The Forestry Policy and Resources Division leads FAO's work in promoting sustainable forest management and providing leadership on the environmental, social and economic dimensions of forestry, including its contributions to poverty reduction and food security and nutrition. This job posting is located in the National Forest Monitoring (NFM) and REDD+ Team of the Forestry Department, which supports FAO member countries on all aspects of forest…

Do you want to find out why promoting gender equality and women’s empowerment can help deliver better environmental outcomes, and to figure out how you can do it? The course will help you better understand the linkages between gender and the environment. It will provide you with the knowledge and tools to mainstream gender, and to be an effective change-maker for sustainable development. It will also give you facts and figures, and a better…

This international training program is a hybrid of training and symposium modes. It will consist of moderation and facilitation by the Moderator Faculties side by side the short lectures by Faculty Speakers. The participants or delegates will not act as mute listeners or learners, but they will be given at least 50% time to speak and present their papers and articles through oral presentations using appropriate (audio-visual) aids. Such a hybrid…

World Resources Institute (WRI) India, an independent charity legally registered as the India Resources Trust, provides objective information and practical proposals to foster environmentally sound and socially equitable development. Our work focuses on building sustainable and livable cities and working towards a low carbon economy. Through research, analysis, and recommendations, WRI India puts ideas into action to build transformative…

United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) is an operational arm of the United Nations, supporting the successful implementation of its partners' peacebuilding, humanitarian and development projects around the world. Our mission is to help people build better lives and countries achieve sustainable development. UNOPS areas of expertise cover infrastructure, procurement, project management, financial management, and human resources. With…

Economics should be more about human wellbeing and human-nature relationships than about growth. To address current global problems of rising inequality, climate change, migration and health pandemics requires a fundamental rethink of how we think about the economy and the ways we practice it. Sustainable and inclusive development can only be achieved if we transform our vision of the economy. In this webinar, Dr Nicky Pouw introduces her new…

Currently, climate change has become an undeniable major pressure on the world’s freshwater resources. Yet, the effects of climate change on groundwater, the most significant freshwater resource on Earth, are still poorly understood. Somewhat neglected by policymakers and ignored by the public, groundwater management, governance and monitoring are less developed compared to surface water, globally. More up-to-date research and knowledge…

The Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) is the most inclusive intergovernmental platform in the Asia-Pacific region. The Commission promotes cooperation among its 53 member States and 9 associate members in pursuit of solutions to sustainable development challenges. ESCAP is one of the five regional commissions of the United Nations. In this position, Interns will be assigned to conduct research on energy security and…

The Collaboration Fund provides grants to advance sustainable forest management and forest certification around the world. This fund will be launched during PEFC Week in November.

On completion of this course students will be able to able to apply the concept of the UN Sustainable Development Goals to the environment they find themselves in.

You have a unique opportunity to obtain two Master's degrees in sustainable management of natural resources from the University of Oldenburg and the University of Groningen.

SEED was founded at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg by UN Environment, UNDP and IUCN as a global partnership for action on sustainable development and the green economy. SEED is based on the understanding that the promotion of social and environmental entrepreneurship is pivotal for environmentally friendly and socially inclusive development and poverty reduction. The SEED Awards 2021 are looking for innovative…

The Marion Dönhoff Grant supports open and critical debates in the areas of environmental journalism, political ecology and sustainable development.

The incumbent will manage the Land Rehabilitation and Maintenance (LRAM) program to meet Sustainable Range Program (SRP) requirements and needs.

SwedBio contributes to ideas, methods, and policies regarding how biodiversity, ecosystem services, and resilience help sustain livelihoods in productive sectors.

Wallace Global Fund offers core or project-specific support for non-for-profit organizations promoting sustainable planet.

Dans le cadre de la convention cadre de partenariat signée en 2016 entre l’Ecole Supérieure d'Agriculture (ESA) et l’Institut national de la recherche agronomique (INRA) et des 120 ans de l’école, la direction de la recherche et valorisation organise avec l’INRA le jeudi 25 octobre 2018 un colloque scientifique centré sur le thème "Changement de pratiques pour des systèmes agricoles et alimentaires durables. Le colloque s’adresse à la fois à des…

The University Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (UBFC), a collegiate research university federating six organizations, is anticipating the recruitment of a researcher in the field of transformational agro-ecological research in the laboratory "Agroécologie" located in Dijon (France) and operated jointly with the French National Research Institute for Agronomy (INRA). The researcher will be provided a 450 k€ grant (including her/his salary and research…