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About UNEP-IEMP
The United Nations Environment Programme – International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP) is the first UN Environment Programme Collaborating Centre in the South and for the South. It is a joint venture between UN Environment Programme and the Chinese Academy of Sciences, supported by the Government of China.
EbA South
Ecosystem-based Adaptation through South-South Cooperation (EbA South) is a full-sized GEF project, funded through the Special Climate Change Fund. The project is considered a “first mover” in catalyzing global and regional collaboration on EbA under GEF guidelines, in particular within the framework of South-South cooperation.
UNEP-IEMP 10th Anniversary
It has been over 10 years since the inception of the UNEP-International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP) in Beijing back in 2011. The Center has become a global center since 2012 through the signing of the UNEP-Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) legal agreement. UNEP-IEMP has emerged as a pivotal player in the global network for environmental cooperation. It has been instrumental in promoting ecosystem management, exploring sustainable solutions, and facilitating transformative efforts in the Global South, with an emphasis on advancing South-South cooperation.
News & Stories
News
Director Zhang Linxiu proposed an Ecosystem-based Approach to the Water-Food-Energy Nexus at the "Climate Change and Water Resources" Science and Technology Cooperation and Exchange Event
28 September 2026
From September 17 to 19, 2026, the Lancang-Mekong Countries "Climate Change and Water Resources" Science and Technology Cooperation and Exchange Event was held at the Longzihu Campus of North China University of Water Resources and Hydropower. A total of 150 experts, young scholars, and faculty and student representatives from 15 countries gathered to conduct in-depth discussions on issues such as the water-food-energy nexus system, water resources management, river basin ecological restoration, water governance, and climate resilience, with a focus on deepening science and technology and people-to-people exchanges in the Lancang-Mekong region and jointly addressing common challenges in regional water resources and the ecological environment. UNEP-IEMP was one of the main supporting organizations of the symposium. Prof. Zhang Linxiu, UNEP-IEMP Director, set the stage in her keynote presentation "Managing Landscapes for Sustaining Livelihoods: An Ecosystem-based Approach to the Water-Food-Energy Nexus in the Lancang-Mekong Region". She began with the global triple planetary crisis of the interconnected challenges between climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution - which together threaten ecosystems, human health, and sustainable development. She emphasized that humans both place pressure on ecosystems and depend on them, and that an ecosystem-based nexus approach can serve as a solution. After highlighting UNEP-IEMP's relevant nexus approach initiatives in the Mekong region and beyond, she stressed that the ecological dimension should be recognized as a driver in the water-food-energy-ecosystem (WEF-E) nexus, and that people should be at the center of cross-sectoral integration. Group Photo of the Participants to the Event
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UNEP-IEMP Conducted Field Research and Academic Visits in Vietnam under the NSFC-UNEP Pr...
23 September 2026
As part of the National Natural Science Foundation International (Regional) Cooperation and Exchange (NSFC-UNEP) Project &...
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UNEP-IEMP Successfully Co-Hosts International Symposium on "The Path to Achieving the Ku...
08 September 2026
On September 1, 2026, UNEP-IEMP successfully co-hosted the annual international symposium on "The Path to Achieving t...
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Kenya Stakeholder Consultations and Trainings on Bamboo Technology Transfer to Boost Eco...
17 August 2026
A UNEP-IEMP project team led by Programme Manager Ms. Wang Guoqin, conducted a productive field mission in Kenya for the p...
Events
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CASE STUDY TEMPLATE: GLOBAL REPORT ON GOOD PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND SOILS
16 February 2026
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Other Events
Jul
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UNEP-IEMP 10-Year Progress Video
06 July 2023
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10
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UN Environment Programme-International Ecosystem Management Partnership
Jul
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UNEP-IEMP 10-Year Progress Review (2012-2022)
06 July 2023
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10
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UN Environment Programme-International Ecosystem Management Partnership
Oct
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“High Level Policy Forum and Dialogue - Collaboration and Cooperation: The Role of Communities, Science and NGOs in Biodiversity Conservation and Utilization” successfully held in Kunming, China
29 October 2021
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Forums
In the margin of CBD COP15 part one,"High Level Policy Forum and Dialogue - Collaboration and Cooperation: The Role of Communities, Science and NGOs in Bio...
Jun
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Forum on Climate Change Economics: Reducing the Inequality in Carbon Footprint of Rural Consumption in China
08 June 2021
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Seminars
On 9 June 2021, Dr. Mingxing Sun, a core member of the research team of UNEP-IEMP, will attend the Forum on Climate Change Economics and give a report enti...
Jun
03
Conference on Ecosystem Restoration in Global South co-organized by CCCS and UNEP-IEMP
03 June 2021
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Forums
On 7 June 2021, in commemoration of World Environment Day 2021 themed with ‘Ecosystem Restoration’, CCCS in collaboration with UNEP-IEMP will organize a vi...
Publications
Reports
Advancing the Bioeconomy: Synergistic Transformation in Key Agro-Industrial Sectors
Global Ecosystem Restoration and Carbon Neutrality: Calling for Coordinated Actions for Science Advancement
CASE STUDY TEMPLATE: GLOBAL REPORT ON GOOD PRACTICES IN SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT AND RESTORATION OF AGRICULTURAL LANDS AND SOILS
Ecosystem Assessment for Sustainable Livelihoods in the Lancang-Mekong Basin
Papers
The Role of Women's Intra-Household Decision-Making in Enhancing Crop Diversity and Dietary Diversity to Achieve SDG Synergies: Evidence From the Vulnerable Areas of Asia
Unforeseen high continental-scale soil microbiome homogenization in urban greenspaces
Inequality in agricultural greenhouse gas emissions intensity has risen in rural China from 1993 to 2020
Assessing and Comparing Smallholders’ Vulnerability to Climate Change among Countries in the Pan-Third Pole Region
Opportunities
Vacancy Announcement for Postdoctoral Research Fellows in UNEP- IEMP
21 August 2017
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Job Opportunities
Two postdoctoral research fellow vacancies in UNEP-IEMP are open for application, with a view to enhancing interdisciplinary research within the CEL Programme.
Two Vacancies under the EbA South Project
28 July 2017
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Job Opportunities
The GEF-funded project ‘Ecosystem-based Adaptation through South-South Cooperation’ (EbA South), implemented by UN Environment and executed by the National Deve...
