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The Sustainable Development Goals are a collection of 17 global goals set by the United Nations. The goals are interrelated though each has its own targets to achieve. The SDGs cover a broad range of social and economic development issues. [4] SDG 16 addresses the need to promote peace and inclusive institutions.
The Climate and Development Knowledge Network ( CDKN) works to enhance the quality of life for the poorest and most vulnerable to climate change. CDKN does this by combining research, advisory services and knowledge management in support of locally owned and managed policy processes. It works in partnership with decision-makers in the public ...
The International Institute for Environment and Development organises the 'Barbara Ward Lectures' in memory of Ward, who was the Institute's first director. 2007 Mary Robinson, Former President of Ireland; 2008 Lindiwe Sisulu, Minister of Housing of the Republic of South Africa; 2010 Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action
In late 1998 a group of mining industry commissioned the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED) research and report on sustainable development of the industry. They began the Mining, Minerals and Sustainable Development Project (MMSD) to research the topic, including consulting more than 150 separate individuals and ...
"The State of Sustainable Coffee" published by the International Coffee Organization and the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) in 2003 noted that sustainable coffees provide new opportunities to coffee producers who face difficult prices and production conditions that otherwise keep them in poverty. The book was the ...
The United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace (UNU-ISP) was an institute of the United Nations University (UNU), which provides a bridge between the UN and the international academic and policy-making communities. UNU-ISP was based at UNU headquarters in Tokyo, Japan, with an Operating Unit located in Germany (UNU-ISP ...
Tree Canada. / 45.414058; -75.699610. Tree Canada ( French: Arbres Canada) is a non-profit charitable organization [1] that promotes the planting and nurturing of trees in Canada's urban and rural areas. It provides tree-related education, technical assistance and resources to communities, corporations, individuals and non-profit organizations.
Headquarters. Haidian District, Beijing, China. Website. iigf .cufe .edu .cn. The International Institute of Green Finance (IIGF) is a Chinese university-based research institute focused on the green economy that is part of the Central University of Finance and Economics (CUFE). It organised as an independent not for profit think tank. [1]