São Paulo, Brazil, will host an international program on the environment, journalism and edu-communication, which seeks to analyze environmental issues so that journalists and experts can participate in creating solutions. The meeting will be held October 28 to 31.

This event, the International Refresher Programme, will also analyze the effects of pollution caused by industrial development and the technological revolution on the environment and human beings.

The program is sponsored by the International Institute of Journalism and Communication (IIJC) and its training program, with the support of Universidade de São Paulo, which will provide the academic accreditation.

For more information, contact ucip@bluewin.ch or visit http://www.ucip.ch/rp/br08/bre.htm.