Media Note Office of the Spokesman Washington, DC May 11, 2006 United States Renews Its Commitment to the SEED InitiativeUnder Secretary of State for Democracy and Global Affairs Paula Dobriansky announced May 10 that the United States renewed commitment to the Supporting Entrepreneurs for Environment and Development (SEED) Initiative. A voluntary public-private partnership, Seed facilitates innovative solutions to development challenges through local partnerships. "Through the initiative’s international awards program, capacity-building activities, and research and learning program, SEED is making a real difference in our collective efforts to achieve development goals at the local level," stated Under Secretary Paula Dobriansky. The Initiative, announced at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development, links large and small entrepreneurs from all parts of the world to build local ability to support the outcomes from the World Summit on Sustainable Development and the Millennium Development Goals. The partnership has three objectives: In addition to the United States, SEED partners include international organizations (IUCN-World Conservation Union, United Nations Environment Program, United Nations Development Program), the private sector (Swiss RE), civil society organizations (Global Public Policy Institute, Centre for the Advancement of Sustainable Development Partnerships), other partnerships (Global Compact), and governments (Germany, the Netherlands, Norway, and the United Kingdom). For more information about the SEED Initiative, including the inaugural class of award winners, the recently released partnership report or the Call for Proposals for the 2nd biennial award, please visit www.seedinit.org 2006/482
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