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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Sub-regional Forest Crime Training Workshops for ENPI-FLEG countries

Masha Vinokurova created a new event | 9 September 2016

10 Oct

From 10 October 2016 to 11 October 2016
in Chisinau (Moldova)

Organised by FLEG II Program

- Contact person: Vladislava Nemova (FLEG II Secretariat) - Planned participants: FLEG II Focal points, representatives of law enforcement agencies from 7 ENPI countries - Status of the event preparation: a draft agenda is available, venue selection and invitations are under preparation

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Group: Environment in the EU's Eastern neighbours
Sub-regional Forest Crime Training Workshops for ENPI-FLEG countries

Masha Vinokurova created a new event | 9 September 2016

10 Oct

From 10 October 2016 to 11 October 2016
in Chisinau (Moldova)

Organised by FLEG II Program

-Contact person: Vladislava Nemova (FLEG II Secretariat) -Planned participants: FLEG II Focal points, representatives of law enforcement agencies from 7 ENPI countries -Status of the event preparation: a draft agenda is available, venue selection and invitations are under preparation

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Group: Environment in the EU's Eastern neighbours
YouthXchange guidebook series: Green skills and lifestyles

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

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This publication was developed as a primer for youth on the green economy, particularly since there are no youth-friendly publication that explain this issue to youth. This publication enables youth to better familiarize themselves with the green economy and the skills needed for it (e.g. engaging...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Workshop on Delivering and enforcing the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 8 September 2016

08 Sep

From 8 September 2016
in Brussels (Belgium)

Organised by European Parliament

Workshop on Delivering and enforcing the EU Action Plan against Wildlife Trafficking

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Two examples of how European Commission funding is promoting sustainable development

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 31 August 2016

Nairobi, 29 August 2016: The European Union is a major funder of UNEP’s work, and the European Commission (EC) funds specific projects. In this article we look at two UN Environment (UNEP) ecosystems-related projects funded exclusively by the EC – one on the value of ecosystems, and one relating...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Views from the Field: In Conversation with the Foreign Minister and EU Ambassador to Timor-Leste

Capacity4dev Team created a new Article | 26 August 2016

Emerging from over two decades of conflict and instability, in May 2002 the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste became the 21st century’s first new sovereign state. Since then the country’s government – with assistance from the international community – has worked hard to lay the groundwork for...

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World Water Week

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) created a new event | 26 August 2016

28 Aug

From 28 August 2016 to 2 September 2016
Organised by UN Environment, UN Water

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
GEO-6: Global Environment Outlook: All regional assessments

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) posted Information | 24 August 2016

The sixth Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Assessment for the six United Nations Environment Programme regions paints a comprehensive picture of the environmental factors contributing to human health and well-being at the regional level. It also highlights the complexity of the interlinked...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Presentations on alternative livelihood of forest-dependent population of Georgia and on Forest Dependency study results

Diane KELECOM updated the event | 16 August 2016

12 Aug

From 12 August 2016
in Tbilisi (Georgia)

Organised by FLEG II Program

Presentation on the alternative livelihood of forest-dependent rural population of Georgia (results of a feasibility study). Presentation of Forest Dependency study results to stakeholders.

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Group: Environment in the EU's Eastern neighbours
Roundtable “Improvement of governance and law enforcement in the forest sector on the national and subnational levels” at Krasnoyarsk Forest Industry Forum

Diane KELECOM updated the event | 16 August 2016

07 Sep

From 7 September 2016
in Krasnoyarsk (Russia)

Organised by FLEG II Program

FLEG round table “Improvement of governance and law enforcement in the forest sector on the national and subnational levels” at Krasnoyarsk Forest Industry Forum.

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Group: Environment in the EU's Eastern neighbours

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