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Building with Nature: Responding to the Demand for Urban Development and Affordable Housing through a Biodiversity Lens
Building with Nature: Responding to the Demand for Urban Development and Affordable Housing through a Biodiversity Lens Policy event on how integrating biodiversity and nature-based solutions into urban housing and spatial...
UNEP and UN Habitat Brussels, with the participation of Eurocities, ICLEI and the European Parliament
Leveraging Global Environmental Cooperation to Boost Competitiveness and Resilience
In an era marked by unprecedented geopolitical challenges and multiple crises, the need for robust multilateral cooperation has never been more critical. Global cooperation on environment, with collective achievements built over...
UNEP and hosted by Member of the European Parliament, Mr Antonio Decaro, chair of the EP Environment Committee
Global Gateway Forum 2025 – Thematic session 1 – Driving Sustainable and Strategic Transport Connectivity
🚆 Join the Global Gateway Forum 2025 (10 October, Brussels) to explore how sustainable transport connectivity can advance global partnerships. This session will delve into strategies for scaling up investments in resilient...
INTPA
Global Multistakeholder Dialogue: Toward a Global Guideline to Distinguish Used Textiles from Textile Waste
On 30 September 2025, UNEP is running an online Global Multistakeholder Dialogue: Toward a Global Guideline to Distinguish Used Textiles from Textile Waste. This workshop is part of the Circularity and Used Textiles Trade project...
UNEP
ICSD 2025 : 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development Rome, Italy
The International Conference on Sustainable Development is organized by the European Center of Sustainable Development in collaboration with CIT University. The 13th ICSD 2025 is inspired from the critical challenge of human...
European Center of Sustainable Development - CIT University

Lithium extraction in Latin America: the EU has a card to play
Blog piece by Fred Pearce on behalf of Wetlands International Europe The world is in the midst of a lithium rush. Mining companies are scouring the planet to secure cheap supplies of the metal regarded as vital for making the...
Amazon week 2025: the Pantanal Pact and EU Wetland Partnership. Greening the Global Gateway on the road to Belem
To celebrate this 2025 Amazon Week , we organise this panel discussion in Brussels, inside the European Parliament, to highlight the critical role of wetlands in advancing sustainable development and environmental conservation, in...
Wetlands International Europe

Register to the COOP4CBD training for ecological experts !
We would like to inform you about the training dedicated to traditional ecological knowledge holders and experts, organized in the framework of the Horizon Europe COOP4CBD project. Led by The French Museum of Natural History (MNHN...
The French National Museum of Natural History and The Norwegian Institute for Nature Research
Lithium Extraction, Circular Economy, and Clean Industry: Aligning Environmental Impact, Innovation, and Water Management
As the world accelerates its green transition, the demand for critical raw materials, such as lithium, is growing. But at what cost — and what role can nature play? Join us on World Environment Day, during EU Green Week, for an...
Wetlands International Europe