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Newsletter 24 Nov 2025

Environment: What’s Up in GENeva | 24 – 30 November 2025

The Geneva Environment Network’s weekly newsletter includes the latest information on the global environmental agenda, main events, job vacancies, as well as other useful resources and updates. The Geneva Environment Network is not responsible for the content of any linked site or any link contained in a linked site. Stay tuned and follow us on X (Twitter), Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, Bluesky, and Youtube, or visit our website regularly for additional updates.

Image of the week | The Aarhus Convention Secretariat posing with the presidency of the 8th session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Aarhus Convention after the closing of the Joint High Level Segment of an emotional session. → Find out more on the outcomes

Closing World AMR Awareness Week in Geneva

Over the past week, the World AMR Awareness Week (WAAW) global campaign has generated momentum to improve awareness and understanding of Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), encouraging the public, One Health stakeholders and policymakers to reflect on the 2025 theme “Act Now: Protect Our Present, Secure Our Future”. WAAW put the spotlight on the important role played by all stakeholders, especially civil society, with the World Health Organization launching a Civil Society Task Force on AMR. Youth are also advancing their change-making potential in addressing the global AMR challenge through the Working Group on Youth Engagement for AMR and will hold the annual Global AMR Youth Summit online, from 28 to 30 November, under the World Healthcare Students’ Alliance (WHSA), serving as a youth-driven platform uniting interprofessional student networks in medicine, pharmacy, dentistry, veterinary, agricultural, and life sciences to advance a unified One Health response to AMR. It has been a critical platform to empower youth across healthcare disciplines, policy, research, and advocacy to act on AMR.

On Monday, 24 November, WAAW25 comes to a close, with a special event in Geneva spotlighting youth engagement in global health diplomacy. Organized under the Health Diplomacy Alliance 7-7-7 Campaign and co-convened with the Geneva Environment Network, the Global Intergenerational Dialogue on AMR, will amplify youth perspectives, promote cross-generational collaboration, and advance inclusive governance in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. Drawing on findings from a pre-event survey, the dialogue will explore youth-led initiatives and concerns, strengthen partnerships in last-mile settings, and develop recommendations to embed inclusive engagement and health diplomacy into global AMR instruments grounded in a One Health approach. → Register on Indico to participate in person, or on Webex for online participation, and join on 24 November 2025 from 14:30 to 16:00 CET at Palais des Nations, Building H, or online.

Geneva Preparations for the UN Environment Assembly

The United Nations Environment Assembly — the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment — will hold its seventh session (UNEA-7) from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. The session will be chaired by H.E. Abdullah Bin Ali Al-Amri, President of the Environment Authority of Oman. The theme of UNEA-7, “Advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet”, sends a strong message to accelerate sustainable solutions and effective responses for a safer and more resilient planet. UNEA-7 will be preceded by the seventh meeting of the Open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR-7), scheduled to take place from 1 to 5 December 2025, a preparatory session laying the groundwork for negotiations and decisions at the Assembly. → On the road to UNEA-7, stay up to date with contributions from Geneva actors and organizations through our dedicated update.

Geneva as a global hub for international environmental governance is highly involved in implementing this agenda and in making it cross-cutting for the United Nations body. To support member states’ and stakeholders’ preparation to UNEA-7, a GENeva Briefing on the 7th Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly will take place on Tuesday 25 November 2025 from 10:30 to 12:00 CET. → Register on Indico to attend in person at the International Environment House I and/or on Webex to attend online.

Other updates on UNEA-7 include:

  • The 2025 edition of the Youth Environment Assembly — the largest global gathering of youth advocating for environmental action within UNEP and serving as the official youth forum leading up to UNEA — will take place on 29 and 30 November 2025 and resume on 7 December 2025 at UNEP headquarters. YEA2025 under the theme “Youth advancing sustainable solutions for a resilient planet“.
  • The pre-session documents are available in six languages on the UNEA-7 Meeting Documents page. These materials provide important background information and reports that will inform the discussions and decision-making of Member States during the session.

Environment @ UN Forum on Business and Human Rights

The environment is high on the agenda of the 14th United Nations Forum on Business and Human Rights, taking place from 24 to 26 November 2025 at Palais des Nations. Bringing together thousands of Members States, experts and stakeholders from all over the globe for the world’s largest annual gathering on business and human rights, this year’s Forum will be held under the theme, “Accelerating action on business and human rights amidst crises and transformations”. In the face of geopolitical tensions, conflicts, widening inequalities, rapid changes in technology, climate change, environmental degradation, and the increasing complexity of global value chains, the Forum will explore how different stakeholders can accelerate and scale up the implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGPs), creating innovations and opportunities for positive transformation.

The 2025 Forum will explore the application of the UNGPs, in particular the “smart mix” of voluntary and mandatory measures at the national and international levels, including in the area of climate change, environmental challenges, critical minerals and just transition; Indigenous Peoples rights; and human rights due diligence. Environment-related events and relevant external sessions include:

→ Find more information on other environment-related events at the Forum and learn more about the role of Geneva on business, environment, and human rights.

From Belém to Geneva | Driving Global Climate Action Forward

After two weeks of intense negotiations, the UN Climate Change Conference COP30 in Belém, Brazil, concluded on Saturday, 22 November, at 8:44 pm local time, with Member States endorsing a sweeping package to scale up climate finance and accelerate the implementation of the Paris Agreement. However, the deal didn’t include a clear commitment to phase out fossil fuels, leaving a critical gap in global climate action. The 29 decisions approved by consensus and other outcomes include:

  • The adopted text calls for mobilizing at least $1.3 trillion per year by 2035 for climate action, alongside doubling adaptation finance by 2025 and triple by 2035.
  • Operationalization and replenishment cycles were confirmed for the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage (FRLD). The third review of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage (WIM) was completed. Guidance has been given to the FRLD. The decision makes a clear link between the New Collective Quantified Goal on Climate Finance (NCQG) with filling the Fund and expediting the resource mobilization strategy for the FRLD. However, there is no guidance on scaling up the Fund to the level of 400 billion USD — the amount it must disburse each year to start to meet the needs of developing countries. There is also no commitment calling on developed countries to make new contributions to the FRLD or to pay in existing pledges into the Fund.
  • Two major initiatives launched the Global Implementation Accelerator and the Belém Mission to 1.5°C to help countries deliver on their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), or national climate action plans, and adaptation plans.
  • The decision acknowledges the need to tackle climate disinformation, pledging to promote information integrity and counter narratives that undermine science-based action.
  • A new dialogue process on climate and trade was launched under the subsidiary bodies, with participation from the World Trade Organization, UNCTAD, and the International Trade Centre, to examine how trade policy and cooperation can better support just, equitable, and effective climate action.
  • The Global Mutirão decision recognizes the urgent need to scale up action and support to avert (through mitigation), minimize (through adaptation) and address Loss and Damage and the inclusion of Loss and Damage in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).
  • The launch of the “Belém Declaration” by Colombia at COP30, a parallel process calling for a roadmap to phase out fossil fuels intended to strengthen UNFCCC outcomes, sends an important signal that there is growing consensus on ending fossil fuel dependency.
  • A Just Transition mechanism has been established —which many had been calling for under the name Belém Action Mechanism (BAM) — to implement a just and equitable transition away from fossil fuels.
  • President Corrêa do Lago announced the creation of the Belém Roadmaps, two Presidency-led initiatives aimed at building momentum and mobilization around concrete strategies and actions to implement the Global Stocktake. The Forest and Climate Roadmap and the Transitioning Away From Fossil Fuels Roadmap.
  • The Brazilian Presidency underscored that COP30’s success extends beyond negotiated agreements, highlighting a wave of voluntary commitments under the Action Agenda. Among them:
    • Tropical Forests Forever Fund: Raised $5.5 billion and now includes 53 participating countries; at least 20 per cent of resources go directly to Indigenous Peoples and local communities.
    • Belém Health Action Plan: The first global initiative targeting climate-related health threats, launched with $300 million from 35 philanthropic organizations.
    • UNEZA Alliance: Public utility companies pledged $66 billion annually for renewable energy and $82 billion for transmission and storage.
    • The National Adaptation Plan (NAP) Implementation Alliance, a multistakeholder partnership aimed at accelerating the effective and impactful implementation of NAPs, was established as a Plan to Accelerate Solutions (PAS).
    • Cities, regions and companies: A coalition spanning 25,000 buildings reported cutting over 850,000 tons of CO₂ in 2024.
  • A compromise has been found with regard to the hosting of COP31 in 2026. Türkiye will host the climate summit in the city of Antalya, and pre-COP meetings will be held on a Pacific island. Australia’s climate minister Chris Bowen will be COP31 president.

Reactions include:

Declarations, initiatives and reports launched last week include:

Starting this week, the third edition of the Geneva Climate Week (Semaine du Climat), hosted by the City of Geneva in collaboration with numerous partners, provides an opportunity to reflect on the outcomes of Belém. With over 50 free events scheduled around the city, debates, workshops, film screenings, and other formats, this edition, held under the theme “Let’s Protect our Quality of Life and Our Health“, will enable the public to gain a deeper understanding of current climate issues and identify concrete levers for action to reduce their carbon footprint. A selection of events taking place this week includes:

Launch of the Digital Knowledge Hub on Environmental Aspects of Minerals and Metals

At the Sixth Session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) in 2024, Member States adopted Resolution 6/5, “Environmental aspects of minerals and metals” (UNEP/EA.6/Res.5). Building on Resolution 5/12, the resolution mandated UNEP to establish a digital knowledge hub, develop capacity‑building opportunities, and support strengthening international cooperation on the environmental management of minerals and metals. With UNEA‑7 convening next month in Nairobi, UNEP is unveiling key updates on the resolution’s implementation at an online event taking place on 27 November 2025, from 14:00–15:30 CET. Link to be announced soon.

  • UNEP and the Intergovernmental Forum on Mining, Minerals, Metals and Sustainable Development (IGF) will release “Stocktake of Sustainability Standards and Initiatives (SSI) for minerals and metals: leveraging synergies between SSIs and public instruments to enhance environmental governance”. The report examines how sustainability standards interact with public instruments, including laws and policy commitments at local, national, regional, and international levels.
  • UNEP will also present the Digital Knowledge Hub on Environmental Aspects of Minerals and Metals, hosted by the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP). The Hub provides access to knowledge products, tools, and guidelines, and acts as a gateway to curated datasets and resources. It offers an online platform for capacity‑building and communities of practice.

30th Session of UNECE Committee on Environmental Policy

The 30th Session of the ECE Committee on Environmental Policy (CEP-30) takes place this week at Palais des Nations from Wednesday, 26 to Friday, 28 November 2025. CEP provides the secretariat to the Environment for Europe process and participates in the regional promotion of Agenda 21 and in the exchange of experience in a number of cross-sectoral activities undertaken under the leadership of UNECE and in partnership with other organizations.

At its twenty‑ninth session, the Committee requested the secretariat, together with relevant partners, to organize a one‑day mid‑term review of the outcomes of the Ninth Environment for Europe Ministerial Conference, held in Nicosia from 5 to 7 October 2022, during the Committee’s thirtieth session. The review will cover progress on promoting sustainable infrastructure, including a report prepared jointly by the secretariat, UNEP and OECD, as well as a document on implementing a region‑wide approach in the pan‑European region. It will also examine progress on advancing sustainable tourism, with input from the secretariat, UNEP, the World Tourism Organization and OECD, and assess efforts to strengthen regional initiatives and partnerships for a better environment. In addition, the Committee will conduct peer reviews of environmental performance and engage in briefings and exchanges on recent and upcoming environmental conferences. A side event on Promoting Nature-Based Solutions and Sustainable Infrastructure in the UNECE Region: Environmental and Health Co-Benefits will take place on 27 November, at 13:15 CET.

Unity and Resolve in Tackling Triple Planetary Crisis | Outcomes of Aarhus MoP8 & PRTRs MoPP5

Held in Geneva from 17 to 21 November 2025, the eighth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Convention on Access to Information, Public Participation in Decision-making and Access to Justice in Environmental Matters (Aarhus Convention MoP8), the fifth session of the Meeting of the Parties to the Protocol on Pollutant Release and Transfer Registers (Protocol on PRTRs MoPP5), their joint High-level Segment (HLS) gathered over 300 participants to advance transparency, public participation in decision-making and access to justice in environmental matters. Key outcomes and notable moments include:

  • The Joint High-level Segment adopted the Geneva Declaration on advancing public rights to tackle the triple planetary crisis in the face of geopolitical tensions, which reaffirmed the delegations’ commitment to promote environmental democracy and its key components, such as, access to information, public participation in decision-making, access to justice and protection of environmental defenders, as essential prerequisites for building a sustainable future for present and future generations. As noted by H.E. Aira Paliukėnaitė, Vice Minister of Environment of Lithuania, the Declaration sends “a message of unity and resolve” in tackling the triple planetary crisis and serves as a foundation for policies that are both environmentally effective and socially just. → Consult highlights of the Joint High-level Segment.
  • Parties elected members of the Compliance Committee, which is composed of independent legal experts and plays a crucial role in ensuring the public’s rights to information, participation and justice in environmental matters are upheld.
  • Parties re-elected Michel Forst of France to continue his mandate on his second term as Special Rapporteur on environmental defenders under the Aarhus Convention, to which he highlighted to continue to do his work “impartially and conscientiously.”
  • Decisions regarding compliance have been adopted by the Parties, with the exception of Decision VIII/8u concerning the United Kingdom, postponed to MoP9 or a possible extraordinary session of the MoP.
  • Aarhus MoP8 welcomed Uzbekistan as the latest party to join the Convention.
  • Aarhus MoP8 also welcomed and celebrated the ratification of the GMO amendment to the Convention by Ukraine, which triggered the Amendment’s entry into force.
  • Financial difficulties facing the Convention and its Protocol were highlighted throughout the meeting. Serious concerns regarding the continuous low-level and irregularity of financial contributions were expressed, urging parties to substantially increase contributions and to remedy the immediate lack of funds with urgent additional contributions.
  • PRTRs MoPP5 adopted decisions on reporting requirements, furthering modernization of PRTRs, their global promotion & synergy, the work programme for 2026-2029, and financial arrangements. Parties also adopted the decision to increase the minimum contribution.
  • Synergies also featured in the outcomes. The Meeting called for greater cooperation with experts, partner organizations and MEAs, including the chemicals conventions, to cooperate closely to create synergies that further the implementation of projects and programmes related to PRTRs.

Reactions and news on the meetings include:

Tobacco Treaty Negotiations Adopt Decisions on Environment

The Eleventh session of the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) gathered over 1,600 participants in Geneva and concluded on Saturday, 22 November 2025, in Geneva, with a series of key decisions on global tobacco control and the environment. These include:

  • Article 18 (Environment) Decision: invites Parties to strengthen Article 18 on the environment by establishing a coordination mechanism, developing science-based studies and research, developing awareness campaigns, identifying, exposing, and countering greenwashing, and considering comprehensive regulatory options. Animated discussions took place around this item. Trillions of cigarette butts containing plastic filters and leaching harmful chemicals pollute the environment each year. A delegate of Togo, when States were proposing to postpone taking action on this item as the Plastics Treaty negotiations are still ongoing, made a parallel with a sick child that we wouldn’t want to take to the hospital because the medicine to cure his disease has not yet been invented, urging the conference to adopt a decision.
  • Article 19 (Liability) Decision: calls on Parties to consider civil, criminal, administrative, environmental, human rights, and other legal actions against the tobacco industry. Parties are invited to consider the recommendations of the Expert Group report on Liability and to consider the tools and resources available to strengthen their implementation of Article 19.

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World Wildlife Conference | CITES CoP20

The 20th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES CoP20), also known as the World Wildlife Conference, is taking place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, from 24 November to 5 December 2025. It was preceded on Sunday by the 79th Meeting of the CITES Standing Committee and a High-Level Dialogue held under the theme “From Policy to Practice: Monitoring, Funding and Action for Regulated Wildlife Trade”, where government ministers, leaders, and other experts discussed innovative conservation finance solutions and crackdowns on illicit wildlife crime. → Follow the Earth Negotiations Bulletin daily coverage

CITES CoP20 marks the 50th anniversary of CITES entry into force and the first-ever CITES CoP hosted in Central Asia. With around 3,000 participants expected at CoP20, parties will have to decide on the 51 proposals to amend the CITES Appendices. The Secretariat’s final assessment of the proposals provides Parties with the best available scientific and trade information to guide their decisions to adopt or reject the proposals. → Learn more in CITES press release and rewatch the Geneva Briefing held on 29 October 2025. For those not attending the CoP in person, a livestream of the discussions is available.

Positions and news on CoP20 and CITES include:

GEN’s Year-End Events 2025 – Register Now

As 2025 comes to a close, various events co-organized by the Geneva Environment Network next month will unpack important environmental topics and prepare for upcoming conferences. These include this month:

  • Innovation Opportunities to Address Pharmaceutical Pollution: Green Chemistry and Sustainable Value Chains Strategies | 2 December 2025, 14:00 – 15:30 CET | Online, Webex
    Experts joining the panel of this event will explore and promote innovative approaches, policies, and collaborative initiatives that contribute to preventing and mitigating pharmaceutical pollution, with a focus on advancing green and sustainable chemistry for the design and production of pharmaceuticals. → Register on Webex to participate online.
  • Employment in the Circular Economy: Leveraging Circularity to Create Decent Work | 4 December 2025, 14:00 – 15:30 CET | ILO Building
    Leading experts joining the panel of the event will present the results from the Global Circular Employment Baseline Report, with a particular focus on decent jobs, bolstering sustainable enterprises, and improving conditions of work. → Register on Forms to participate in person and/or on Webex to participate online.
  • Engaging Scientists and Experts to Strengthen the Science-Policy Interface on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution | Road to ISP-CWP P1 | 16 December 2025, 14:00 – 15:30 CET | Online, Webex
    In preparation for the inaugural Plenary Session (P1) of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP) in February 2026, this online event will turn to an array of potential partners for the Panel that engage experts on varied questions of chemicals, waste and pollution prevention. → Register to participate on Webex
  • Strengthening the Science-Policy Interface to Address the Triple Planetary Crisis | 17 December 2025, 09:00 – 14:00 CET | International Environment House II
    This event will serve to raise awareness of science-policy processes and underscore their critical contribution to shaping informed international decision-making. Through lightning talks, fireside chats and an interactive fair, the Science-Policy Day will provide opportunities to engage and exchange with leading experts, stakeholders and Members States working in the interface of science and policy, fostering collaboration to advance solutions for today’s environmental challenges. The event will also feature an Interactive Science-Policy Fair.→ Register on Eventbrite to participate. Geneva-based organizations interested in sharing their work on science-policy by having a stand at the Fair, kindly use our contact form.

Upcoming Deadlines Relevant for the Environment

With the environment high on the agenda of International Geneva and beyond, international processes, negotiations, and fora regularly call for inputs in preparation for future reports and guidelines, for people to support their process or to register to attend upcoming sessions. A dedicated update lists calls for submissions related to the environment. Additional updates also list those related to Human Rights Mechanisms and ongoing contests launched by our partners. Deadlines not to be missed during the coming weeks include:

Enjoying the Last Month of a Green Autumn in Geneva

With temperatures dropping in Geneva as we transition towards the winter months, consult our suggestions to enjoy a Green Autumn in Geneva:

  • Noël à Lancy | 26 to 30 November 2025 | Place de Pont-Rouge de Lancy
    Christmas in Lancy is the unmissable winter event for lovers of festive atmospheres, craftsmanship, and gastronomy. Whether to stroll around, meet with family, friends, or colleagues, entertain the children, find gift ideas, or make delightful culinary discoveries, the Lancy Christmas Market invites everyone to soak up the magic of the holiday season. 
  • La forêt gourmande | 27 November 2025 | Bibliothèques municipales de la Ville de Genève in collaboration with Festival du Film Vert | Bibliothèque de Saint-Jean
    In the heart of the small village of Diconne, in Saône-et-Loire, Fabrice Desjours has been transforming infertile pastureland into a nourishing forest for fifteen years. His “gourmet forest,” where everything is edible, has become a model for addressing climate, water, and food issues. Fabrice shares his knowledge and tries to convince farmers, citizens, businesses, and public authorities that a new way of living and producing is possible. Screening followed by a discussion with Christian Bavarel, Nature en Ville project manager, Urban Environment Department (SEU), Urban Planning and Development Division, Vernier.
  • Mission Genève Durable, le parcours! (Quartier de la Jonction) | 27 November 2025 | Mission Genève Durable | Maison de l’Avenir
    Mission Genève Durable is a collective urban exploration in service of the transition. This collaborative game invites you to experience a journey in the heart of a Geneva neighborhood. Working in teams, explore new, more sustainable, inclusive, and resilient ways of living.
  • Conférence sur l’histoire du Léman admirable bien commun | 27 November 2025 | ASL | Cully
    Travel back in time with Coralie di Stadio, project manager at ASL, and (re)discover Lake Geneva: its origins, its biodiversity, but also the threats that weigh on it. A moment for discussion and reflection for all those who love the lake and wish to contribute to its protection.
  • FRC-Ge Repair Café | 29 November 2025 | FRC-GE | Ludothèque
    You can contribute to the fight against programmed obsolescence and waste by bringing along your defective items (appliances, household electronics, furniture, toys, bicycles and more) to carry out small repairs that could prove prohibitively expensive with professional repairers, or to learn how to repair them under the guidance of our volunteer technicians, in order to give them a second life and save resources. The objectives are economic (repair rather than buy), ecological (repair rather than throw away) and social (promote mutual aid and exchange).
  • Génial vegetal: les talents caches des plantes | 29 November 2025 | Bibliothèques municipales de la Ville de Genève | Bibliothèque des Eaux-Vives
    Meeting and workshop with Fleur Daugey, author and journalist, and Marcel Barelli, illustrator. Fleur Daugey and Marcel Barelli will share some fascinating anecdotes, and you can even learn to draw some species. After this encounter, you’ll never look at plants in the same way again! 
  • Salon du livre & prix littéraire environement | 29 & 30 November 2025 | Ville Évian | Évian-les-Bains
    Writers, researchers, artists, and citizens are invited to join their voices to explore our relationship with the living world and imagine sustainable futures. Major conferences, debates, author meet-and-greets, workshops for young people, and art installations will offer numerous opportunities to broaden perspectives and foster collective reflection.
  • Upcycling: Marché de Noël Tricochet | 29 & 30 November 2025 | Chemin des Semailles 9H, 1212 Grand Lancy
    In collaboration with the Agenda 21 – Sustainable City Service of the City of Geneva and the Pré-en-Bulle and Vieusseux community centers , Tricrochet is launching a series of free textile upcycling workshops. These sessions invite interested individuals to repair, transform, and personalize their clothing in a friendly, creative, and intergenerational atmosphere.
  • Atelier: Bataille de l’IA | 30 November 2025 | Association Latitudes | Maison de l’Avenir
    A fun and collaborative workshop to develop critical thinking skills on Generative AI. The workshop uses an active learning approach that allows participants to learn more about 5 key issues in Generative AI: reliability of information, company and personal data, creativity and intellectual property, algorithmic bias and environmental impact.
  • Notre Biodiversité | Until 30 November 2025 | Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques
    In line with the new Municipal Biodiversity Strategy of the City of Geneva, an itinerary through the heart of our garden invites us, through short texts printed on sails, to question ourselves on this burning subject and to reflect on our roles as citizens, public authorities, scientific institutions such as ours and civil society. 
  • Léman : L’éveil d’un peuple | Until 14 December 2025 | ASL | Espace Léman
    Through a wealth of documents, testimonials, objects, and audiovisual archive footage, this exhibition traces the decisive action taken by associations, scientists, fishermen, journalists, and institutions that helped turn the tide. At a time when new threats are looming over the lake, the exhibition also aims to remind us that every one of us can play a part in bringing about change. 

What (Else) to Read Next?

  • WTO Fish Fund approves USD 2.9m in first grants, gears up for next Call for Proposals | WTO | 19 November 2025
    At its meeting on 18 and 19 November, the WTO Fish Fund Steering Committee approved 26 requests for project grants – totalling USD 2.9 million – to support developing and least-developed country (LDC) members implement the WTO Agreement on Fisheries Subsidies. The Steering Committee also agreed to launch a second call for funding requests in early 2026.
  • New paper explores practical steps toward integrated environmental action | UNEP | 17 November 2025
    UNEP and partners launched a new white paper – supported by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Climate Action, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety – From Silos to Synergies, capturing insights from a global dialogue series on how to better connect efforts to slow climate change, protect biodiversity and end land degradation. 
  • Legal validity risks of delaying or weakening the EU Deforestation Regulation | Clientearth | 17 November 2025
    The EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) is designed to mitigate the EU’s contribution to global forest and biodiversity loss and climate change. It will start applying to the private sector on 30 December 2025. However, some EU governments are now calling to delay or weaken the EUDR.
  • The essential guide to deforestation- and conversion-free food | WWF | 17 November 2025
    Global demand for a handful of agricultural commodities—from your morning coffee to a piece of chocolate—is the single largest driver of deforestation and habitat loss across the planet. As agriculture fuels the rapid clearance of vital ecosystems, the urgent need for products that are ‘deforestation- and conversion-free’ is driving powerful new demands from consumers, businesses, and policymakers worldwide.
  • Gender Mainstreaming in Projects: Case Studies from the Specific International Programme | Minamata Convention on Mercury | November 2025
    This new publication presents an assessment of how projects funded by the Specific International Programme under the Minamata Convention integrate considerations related to women and girls in their design and implementation. The report features case studies from Argentina, Armenia and the Republic of Moldova, along with additional practical examples from other SIP projects.

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