Beijing, October 16, 2024 – Mr Jorge Laguna Celis, Director of the One Planet Network and Ms Youyi Zhang, Resource Mobilization Expert, visited UNEP-IEMP to explore potential areas of collaboration.

Dr Linxiu Zhang, Director of UNEP-IEMP, warmly welcomed the delegation and presented brief introduction of UNEP-IEMP, highlighting its unique role as an extended arm of UNEP on the ground and in partnership with others on South-South Cooperation around the Climate, Ecosystems, and Livelihoods nexus. Mr Jorge Laguna Celis then introduced the 10 Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production Patterns (10YFP), as an international commitment agreed at the Rio+20 Conference and the One Planet Network has been formed to implement the commitment of the 10YFP. The network is a multi-stakeholder partnership for sustainable development, generating collective impact through six programmes: Public Procurement, Buildings and Construction, Tourism, Food Systems, Consumer Information, and Lifestyles and Education. It is the leading implementation mechanism for Goal 12 of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The meeting saw a number of common interests and then discussed potential areas of cooperation. These include the science for policy support through research under the cooperation with the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), contributions of UNEP-IEMP to the One Planet Network Forum 2025, and circular economy.

Group photo of attendees