“France is particularly honoured to succeed the United States in organising the biggest international gathering of environmentalists,” says Nicolas Hulot, French Minister for Ecological and Inclusive Transition. “We want this Congress to be the event that brings together solutions for biodiversity. Held every four years, the IUCN Congress is the world’s largest conservation event. It brings together leaders from government, civil society…

The programme’s main focus is supporting the development of Forest Partnerships. These are partnerships between private sector companies, public sector actors and people in communities that depend on forests for their livelihoods that catalyse investment in forests and sustainable land use. Partnerships for Forests provides a combination of grants and technical assistance to help selected partnerships move towards commercial scale up. This…

The Youth in Landscapes Initiative is calling for creative filmmakers between 18 and 35 years of age, to create a short film that showcases the power and the potential of youth-led actions and innovations in improving landscape management in communities around Ghana’s capital city of Accra. Selected filmmakers will join the 30 participants of the first Youth in Landscapes Initiative Camp being held in three project sites near Accra from 26 to 28…

The Multidisciplinary Postgraduate Program for Environmental Sciences (PMPCA acronym in Spanish) of the Autonomous University of San Luis Potosi (UASLP) is offering postgraduate courses with the options of Master as well as PhD programs. The PMPCA was created as a multidisciplinary postgraduate program, several entities are involved: Faculties of Chemistry, Engineering, Medicine, Social Sciences and Humanities and Agronomy. Further the Institutes…

The Mastercard Foundation Scholars Program at The University of Edinburgh believes that all young people, no matter their starting point in life, should have an equal chance to gain a quality education and pursue their aspirations to improve the lives of others.The University of Edinburgh offers a fully funded academic and transformative leadership program for undergraduate and postgraduate students from Sub-Saharan Africa. Students will receive…

About the project: In the 1980s, during a period of Zimbabwe’s worst poaching, rhino numbers crashed from 10,000, to less than 1,000 in just a few years. In response to this, Imire (a 10,000-acre family-run African game reserve) dedicated itself to protecting wildlife with the vision to enhance the relationship between tourism, conservation programs and community areas through long-term sustainable environmental management and community projects…

Learn about the influence of human-made and natural factors on the built environment and develop responsive planning schemes for more resilient cities. Apart from building-related knowledge about vulnerability and preventive or adaptive measures on the part of architects and engineers, the processing and acceptance of these issues also depend on cultural values. The overarching topic of urban resilience can thus be treated from a transcultural…

The Wuppertal Institute in collaboration with the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE) will host an expert workshop to discuss how the nature of the annual meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the UNFCCC may be shaped to make the best use of what has become a global focusing event for climate action. With this Call for Ideas, inviting proposals on how the UNFCCC could take advantage of the…

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) will hold its Fourteenth Conference of the Parties (COP 14) .The UNCCD will organize for a second time the ''Technology for Sustainable Land Management Fair '' (TF) during COP 14 . This TF will offer COP14 attendees an opportunity to see the latest and most effective technology and innovation in action. It will facilitate contact and interaction among land users, policy makers…

The objective of the 'Forest Resources Assessment and Monitoring to Strengthen Forest Knowledge Framework in Azerbaijan' project is to introduce sustainable forest management into Azerbaijan in order to increase social and economic benefits from forests, to improve the quality of existing forests and to increase carbon sequestration. In the framework of the project it is aimed to support the development of a system to provide country-wide…

The Master of Integrated Water Management (MIWM) is one of the few programs in the world that takes a truly integrated approach to water management, bringing together social, economic, ecological, and engineering dimensions to effectively address complex sustainable development challenges that have water at their core. The program is enrolled through Griffith University and delivered at Griffith’s Nathan Campus by lecturers from International…

Huge challenges exist in contemporary tropical forestry which need to be tackled by well-trained professionals. Pursuing this approach, the Technical University Dresden has a four-semester study program on Tropical Forestry. This program places its focus on socioeconomics and qualifies graduates in managing natural forests, forest plantations, and urban tree resources in tropical and subtropical regions. Applicants have to register in the TU…

The people who make up the Earth Institute are earth scientists, economists, business and policy experts, specialists in public health and law, researchers, teachers and students. The institute comprises more than two dozen research centers and several hundred people who collaborate across many disciplines and schools at the university. The Earth Institute at Columbia University invites applications for 2-year postdoctoral fellowships that…

There is growing momentum to implement sustainable plastic-management strategies and prevent plastic waste from entering the marine environment. In the Asia-Pacific, countries have enacted or are considering bans on single-use plastic, while countries such as China, Thailand, Viet Nam and most recently the Philippines have announced that they will cease to import plastic waste from other countries. Such developments are in line with the Basel…

UNCDF makes public and private finance work for the poor in the world’s 47 least developed countries. With its capital mandate and instruments, UNCDF offers “last mile” finance models that unlock public and private resources, especially at the domestic level, to reduce poverty and support local economic development. UNCDF’s financing models work through two channels: financial inclusion that expands the opportunities for individuals, households…

Investing in women’s economic empowerment (WEE) is crucial to achieve gender equality, poverty reduction and in response and recovery of COVID-19. Women contribute enormously to economies: in businesses, on farms, as entrepreneurs or employees, or by doing unpaid work at home. Realizing women’s potential is a universal mission but some of the barriers holding women back are also universal. We are at a juncture with only 10 years before the Global…

UNEP's Ecosystems Division works with international and national partners, providing technical assistance and capacity development for the implementation of environmental policy, and strengthening the environmental management capacity of developing countries and countries with economies in transition. Overall purpose: As part of the Project Design Team, in close cooperation with the National Consultant on Biodiversity and under the supervision of…

The Philippines is highly vulnerable to the impacts of climate change and disasters. As the subject of protracted conflicts between revolutionary groups and state forces as well as those of intra-Moro groups/clans, the region has also experienced multitude of internal displacements, outward migration, and land conflicts. These factors likewise affect the way natural resources are managed which could compromise the region’s natural resilience, and…

In the Paris Agreement, governments had agreed to update their 2030 climate targets this year. But only very few countries have done so up until now. One reason countries have been slow to come forward with more ambitious NDCs may be that climate mitigation has not been at the top of the agenda for many developing countries that see addressing the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic as their top priority. Throughout the developing world, the…

UNDP partners with people at all levels of society to help build nations that can withstand crisis, and drive and sustain the kind of growth that improves the quality of life for everyone. On the ground in 177 countries and territories, UNDP offers global perspective and local insight to help empower lives and build resilient nations.” UNDP Indonesia's mission is to be an agent for change in the human and social development of Indonesia. We aim…

Join SEI Latin America and be part of the continued development of our Institute’s presence in this dynamic region. We are recruiting a Research Associate who can conduct qualitative and quantitative research to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in Latin American countries. Within the broader SEI organization, this work will align with the Institute’s scientific support of the conceptualization, implementation…

WWF Myanmar was established in 2013 and is working to conserve the country’s biodiversity and build a secure and sustainable future for people and wildlife. WWF Myanmar has identified two priority landscapes under its new Country Programme (2020-2025), namely the: Dawna Tennasserim Landscape (DTL) and the Ayeyarwady River Basin Landscape (ARL), both of which host iconic species such as tiger, elephant, and the Irrawaddy Dolphin among the most…

UNICEF works in some of the world's toughest places, to reach the world's most disadvantaged children. To save their lives. To defend their rights. To help them fulfill their potential. The UNICEF Evaluation Office is commissioning a formative evaluation to examine the relevance, efficiency, effectiveness, sustainability, and coherence of a programme to better understand and respond to the particular vulnerabilities of children on the move in the…

The fundamental mission of UNICEF is to promote the rights of every child, everywhere, in everything the Organization does - in programmes, in advocacy and in operations. The equity strategy, emphasizing the most disadvantaged and excluded children and families, translates this commitment to children's rights into action. For UNICEF, equity means that all children have an opportunity to survive, develop and reach their full potential, without…

Adaptation Fund’s New E-Learning Course on Direct Access Designed to Help Countries and Stakeholders Unlock Climate Finance. The Adaptation Fund has enhanced its suite of knowledge products with the launch of an interactive new learning tool aimed at helping developing country organizations improve access to adaptation finance. The Fund’s new E-Learning Course on Direct Access provides an overview and guide of the Fund’s accreditation process of…