Gorillas on Thin Ice
Thursday 15th January
Year of the Gorilla 2009 Fund-Raiser Skates-Off at The Natural History Museum Ice Rink in London Thursday 15th January
Photo Call at 10.30am
7 January 2009, London/Bonn/Nairobi- Nemo the Disney clownfish has done it and so have Peter Pan and Sleeping Beauty; now it is time for 'Gorillas on Ice!'
As part of the 2009 international Year of the Gorilla (YoG), co-ordinated by the United Nations and to herald the Charles Darwin bi-centenary celebrations next month, a troupe of skaters dressed as primates are to take to the rink at The Natural History Museum in London.
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Facing Up to the Climate Challenge: Green Expectations for 2009?
"Take nothing on its looks; take everything on evidence. There's no better rule."
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations.
As the festive season draws to a close, there is evidence the dawning New Year may carry "green" expectations of environmental action, most notably, on climate change. Old and new environmental benefactors are making enthusiastic pledges on the policy front. Voluntary action, on the other hand, continues to be a major driver on the ground.
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