Sustainable and Just Economies

Submitted by admin on 6. July 2021 - 23:00

Sustainable and Just Economies

Joachim Monkelbaan
for UN Research Institute for Social Development
28 May 2021


The UN High Level Political Forum (HLPF) on 6-16 July 2021 is charged with reviewing progress on the 2030 Agenda and it Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to the formal sessions, there are a large number of side events on related topics.

Our Planet, Our Future

Submitted by admin on 8. June 2021 - 19:41

Our Planet, Our Future

Nobel Laureates Urgent Call for Action
29 April 2021


This statement was inspired by the discussions at the 2021 Nobel Prize Summit, issued by the Steering Committee and co-signed by Nobel Laureates and experts.

World Environment Day, 5 June 2021

Submitted by admin on 2. June 2021 - 13:25

World Environment Day

5 June 2021


Reimagine, Recreate, Restore

World Environment Day 2021 commemorates the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment and the founding of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The theme this year is Ecosystem Restoration and signals the launching of the UN Decade for Ecosystem Restoration.

Stockholm+50

Submitted by admin on 2. June 2021 - 12:07

Stockholm+50

Stockholm, Sweden, 2-3 June 2022


The UN General Assembly decided by consensus to convene an international event marking the 50th anniversary of the 1972 UN Conference on the Human Environment and the creation of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). The meeting will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, from 2-3 June 2022.

The poison of materialism and the elixir of spirituality

Submitted by Arthur Dahl on 21. May 2021 - 21:08

The poison of materialism and the elixir of spirituality

Blog by Arthur Lyon Dahl


An interview by Rowan Hooper with forest ecologist Suzanne Simard in the New Scientist (1 May 2021) triggered a deep reflection on an underlying theme between all my current interests, while helping to explain the disintegration and integration so visible in the world today, and what we need to do to respond.

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