From 30 May – 1 June 2017, the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) hosted the second TEEB for Agriculture & Food writers workshop in Washington DC, where a core team of authors and contributors met to review progress on…
Read moreBasel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions COPs 2017
The thirteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Basel Convention (BC COP-13), the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Rotterdam Convention (RC COP-8) and the eighth meeting of the Conference of the Parties…
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BES and BESS Symposium 2017: Advances in Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services There is an urgent need to understand how natural stocks are linked to flows of ecosystem services and how these linkages are likely to change in the future, given…
Read moreForum for the Future of Agriculture 2017
Forum for the Future of Agriculture – 2017 The FFA will see its 10th Anniversary as the premier meeting place in Brussels to discuss sustainable agriculture and environmental security. The Forum for the Future of Agriculture (FFA) has been contributing…
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Inclusive and Sustainable Economies Powering the Sustainable Development Goals The global community has drawn a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and laying foundations for addressing climate change within the 2015-2030 window…
Read moreNatural Capital Symposium 2017
The 2017 Natural Capital Symposium will be a major convening of leaders in natural capital approaches around the world. We are coordinating with international and domestic groups focusing on natural capital approaches, to ensure that the growing community of practice…
Read moreIPBES Fifth Plenary
The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) is the intergovernmental body which assesses the state of biodiversity and of the ecosystem services it provides to society, in response to requests from decision makers. IPBES is placed under…
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BIOFACH – World´s Leading Trade Fair for Organic Food The organic trade meets at the organic exhibition in Nuremberg from 15 – 18 February 2017. Organic is more than a label or certification: organic stands for quality and conviction –…
Read moreTEEBAgriFood Foundations Report Writers Workshop
The first TEEBAgriFood writers’ workshop to develop the ‘Scientific and Economic Foundations Report’, with the support of the New Venture Fund (NVF), was hosted by the UN Environment World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) at the David Attenborough Building in…
Read moreFoodTank Summit Washington D.C.
Food Tank, in partnership with the George Washington University and the World Resources Institute, is excited to announce the 3rd Annual Washington, D.C. Food Tank Summit. This one-day event will feature more than three dozen different speakers from the food…
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