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
Oceana
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 | 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).
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).
Minna Epps
Minna Epps is the Director of IUCN’s Global Marine and Polar Programme.
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 | Conference
Tipping or Turning Point? Towards a Nature Positive Society by 2030
18 Oct 2021 18:15 – 19:30
Online & Maison de la Paix, The Graduate Institute
IHEID
Event | Conference
Seminar on strategies that address policies involving plant breeding and plant variety protection
20 Oct 2021
UPOV
Event | Virtual
Nature-Positive Insurance Series | Insuring and investing in nature: Innovative solutions and new opportunities
20 Oct 2021 13:00 – 14:30
Online | BrightTALK
UNEP FI
Event | Virtual
Connecting for Wetlands Action: an Intergenerational Dialogue
20 Oct 2021 14:00 – 15:30
Online | YouTube
Ramsar Convention
Event | Afterwork
L’autre regard : Objectif Diagnostic croisé de santé territoriale du bassin genevois et du Rhône
20 Oct 2021 18:00 – 21:00
Collège et Ecole de Commerce André-Chavanne, Av. Trembley 14, 1209 Genève
Tchendukua Suisse
Event | Virtual
Nature-Positive Insurance Series | Next key actions to advance nature-positive insurance
21 Oct 2021 13:00 – 14:30
Online | BrightTALK
UNEP FI
Event | Body Meeting
Third Extraordinary meeting of the Conference of the Parties
25 – 29 Oct 2021
Online
Ramsar Convention
Event | Virtual
Nature-based Solutions and Cities | Geneva Nature-based Solutions Dialogues
25 Oct 2021 15:00
Online | Webex
Event | Virtual
A High-Level Virtual Discussion on Valuing Nature-Based Infrastructure
25 Oct 2021 15:30 – 17:00
Online | Zoom
IISD
Event | Virtual
Nature-based Solutions and Peacebuilding | Geneva Nature-based Solutions Dialogues
01 Nov 2021 15:00
Online | Webex
Event | Virtual
Executive Briefing on the United Nations Biodiversity Conference
02 Nov 2021 14:00 – 15:15
Event | Conference
What’s the goal? What’s the way? Geography, political ecology, and sustainability
18 Nov 2021 12:30 – 14:00
Salle CV001 (rez-de-chaussée) Boulevard Carl Vogt, 66
UNIGE
Event | Virtual
14th WMO Symposium on Education and Training (SYMET-14)
22 Nov – 26 Aug 2021
Online
WMO
Event | Conference
Foresta2021 – the Joint Session of the ECE Committee on Forests and the Forest Industry and the FAO European Forestry Commission
22 – 25 Nov 2021
Online and at FAO HQ Rome Italy
UNECE
Event | Virtual
Nature-based Solutions and Water | Geneva Nature-based Solutions Dialogues
22 Nov 2021 15:00
Online | Webex
Event | Body Meeting
10th meeting of the Working Group on EIA and SEA (Espoo Convention)
01 – 03 Dec 2021
Geneva, Switzerland
UNECE
Event | Virtual
Nature-based Solutions and People | Geneva Nature-based Solutions Dialogues
06 Dec 2021 15:00
Online | Webex
Event | Conference
INTECOL | 13th International Congress of Ecology
28 Aug – 02 Sep 2022
Centre International de Conférences de Genève (CICG)
Learning
Learning | Online Course
IUCN Professional Certificate on Nature-based Solutions
03 Aug 2021 – 01 Apr 2022
IUCN
Learning | Course in Geneva
CAS | Nature en ville
24 Sep 2021 – 30 Jun 2022
HEPIA rue de la Prairie 4
HEPIA
Learning | Online Course
Introductory Course to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
InforMEA
Learning | Online Course
Introductory Course to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD)
InforMEA
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
Programme Management Officer (temporary)
19 Oct 2021
UNEP Resilience to Disasters and Conflicts Global Support Branch
Job | Intern
Internship on Modern Technologies for Disaster Risk Reduction
21 Oct 2021
UNEP Resilience to Disasters and Conflicts Global Support Branch
