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News
Blog Post
From Data to Decisions: Building Evidence-Based Digital Policies for Meaningful Connectivity
Participants from around the world joined the EDP Summer School in Maastricht to build skills in evidence-based digital policymaking.
Report
Reversing Environmental Degradation in Africa and Asia(West Africa Scoping Report)
This report examines environmental degradation in West Africa, focusing on deforestation, soil degradation, water pollution, and biodiversity loss.
Side Event
Implementing Nature Positive through Landscape Approaches
KUMAMOTO, JAPAN: This side event of the Global Nature Positive Summit 2026 will discuss collaborative sustainable landscape management.
Article
Overnight trains: why sleeping all the way to your holiday destination is a growing (and green) option
Europe’s sleeper trains are making a comeback, offering a greener, slower alternative to short-haul flights across the continent.
Expert
Gustavo Rojas
Gustavo Rojas is a Visiting Research Fellow at UNU-CRIS.
Expert
Jiayi Xu
Jiayi Xu is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS.
Expert
Naomi Mervó-Kovács
Naomi Mervó-Kovács is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS.
Research Fellow
Garima Agarwal
As of June 2026, Garima Agarwal is a Visiting Fellow at the UNU-EGOV.
Expert
Jarre Lambert
Jarre Lambert is a Research Intern at UNU-CRIS.