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UN Pursues Economic Transformation Through Sustainability
May 06, 2016
At a recent panel at UN headquarters in New York, UN Environment Programme Executive Director Achim Steiner and representatives from governments, nongovernmental organizations, and businesses discussed how to transform the global economy through a shift to "sustainable consumption and production" patterns to achieve the UN's sustainability agenda.
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UN Calls for Further Steps Toward "Sustainable Finance" in India
May 06, 2016
The UN Environment Programme has co-authored a report with the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry calling for further steps in India to align the banking and financial industries with the UN's sustainability agenda, including through new financial regulation and boosting access to finance for climate-friendly projects.
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UN Appointees Seek Engagement to Advance Climate Agenda
May 05, 2016
The Washington Post reports that appointees by the UN Secretary-General to head the UN Environment Programme and the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change will seek to advance the UN's agenda on climate change and to strengthen global biodiversity protection through better engagement with the average person and the private sector.
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UN "Interfaith Dialogue" Pushes Environmental Agenda in Iran
May 05, 2016
At an "interfaith dialogue" in Iran organized by the UN Environment Programme ("UNEP"), the UN Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization ("UNESCO"), and the Iranian government, UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner sought to leverage religion and culture in the country to support "environmentally sustainable practices" and the UN's sustainability agenda.
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Academic Calls for UN Ocean Biodiversity Treaty
May 05, 2016
Jessica Green of New York University writes that ocean biodiversity preservation requires that countries agree to a wide-ranging, binding UN treaty creating marine protected areas and requiring environmental impact assessments for commercial activity on the high seas, and potentially requiring the sharing of benefits of "marine genetic resources" among all countries.
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