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.

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Natural Capital, SDGs and COP21 discussed at the 15th session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment, 2-6 March 2015, Cairo, Egypt

Alexa Froger posted Information | 15 March 2015

The 15th Regular Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) took place from 2 to 6 March in its birth place Cairo, 30 years after its inception conference in 1985. This key regional forum for dialogue on environment and climate change, was attended by Ministers...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
ValueLinks 2.0

Michael Schneider uploaded a new Document | 12 March 2015

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I ncreasing the competitiveness of agricultural and food value chains 5 days training, from Monday June 22 to Friday June 26 in Rüdesheim am Rhein Registration open until Monday June 1st, 2015 The training addresses all actors engaged in value chain development – government and public...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
National Roundtable on Financing Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production in Georgia

Rene Van Berkel created a new event | 11 March 2015

24 Mar

From 24 March 2015
in Tbilisi (Georgia)

Organised by United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)

Under the EAP GREEN initiative to support countries of the eastern partnership to green their economies, UNIDO will host a roundtable discussion on opportunities and constraints for the financing of investments in resource efficient and cleaner production in the manufacturing and related sectors in...

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Group: Environment in the EU's Eastern neighbours
National Conference on Resource Effiient and Cleaner Production in Georgia

Rene Van Berkel created a new event | 11 March 2015

26 Mar

From 26 March 2015
in Tbilisi (Georgia)

Conference will present and discuss first results and experiences of the Resource Efficient and Cleaner Production demonstration project implemented by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) under the EaP GREEN programme supporting the greening of economies in the eastern...

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Group: Environment in the EU's Eastern neighbours
Pastoralism Provides Crucial Services to Humanity, Can Support Green Economy Transition

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 10 March 2015

Press releaseCancun, 9 March 2015 - Better Management of Neglected Sector Would Boost Water Regulation and Biodiversity and Sequester up to 9.8 per cent of Anthropogenic Carbon Emissions. Pastoralism—extensive livestock production in the rangelands—provides enormous benefits to humanity and should...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Meeting of FLEG II National Program Advisory Committee in the Russian Federation

Masha Vinokurova created a new event | 10 March 2015

12 Mar

From 12 March 2015
in Moscow (Russia)

Organised by FLEG II Program

*Objective of the meeting: *To review results of the "European Neighbourhood and Partnership Instrument East Countries Forest Law Enforcement and Governance II Program" (ENPI EAST COUNTRIES FLEG II PROGRAM) achieved in Russia in 2014. Participation is* by invitation. * *Contact for more information...

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Group: Environment in the EU's Eastern neighbours
Setting the agenda for a sustainable future - the road to the UN summit on the Post-2015 agenda

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 9 March 2015

14 Apr

From 14 April 2015
in 1040 Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by European Economic and Social Committee

At a UN global summit in September 2015 world leaders shall adopt the Post-2015 agenda for sustainable development, building on the Millennium Development Goals, integrating them with the broader objectives of global sustainable development and establishing a set of Sustainable Development Goals (...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
From Villages to Nations, Africa's Success Stories Offer Lessons for Global Transition to Greener and More Inclusive Economies

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 5 March 2015

New study shows power of investing in a greener economy to boost GDP and life expectancy, create more and better jobs, and rapidly reduce poverty gap Cairo, Egypt, 5 March 2015 - Increasing Kenya's GDP by 12 per cent, raising Senegal's life expectancy rate by 1.3 years, and reducing Burkina Faso's...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Celebrating 30 Years, High Level Segment of 15TH Session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment Opens in Cairo

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 4 March 2015

PRESS RELEASE Continent to Define Vision for the Future on Climate, Investment in Natural Capital, Economic Transitions and Development as Deadlines for Culmination of Key Global Agreements Approaches Presidential Audience for African Ministers and Top UN Environment Chief New UN Studies show...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Launch of Egypt Green Economy study

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 4 March 2015

Cairo, 28 February 2015 – Egypt to Save Over US $2.4 Billion Annually, Cut CO2 Emissions by 13%, Water Consumption by 40% And Create 8 Million New Jobs, Through Transition to Green Economy – UN Report. A shift to a green economy pathway could lead Egypt to achieve annual savings of over US$1.3...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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