The Greek bioeconomy forum is a platform where individuals interested in bioeconomy and circular economy come together. The forum operates as a think tank and offers individuals and stakeholders the opportunity to meet, share and network among each other. The vision of the forum is to raise awareness about bio-economy & circular economy and promote the advantages and opportunities presented at local, regional and national level, including among…

In the project regions proposed here, southern Kenya and northern Tanzania as well as the Kavango-Zambezi region of Zambia and Zimbabwe in eastern and southern Africa, unique ecosystems of outstanding importance for the protection of global biodiversity are found. In both project regions there are still large continuous natural areas with viable populations of numerous endangered species. At the same time, the people living here are particularly…

The Land and Water Division (NSL) aims at enhancing the agricultural productivity and advancing the sustainable use of land and water resources through their improved tenure, management, development and conservation. It addresses the challenges member countries face in ensuring productive and efficient use of land and water resources in order to meet present and future demands for agricultural products, while ensuring the long-term sustainability…

Ecosystem services are a way of thinking about – and evaluating – the goods and services provided by nature that contribute to the well-being of humans. This MOOC will cover scientific (technical), economic, and socio-political dimensions of the concept through a mix of theory, case-studies, interviews with specialists and a serious-game. By the end of this course, our aim is to enable you to: define the concept of ecosystem services, its…

Les agricultures du futur vont donc devoir en même temps i) assurer la sécurité alimentaire d’une population mondiale toujours fortement croissante tout en préservant les ressources naturelles et l’environnement, ii) s’adapter au changement climatique, iii) apporter leur pleine contribution à l’effort d’atténuation et à l’économie verte de l’après-pétrole, y compris par un développement à bonne échelle de cultures à même de séquestrer davantage…

Sustainable environment and natural resources management (ENRM) is at the heart of the World Bank Group's poverty agenda. Biodiversity and natural resources constitute the social safety net of the poor, representing a food bank and often their only source of livelihood. Sustainable ENRM promotes a green, clean, and resilient world where natural resources – from forests to fisheries, freshwater, oceans, coastal zones and ecosystems – are managed…

The World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) has launched a Webinar Series featuring environmental law and policy experts from around the world. The WCEL is a network of environmental law and policy experts from all regions of the world volunteering their knowledge and services to IUCN activities. Moderator: Dr. Emmanuel Ugirashebuja President, East African Court of Justice Panelists: - Justice Sir Dennis Adjei, Ghana Court of Appeal -…

The Environment for Development (EfD) School of Business, Economic and Law from the University of Gothenburg is organising its annual congress as an online one-week event. EfD is a global network of environmental economics research centers solving the world’s most pressing environmental and development challenges. It contributes to effective management of the environment in the Global South through policy-relevant research, capacity development…

Pelagic Sargassum is a free-floating brown seaweed that blossoms naturally in the warm waters of the Sargasso Sea of the Northern Atlantic Ocean. The unprecedented recent invasion of Sargassum seaweed on coastal shores in West Africa and the Caribbean Sea is being attributed to factors that include warming of the ocean due to global climate change, discharge of macronutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus forms) from agricultural run-off and…

La 15ème édition des Culturales 2021 aura lieu les 15, 16 et 17 juin 2021 près de Reims dans la Marne (51). Cette édition exceptionnelle du salon au champ organisé par ARVALIS s’adresse aux producteurs de grandes cultures à la recherche d’innovations pour la performance de leur exploitation. Les Culturales sont un événement national qui, pour la première fois, s’organise dans l’Ouest, qui plus est dans le Poitou, dans la région Nouvelle Aquitaine…

The International Conference on Drylands, Deserts and Desertification (DDD) has emerged as an important global gathering of scientists, practitioners, industry and government representatives and decision-makers, members of CSOs, NGOs, and international development aid agencies and other stakeholders from over 60 countries concerned about land and environmental degradation in drylands and living conditions in and around them, as well as their…

The World Commission on Environmental Law (WCEL) has launched a Webinar Series on the Role of Civil Society in Environmental Governance. The WCEL is a network of environmental law and policy experts from all regions of the world volunteering their knowledge and services to IUCN activities. With a worldwide membership, WCEL not only takes the lead in projects of its own but also provides a source of expertise for the Environmental Law Centre and…

SEA of Solutions is an annually occurring partnership event towards solving plastic pollution at source, convened by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Coordinating Body on the Seas of East Asia (COBSEA), through the SEA circular project supported by the Government of Sweden. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused new and extraordinary challenges, threatening public health, the economy, and the environment. Efforts to preserve life…

L’ARAA (Agence Régionale pour l'Agriculture et l'Alimentation) souhaite renforcer son équipe de passation des marchés par le recrutement d’un(e) Consultant(e) expert(e) en passation des marchés dédié au Projet d’appui au Stockage de Sécurité Alimentaire en Afrique de l’Ouest. Le/ la Consultant(e) sera placé(e) sous la supervision du Responsable Chargé de la Passation des Marchés de l’ARAA. Le/ la Consultant(e) sera basé(e) à Lomé au Togo, au…

The International Rubber Study Group (IRSG) is organizing with the CGIAR research program on Forests, Trees and Agroforestry (FTA) led by CIFOR, a webinar on ‘Digital and Financial Innovations for Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation in NR Systems’. Natural rubber consumption and production is impacted by climate change. With no doubt the physical impacts of climate change are likely to have a disproportionate impact on the poorest countries…

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)s Resilience and Emergency Programme is working closely with the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) to support farmers affected by natural disasters (Cyclone Amphan, Monsoon Flooding) as well as those impacted by the negative impacts to market and supply chains from Covid 19. A main goal of the programme is not only increase agricultural production and incomes, but to strengthen…