Internet Discussion Forums

Several issues related to 'Sustainable capacity development and ESD' in small islands and coastal areas have been taken-up in the web-based discussion forums on Wise Coastal Practices (WiCoP) and Small Islands Voice (SIV) operated by UNESCO's Coastal Regions and Small Islands (CSI) Platform. Examples of discussion threads prior to the Mauritius International Meeting of January 2005 included:

• Education: mother of all wise practices / Worldwide.
  R. Sudarshana
  
• Education: a product, a process or a combination?
  Miguel Fortes
  
• Environmental impact assessment and capacity building.
  Maria Rosario Partidario
  
• Further views on education and land purchase for conservation.
  D. A. D. Diamante-Fabunan, R. Leonard, R. H. Charlier, T. Tiong Sa, U.K. Overseas Territories Forum