The International Conference on Environment: Survival and
Sustainability, held at the Near East University, Nicosia, Northern
Cyprus 19-24 February 2007, dealt with environmental threats and
proposed solutions at all scales. The 21 themes addressed by the
conference fell into four broad categories; Threats to Survival and
Sustainability; Technological Advances towards Survival and
Sustainability; Activities and Tools for Social Change; Defining
Goals for Sustainable Societies.
Activities and tools that move the society towards greater
sustainability were emphasized at the conference. These included
environmental law and ethics, environmental knowledge, technology
and information systems, media, environmental awareness, education
and lifelong learning, the use of literature for environmental
awareness, the green factor in politics, international relations
and environmental organizations. The breadth of the issues
addressed at the conference made clear the need for greatly
increased interdisciplinary and international collaboration the
survival and sustainability concept. The exchanges at the
conference represent a step in this direction.
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