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Advancing global sustainability through research and education

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Featured Research

Solar panel installation in Africa

Media Coverage

Accelerating Clean Energy Transition in Developing Countries

17 Sep 2024

Woman farming in Takachihogo, Japan

Brief

Revitalizing Local Economies: A Case of Japan's Furusato Nozei Program and Its Digital Transformation Impact on Tax Decentralization, Economic Growth, and Sustainable Development

31 Aug 2024

Recycling plant

Media Coverage

Crucial Role of Circular Economy in Accelerating Climate Action

21 Aug 2024

Cut and packaged fruit at a supermarket

Brief

Decarbonizing Food Systems through International Food Trade and Post-production Management

13 Aug 2024

Birds on a branch in Costa Rica

2024 UN Biodiversity Conference

UNU-IAS events and policy engagement at CBD COP 16 in Cali, Colombia.
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Upcoming Events

Rice terraces in Jatiluwih, Bali, Indonesia

Side Event

Operationalizing Landscape Approaches to Ensure We Are on Track with the Biodiversity Plan

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Women farmers in Guzhai village, China

Side Event

Landscape Approaches as a Lever to Reduce Conflicts for Living in Harmony with Nature 

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Women raising hands in meeting

Side Event

Partnership for Accelerating Meaningful Youth Participation for the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework

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Sheep herding in Peru

Side Event

COMDEKS Phase 4 and the Satoyama Initiative: Societies in Harmony with Nature

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Collective fishing in Bangladesh

Side Event

Working Together to Realize Societies in Harmony with Nature: Mechanisms and Tools to Support On-the-ground Initiatives

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News

Akio Takemoto IAS 4 10 2024 FCCJ

Media Coverage

UNU-IAS Expert Calls for Inclusive Net-Zero Transition at Media Event

04 Oct 2024

News

Forum Spotlights Role of Higher Education in Advancing Circular Economy

The ProSPER.Net 2024 Sustainability Forum called for multilateral cooperation, policy reform and educational innovation to promote circularity.

30 Sep 2024

News

Session Explores Landscape Approaches for Food System Transformation

A session of the 16th International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific discussed the potential of SEPLS to make food systems more sustainable.

19 Sep 2024

UNU-IAS Annual Report 2023 Cover

UNU-IAS Annual Report 2023

Our activities and accomplishments over the past year.
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UNU-IAS Policy Brief Series

Artisan crafting rattan handicrafts in Lelekaa Village, South Konawe, Indonesia..

Brief

Sustainable Business Practices for Biodiversity: Leveraging Landscape Approaches

19 Jun 2024

High voltage towers in the Dominican Republic

Brief

Fostering Renewable Energy Uptake in Caribbean Small Island Developing States: Insights from Barbados

25 Apr 2024

Aerial View of River and Panengahan Village, Indonesia

Brief

Bridging Science and Policy for Integrated Action on Climate and Biodiversity

25 Jan 2024