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Knowledge for a Sustainable Future

Advancing global sustainability through research and education

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Featured Research

Borneo

Edited Volume

Linking Climate Change Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction and Loss & Damage

11 Jul 2024

Synergies SDGs

Media Coverage

Harness Synergies to Rescue the SDGs

06 Jul 2024

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Toolkit

Indicators of Resilience in Socio-ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS): 2024 Edition

20 Jun 2024

Windmill

Course on Carbon Markets

Enrol in our credited practicum course on implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
Apply by 18 August 

Upcoming Events

14th African RCE Regional Meeting

Event

14th African RCE Regional Meeting

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News

Recycling

Media Coverage

Innovation and Education to Foster the Transition to a Circular Economy

23 Jul 2024

Announcement

Applications Open for New Course on Carbon Markets

A practicum course on implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement will be held 1 October 2024 – 4 February 2025.

29 Jul 2024

News

Resilience Indicators Workshop Discusses Sustainable Landscape Management

A training session by UNU-IAS and UNDP provided practical guidance on planning and implementing strategies for sustainable landscape management.

23 Jul 2024

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HLPF 2024 Highlights

UNU-IAS contributed to this year's UN High-level Political Forum on Sustainable Development through events, expert presentations and media commentary.
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UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series

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Brief

Sustainable Business Practices for Biodiversity: Leveraging Landscape Approaches

19 Jun 2024

High voltage towers in the Dominican Republic

Brief

Fostering Renewable Energy Uptake in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Insights from Barbados

25 Apr 2024

Aerial View of River and Panengahan Village, Indonesia

Brief

Bridging Science and Policy for Integrated Action on Climate and Biodiversity

25 Jan 2024

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UNU SDG–Universities Platforms

Promoting collaboration between UNU and Japanese Universities to advance the SDGs.
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