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Person
Blog Post
Measuring what matters: What working with UNDP on the Global Knowledge Index taught me about multilateralism
The fourth piece in our UN Day series highlights how UNU-MERIT and UNDP bring research & policy expertise together through the Global Knowledge Index
News
Turning Biologists into Watchmakers
Virginia Albarracin re-edited a course that puts the focus on the action
News
Thirty Years of the Global Environment Outreach Centre (GEOC)
A special event in Tokyo highlighted the role of GEOC in advancing partnerships for sustainability.
News
CBD COP17 Event Highlights Community-Led Approaches to Area-Based Conservation
The session discussed how socio-ecological production landscapes and seascapes (SEPLS) can advance Target 3 of the Global Biodiversity Framework.
Degree Defense
PhD Defence: Economic Shocks and tax morale
Dina Kamal
News
UNU Macau AI Conference 2026 to Be Held at MGM MACAU in Partnership with MGM
Partnership will support an international platform for dialogue on AI, education and sustainable development.
Policy Brief
No Fast Lane for Satellites: Emergency Connectivity Governance in Sub-Saharan Africa - A Cameroon Case Study
Cameroon has no emergency satellite licensing fast-track and has not acceded to the Tampere Convention, the treaty designed to remove these barriers.
Event
Science Talk: Arctic Land-Ocean Interactions and Biogeochemical Processes
Using field expeditions and satellite remote sensing to track how rapid Arctic change is reshaping carbon flows between land, rivers and ocean.
Discussion Paper
Keeping Options Open in the Deep Ocean
Advances in deep-ocean exploration are bringing questions of interpretation, governance and collective choice into sharper focus.