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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.
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UNEP-IEMP Co-hosted Side Event on Living Agrobiodiversity at the 3rd International Agrobiodiversity Congress
12 June 2025
From May 20-22, 2025, the 3rd International Agrobiodiversity Congress was held in Kunming, Yunnan Province. The United Nations Environment Programme-International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP), in collaboration with the Farmers' Seed Network (FSN) and the Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT, co-hosted a side-event titled Living Agrobiodiversity: Enhancing Multiple Stakeholders' Partnership and Supporting Integrated Community-based Actions for Food System Transformation, Biodiversity Conservation and Climate Change Adaptation. The event brought together over 40 participants from Asia, Europe, and South America. With a focus on global progress in agrobiodiversity conservation, especially those emerging from the Global South, the speakers introduced five key areas of stakeholders engagement, which included the important role of seed banks in global biodiversity conservation; the practical significance of community participatory breeding in China; the practice of living agrobiodiversity in Southeast Asia; the linkage between regional conservation initiatives and on-farm agrobiodiversity in China; and community-based conservation and utilization efforts in Nepal. The speakers also shared experiences and lessons learned from their work. During the panel discussion on Farm Agrobiodiversity Conservation and Utilization: Challenges and Opportunities, European scholars, representatives from Asian non-governmental organizations (NGOs), ethnic minority farmers from China, and entrepreneurs came together to exchange insights drawn from their own professional and personal experiences. In her closing remarks, Prof. Linxiu Zhang, Director of UNEP-IEMP, thanked all speakers for their insightful presentations, which ranged in scale from local to global and addressed a wide spectrum of themes, including systems, communities, partnerships, and stakeholder roles. Director Zhang concluded with three key reflections. First, there is still considerable work to be done in elevating community experiences to the level of national policies and regulations, and the strengthening of partnerships will play a key role in supporting this effort. Second, the initiatives, actions, and solutions discussed at the event all contribute to the achievement of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, aligning these local efforts more directly to national and global biodiversity conservation strategies and action plans will be a critical next step. Third, achieving effective living agrobiodiversity conservation will require more systematic theories and approaches, stronger partnerships among farmers, communities, actors, scientists and government policymakers, and deeper knowledge across agricultural systems, including water resources, soil, fertilizers, pesticides, animal husbandry, and other elements of the agriculture chain. Group photo of the participants During the conference, the UNEP-IEMP team actively participated in a range of session presentations, side events, and roundtable discussions, introducing the team’s work on agrobiodiversity conservation in areas such as methodological innovations, international cooperation, stakeholder capacity building, and support for community-based practices. Through in-depth exchanges with both domestic and international participants, the team connected with a group of like-minded partners and further expanded opportunities for future collaboration.
News
2025 China-Australia Workshop on Environmental Protection and Biodiversity successfully ...
06 June 2025
During June 3rd-5th, 2025, the "2025 China-Australia Workshop on Environmental Protection and Biodiversity" was organized ...
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UNEP-IEMP Implements Bamboo Agroforestry Initiative in the Nzoia River Basin, Kenya, to ...
28 April 2025
The United Nations Environment Programme -International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP), in collaboration wit...
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UNEP-IEMP Participated in the 2024 Annual Progress Review Meeting of NSFC-UNEP Internati...
27 February 2025
On February 19, 2025, Prof. Linxiu Zhang (Director of UNEP-IEMP), Dr. Xiangbo Xu, and Dr. Li Li attended the 2024 Annual P...
Events
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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...
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【CEL Seminar】Investigating the Impact of Urbanization/Industrialization Process on Off-farm Employment in China
10 May 2021
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Seminars
On 10 May, 2021, United Nations Environment Programme-International Ecosystem Management Partnership (UNEP-IEMP) held the fourth CEL Seminar on “Investigat...
Publications
Reports
Training manuals under the project “Ecosystem Restoration for Enhancing Livelihoods and Addressing Climate Change: China-Kenya Cooperation on Bamboo Technology Transfer”
Case Study Reports and Toolkit on the Social Impact of Chinese Overseas Investment
Global Bioeconomy Assessment: Coordinated Efforts of Policy, Innovation, and Sustainability for a Greener Future
Transboundary Landscape Management Tools and Key Strategies in the Lancang-Mekong Region
Papers
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
Does the closure of polluting enterprises improve rural livelihoods? Evidence from rural China
Establishment of ecological farms in the development of ecological agriculture: historical perspective, current progress, and future outlook(生态农业发展下的生态农场建设: 沿革、进展与展望)
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...