The UNESCO Cousteau Ecotechnie Programme is an international initiative of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to promote interdisciplinary education, research and policy-making in the field of sustainable ecological development and ecotechnology.
UCEP's mission is to reduce barriers to change through new incentives and by providing future decision- and policy-makers with integrated, multidisciplinary education, training and research. It is a joint effort of the Man and the Biosphere Programme and the Cousteau Society.
Among its main activities is the designation of UNESCO-Cousteau Ecotechnie Chairs at universities and research institutions around the world.
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““Peace, woman,” Mr. Crawley said, addressing her at last. The bishop jumped out of his chair at hearing the wife of his bosom called a woman. But he jumped rather in admiration than in anger.”
—Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)