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 | Cinema
Wednesdays for the Planet | Corona: The Pandemic and the Pangolin
10 Feb – 03 Mar 2021
Online
GEN
Event | Cinema
Wednesdays for the Planet | The Sanctuary: Survival Stories of the Alps
17 Feb – 03 Mar 2021
Online
GEN
Event | Virtual
Ministerial Panel on Nature-based Solutions for Recovery – Morning Session
03 Mar 2021 08:00 – 09:00
Online
IUCN
Event | Cinema
Wednesdays for the Planet | One Planet and Sanctuary Forest
03 Mar 2021 13:30
Online
GEN
Event | Virtual
Ministerial Panel on Nature-based Solutions for Recovery – Afternoon Session
03 Mar 2021 14:00 – 15:00
Online
IUCN
Event | Virtual
World Wildlife Day 2021 Virtual Global Event | Forests and Livelihoods: Sustaining People and Planet
03 Mar 2021 14:00 – 16:00
Online
CITES
Event
HRC46 | Interactive Dialogue SR Environment Report on Human Rights and the Global Water Crisis
03 Mar 2021 15:00
HRC
Event | Virtual
Concevoir et évaluer des projets agroécologiques : outils pratiques pour les acteurs du développement
04 Mar 2021 09:30 – 11:15
Online | Zoom
Plateforme Souveraineté Alimentaire Genève
Event | Virtual
HRC46 | Human Rights Depend on a Healthy Biosphere
05 Mar 2021 15:30 – 17:00
Online | Webex
Event | Virtual
Online discussion: Chemicals and Biodiversity
08 Mar 2021 14:00 – 15:30
Online
SAICM
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 | Conference
UNECE Resource Management Week 2021 | Enabling sustainability principles in resource management
26 – 30 Apr 2021
Palais des Nations & Online
UNECE
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
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