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TEEBAgriFood Regional Symposium Asia Pacific held successfully online

26 March 2021|News

During 24-26 March, 2021, “TEEBAgriFood Regional Symposium Asia Pacific” held by UNEP successfully online.

Kick-off and Consultation Meeting for the UNEP-NSFC international cooperation project “Research on Global Biomass Resources Sustainability and Climate Change Adaptive Management Mechanism” held successfully in Beijing

24 March 2021|News

During 22-23 March, 2021, the UNEP-NSFC international cooperation project titled “Research on Global Biomass Resources Sustainability and Climate Change Adaptive Management Mechanism” was officially launched in Beijing.

Global-DEP Special Issue published on Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

18 March 2021|News

A themed issue on dryland social-ecological systems in changing environments, prepared by the Global Dryland Ecosystem Programme (Global-DEP) working group, has recently been published on Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability.

EbA South project factsheet, prepared by UNEP, available now

24 February 2021|News

The EbA South project factsheet, prepared by UNEP, is now available.

Kick-off of the Nepal NBS project funded by the UNEP-NSFC joint programme

09 February 2021|News

On 9 February 9, 2021, the project titled “Developing Nature-Based Solutions for Nepal Following a Nexus Approach towards Sustaining Forestry, Water Resources and Livelihoods” was launched during an on-line kick-off workshop.

Second Project Steering Committee Meeting of TEEBAgriFood China held successfully online

02 February 2021|News

On 2 February, 2021, TEEBAgriFood China held its second Project Steering Committee Meeting successfully online. As the coordination and implementation unit, UN Environment Programme-International Partnership for Ecosystem Management (UNEP-IEMP) convened the meeting.

UNEP-IEMP in 2020

29 January 2021|News

In the year of 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic hit the human species in a most unexpected way. At a very early stage of the pandemic, UNEP-IEMP determined to deal with the crisis with both immediate actions, but also long-term efforts to fulfill its vision of enhancing the role of ecosystem management as a vital approach to working with nature for a world with a green economy.

The Global Dryland Social-Ecological Systems Working Group launched by the Global Land Programme

27 January 2021|News

The Scientific Steering Committee of the Global Land Programme (GLP) has recently launched a GLP working group on “Global Dryland Social-Ecological Systems”.

Doctoral Dissertation Proposal of UNEP-IEMP Ph.D. candidate Ms. Yueming Cao approved by the Thesis Supervisory Committee

20 January 2021|News

On January 20, 2021, the doctoral dissertation proposal report presented by Ms. Yueming Cao, a Ph.D. candidate under the guidance of researcher Zhang Linxiu, director of UNEP-IEMP, was successfully approved by the thesis supervisory committee. More than 20 people from UNEP-IEMP attended the presentation.

UNEP-IEMP member served as a guest lecturer for the Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices, under the Graduate Institute - Geneva (IHEID) and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT)

20 January 2021|News

On January 20, 2021, Ms. Tatirose Vijitpan, Climate Change Adaptation Specialist and Focal Point of the Greater Mekong Sub-region Portfolio, UNEP-IEMP, gave a lecture as part of the course on climate change and development of the Executive Master in Development Policies and Practices, under the Graduate Institute - Geneva (IHEID) and Asian Institute of Technology (AIT).