Biodiversity & Ecosystem services

Environment and ecosystem management are key to ensuring urban and rural development and progress towards the achievement of the MDGs. Poor communities directly depend on natural resources for their livelihood and are the most vulnerable to a degraded environment, natural disasters and are the first to suffer from polluted air, water and soil. Sound natural resource use is at the core of effective strategies to strengthen resilience to climate change and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.

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Air pollution and preservation - Bio trade - Bio-diversity monitoring - Bio-diversity policies - Biodiversity conservation accompanying measures - Conservation - Ecosystem services - Ecotourism - Hunting and poaching - Marine pollution control - Natural resource management - Sustainable Land management - Water resources conservation - Wildlife crisis - Wildlife trade & trafficking

VIRTUAL EVENT: All-Africa Summit on Diversifying Food Systems with African Traditional Vegetables

Francois Stepman posted Information | 25 January 2021

25-26 January 2021 Power on Your Plate: All-Africa Summit on Diversifying Food Systems with African Traditional Vegetables to Increase Health, Nutrition and Wealth Power on Your Plate is a call for action: for increased investment, regional R&D programs, and policies to promote traditional...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
The EU-funded SWITCH Asia programme supports the Maldives in its goal to phase out single-use plastic

Susanne Müller posted Information | 25 January 2021

Tourism is one of Maldives’ most important economic sectors, contributing more than 23% to GDP in 2018. Annual visitors in 2019 amounted to 1,7 million, having doubled in sum over the past decade. While the country is a world-renowned tourism destination, the lack of effective waste management...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Carole Martinez commented on information | 22 January 2021

The EU BEST initiative an impactful B4LIFE support!

https://www.best2plus.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/BEST-Factsheet_Global.pdf

Group: Biodiversity for Life
The EU BEST initiative an impactful B4LIFE support!

Carole Martinez posted Information | 22 January 2021

BEST – voluntary scheme for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in Territories of European overseas – aims to support the conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of ecosystem services including ecosystem-based approaches to climate change adaptation and mitigation in EU Overseas. The EU...

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Group: Biodiversity for Life
Wetlands International at the Climate Adaptation Summit

Nicoline Wiederstrøm posted Information | 20 January 2021

On January 25-26, the Climate Adaptation Summit takes place online at www.cas2021.com . Wetlands International organises two new large initiatives through formal CAS side events and contributes to Anchoring events and side events from partners. Wetlands International side events: On 25-26 January...

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Group: Ecosystem-based approaches to DRR and CCA
Coral Reef Restoration: A guide to coral restoration method

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 19 January 2021

crr.pdf 9.79 MB

A new report on Coral Reef Restoration launched today kickstarts the launch of the United Nations Decade of Ecosystem Restoration and of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development . Coral reefs are some of the most ecologically and economically valuable ecosystems on our...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Launch of the Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on Nature-based Solutions for Disaster and Climate Resilience: Protect people and the planet

Alexa Froger updated the event | 18 January 2021

22 Jan

From 22 January 2021
Organised by Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction, United Nations Environment Programme, the EU, and SDG Academy

Nature offers many solutions to reduce the impacts of disasters and climate change, such as protecting forests on steep slopes, maintaining sand dunes along coastline and wetlands to buffer excess rainwater. In this course, find out how people around the world are building resilience to disasters...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
How to strengthen mineral resource governance in 2021

Alexa Froger updated the event | 18 January 2021

19 Jan

From 19 January 2021
Organised by Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP)

What progress has been made on the 4th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-4) resolution on mineral resource governance ? Do we need a new governance framework for mineral resources? What are some practical implications to consider? What positive actions can we take in 2021? On...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
World Environment Day: Launch of the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration 2021-2030

Alexa Froger updated the event | 15 January 2021

05 Jun

From 5 June 2021 to 6 June 2021
Organised by United Nations Environment Programme and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

The United Nations Environment Programme calls on you to add your voices to World Environment Day 2021 . Since 1974, World Environment Day has been celebrated every year on 5 June; engaging governments, businesses, celebrities and citizens to focus their efforts on a pressing environmental issue...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
VIRTUAL event: One Planet summit for biodiversity

Francois Stepman posted Information | 12 January 2021

11 January 2021. One Planet Summit for Biodiversity France, with the United Nations and the World Bank, organized a 'One Planet Summit' for biodiversity in Paris. The Summit brought together heads of state and government, leaders of international organizations, financial institutions, companies and...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA

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