21 Mar 2023
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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17 Mar 2023
Importance of Forests and the Role of Geneva
13 Mar 2023
Ongoing Contests
10 Mar 2023
Food Systems and the Environment
Organizations
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
CITES
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Convention on the Protection and Use of Transboundary Watercourses and International Lakes
Water Convention
Intergovernmental Organizations
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations Liaison Office in Geneva
FAO
Thematic Platforms
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime
Multilateral Environmental Agreements
International Union for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants
UPOV
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Nordesta Reforestation and Education Association
Nordesta
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification
PEFC
Non-Governmental and Business Organizations
Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
Shamba Centre for Food & Climate
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Collaborative Programme on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in Developing Countries
UN-REDD
Intergovernmental Organizations
United Nations Information Portal on Multilateral Environmental Agreements
InforMEA
Experts
Anthony Lehmann
Anthony Lehmann is a professor at the Institute for Environmental Sciences (ISE) at the University of Geneva.
Ben Janse van Rensburg
Ben Janse van Rensburg is the Chief of the Enforcement Unit at CITES.
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).
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.
Daniel F. McGinnis
Daniel F. McGinnis is an Associate Professor at the Aquatic Physics Department F.-A. Forel of the University of Geneva.
David Morgan
David Morgan is the Chief of the Science Unit at the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Dorsa Sheikholeslami
Dorsa Sheikholeslami is a Nature-based Solutions Programme Officer at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Eva Zabey
Eva Zabey is the Executive Director of Business for Nature.
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).
Ivo Mulder
Climate Finance Unit Head, United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Ivonne Higuero
Ivonne Higuero is the Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Jay Aldous
Jay Aldous is the Deputy Secretary-General of the Convention on Wetlands.
Jean-Christophe Vié
Jean-Christophe Vié is the Director of the Franklinia Foundation.
Jessica Battle
Jessica Battle is the Senior Expert on Global Ocean Policy and Governance and Lead Deep Seabed Mining Initiative at WWF.
Jon Hutton
Jon Hutton is the Director Executive Director for Global Conservation Impact at WWF International.
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).
Lars Peter Riishøjgaard
Lars Peter Riishøjgaard is Deputy Director of the Infrastructure Department and Director of the WMO Integrated Observing System (WIGOS) Branch.
Luca Chinotti
Luca Chinotti is a Senior Specialist in Multilateral Affairs at WWF.
Marco Lambertini
Marco Lambertini is Special Envoy 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 Disasters and Conflicts Branch of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Minna Epps
Minna Epps is the Director of IUCN Ocean team.
Musonda Mumba
Musonda Mumba will be the seventh Secretary-General of the Convention on Wetlands, from October 2022.
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).
Peter Bille Larsen
Peter Bille Larson is Senior Lecturer and Associate Researcher, at the Environmental Governance and Territorial Development Institute and Department of Sociology, of the University of Geneva.
Rachel Gaughan
Rachel Gaughan is a consultant in the Legal Unit of the CITES Secretariat.
Radhika Murti
Director, Global Ecosystem Management Programme
Salman Hussain
Salman Hussain is the Coordinator of the The Economics Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB).
Sofie H. Flensborg
Sofie H. Flensborg is a Programme Officer in the Outreach and Projects Unit of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES).
Sonia Peña Moreno
Sonia Peña Moreno is the Director of the International Policy Centre at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Stewart Maginnis
Stewart Maginnis is the Deputy Director General in charge of Programme at the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
Trevor Sandwith
Director, IUCN Global Protected Areas Programme.Events
Cinema
Interactions: When Cinema Looks to Nature | Film Screening & Panel Discussion
22 Mar 2023 18:15 – 20:30
Auditorium Ivan Pictet | Maison de la paix
IHEID, ART for The World
Local
Les Jeudis de l’environnement | Démarche “Quartiers en transition”
23 Mar 2023 12:00
Uptown Geneva Rue de la Servette 2, 1201 Genève
Republic and State of Geneva
Virtual
Undrop And The Eu Seed Marketing Reform: Perspectives From Germany
23 Mar 2023 15:00 – 17:00
Online | Zoom
Geneva Academy
Virtual
The city of the future is a green city: why we need trees in our cities for the SDGs
30 Mar 2023 08:00 – 09:45
Hybrid I Teams
UNECE/FAO Forestry and Timber Section
Body Meeting
Assemblée Générale de l’Association Terrasses sans Frontières
31 Mar 2023 18:00
Bureau de ATSF, Rue des Savoises 15
TSF
Body Meeting
70th session of the Commission | Digital and Green Transformations for Sustainable Development in the Region of the Economic Commission for Europe
18 – 19 Apr 2023
Palais des Nations
UNECE
Virtual
Mapping the urban forest across North America: A case study in Computer vision for large-scale environmental monitoring | AI for Good Webinar
26 Apr 2023 17:00 – 18:30
Online
ITU
Body Meeting
Implementation Committee (Espoo Convention) | 56th session
02 – 05 May 2023
Palais des Nations
EIA Convention
Body Meeting
25th meeting of the Scientific and Technical Review Panel
02 – 05 May 2023
Secretariat headquarters in Gland
Ramsar Convention
Virtual
Predicting where endangered animals and plants are via human-AI collaboration | AI for Good Webinar
08 May 2023 17:00 – 18:30
Online
ITU
Afterwork
Les Jeudis de l’environnement | Stratégie d’arborisation de l’aire urbaine, comment augmenter le taux de canopée dans les projets
08 Jun 2023 12:00
Uptown Geneva Rue de la Servette 2, 1201 Genève
Republic and State of Geneva
Body Meeting
12th meeting of the Working Group on EIA and SEA (Espoo Convention)
13 – 15 Jun 2023
Geneva, Switzerland
EIA Convention
Body Meeting
62nd meeting of the Standing Committee
04 – 08 Sep 2023
Secretariat headquarters in Gland
Ramsar Convention
Body Meeting
Implementation Committee | 57th session
05 – 08 Sep 2023
Palais des Nations
EIA Convention
Learning
Online Course
Ecosystem-based Adaptation | Working with nature to adapt to a changing climate
17 Mar – 04 Oct 2023
SDSN
Online Course
Building Climate Resilience through Ecosystem-based Adaptation Planning
UN CC:Learn, UNITAR, NAP-GSP, FEBA
Publications
Reports
Strengthening collaboration and coordination between biodiversity and chemicals and waste clusters
2022
Nordic Council of Ministers
Reports
Interlinkages between the chemicals and waste multilateral environmental agreements and biodiversity: Key Insights
2021
BRS, Minamata Convention on Mercury
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