
Nature
We depend on health and productive ecosystems to meet our basic needs, but biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation are expected to continue, or event accelerate. Nature conservation and protection efforts and sustainable management of ecosystems are essential for humans to thrive.
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Organizations

Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Biovision Foundation

Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Business for Nature

Organization | Local Authorities
City of Geneva

Organization | Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES

Organization | Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
Water Convention


Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Earthjustice

Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Earthworm Foundation

Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Liaison Office in Geneva
FAO


Organization | Thematic Platforms
Geneva Water Hub

Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Global Footprint Network

Organization | Thematic Platforms
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime

Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
International Rainwater Harvesting Alliance
IRHA


Organization | Multilateral Environmental Agreements
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
UPOV

Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Luc Hoffman Institute


Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Nature4Climate

Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Nordesta Reforestation and Education Association
Nordesta

Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Oak Foundation

Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
PEFC

Organization | Local Authorities
Republic and State of Geneva

Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
South Centre



Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
The Sea Cleaners

Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
UNEP Climate Finance Unit

Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
UNEP Europe Office

Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
UN-REDD



Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements
InforMEA


Organization | Local Authorities
Ville de Vernier

Organization | Intergovernmental Organizations
Water Supply and Sanitation Collaborative Council
WSSCC


Organization | Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Zoï Environment Network
Experts

André Hoffmann
André Hoffmann is the President of MAVA Foundation.
Anita Studer
Anita Studer is a conservationist and the founder of Nordesta Reforestation and Education.
Anthony Lehmann
Anthony Lehmann is the Vice-Director of the Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE) at the University of Geneva.
Berta Pesti
Berta Pesti is the Head of the Secretariat of Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI) at the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Bruno Oberle
Bruno Oberle is the Director General of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Carl Gustaf Lundin
Carl Gustaf Lundin is the Principal Marine and Polar Scientist at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Charlotte Pavageau
Charlotte Pavageau works as an advocacy and policy at Biovision Foundation.
Christian Bréthaut
Christian Bréthaut is Scientific Director at the Geneva Water Hub.
Cyriaque N. Sendashonga
Cyriaque N. Sendashonga is the Global Director of the Policy and Programme Group at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
François Münger
François Münger is the Director General of the Geneva Water Hub.
Hélène Gandois
Hélène Gandois is the Programme and Documentation Officer at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Ivonne Higuero
Ivonne Higuero is the Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Jane Smart
Jane Smart is the Global Director of the Biodiversity Conservation Group and the Director of the Global Species Programme at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Jay Aldous
Jay Aldous is the Deputy Secretary-General of the Convention on Wetlands.
Jon Hutton
Jon Hutton is the Director of the Luc Hoffman Institute.
Juan Carlos Vasquez
Juan Carlos Vasquez is the Chief of Legal Affairs and Compliance at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Karen Gaynor
Karen Gaynor is a Scientific Support Officer at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Luca Chinotti
Luca Chinotti is a Senior Specialist in Multilateral Affairs at WWF.
Lynda Mansson
Lynda Mansson is the Director General of the MAVA Foundation.
Marco Lambertini
Marco Lambertini is the Director General of WWF International.
Mario Boccucci
Mario Boccucci is the Head of the UN-REDD Programme Secretariat.
Marisol Estrella
Marisol Estrella is the Programme Coordinator for Disaster Risk Reduction at the Crisis Management Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Natasha Carmi
Natasha Carmi is Lead Water Specialist at the Geneva Water Hub.
Otto Simonett
Otto Simonett is the Director of Zoï Environment Network.
Paola Deda
Paola Deda is the Director of Forest, Land and Housing Division at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).
Pavan Sukhdev
Pavan Sukhdev is the President of WWF International.
Salman Hussain
Salman Hussain is the Coordinator of the The Economics Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB).
Sofie H. Flensborg
Sofie H. Flensborg is a Legal Officer at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Sonia Peña Moreno
Sonia Peña Moreno is the Coordinator of Global Biodiversity Policy and Governance at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).Events


Event | Body Meeting
Bern II Consultation Workshop of Biodiversity-Related Conventions on the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
18 Jan – 02 Feb 2021
Online
UNEP

Event | Body Meeting
Joint Meeting of the Presidents of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions
26 Jan 2021
BRS


Event | Virtual
World Wetlands Day | Wetlands: Securing Freshwater for All
01 Feb 2021 15:00 – 16:15
Online
Ramsar Convention





Event | Virtual
Cotton Sustainability Digital Series | Money, Magic, Measurement & Sustainable Agriculture
11 Feb 2021 10:00 – 11:30
Online
BCI




Event | Conference
42nd Session of the Joint ECE/FAO Working Party on Forest Statistics, Economics and Management
22 – 24 Mar 2021
Palais des Nations | Room XI
UNECE


Event | Virtual
Transition Seeds – Quel avenir post-industriel?
25 Mar 2021 17:30 – 19:00
Online
FBA


Event | Virtual
Transition Seeds – Territoire marginal, force régionale
29 Apr 2021 17:30 – 19:00
Online
FBA







Event | World Day
International Day for the Fight against Illegal, Unreported and Unregulated Fishing 2021
05 Jun 2021






Event | Conference
INTECOL | 13th International Congress of Ecology
28 Aug – 02 Sep 2022
Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG)
Learning






Learning | Online Course
MOOC | Ecosystem Services | a Method for Sustainable Development
Geneva Water Hub



Learning | Online Course
Environment, Natural Resources and UN Peacekeeping Operations | Restoring Governance of Natural Resources
UNITAR


Learning | Online Course
Introductory Course to the International Legal Framework on Marine Pollution
InforMEA



Publications


Jobs

Job | Professional
Postdoctoral Researcher | Accounting for Nature: Agriculture and Mitigation in the Era of Global Climate Change
31 Jan 2021
IHEID



Job | Fellow
PhD student | Accounting for Nature: Agriculture and Mitigation in the Era of Global Climate Change
05 Feb 2021
IHEID
