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Young people from Caribbean youth groups have been assisting the ISLANDS Programme by beta-testing an ambitious new app to empower youth to reduce plastic pollution

Registrations are open to access the free Sustainable Lifestyles Learning Module to learn how to live more sustainably. 

Over the last two years, GO4SDGs, UNEP’s Sustainable Lifestyles Team, and the United Nations System Staff College have been developing alongside partners and experts an online learning module to facilitate training on...

The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) Uzbekistan will be engaging in a series of events to mark the one-year anniversary of its official launch.

On 24th of January 2023 in the Ministry of Natural Resources (MoNR) in Tashkent, GGGI Uzbekistan held their Country Planning Framework (CPF) under the "Green Rehabilitation Investment Project for Karakalpakstan Republic to Address Impacts of the Aral Sea Crisis" (Aral Sea GRIP). Representatives from each department of MoNR joined us for collective discussions on key knowledge deliverables including Green Global Indexes, political contexts and programme solutions.    

On 19 January 2023, Dr. Aaron Russell, Country Representative of GGGI Uzbekistan, met H.E. Mr. Aziz A. Abdukhakimov, Minister for Natural Resources in Uzbekistan.  

In the meeting, the GGGI team briefed H.E. Mr. Abdukhakimov on the organisation’s support of Uzbekistan's green growth as well as its comparative advantage, providing embedded...

The Private Adaptation Investment Bootcamp is looking for SMEs registered or operating in Kenya, Nigeria, Rwanda or Pakistan that offer climate adaptation and resilience solutions. Applications are open until 2 April 2023.

The technical report titled Developing Carbon Markets based on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement: Challenges and Opportunities presents GGGI’s and its Members’ experiences in Article 6 engagement, explores the needs and barriers to meaningful, equitable participation in carbon markets, and offers a solution through an innovative new GGGI initiative the Carbon Transaction Platform (CTP).

Amid the lasting impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, coupled with the triple planetary crisis in Africa, entrepreneurs are faced with an urgent need to adopt eco-innovative and sustainable practices that improve resource efficiency across the different value chains. Not only are such sustainable consumption and production approaches key to more...

UNEP and Global Fashion Agenda launched a consultation process for a proposed set of unified fashion industry targets at COP27. Take part in this online survey to add your voice.

The International Panel on Behavior Change is calling on experts from different behavioral sciences disciplines to contribute to a report on drivers of behavioral change and non-change in ecological transition issues.