Environment & green economy

A healthy environment and equitable access to ecosystem goods and services are crucial for sustainable development, but they are increasingly threatened. To improve lives around the globe for the long term, we must change our relationship with the environment: growth and sustainability can go hand in hand if this imperative is met at all levels. An inclusive green economy offers a possible pathway.

Click on the icon to discover the Results and Indicators on Green Economy or other available sectors

Sub-Topics:

Circular economy - Environmental Accounting - Environmental crime - Environmental education/ training - Environmental Governance - Environmental justice & law - Environmental mainstreaming - Environmental research - Green industry - Green jobs - Green policy - Green trade - Greening the economy - Natural resource management - Resource efficiency

Inspiring Children to Lead the Way on Responsible Eating

Sarah Simpson updated the news | 22 March 2018

Since Isaac Sam Camilleri took part in a European Commission supported project to educate children on responsible food consumption, he and many other kids in Malta, grow, forage or help prepare their own nutritious school lunches. They’re among tens of thousands of kids across Europe taking...

2 0 419

Programme: EU DEAR Programme: Development Education and Awareness Raising
Solar devices training empowers rural communities in Tanzania

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 21 March 2018

case_study-tanzania.pdf 368.69 KB

The EcoACT project seeks to increase access to renewable energy sources at a local level in Tanzania, to boost villagers’ resilience to climate change. Download the PDF to read more about how they successfully integrated environmental and climate change concerns into this rural energy project.

1 0 169 61

Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Media Monitoring Report on GMES & Africa

Hailu Wudineh Tsegaye updated the Document | 21 March 2018

12062017_online_media_12062017_media_monitoring_report_gmesandafrica_programme.pdf 33.66 MB

The GMES and Africa Programme Monitors Media regulary. This document is a compilation of media coverage on GMES and Africa, notably about the awarding of GMES and Africa grants in November 2017 in Abidjan. About 700 hundred media houses covered the GMES and Africa.

0 0 144 90

Project: GMES- Global Monitoring for Environment and Security
Do You Know Where Your Clothes Come From?

Eoin Kelly updated the Information | 16 March 2018

Read and share our 2017 pamphlet on how to be a conscious consumer and make sustainable purchases! https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/do-you-know-where-your-clothes-come_en

2 0 287

Group: Platform on Responsible Management of the Supply Chain in the Garment Sector
Environment and policy coherence

Capacity4dev Team updated the Idea | 15 March 2018

The 2018 European Regional Meeting of the Policy Forum on Development (PFD) saw the SDGs positioned as the guiding principles behind discussions on urban growth, the role of civil society, and ecological impacts. For Sally Nicholson, Head of Development Policy and Finance at WWF’s European...

3 0 482

Group: Policy Forum on Development (PFD)
Compete for a sustainable future: the Green for Growth Fund launched clim@

Peter Rowan posted Information | 14 March 2018

A new competition for innovative businesses or projects that have the power to change current practices and demonstrate strong positive climate impact The competition is open globally for businesses, experienced start-ups, NGOs, research bodies or other relevant organisations, who are working to...

0 0 208

Group: GCCA+ Community
Forest City Forum & Exhibition

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the event | 14 March 2018

21 Mar

From 21 March 2018
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by REVOLVE

CLICK HERE TO RSVP TODAY Hosted and moderated by MEP Paul Brannen , the 2018 Forest City Forum brings together international agencies, associations and industry actors to connect forests and cities for greater societal sustainability. The cocktail includes a virtual reality experience of the Amazon...

0 0 970

Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Strategic Environmental Assessment

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun updated the WIKI page | 14 March 2018

A Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) is a systematic process for evaluating the environmental implications of a proposed policy, plan or programme and provides means for looking at cumulative effects and appropriately address them at the earliest stage of decision making alongside economic...

4 0 33 794

Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Strategic Planning Framework for Fisheries in Cambodia

Patricia Rodriguez Fortun uploaded a new Document | 14 March 2018

sea_cambodia_aquaculture_and_fisheries_2017.pdf 3.5 MB

The Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) addresses the Strategic Planning Framework for Fisheries 2010-2024 (SPF) and the National Aquaculture Development Strategy Policy (NADS), and the EU-Cambodia Programme for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth in the Fisheries (CAPFish) composed of two...

0 0 679 1 136

Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
The Environmental Rights Initiative

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 13 March 2018

UN Environment has been undertaking work on human rights and the environment for almost two decades, trying to bring attention to the relationship between a safe and healthy environment and the enjoyment of human rights. On 6 March, UN Environment took a stand against the ongoing threats,...

0 0 326

Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

Experts

View more items

Environment & green economy

Sub-Topics:

Relevant Groups

Relevant Projects

Relevant Articles

Upcoming Events

Experts