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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European Parliament Intergroup webinar on “Empowering the circular bioeconomy through the EU Green Deal”

Alexa Froger created a new event | 4 March 2021

17 Mar

From 17 March 2021
Organised by European Parliament Intergroup

The 2020 Circular Economy Action Plan is one of the main blocks of the European Green Deal - Europe’s new agenda for sustainable growth - including initiatives along the entire life cycle of products and aiming at rendering sustainable products the norm in the EU. It focuses on boosting circular...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
UN-Oxford Panel Discussion - Are We Building Back Better?

Alexa Froger created a new event | 4 March 2021

10 Mar

From 10 March 2021
Organised by University of Oxford, Green Fiscal Policy Network

On 10 March 2021 at 3:30pm (CET) , a UN-Oxford panel discussion - "Are We Building Back Better?" - will bring together global leaders and international institutions to debate progress, explore openings, and attempt to answer some of the major questions following the COVID-19 pandemic. The global...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Launch of the Global Alliance on Circular Economy and Resource Efficiency (GACERE)

Alexa Froger updated the Photo album | 4 March 2021

Circular economy and resource efficiency are vital for restoring human and planetary health and developing a sustainable economy that will increase prosperity. On Monday, 22 February, the European Commission, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), and the UN Industrial Development Organization...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Abidjan Convention webinar series against plastic pollution

Alexa Froger updated the event | 3 March 2021

04 Mar

From 4 March 2021 to 13 May 2021
Organised by Abidjan Convention

March, 1 st 2021- The Abidjan Convention, together with its partner the African Marine Waste Network (a project of the Sustainable Seas Trust) and other partners is pleased to invite you to the series of webinars they are organizing on Plastic Waste Management in the region. Under the European...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
The first UNEP synthesis report: "Making Peace With Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies"

Alexa Froger uploaded a new Document | 3 March 2021

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The first UNEP synthesis report is titled: “Making Peace With Nature: A scientific blueprint to tackle the climate, biodiversity and pollution emergencies” and is based on evidence from global environmental assessments. The resulting synthesis communicates how climate change, biodiversity loss and...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
Latin American, Caribbean ministers commit to build back better and greener

Alexa Froger posted Information | 3 March 2021

Bridgetown, Barbados, February 2, 2021 - The Ministers of the Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean today signed the Bridgetown Declaration , in which they called for the integration of environmental issues to be placed at the heart of the region’s COVID-19 recovery strategies, with...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
WEBINAR : Building Back Better: A Greener Pathway to COVID Recovery in Africa | Reconstruire en mieux : une voie plus verte vers la récupération post-COVID en Afrique

Susanne Müller updated the event | 25 February 2021

25 Feb

From 25 February 2021
Organised by UNEP in partnership with SWITCH Africa Green, European Commission, ARSCP und UNECA

A webinar organized as part of the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development ( ARFSD-7) with the focus on Build Forward Better-Resetting Africa’s Economy Greener pathway using Circular Economy approach in Africa (experience from South Africa) Reviving tourism in Africa through green business...

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Group: Environment, Climate Change and Green Economy
New article published by Chatham House - Promoting Legal Timber Markets: the Role of Public Procurement Policies in the Tropics.

FAO-EU FLEGT Programme posted Information | 24 February 2021

New article published by Chatham House - Promoting Legal Timber Markets: the Role of Public Procurement Policies in the Tropics. The article highlights the importance of public procurement policies in tropical timber-producing countries in reducing the amount of illegal timber produced and sold,...

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Group: Sustainable Forests for the Future
REPORT: UNEP - The value-chain approach & its application to food

Francois Stepman posted Information | 22 February 2021

Report: UNEP (2021). Catalysing Science-based Policy action on Sustainable Consumption and Production – The value-chain approach & its application to food, construction and textiles . Nairobi. 98 p. This report explains the ‘Value-Chain Approach’ methodology and shares findings from its...

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Group: Food & Nutrition Security and Sustainable Agriculture - ROSA
Launch of the GEO-6 for Youth Report: Youth Power to Save the Planet

Alexa Froger created a new event | 16 February 2021

19 Feb

From 19 February 2021
Organised by UNEP

When : 19 February 2021; 08.30 am EST / 01.30 pm UTC. Where : WebEx (Password: YEAFEB2021); Register here ! What : The Global Environmental Outlook 6 for Youth (Geo 6 for Youth) is UNEP’s first full e-publication that provides engaging multimedia content and interactive features to inform, engage...

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development

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