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African Forest Forum
African Forest Forum (2007; Nairobi; afforum.org) The Forum emerged from a project that was conducted by the African Forest Research Network at the African Academy of Sciences, with the Royal...
Annan, Kofi
Kofi Annan (1938-2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the 7th Secretary-General of the United Nations (1997-2006), where he promoted the UN Millennium Development Goals, launched the UN Global...
AR6 Climate Change 2021: The Physical Science Basis
Since its inception, through its research on the physical science of climate change, the IPCC has been assessing the state of knowledge on climate change. It identifies agreements in the...
Cap-Net
Cap-Net (2002, Rio de Janeiro; 6 staff; cap-net.org) The UNEP program for Capacity Development in Sustainable Water Management includes 23 affiliated networks & 1000 member organizations. They are mostly engaged...
Capacity building, Sustainable Water Management, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects, Water, Water Management
Climate and Clean Air Coalition
Climate and Clean Air Coalition (2012; Paris; 16 staff; ccacoalition.org) An alliance of over 73 state and 78 non-state-partners (including 19 international organizations, 59 non-governmental organizations and 181 civil society...
Air Pollution, Alliances | Coalitions | Networks, Climate Change, Pollution, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Climate CoLab
Climate CoLab (2007; MIT; 25 staff; www.climatecolab.org) Is an “open problem-solving platform” created by the UNEP and MIT’ Center for Collective Intelligence to inspire “a growing community of over 120,000 people”...
Climate Technology Centre & Network
Climate Technology Centre & Network (2013; Copenhagen; 19 staff; ctc-n.org) The Climate Technology Centre & Network is "the operational arm of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism, hosted by the UN Environment...
Climate Change, Energy, International Cooperation, Technology and Development, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Commission on Ecosystem Management | IUCN
Commission on Ecosystem Management | IUCN (1996; Gland, Switzerland; iucn.org/commissions/commission-ecosystem-management) The Commission on Ecosystem Management is a commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature. It strives to “to...
Commission on Education and Communication | IUCN
Commission on Education and Communication | IUCN (1948; Gland, Switzerland; 13 staff; iucn.org/commissions/commission-education-and-communication) The Commission on Education and Communication is a commission of the International Union for Conservation of Nature....
Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy | IUCN
Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy | IUCN (Gland, Switzerland; 24 staff; iucn.org/commissions/commission-environmental-economic-and-social-policy) The Commission on Environmental, Economic & Social Policy is a commission of the International Union for...
Commission on Human Security
Commission on Human Security (2001-2003; United Nations; www.unocha.org/humansecurity/chs) The Commission was established in response to the Secretary-General’s call at the 2000 Millennium Summit for a world “free of want” and...
Convention on Biological Diversity
Convention on Biological Diversity (1993; Montreal; 53 staff; cbd.int) Initiated by the United Nations Environment Programme "to halt the continuing loss of biodiversity." The website offers a large amount of...
Biodiversity, Biodiversity Convention, Conservation, Information Portals, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency
Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (2013; Copenhagen; 16 staff; c2e2.unepdtu.org) The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency is a center “dedicated to accelerating the uptake of energy efficiency policies and actions at...
Energy Efficiency, Sustainable Energy, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects, University Programs
Department of Peace Operations
Department of Peace Operations (1992; New York; 7 staff; peacekeeping.un.org) This UN Department "provides political and executive direction to UN peacekeeping operations around the world." It "works to integrate the efforts of UN,...
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs
Department of Political and Peacebuilding Affairs (2019; New York; 500 staff; dppa.un.org) A United Nations department playing "a central role in United Nations efforts to prevent deadly conflict and build...
Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence
Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence (2011; Dubai; ⁓17 staff; dcce.ae) Dubai Carbon Centre of Excellence "is a PJSC under registration in the UAE comprised of 4 equal institutional shareholders, namely...
Business, Energy Transition, Green Growth | Jobs | Economy, Low-Carbon Economy, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Education for Sustainable Development
Education for Sustainable Development (2005; Paris; en.unesco.org) UNESCO is responsible for the coordination of the Global Action Programme (GAP) on ESD. It "empowers people to change the way they think...
Emissions Gap Report 2021
(UNEP & UNEP DTU Partnership, October 2021, 112p, full report) This edition of the Emissions Gap Report 2021 shows that national climate pledges and other mitigation measures will direct the world...
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Rome; 1945; 11,561 staff; fao.org) The FAO is "an intergovernmental organization with 194 Member Nations, two associate members and one member organization,...
Climate-Smart Agriculture, Climate-Smart Farming, Deforestation, Food, Food Innovation, Food Security, Food System, Food System Transformation, Forest Degradation, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Food, Sustainable Food Production, Sustainable Food System, United Nations Agencies | Programs | Projects
Foundation for the Global Compact
Foundation for the Global Compact (2000; New York; globalcompactfoundation.org) It's a special initiative of the UN Secretary-General, which calls to "companies everywhere to align their operations and strategies with ten...