* Diversity training, the process of educating people to function in a diverse environment

The Division of Training, Workforce Development, and Diversity ( TWD ) supports programs that foster research training and the development of a strong and diverse biomedical research workforce.

Diversity training is training for the purpose of increasing participants ' cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills, which is based on the assumption that the training will benefit an organization by protecting against civil rights violations, increasing the inclusion of different identity groups, and promoting better teamwork.

In January 2008, the Washington Post used quotes from “ longtime diversity trainer ” Dr. Billy E. Vaughn ( Diversity Training University International ) and others to make the point that Kalev ’ s research suggests other strategies may be more effective than diversity training for mobilizing people of color and women into management roles.

* What is the " diversity training " profession ?- by Diversity Training University International

In 2007, FIRE took issue with a document from a Resident Assistant training session at the University of Delaware's Office of Residence Life Diversity Facilitation Training.

The British Army requires all soldiers to undergo Equality and Diversity training as part of their Military Annual Training Tests and stress tolerance, specifically citing homosexual examples in training videos, in line with the British Army Core Values and Standards, including ' Respect for Others ' and ' Appropriate Behaviour '.

Diversity training based on Elliott ’ s methods has been mandated by colleges and universities such as Wake Forest University and Johns Hopkins University.

Diversity training was little-known in the United Kingdom at the beginning of the 1990s ; however when The Race Relations Amendment Act 2000 passed in the United Kingdom, it listed 100 diversity training firms in the Diversity Directory.

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Out & Equal training programs include “ Train the Trainer ,” “ Building Bridges ,” “ LGBT Diversity Training ,” and “ Transgender Intensive .”

General limitations about the structure and philosophy of CITES include: by design and intent it focuses on trade at the species level and does not address habitat loss, ecosystem approaches to conservation, or poverty ; it seeks to prevent unsustainable use rather than promote sustainable use ( which generally conflicts with the Convention on Biological Diversity ), although this has been changing ( see Nile Crocodile, African elephant, South African white rhino case studies in Hutton and Dickinson 2000 ).

Contrary to critics beliefs this model is used to determine how to proceed in situations that are detrimental to the environment in the way that is least damaging and has the fewest lasting implications .< ref name =" Diversity "> Silveira, Stacy J.

* Diversity index – a quantitative measure that increases when the number of types into which a set of entities has been classified increases, and obtains its maximum value for a given number of types when all types are represented by the same number of entities

Diversity has always been celebrated in Liberian culture, cuisine, music, fashion, language and people themselves.

She became a member of the Committee for Ethnic Minority Women ’ s Participation, has a seat on the board of governors of the Chair on the Management of Diversity and Integration at the Free University of Amsterdam, she ( along with her husband ) is a patron of the Orange Fund ( established to promote social welfare and cohesion in the Netherlands ), and she also chairs the Board of Trustees of the Prince Claus Chair of the University of Utrecht.

Owing to the MAB programme ’ s focus to improving mankind's relationship with nature, MAB has gradually been seen as UNESCO ’ s, and as one of the United Nations ’ s most important responses to international dialogues such as the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development ( UNCED ) and the Convention on Biological Diversity ( CBD ).

In the Convention on Biological Diversity, a domesticated species is defined as a " species in which the evolutionary process has been influenced by humans to meet their needs.

Diversity of belief among organized Spiritualists has led to a few schisms, the most notable occurring in the U. K. in 1957 between those who held the movement to be a religion sui generis ( of its own with unique characteristics ), and a minority who held it to be a denomination within Christianity.

Since then the OCC Foundation, using funds designated for the Orange Coast College School of Sailing & Seamanship, has refurbished the facilities on the island, made significant capital improvements, and has helped fund the use of the island as a field station to teach summer classes in Island Ecology, Biological Diversity, Vertebrate Biology, Intertidal Ecology, kayaking, and photography.

Pippa Norris and Ronald Inglehart question the extent to which McDonaldization has really been occurring in their book Cosmopolitan Communications: Cultural Diversity in a Globalized World, finding national cultures resilient in the face of globalization.

* Australasian Police Multicultural Advisory Bureau has several publications for Australia dealing with multi-faith issues and A Practical Reference to Religious Diversity for Operational Police and Emergency Services covers oaths as well as many other topics ( in review as of 12 / 2 / 2006 but the 2nd Edition is available.

It has also used the slogans Be Inspired and Confronting Inequality, Celebrating Diversity in recent promotional material.

Diversity of ethnic backgrounds, life experiences and beliefs has strengthened our country in countless ways.

The Upper School has a student council that serves on the disciplinary councils and organizes social events and the annual school Diversity Day ( every year a different topic regarding diversity is addressed though speakers, discussion groups, and films ).

John Locke's chapter XXVII " On Identity and Diversity " in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding ( 1689 ) has been said to be one of the first modern conceptualizations of consciousness as the repeated self-identification of oneself, through which moral responsibility could be attributed to the subject — and therefore punishment and guiltiness justified, as critics such as Nietzsche would point out, affirming "... the psychology of conscience is not ' the voice of God in man '; it is the instinct of cruelty ... expressed, for the first time, as one of the oldest and most indispensable elements in the foundation of culture.

Stonewall ’ s Diversity Champions good practice programme for major employers has risen from 100 members to over 550.

Warner has received recognition for Campus Diversity by U. S. News & World Report's " America's Best Colleges " for four consecutive years.

Holland & Knight has a Diversity Council, mentoring programs, and other diversity-related programs and initiatives.

( Note that Congress has set the jurisdictional minimum for Diversity jurisdiction cases at $ 75, 000 ).

Local governments in Japan are generally responsible for protecting biodiversity, because Japan has ratified the Convention on Biological Diversity.

An accomplished public speaker, Ken Saro-Wiwa Jr. has addressed the European Union, Oxford Union and spoken at a number of colleges and Universities including Harvard, Cambridge, McGill and also served as a Conference rapporteur at a UN meeting on Cultural Diversity.

The legality of the proposed heliport relocation has been questioned as being a violation of International Law, including the World Heritage Convention the Convention on Biological Diversity and the Convention for the Safeguarding of Intangible Cultural Heritage.

MicroMUSE is considered by some to have been the first educational MUD, but it can be argued that its evolution into this role was not complete until 1994, which would make the first of many educational MOOs, Diversity University in 1993, also the first educational MUD.

Protected areas will usually encompass several other zones that have been deemed important for particular conservation uses, such as Important Bird Areas ( IBA ) and Endemic Bird Areas ( EBA ), Centres of Plant Diversity ( CBD ), Indigenous and Community Conserved Areas ( ICCA ), Alliance for Zero Extinction Sites ( AZE ) and Key Biodiversity Areas ( KBA ) among others.

Parrington House, one of the residence halls at Cowell, has also been dubbed the Diversity Awareness House, and encourages Cowell residents to come together to promote diversity in the University.

The magazine highlighted MetLife ’ s Enterprise Diversity Council and noted how the council helps “ set direction, communicate strategy and ensure consistency of the diversity message across MetLife .” For eleven consecutive years ( 1999 – 2009 ) MetLife has been named by Working Mother magazine as one of the “ 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers ,” specifically for offering flexible schedules, remote working capabilities and various child care options.

* Since the 2000s the organization has been working on various projects: Diversity, Biosystematics, Species 2000 and Bionomenclature.

One of CBOL's primary contributions to the success of barcoding has been its outreach efforts to government agencies ( agriculture, environment, conservation, and others ) and international organizations ( CITES, Convention on Biological Diversity, Food and Agriculture Organization ) that could benefit from barcoding.

Diversity of fungi has also been affected by the decrease in habitat.

Thus, Kinabalu Park has been officially stated as a Center of Plant Diversity for Southeast Asia.

Having been convinced by his friend Raaba that Humans had never atoned for the atrocities committed against aliens under the Empire, the Wookiee Lowbacca goes to Ryloth to join the anti-Human Diversity Alliance.

Lowbacca had never been told about their presence though when he found out, the Wookiee turned against the Diversity Alliance and helped them to escape the planet.