GEMS Water: Global water quality data to inform SDGs

Jay OwenTrendspotting, Earth Systems Science

  ENB on the Side Coverage of Selected Side Events at the First UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Issue No. 2 – Wednesday, 25 June 2014 Events convened on Tuesday, 24 June 2014 GEMS Water: Global water quality data to inform SDGs Presented by UNEP/DEWA …

@IISDRS Summary of #WMF 2014 now available

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen, Earth Systems Science

 World Mountain Forum (WMF) 23-24 May 2014 | Cusco, Peru    http://www.iisd.ca/mountain/wmf/2014/    The summary of this meeting is now available in PDF format at http://www.iisd.ca/download/pdf/sd/crsvol194num4e.pdf and in HTML format at http://www.iisd.ca/mountain/wmf/2014/html/crsvol194num4e.html      The World Mountain Forum (WMF) took place from 23-24 May 2014 in Cusco, Peru. Gathering over 200 participants, the …

ENB Vol. 9 No. 614 – Third Meeting of the Open-ended Ad Hoc Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol on Access to Genetic Resources and the Fair and Equitable Sharing of Benefits Arising from their Utilization – Issue #3

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science, Nature/Biomimicry

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Commemorative video from closing of the CSD

Jay OwenGlobal Citizen

IISD RS (Video #18): IISD RS VIDEO: Final Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) « Day 1 – 16 September 2013 »   20 September 2013 | UN Headquarters, New York, United States of America (Duration: 6:15) During the twentieth and final session of the CSD, CSD-20 Chair …

The Regional Implementation Meetings for Rio+20 Follow-Up: An Analysis of the Outcomes

Jay OwenSRI/ESG News, Sustainability News

Click here to visit the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase.   A compilation of items recently posted to the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice knowledgebase Latest News – 9 September 2013 SD Policy Update The Regional Implementation Meetings for Rio+20 Follow-Up: An Analysis of the Outcomes by Pamela S. Chasek, Executive Editor, Earth Negotiations Bulletin [ENB], IISD Reporting Services (US) As_part_of the discussions on …

ENB Vol. 12 No. 580 – Bonn Climate Change Conference – June 2013 – Summary & Analysis

Jay OwenEarth Systems Science

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SUMMARY OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY OPEN WORKING GROUP ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS

Jay OwenSustainability News

The second session of the UN General Assembly (UNGA) Open Working Group (OWG) on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) took place on 17-19 April 2013 at the UN Headquarters in New York. The meeting brought together OWG members, other member states, observers, representatives from the UN system and Major Groups. The …

Doha Climate Change Conference – November 2012 – Issue #2

Ethical MarketsGreen Prosperity, Earth Systems Science

The United Nations Climate Change Conference in Doha, Qatar, opened on Monday morning, 26 November. Following an opening ceremony, delegates gathered for the opening plenary meetings of the COP, CMP, SBI and SBSTA. COP 17 President Maite Nkoana-Mashabane, Minister of International Relations and Cooperation, South Africa, urged delegates to: adopt …

Second meeting of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Nagoya Protocol to the Convention on Biological Diversity

Ethical MarketsEarth Systems Science

ICNP 2 plenary discussed procedural issues and draft recommendations on: guidance for the financial mechanism; resource mobilization; awareness raising; and the ABS clearinghouse. Two contact groups addressed a global multilateral benefit-sharing mechanism and compliance. Download the Earth Negotiations Bulletin (PDF).