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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.

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The European Development Days 2016 (EDDs2016)

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the event | 10 June 2016

15 Jun

From 15 June 2016
Organised by European Commission

UNEP is organizing three lab sessions during this year’s European Development Days [1], and will contribute to one high-level auditorium panel organized by IUCN. All these events will take place on the 15th of June 2016 in Brussels, Belgium. [1] https://eudevdays.eu/

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Invitation - Resource use and management: Successfully implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the event | 10 June 2016

15 Jun

From 15 June 2016
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by European Commission

Sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be achieved without the sustainable management and the efficient use of natural resources. UNEP's International Resource Panel (IRP) has intensively examined this link. This session will be an opportunity to present the...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Invitation - Resource use and management: Successfully implementing the Sustainable Development Goals

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 9 June 2016

15 Jun

From 15 June 2016
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by European Commission

Sustainable development and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) cannot be achieved without the sustainable management and the efficient use of natural resources. UNEP's International Resource Panel (IRP) has intensively examined this link. This session will be an opportunity to present the...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Blue Economy - Sharing Success Stories to Inspire Change

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 9 June 2016

blue_economy.pdf 2.34 MB

The report, entitled Blue Economy - Sharing Success Stories to Inspire Change showcases various efforts that seek to reverse the overexploitation and degradation of the world’s oceans without harming people who rely on these vast ecosystems for a living. In Madagascar, the short-term closures of...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Pan-European region makes high-level commitments towards greening economies

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 9 June 2016

Food waste, ecosystem services and green public procurement among pledged topics forming new Batumi Initiative on Green Economy Batumi, Georgia 9 June 2016 – Countries and stakeholders from the pan-European region have today agreed on a roadmap to speed up the transition to a Green Economy between...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Poor air quality and climate change are the two greatest threats to human health in the pan-European region

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 8 June 2016

Batumi, Georgia 8 June 2016 – Poor air quality, climate change, unhealthy lifestyles and the disconnection between people and the environment are increasingly affecting human health in the region, finds the latest Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) assessment for the pan-European region, prepared...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
What University of Washington’s Climate Risk and Insurance Summit Has in Common with Paris

Enrique Rebolledo posted Information | 6 June 2016

It may not be a climate change summit for the ages like last year’s Paris meeting in which world leaders hashed out a historic agreement to reduce carbon emissions, but it does have two things in common with the 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP 21 as it’s often called...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
Global World Environment Day Kicked off Yesterday

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 6 June 2016

Luanda, 5 June 2016 - Angola on Sunday kicked off global celebrations of World Environment Day with a pledge to combat the illegal trade in wildlife, which is part of wider global environmental crime, costing up to $258 billion per year. World Environment Day (WED), the world's biggest day for...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Plates, pyramids, planet. Developments in national healthy and sustainable dietary guidelines: a state of play assessment

Sarah Cummings posted Information | 3 June 2016

Published on 19 May 2016, the Plates, pyramids, planet report from the FAO evaluates government-issued food guidelines from across the globe, looking in particular at whether they make links to environmental sustainability in addition to promoting good eating habits. At the time the study was...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Invitation to Debate Lab at EDD2016: 'Quick Wins for Climate Change and Development' organised by UNEP CCAC

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 3 June 2016

15 Jun

From 15 June 2016
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by UNEP Climate and Clean Air Coalition Secretariat

Invitation to an event at EU Development Days [1] in Brussels on “Quick Wins for Climate and Development – Contributing to SDG Attainment by Reducing Short-Lived Climate Pollutants.” [1] https://eudevdays.eu/sessions/quick-wins-climate-change-and-development

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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