nl/

For more information on the scientific contents of the courses, contact the
WREM programme director,
Ir. A.M. van Lieshout
Tel.: +31 (0)53 487 43 06
Fax: +31 (0)53 487 43 36
E-mail: lieshout@...


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Second Central American Course on Aquatic Ecotoxicology

The Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas (IRET), Universidad
Nacional, Costa Rica in collaboration with the Ecology of Systems Department
at the University of Stockholm, Sweden and the Centro de Investigación en
Alimentación y Desarrollo - unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo
Ambiental de México will be offering the Second Central American Course on
Aquatic Ecotoxicology.

The objectives of the course are:
* to improve the level of training for Central American professionals in the
field of aquatic ecotoxicology;
* to sensitize participants of the need to develop strategies to evaluate,
prevent and reduce the environemntal risks associated with the use of toxic
substances in the region;
* to promote the use of ecotoxicological methods of analyses.

The course will be conducted at Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica.
Course duration is two weeks running from 4 March to 14 March, 2002. The
lanuages of the course are English and Spanish.
For further information, please contact:
Ph.D. Elba M. de la Cruz M. at edelacru@... or
Ph.D Luisa E. Castillo at lcastill@...
Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas
Universidad Nacional
Apartado 86 Heredia 3000
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 277-3584, 277-3587
Fax: +506 277-3583


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Integrated Coastal Zone Management Course for Harbour Development

The Instituto Latinoamericano de Ciencias Marinas y del Ambiente (ILCMA)
along with the Centro del Agua del Trópico Humedo para America Latina y el
Caribe and the United Nations Environment Programme will be hosting the
first Integrated Coastal Zone Management Course for Harbour Development from
April 22 -26 , 2002, in Panama City, Panama. Topics to be discussed
include:

* Globalization and Harbour Development - A framework for
Analysis
* The Harbour Sector and Integrated Coastal Zone Management
- Structural Elements
* Harbour Expansion and Integrated Coastal Zone Management
- One Methodology
* Policy and Expansion Strategies and Harbour Development in
the context of Intergrated Coastal Zone Management.


The deadline for application is March 30, 2002. For further information,
please visit www.ilcmamiami.org/puerto.htm.



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International Ocean Institute - Training Programme

The International Oceans Institute of Canada (IOIC) is dedicated to
achieving its mission through training and education, applied research,
policy advice, consultative services, publications, awareness building, and
outreach programming. The Virtual University is one of its many programmes
that grew out of the need for training and education to facilitate the
implementation of environmental rules and regulations in the twenty-first
century. IOIC intend to go on-line with the first courses next fall.

In the meantime, however, IOIC are running their normal ten-week training
programmes. Scholarships are also available for candidates from the
Caribbean region. The deadline for receipt of completed applications is
31st January of the year for which the application is intended. Forms
should be sent to:

Mr. Robert Race
President
International Oceans Institute of Canada
Dalhousie University
1226 LeMarchant Street
Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3H3P7
Canada
Tel.: (902) 494-6623
Fax: (902) 494-1334
E-Mail: ioic@...
Website: http://www.ioic.dal.ca/

For more information, visit http://www.ioic.dal.ca/index.html


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Segundo Curso Centroamericano de
Ecotoxicología Acuática

El Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas (IRET) Universidad
Nacional, Costa Rica, junto con el Departamento de Ecología de Sistemas de
la Universidad de Estocolmo, Suecia y el Centro de Investigación en
Alimentación y Desarrollo - unidad Mazatlán en Acuicultura y Manejo
Ambiental de México, unen esfuerzos, recursos y conocimientos para ofrecer
el Segundo curso Centroamericano de Ecotoxicología Acuática.

Los objetivos del curso son:
- Capacitar profesionales centroamericanos en el campo de la ecotoxicología
acuática.
- Sensibilizar y motivar a los participantes respecto a la necesidad de
desarrollar estrategias para evaluar, prevenir y reducir el riesgo ambiental
asociado con el uso de las sustancias tóxicas en la región.
- Promover el uso de métodos de análisis ecotoxicológicos en la región.

El curso se impartirá en la Universidad Nacional, Heredia, Costa Rica. El
curso tendrá una duración de dos semanas, inicia el 4 de marzo y finaliza el
14 de marzo 2002. El curso se impartirá en idioma español e inglés. Algunos
materiales didácticos son en inglés.
Para mayor información contacte:
Ph.D. Elba M. de la Cruz M. edelacru@...
Ph.D Luisa E. Castillo lcastill@...
Instituto Regional de Estudios en Sustancias Tóxicas
Universidad Nacional
Apartado 86 Heredia 3000
Costa Rica
Tel: +506 277-3584, 277-3587
Fax: +506 277-3583


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Curso Manejo Integrado de Zonas Costeral para Desarrollo Portuario

El Instituto Latinoamericano de Ciencias Marinas y del Ambiente (ILCMA)
presenta el Primero de Curso Manejo Integrado de Zonas Costeras para
Desarrollo Portuario con el patrocinio del Centro del Agua del Trópico
Humedo para America Latina y el Caribe (CATHALAC) y la Programa de las
Naciones Unidas para el Medio Ambiente (PNUMA). La fecha del curso es 22
al 26 de Abril del 2002 y en la Ciudad del Saber, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama.
Los asuntos para la discusión son:

* Globalización y desarrollo portuario, un marco para el análisis
* El Sector portuario y el manejo integrado de las zonas
costeras: elementos estructurales
* Expansión portuaria y el manejo integrado de las zonas
costeras: una metodología
* Política y estrategias de expansión y desarrollo portuario en
el marco del manejo integrado de zonas costeras.

El plazo para la aplicación es el 30 de marzo del 2002. Para mayor
información, visite www.ilcmamiami.org/puerto.htm.



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Summer Course - Tropical Marine Invertebrate Biology

The Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory of the University of the West Indies,
Jamaica will be hosting a summer course on Tropical Marine Invertebrate
Biology from 30 June - 14 July, 2002. The course aims to increase students'
knowledge of the biology and biodiversity of marine invertebrate animals and
of methodologies for marine biological fieldwork through intensive, direct
experience. Please note that all students must be confident of their
swimming skills. Applications will be reviewed on April 20, 2002. For deta
ils of fees and space availability, please contact:
Dr. Norman J. Quinn,
Director,
Discovery Bay Marine Laboratory,
PO Box 35, Discovery Bay, St. Ann, Jamaica.
Fax (876) 973-3091,
Phone (876) 973-2241.
Email: nquinn@...