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12 February 2024Major UN Meeting on Migratory Species Conservation Opens
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06 December 2023Cities and the Challenge of Climate Change
Under the theme ‘Urban Transformation: When Capacity-building and Innovation Work To
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25 October 2023New UN University report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet
Bonn, Germany 25 October – A United Nations University report released today finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems are not
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25 May 2023New UNU report highlights lessons for building climate resilience based on experiences from the 2021 floods in Western Europe
Climate change has increased the frequency and intensity of floods across the globe.
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22 May 2023International Day for Biological Diversity 2023 – Statement by Amy Fraenkel, CMS Executive Secretary
“From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity” is this year’s theme for the International Day for Biological
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15 May 2023World Migratory Bird Day 2023 Highlights Impact of the Growing Water Crisis on Migratory Birds
Water and its importance to migratory birds—and the increasing threats to both water quality and quantity—was the
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22 March 2023UNU-EHS: Side Event at UN Water Conference
The UN 2023 Water Conference, co-hosted by Tajikistan and the Netherlands, will take place this year at UN Headquarters in New Yo
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03 January 2023UNU-EHS and UNDRR release new report
The Institute for Environment and Human Security of the United Nations University (UNU-EHS) and the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction released a new report on the
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14 December 2022UNEP/CMS plans fourth conference on Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks
For the fourth time, the Signatories to the Memorandum of Understanding on the Conservation of Migratory Sharks will meet for their SHARKS MOS4 conference in Bonn from 28 February
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08 December 2022COP15 has started
Since December 7, the World Summit on Nature COP15 has been taking place in Montreal, Canada.
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31 August 2022United Nations University - EHS launches #InterconnectedRisks report
In 2021/2022, the world yet again witnessed catastrophic disasters happening around the globe, from record-breaking heat to floods, extreme drou
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18 August 20225 Facts on disaster risk and the SDGs
The global community continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic and has also become increasingly aware of the impacts of natural hazards and the climate
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- Sustainable Development
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01 August 2022Launch of a New UN Report “Interconnected Disaster Risks” on 31 August
Our world today is facing an unprecedented level of extreme events impacting people and na
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29 July 2022In Historic Move, UN Declares Healthy Environment a Human Right
The United Nations General Assembly declared yesterday that everyone on the planet has a right to a healthy environment, a move backers say is an important step in countering the alarming decline o
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25 July 2022UN University: A Concern in the Summer: 5 Facts on Heat Stress
The past few weeks have seen an extreme heatwave in parts of the Northern hemisphere.
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22 July 2022A new step towards strengthening partnerships for conservation of East African Community’s transboundary wildlife resources
Experts from around the region met this week at the East African Community (EAC) Pavilion to discuss the
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06 July 2022Graduation Returns to the UN Campus
The Joint Master’s of Geography of Environment and Human Security recently gathered in the Langer Eugen at the UN Campus and online to celebrate the graduation of 41 students.
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01 July 2022UNU-EHS: 5 Facts on Disaster Risk and the SDGs
The global community continues to reel from the COVID-19 pandemic, and has also become increasingly aware of the impacts of natural hazards and the climate crisis.
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19 May 2022United Nations University InstUNU-EHS and UNDRR launch the new report “Rethinking Risks in Times of COVID-19”
As world leaders are traveling to Bali to meet at the Global Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction 2022 and discuss how to better prevent and red
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14 May 2022World Migratory Bird Day: Light Pollution Threatens Birds across the World but Solutions are Readily Available
Light pollution and its impact on migratory birds is the focus of World Migratory Bird Day 2022, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of migratory birds and the need for international coo
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02 May 2022Avian Influenza Continues to Impact Wild Migratory Birds: The Case of Prespa National Park
On March 11 2022, an outbreak of avian influenza was reported at the Prespa National Park, in Greece, resulting in mass mortality events that have severely impacted the Dalmatian pelican (Pelec
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07 April 2022Five facts on drought risk, from the UNU Lead Author of GAR Special Report on Drought 2021
Droughts affect millions of people and many domains, and incur costs that are mostly laid on the shoulders of the most vulnerable.
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- Soil / Land
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23 March 2022UN Bonn Will Join Earth Hour on 26 March 2022
UN Bonn with its 25 entities will join Earth Hour on Saturday 26 March 2022. It will turn off its lights from 8:30 pm to 9:30 pm local time. Join UN Bonn and speak up about why nature matters!
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09 February 2022UNEP/CMS: Sixth Meeting of the Multi-Stakeholder Energy Task Force - Virtual meeting
The Energy Task Force has held yearly meetings since 2016.
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07 February 2022Launch of the UNU Climate Resilience Initiative
To attend the event, register here.
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26 January 2022Scientific Task Force on Avian Influenza and Wild Birds Issues Recommendations
In response to recent large-scale outbreaks of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in wild birds, the Secretariat of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CM
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17 January 2022Flatback Turtle Known Since 1974 Illustrates Importance of Long-term Monitoring for Conservation
The longest-studied Flatback Turtle has returned to one of Australia's key nesting beaches.
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13 October 2021New InsuRisk Report focuses on social protection
Every year on 13 October the United Nations celebrates the International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR).
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09 October 2021New Podcast Episode in Light of World Migratory Bird Day
Of the world’s more than one million seven hundred and fifty thousand described animal species at least 8 to 10 thousand migrate.
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08 October 2021World Migratory Bird Day on 9 October Celebrates Birds and Nature
On Saturday, 9 October people all over the world will be celebrating World Migratory Bird Day, a global campaign that aims to raise awareness of migratory birds and the need for international coope
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21 September 2021New Podcast Episode on How Disasters are Interconnected
Our world today is facing an unprecedented level of extreme events impacting people and nature, evident in the ever-increasing frequency of severe weather events, epidemics and human-made disasters
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- Disaster Risk Reduction
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15 September 2021Taking of Animals for Domestic Wild Meat Consumption Poses Major Threat to Terrestrial Species Protected by the Convention on Migratory Species
The taking of animals for wild meat consumption within national borders is having significant impacts on most terrestrial species protected under the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory S
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08 September 2021New Report by UNU-EHS: Disaster Risks in an Interconnected World
Nobody is an island. We are interconnected. Our actions have consequences − for all of us. As we become ever-more interconnected, so do the risks we share.
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26 August 2021Media Advisory: Virtual press briefing for launch of new UN University report “Interconnected Disaster Risks 2020/2021”
When: Wednesday, 8 September 2021, 11.00 a.m. CET
Where: Virtual event. Please register here.
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03 August 2021Transform to Survive: A Sustainable Future for all?
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of UN Bonn, UNU-EHS is organizing a virtual panel discussion on creating innovative solutions to global crises and triggering the transformation towards an i
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13 July 2021CMS Scientific Body Adopts Ambitious Work Programme to Address Growing Threats to Migratory Species of Wild Animals
Following two weeks of global meetings held entirely online, the scientific body of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) agreed on a wide-ranging series of
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02 July 2021HLPF 2021 UNU Side Event Carbon Neutrality & Social Transformation: Are We on Track to Arrive at a Justice-based Transition?
UNU-IAS, UNU-EHS and UNU-INRA, with the UN Economic Commission for Africa,
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- Climate Change
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25 June 2021Ambassador for Migratory Species Sacha Dench Embarks on Flight around Britain to Raise Climate Awareness
Ambassador for the UN’s Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), Sacha Dench has taken off on the Round Britain Climate Challenge – a groundbreaking expedition to
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10 June 2021UNU-EHS Master’s students and alumni pick up trash in Bonn’s Rheinaue park on World Environment Day 2021
This past Saturday marked World Environment Day, and in the spirit of the day, students and alumni from the Joint Master’s of Geography of Environment
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04 June 2021Statement by Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
This World Environment Day focuses on the extremely important topic of “Ecosystem Restoration”, and will m
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16 April 2021World Migratory Bird Day: Join the global celebration of birds and nature on 8 May 2021
“Sing, Fly, Soar – Like a Bird!” is the theme of this year’s World Migratory Bird Day, an annual global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of migratory birds and the need for
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02 February 2021Spotlight on the Critically Endangered Atlantic Humpback Dolphins in Africa
A collaborative effort between scientists and conservation organisations around the world, including CMS, has resulted in the launch of a new trilingual website that highlights the plight of Atlan
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04 January 2021Turkmenistan Accedes to CMS and AEWA
Turkmenistan has acceded to the Convention becoming the 132nd Party and bringing membership in the Asian region to 20.
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30 November 2020UNEP/CMS Celebrates the International Day of the Jaguar
At the 13th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP13) to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) held in Gandhinagar in February this year, Costa Rica, supported by Argentina, Bolivia, Par
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19 October 2020South Andean Huemul Recorded in Northern Patagonia
A bilateral project funded in the Rio Puelo River Basin of northern Patagonia has confirmed the presence of groups of endangered Huemul or South Andean Deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in two
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05 October 2020Engagement of the CMS Secretariat in the United Nations Summit on Biodiversity
The United Nations Summit on Biodiversity has been convened by the President of the UN General Assembly under the the
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31 August 2020New Guidelines Help Minimize the Impact of Bycatch of Small Cetaceans
CMS in collaboration with WWF has published Guidelines for the
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11 August 2020Virtual Meeting on Monitoring the Action Plan of the MOU on the Conservation of the Grassland Birds of the South of South America and its Habitats
The MOU on the Conservation of Southern South American Migratory Grassland Bird Species and Their Habitats (also known as MdE Pastizales) was concluded under the auspices CMS and became effective o
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05 August 2020New Vice-Rector for UNU-ViE and Director for UNU-EHS
As of 1 August 2020, Dr. Shen Xiaomeng assumed the role of UNU Vice-Rector in Europe (UNU-ViE) and Director of the UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS).
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14 July 2020European Eel Remains Critically Endangered in Latest IUCN Red List
The International Union for Conservation of Nature has issued the latest edition of its Red List of threatened species. Established in 1964, the Red List is widely recognized as the world’s most co
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09 July 2020UNEP Report – Preventing the Next Pandemic
The United Nations Environment Programme has just published a report: ‘Preventing the Nex
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05 June 2020Statement by Amy Fraenkel, Executive Secretary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals on World Environment Day 2020
This year’s World Environment Day theme, “Time for Nature”, reminds us that our lives, culture, society and economies are inextricably linked to a healthy planet where nature can thrive. Migratory
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30 April 2020World Migratory Bird Day 2020
On Saturday, 9 May 2020, people around the world will celebrate World Migratory Bird Day (WMBD) – a global campaign dedicated to raising awareness of migratory birds and the need for international
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24 April 2020Great Apes May Be Susceptible to COVID-19
Experts have concluded that great apes may also be susceptible to COVID-19.
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15 April 2020Far from Being our Enemies, Bats Need Protection now more than ever
As efforts are stepping up around the world to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), there are alarming reports that some communities and governmental authorities are ta
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13 March 2020Apply now for the 2020 Summer Academy on World Risk and Adaptation Futures: Social Protection
The United Nations University’s Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) is organizing the Summer Academy together with Munich Re Foundation (MRF), in collaboration with t
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03 March 2020Today is World Wildlife Day
"Sustaining all life on Earth” is the theme of this year’s World Wildlife Day (WWD) reflecting the importance of the sustainable use of natural resources as well as highlighting wild anima
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18 February 2020India COP Kicks Off the “Super Year for Nature”
The Thirteenth Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS COP13) has opened i
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12 February 2020Amy Fraenkel Appointed as Executive Secretary of CMS
Amy Fraenkel was confirmed yesterday as the Executive Secretary of CMS having served in an acting capacity since May last year.
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18 December 2019UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme
The UNFCCC – UNU Early Career Climate Fellowship Programme offers young people from developing countries a unique opportunity to start their career at the interface between intern
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- Climate Change
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16 December 2019Convention on Migratory Species and United Arab Emirates Celebrate Unique Decade-Long Partnership
The Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) are celebrating a decade of conservation achievements in the country and abroad.
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09 December 2019New Atlas Helps Remove Barriers to Animal Migration in Central Asia
The UN Convention on Migratory Species (CMS) has launched the Central Asian Mammals Migration and Linear Infrastructure Atlas to help ensure the survival of migratory wildlife in
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06 December 2019Regional Action Plan for Mediterranean Angelsharks launched
More than 20 collaborating partners have launched the Mediterranean Angel Sharks: Regional Action Plan.
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19 November 2019Migratory Species Banners on Display Outside UN Premises in Bonn
A total of nine large street banners featuring well-known migratory species such as the African Elephant, Leopard and Monarch Butterfly are currently on display along both Heussal
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12 November 2019CMS Scientific Council Charts the Course for COP13
The Fourth Meeting of the Sessional Committee of the Scientific Council (ScC-SC4) takes place from 12 to 15 Novemb
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06 November 2019The Republic of the Maldives Joins the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals
The Republic of the Maldives has acceded to the Convention becoming the 130th Party overall and the 19th from the Asia region.
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31 October 2019A better life for future generations? An interview with Dr. Simone Sandholz on World Cities Day
This year’s World Cities Day, celebrated on 31 October, has the theme “Innovations and better life for future generations.” We have talked to UNU-EHS expert Dr.
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- Cities
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24 September 2019Today is World Gorilla Day!
Today is World Gorilla Day! It is the day dedicated to the Gorilla, one of our closest relatives on Earth.
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14 August 2019Researchers Study Floods and Transboundary River Catchment in Togo and Benin
The transboundary catchment of the Mono River in Togo and Benin is experiencing frequent and severe flooding.
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23 July 2019Call for papers - Global change and sustainability transformations: technology-society interface
Director of the UN University – Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU – EHS) , Professor Dirk Messner, is editor for a new journal, Global Perspectives (GP), launched by the University
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19 June 2019UNEP/CMS Celebrates 40 Years of Global Action for Migratory Animals
Sunday, 23 June marks the 40th anniversary of the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS), a
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12 June 2019World Migratory Bird Day 2019 was a Great Success
Under the theme “Protect Birds: Be the Solution to Plastic Pollution”, the Convention on the Conservation of Migratory Species of Wild Animals (CMS) and the Agreement on the Conservatio
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01 May 2019Last Call for Applications: 2019 Summer Academy on World Risk and Adaptation Futures - Demographic Change
A major global challenge today is the ability to take appropriate decisions to navigate countries and communities to a secure, sustainable future.
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- Education and Training
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27 March 2019Art and Sustainability evening organized by UNU-EHS, DIE and University of Bonn
UNU-EHS, the German Development Institute (DIE) and the University of Bonn jointly organize an evening on Art and Sustainability, which will take place on 3 April 2019 at the Univ
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22 March 2019The Sun, the Earth and the Weather in cities: more than a movie title! - Op-ed by Dr. Simone Sandholz, UNU-EHS
Opinion-editorial by Dr.
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22 March 2019Wetlands help protect us from floods and purify our water - Op-ed by Zita Sebesvari and Yvonne Walz of UNU-EHS
Opinion-editorial by Zita Sebesvari and Yvonne Walz, United Nations University, Institute for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) located in Bonn
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- Water
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15 March 20194th UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi comes to an end: World leaders ramp up solutions for sustainable economies
Over 4,700 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, senior UN officials and civil society representatives met in Nairobi this week for the fourth UN Environment Assembly from 11-15 March in ord
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06 March 2019Students of the UN University Are Offered a Chance to Simulate Real-life Migration Policy Decisions
Five students from the International Joint Master’s Programme in Geography of Environmental Risks and Human Security recently competed in the NASPAA-Batten Simulation Com
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27 February 2019New Paper on Animal Culture Published in the Journal Science
A paper compiled by an international team of researchers with expertise in animals as diverse as birds and whales has been published online on 26 February in the journal Scien
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14 February 2019Fourth PEDRR International Science-Policy workshop on ecosystem-based approaches for disaster risk reduction and adaptation hosted by UNU-EHS
Over the last decade, the Partnership for Environment and Disaster Risk Reduction (PEDRR) has supported Member States, major stakeholders and local communities in promoting ecosystem-based so
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- Education and Training
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24 January 2019Sympathy Note on behalf of UN Heads of Agencies
We are profoundly shocked and deeply saddened by the news of the sudden passing of our dear colleague Dr. Bradnee Chambers, Executive Secretary at UNEP/CMS.
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24 January 2019UN mourn the loss of Bradnee Chambers
It is with great sadness that we learned of the loss of Dr.
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- UNEP/CMS