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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

UNITED NATIONS UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE FOR SUSTAINABILITY AND PEACE
Master of Science in Sustainability, Development, and Peace The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) invites applications for its postgraduate programme, the Master of Science in Sustainability, Development, and Peace, which starts in September 2011. This two... More »
UNU plans new "twin institute" in Germany, Mozambique
On 11 and 12 November, UNU is organizing a workshop to solidify the scope and mission of the envisaged new UNU Institute for Integrated Management of Material Fluxes and Resources (UNU-FLORES). The focus of the new institute will be on sustainable management of resources, such as water, soil and waste. More »
Dr. Elias Ayuk of Cameroon Appointed Director of UNU-INRA
The United Nations University (UNU) is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Elias Takor Ayuk as Director of the UNU Institute for Natural Resources in Africa (UNU-INRA), effective 15 October 2010 More »