UNU-IAS conferences, symposiums, workshops and seminars bring together a diverse array of international experts, businesspeople, community leaders and students to discuss topics related to sustainability. Held at UNU headquarters in Tokyo, in other locations across the globe and online, these events advance debate, raise public awareness, and develop networks for research and policy development.
Upcoming Events
Previous Events
Event
15th Africa & Middle East RCE Regional Meeting
CHUKA, KENYA & ONLINE: The meeting will highlight education for sustainable development initiatives in Africa and the Middle East.
Side Event
People, Culture and Biodiversity: Advancing Area-based Conservation Potential in Socio-Ecological Production Landscapes and Seascapes (SEPLS)
YEREVAN: This CBD COP17 side event will explore how equitably managed landscapes and seascapes can advance area-based conservation under the Global Biodiversity Framework.
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Europe RCE Regional Meeting 2026
BILBAO, SPAIN & ONLINE: The meeting will highlight education for sustainable development initiatives in Europe.
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Redesigning Connection: 30 Years of Environmental Partnership and Beyond
TOKYO & ONLINE: This event will explore the history and future of the Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC), a joint project of UNU-IAS and the Ministry of the Environment, Japan.
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Applying SEPLS to OECMs: From Concept to Real-World Impact
ONLINE: This session of the International Forum for Sustainable Asia and the Pacific 2026 will explore sustainable land and biodiversity management.
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14th Americas RCE Regional Meeting
ONLINE: The meeting will highlight education for sustainable development initiatives in the Americas region.
Side Event
Participatory Landscape Restoration and Social-Ecological Safeguards
ULAANBAATAR: This panel session at the UNCCD COP17 will discuss participatory landscape restoration strategies to benefit local and Indigenous communities.
Side Event
The Imperative to Finance Landscape and Territorial Scale Governance to Achieve Multiple Policy–Action Goals
ULAANBAATAR: This side event at UNCCD COP17 will explore critical funding gaps, highlighting the investment needed to deliver on conservation, equity and well-being goals.
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