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UNU at CSD-17:

Interview with Pekka Haavisto, Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland

Interview with Judy Baker & Daniel Hoornweg, World Bank

Interview with Rane Cortez, Forest Carbon Policy Advisor, The Nature Conservancy

UNU-ONY Interviews at CSD-17 Exhibit Booths:
Kathy Smith, Information Officer, UN Gateway on Climate Change: Patrik Edman, Senior Officer, Nordic Genetic Resource Center; Stefanie Neno, Networking Officer, World Water Assessment Programme, UNESCO Programme Office for Global Water Assessment; John Wells, Director, Cooperative Development Division, United States' Department of Agriculture's Rural Development Agency.

UNU Research and Publications on the Environment and Sustainability

8 May 2009 - UNU at CSD-17: Regional Centres of Expertise for Sustainable Development in Africa

11 May 2009 - UNU at CSD-17: Facing Global Environmental Change -- Environmental, Human, Energy, Food, Health and Water Security Concepts (Book Launch)

UNU-ONY News

UNU Conversation with Director-General of UNESCO (Video Available Now)
On January 19, 2010, Mrs. Irina Bokova, Director-General of UNESCO, spoke with Dr. Jean-Marc Coicaud, Director of UNU-ONY, about her recent appointment to the position, the work of UNESCO and the upcoming four years. More »
Dr. Otwell the visiting lecturer for UNU-FTP
Dr. W. Steven Otwell from the University of Florida, Gainesville, will be the guest lecturer this year at the UNU-FTP. More »
UNU-ONY Junior Professional Fellow Publishes for IRSEM
Naiyi ZHU recently published an article on China's Environmental Policies and Strategies in the first monthly publication of the Institut de Recherche Stratégique de l'Ecole Militaire (IRSEM - The Military School Institute of Strategic Research). More »