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6 August 2020
Call for Papers

Call for Evidence: Natural Capital and Ecosystem Services along the Kagera River, Northern Tanzania

The International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) and the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) will apply and customize the Sustainable Asset Valuation (SAVi) methodology for quantifying and valuing natural capital provided by the Kagera River and the surrounding ecosystems in Northern Tanzania. We will pay particular attention to how natural capital can be affected by hydropower developments. For this purpose, we are seeking baseline data and studies on natural capital/ecosystem services/biodiversity value along and derived from that section of the Kagera River.
30 July 2020
Other News

Why a Sustainable Blue Recovery is Needed

The world’s seventh largest economy based on GDP doesn’t belong to a single country, and isn’t even on land, yet it’s valued at around $3 trillion annually, and supports the livelihoods of more than 3 billion people.
28 July 2020
Projects News

GO4SDGs initiative offers ‘menu of services’ to build back better and green

A new product from the Global Opportunities for SDGs (GO4SDGs) initiative offers policymakers, industry players and civil society a range of tools to help support countries accelerate the transition to inclusive green economies and sustainable living.
28 July 2020
Events News

Recovering better: Global opportunities to jumpstart the real economy #GO4SDGs

Every year the High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development meets to advance the UN System’s agenda on sustainable development. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) led the discussion on urgent environmental issues through five side-events. This article is part of the coverage of the forum’s 2020 edition.
16 July 2020
Call for Papers

Call for Papers - "Energy Transitions"

The University of Eastern Finland (UEF) Law School in cooperation with the UEF Center for Climate Change, Energy and Environmental Law (CCEEL) is pleased to announce the call for papers for its 7th international energy law and policy conference “ENERGY TRANSITIONS”. The event will take place on 11 and 12 March 2021 in Joensuu, Finland.
15 July 2020
Projects News

PAGE Launches Course on Green Industrial Policy: Promoting Competitiveness and Structural Transformation

What policies can countries implement to address the two defining crises of our time—COVID-19, and the climate emergency? How do we build the next generation of leaders—and those that inform and educate them—needed to advance green, structural change?

9 July 2020
Call for Papers

UNEP Call for Expressions of Interest for an Implementing Partner to Provide Technical Support for Greening SMEs in Georgia

UNEP is looking for an Implementing Partner to provide technical support for greening small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Georgia.

1 July 2020
Other News

PRESS RELEASE: A Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice for Africa Launched

The Africa Natural Capital Accounting Community of Practice was launched at the ‘African Forum on Green Economy: Investing in Natural Capital for a Resilient Africa’ conference. The community of practice is a regional learning and knowledge platform that brings together professionals from governments institutions, nongovernmental organizations and academia that are interested in or working on natural capital accounting (NCA) in Africa.
18 June 2020
Other News

Solar Powered Water Source Helps Reduce Human Wildlife Conflict and Provides Additional Community Benefits

With support and funding from the Isdell Foundation and WWF, a new solar powered borehole was installed in Kapau to expand their options for drinking water.
16 June 2020
Other News

Climate Change and COVID-19: UN urges nations to ‘recover better’

As the world begins planning for a post-pandemic recovery, the United Nations is calling on governments to seize the opportunity to “build back better” by creating more sustainable, resilient and inclusive societies.

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