Meeting
The third open-ended informal intersessional meeting of the Preparatory Committee for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development will be held on Monday, 26 March, and Tuesday, 27 March 2012, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. and from 3 to 6 p.m. in the Economic and Social Council Chamber (NLB). As this meeting is an informal one, no formal list of speakers will be maintained or opened for...
The 2nd Stakeholder meeting on the UNECE/FAO Action Plan for the Forest Sector in a Green Economy will take place on 26 March 2012, at the Palais des Nations, Geneva (Room VII) under the tittle "What priorities for the Forest Sector in the transition towards a Green Economy?"
This meeting offers a unique opportunity to develop practical actions that can make the Green Economy in the...
Stakeholders across the UNECE region are invited to participate in a discussion on developing an Action Plan on Forests and the Green Economy. A brainstorming and structured discussion in working groups will be organized by the UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section, in cooperation with the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on 10-11 May 2011 in the Palais des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland.
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El Grupo de Trabajo “Trabajo, modelo económico-productivo y actores sociales”, del Consejo Latinoamericano de Ciencias Sociales (CLACSO), convoca a la presentación de ensayos escritos para ser presentados en el Encuentro Internacional "Reconfiguración de las relaciones entre Estado, sindicatos y partidos en América Latina", a realizarse en La Paz (...
As the world belatedly turns its attention to the pressing issues of environmental degradation, resource scarcity and climate change, the concept of sustainability takes its rightful place at centre stage in discussions about agricultural and rural development.
The Thirty-fifth Session of IFAD’s Governing Council provides a forum for Member States, partners and the public to discuss and...
A three day gathering at Stanford University of global policy-makers, practitioners, and innovators on the use of connection technologies (SMS, mobile, web, etc.) to advance sustainable development solutions in the fields of health, the environment, agriculture, and sustainable economic growth. We will explore existing and proposed technologies and the opportunities as well as attributes of...
International Mountain Day is an opportunity to create awareness about the importance of mountains to life, to highlight the opportunities and constraints in mountain development and to build partnerships that will bring positive change to the world’s mountains and highlands.
The United Nations General Assembly has designated 11 December, from 2003...
Asia-Pacific Forestry Week 2011 promises to be the forestry event of the year in Asia and the Pacific. The overarching theme of the week is “New Challenges – New Opportunities”.
Asia Pacific Forestry Week will bring together a large number of events and stakeholders under a single roof to deal comprehensively with forestry-related issues; thereby capturing synergies across a range of...
Water is a fundamental human need and a critical national asset. It is the key to socio-economic development and quality of life. As the pressures of population and economic activities converge on water requirement, the water sector will increasingly face the challenge of bridging the demand-supply gap. Water covers most of the planet but only 3 per cent of it is fresh water of which 2 per...
