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The mission to Colombia of the University of Florence, Italy, was held on October 27, 2009, for the transfer of the naturalistic engineering... more

Celebration in Brazil of 30 years use of the Mother Kangaroo Method... more

On May the 28th and 29th 2009, in the Antioquia Region of Colombia, took place the first workshop of the Local Economic Development Agencies (LEDAs) of the Latin American countries... more

Regional Government, the University and LEDA of the Narino Department, together with UNDP ART REDES Program, established an agreement to launch the naturalistic engineering methodologies... more

In December 2008, the University of Nariño realized a mission in Ecuador, in order to visit some naturalistc engeenering projects implemented in the Manabi province, with the aim of adopting these innovative methodologies in Colombia... more

IDEASS is re-launching these activities in Colombia in the framework of the UNDP ART REDES Programme and in close collaboration with COLCIENCIAS, Colombian Institute for the development of Science and Technology... more

The President of Belvedere S.p.a. Mr. Renzo Macelloni and the Environmental Technician Mr. Paolo Ceccotti went on a mission to Colombia from November 11th to November 18th 2005 to present the innovation called Community Stakeholding for managing local services, in view of its transfer to this country. The mission began with a public presentation at the Externado University of Colombia, faculty of International Relations, organized by the Secretariat of the National Council for Science and Technology COLCIENCIAS. The event was attended by more than 50 experts in the management of public services of Bogotá. The delegation visited the Provinces of Vélez and Soto in the Department of Santander, which had expressed their interest in implementing the innovation. In Vélez the Belvedere experience was presented to mayors, administrators and local associations; in Bucamaranga, the capital of the Department of Santander, more than 30 professors of various disciplines attended the event. The mission ended with a public meeting in the Homeroom of the University of Bucamaranga, which was attended by more than 200 representatives of the public, private and academic sectors. The mission yielded very positive results. The Province of Soto resulted to have suitable conditions for the implementation of a public-private company for the management of wastes with the methodologies used by the Belvedere S.p.a. The local authorities required to implement the project. The Colombian and the Italian experts are already working to formulate it. Both Italian and Colombian newspapers published articles showing the results of the Belvedere S.p.a visit to Colombia.

The mission to Colombia of the President of the BELVEDERE S.p.a. Mr. Renzo Macelloni and the Head of the Environmental Management System Mr. Paolo Ceccotti will be carried out from 10th to 18th October 2005. BELVEDERE S.p.a.is a public company promoted by the Municipality of Peccioli that uses a resource management model based on community stakeholding. The aim of the mission is to transfer this methodology into the Province of Vélez and Soto de Santander, whichy have shown interest in promoting a “public-community company” for the management of solid wastes. During the mission COLVIENCIAS will organize a Conference in Bogotá to present the innovation to all the national subjects interested in its implementation.

The mission to Colombia of Mr.Pastor Ponce and Mr. Luis Clergé from the CENSA institute of Cuba was carried out from 20th to 25th October 2005.
The aim of the mission was to present the scientific/techcnical and the functional/economic argumentations to introduce the use of the enzymatic activator for the conservation of raw milk Stabilk into the National Milk Regulation, which is currently being discussed by the Colombian Health Ministry. The mission yielded very positive results.