Experts call for joint efforts to protect gibbons at meeting in China's Haikou

STORY: Experts call for joint efforts to protect gibbons at meeting in China's Haikou DATELINE: July 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:21 LOCATION: HAIKOU, China CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of the meeting 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHUA TIN HOW, Former Principal Private Secretary to the President, Singapore 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (English): SUSAN CHEYNE, Vice-Chair for IUCN Primate Specialist Group Section on Small Apes 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Chinese): ZHANG XINSHENG, Former President of International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) STORYLINE: Experts have called for joint efforts to protect gibbons at the Global Gibbon Network (GGN) first Meeting of Partners held from Friday to Sunday in China's Haikou. The Global Gibbon Network Initiative was launched to promote the normalization of international cooperation and exchanges on the conservation of gibbon species. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): PHUA TIN HOW, Former Principal Private Secretary to the President, Singapore "The GGN charter provides a platform to s

Global geopark network inspectors visit Izu Peninsula, central Japan

Global geopark network inspectors visit Izu Peninsula, central Japan

Inspectors from the Global Network of National Geoparks (GGN) and other officials examine the configuration of the Jogasaki Coast in Ito on the Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture, central Japan, on June 11, 2015, as part of a fact-finding tour to determine if the peninsula is qualified for registration as a GGN site. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo