Les BreuleuxLes Breuleux (le bʁœlø) is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. On 1 January 2023 the former municipality of La Chaux-des-Breuleux merged to form the municipality of Les Breuleux. Les Breuleux is first mentioned in 1429 as Les Bruilluit. Les Breuleux has an area of . Of this area, or 62.2% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 30.2% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 7.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.1% is unproductive land.
Rueyres-les-PrésRueyres-les-Prés (ʁɥɛʁ le pʁe; Ruêres-les-Prâts ˈʁɥɛr lɛ ˈpʁɑ) is a former municipality in the district of Broye in the canton of Fribourg in Switzerland. On 1 January 2017 the former municipalities of Rueyres-les-Prés, Bussy, Estavayer-le-Lac, Morens, Murist, Vernay and Vuissens merged into the new municipality of Estavayer. Rueyres-les-Prés is first mentioned in 1288 as en Ruere. Rueyres-les-Prés had an area, , of . Of this area, or 82.0% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 2.2% is forested.
Les EnfersLes Enfers is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Les Enfers is first mentioned in 1330 as Au cruz des Enfers. Les Enfers has an area of . Of this area, or 48.5% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 47.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 2.7% is settled (buildings or roads) and or 0.4% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.3% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.0%. Out of the forested land, 44.
Les PlanchettesLes Planchettes (le plɑ̃ʃɛt) is a municipality in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland. Les Planchettes is first mentioned in 1455 as Les Planchotes. Les Planchettes has an area, , of . Of this area, or 37.4% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 56.8% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.0% is settled (buildings or roads), or 2.6% is either rivers or lakes and or 0.2% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 1.5% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.1%.
Juan VarelaJuan Varela (Madrid, Spain, 1950) is a biologist and Wildlife Artist. Born in Madrid where he studied Biology and obtained a master's degree with his studies on seabird behavior. Until 1980 he worked on seabird research in gull colonies off the African north coast. At the same time, he did scientific illustration for nature magazines and encyclopedias. He was the main illustrator of the Spanish well known nature film maker and writer Felix Rodriguez de la Fuente.
Les GenevezLes Genevez is a municipality in the district of Franches-Montagnes in the canton of Jura in Switzerland. Les Genevez is first mentioned in 1381 as Les Geneveys. Les Genevez has an area of . Of this area, or 53.8% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 41.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, or 3.6% is settled (buildings or roads), or 0.1% is either rivers or lakes and or 1.0% is unproductive land. Of the built up area, housing and buildings made up 2.1% and transportation infrastructure made up 1.
María Jacinta Xón RiquiacMaría Jacinta X. Riquiac is a Maya Kʼicheʼ anthropologist and indigenous rights activist from Guatemala. Xón Riquiac studied history at the University of San Carlos of Guatemala and with the support of the Ford Foundation received a master's degree in the history of science from the Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo. She has served as a representative of Guatemala's indigenous peoples at some international events. Xon Riquiac was featured as one of fifty Guatemalan women "writing history" profiled in the book Entre Chapinas (2020).
Léonor MériméeJean-François Léonor Mérimée (16 September 1757, Broglie - 26 September 1836, Paris) was a French writer, painter and chemist, specializing in pigment color in painting and decorative art. He was the father of the famous author, Prosper Mérimée. His father was François Merimée (c. 1715-1795), a lawyer at the Parlement de Rouen and author of "Treatise on fiefs and feudal rights in Normandy according to the natural order of matters and procedure divided into 5 parts (1760). He also served as a steward for the Maréchal de Broglie.
Chant du départ"Le Chant du départ" (The Song of Departure) is a revolutionary and war song written by Étienne Méhul (music) and Marie-Joseph Chénier (words) in 1794. It was the official anthem of the French Empire, and it is currently the unofficial regional anthem of French Guiana and the presidential anthem of France. The song was nicknamed "the brother of the Marseillaise" by Republican soldiers. The song was first performed on 14 July 1794. 18,000 copies of the music sheets were immediately printed and distributed to the army.
Action for Global HealthAction for Global Health was formed by 15 non-governmental organisations and charities in 2006. Current partners are based in Brussels, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and the UK and has over 30 member NGOs across these countries. Interact Worldwide provides the overall co-ordination for the network. The overarching goal of Action for Global Health is increased support from Europe to enable developing countries to make substantial progress towards the health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by 2015.
