The global ocean community has generated a wealth of innovative, practical, “on-the-ground” solutions which successfully help to overcome challenges to healthy ecosystems, sustainable development and human wellbeing in the marine and coastal realm. The Blue Solutions Initiative is collecting these innovative concepts and practical approaches to inspire and facilitate action. bluesolutions.info
The Sundarbans are the largest mangrove forest of the world and play a crucial role in global biodiversity conservation, as well as coastal protection and livelihood generation for the region. Mud crab collection is an important livelihood activity of people near the Sundarbans. However, excessive crab collection from the...
Education is a fundamental right, and it is also the most powerful tool we have for sustainable development. Investing in a quality education for every child, youth and adult is essential - not only to achieve the education related goals and targets, but to realize the other sustainable development...
This video presents data from the SDG Index report, launched earlier this summer, and underscores the need for prompt climate action. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- About the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN): Launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in August 2012, the Sustainable Development Solutions Network (SDSN) mobilizes scientific and technical expertise from academia, civil...
To explain why food standards are important for the ASEAN region in a concise and visual manner, the GIZ-supported project Standards in the Southeast Asian Food Trade (SAFT), produced a short infographic in cooperation with the ASEAN Member States (AMS). So far the video is available in English, but...
Chris Brown, VP for Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at Olam International, gives his message of support ahead of UNEA2. The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) will take place at UNEP headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, (23-27 May 2016) under the overarching theme of Delivering on the environmental...
The Blue Solutions Project and the Panorama Initiative provide global platforms to assemble and promote knowledge on successful approaches, tools and processes, focusing on what works why and how. These solutions have proven their success and inspire others to replicate and adapt them. While Blue Solutions focuses on the...
Discover Khammouane province of Laos, located in the center of the country. The Mekong River Valley in the west is framed by the Annamite Mountain Range which separates Khammouane from Vietnam to the east. The Limestone Mountains are honeycombed with countless caves, some of which for ages concealed forgotten...
