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UN expert condemns failure to address impact of climate change on poverty

27 June 2019

Climate change will have the greatest impact on those living in poverty, but also threatens democracy and human rights, according to a UN expert.

“Even if current targets are met, tens of millions will be impoverished, leading to widespread displacement and hunger,” said the UN Special...

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Online Brochure on the state of play of the Urban Agenda for the EU

20 June 2019

The European Commission has published an online brochure showcasing the Urban Agenda for the EU.

The brochure shows how the Urban Agenda for the EU supports innovative and good governance, more integrated working, and the UN New Urban Agenda .

The Urban Agenda for the EU is an...

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Guest Article: Call for participants in Oppla research project

12 June 2019

Guest article from Alysha Cross , MSc Environmental Sustainability student at the University of Edinburgh.

Oppla has collated more than 200 case studies from all over the world. I’m a MSc Environmental Sustainability student at the University of Edinburgh working with Oppla to look at...

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New Global Commons Alliance to help restore the natural world and build sustainable global economy

10 June 2019

New international network aims to transform economic systems for the benefit of society and to sustain the natural systems of Earth

A new initiative, The Global Commons Alliance , has launched. The alliance aims to counter the trend of habitat destruction, pollution, species loss, and...

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Open call for innovative ideas on biodiversity integration into business

20 May 2019

The EU Business@Biodiversity Platform is calling for research and innovation ideas related to advancing the integration of biodiversity into business decision-making and practice.

Submitted ideas will feed into Horizon Europe (2021-27), a €100 billion proposal for the framework programme...

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IPBES: Nature’s Dangerous Decline Unprecedented - Species Extinction Rates Accelerating

8 May 2019

The press release originally appeared on IPBES .

Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history — and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns a landmark new report from the Intergovernmental...

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Webinar series from UrbanByNature programme

8 May 2019

UrbanByNature is a global capacity-building and expertise-sharing programme to empower local governments to harness the potential of nature for sustainable urban development. UrbanByNature is organised by ICLEI Europe , supported by the Connecting Nature project and hosted by CitiesWithNature...

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Finance for the Future Awards

2 May 2019

The Finance for the Future Awards recognise finance functions driving sustainable economies. The Awards are looking for examples of good practice that could be transformational in building a sustainable organisation.

The awards are free to enter and open to all individuals and...

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Engaging with the Nature-Based Solutions coalition for the Climate Action Summit

2 May 2019

The press release originally appeared on UN Environment .

A Summit about action and opportunity

The UN Climate Action Summit, being convened by UN Secretary-General on 23 September 2019 provides an opportunity for redefining people’s relationship with nature. ‘Nature-Based...

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Approaches to financing nature-based solutions in cities

17 April 2019

This is a guest article from Laura Baroni , on behalf of the GrowGreen project.

In the framework of the Horizon 2020 project GrowGreen Trinomics and IUCN have developed an overview of financing approaches that can be used to deliver nature-based solutions (NbS) in...

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