Solutions, a nonprofit print and online publication devoted to showcasing bold and innovative ideas for solving the world’s integrated ecological, social, and economic problems, is spotlighting an upcoming special issue to be published in anticipation of the upcoming UN Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20). The issue, “The Future We Want,” features an interview with Gus O’Donnell, [...]
Researchers associated with the University of Massachusetts, Boston and the Bangalore based Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) have found that the Himalayas, a biodiversity hotspot, is warming more rapidly than the rest of the globe. A new study report published in the journal ‘PLoS One’ on May 15, 2012 authored by [...]
Global Campaign For Climate Action (GCCA) is bringing together four members of the Elders group, and four young activists for an online discussion about sustainable future.The Elders group was founded in 2007 by Nelson Mandela who, along with Aung San Suu Kyi , remains an honorary member of the group. The ten member group is made up [...]
Until the end of May 2012, the International Affairs Special Issue: ‘Rio+20 and the global environment: reflections on theory and practice’ is available online for free. The issue, guest edited by Bernice Lee and Robert Falkner, highlights the work of respected academics and researchers in preparation for Rio+20. The full articles are available by clicking on the [...]
The European Union and its Member States presented their position about the Green Economy discussion for the the upcoming United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development UNCSD Rio + 20. The declaration resulted from the meeting of the Informal Environmental Council of the European Union in Horsens, Denmark on April 18th-19th, 2012. Ministers reinforced the relevance of the [...]
Each month, the U.S. Embassy in Addis Ababa highlights an alumni of the many U.S.-sponsored exchange programs. Candidates are selected for their continued efforts in community service and contributions to the development of their nation in various sectors. The U.S. Embassy’s Alumni of the Month for the month of May is Negusu Aklilu, an environmental climate [...]
‘Quest for Leadership’ recounts the story of environmental governance through the eyes of the individuals who created and led national and international institutions for environment and development.
Produced by Maria Ivanova and Joe Ageyo, The Quest for Symphony has been called “the white paper on global environmental governance in images.
On 29 June 2009, the GEG Project convened a historic reunion of all five successive Executive Directors of the United Nations Environment Programme at the Global Environmental Governance Forum in Glion, Switzerland.
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On April 25th, 3-4:30pm, three distinguished University of Massachusetts Boston’s faculty members will discuss their research agendas at the 2012 Chancellor’s Annual Faculty Seminar. The theme of this year’s seminar is governance. Representing the Department of Conflict Resolution, Human Security, and Global Governance, Prof. Maria Ivanova will discuss issues related to global environmental governance and sustainability. Prof. [...]
On April 25th, 2012, from 12:00 – 1:30 pm, Center for Governance and Sustainability Co-Director and UMass Boston Professor Maria Ivanova will speak at the Great Transition Initiative Lunch Seminar at the Tellus Institute in Boston. Prof. Ivanova will present a lecture focused on her chapter in State of the World 2012: Moving Toward Sustainable [...]
On April 17th, The Royal Norwegian Society of Sciences and Letters presented Kamal Bawa, professor of Biology at the University of Massachusetts Boston and Faculty Fellow at the Center for Governance and Sustainability, the first Gunnerus Sustainability Award. The award acknowledges and honors Prof. Bawa’s research as having a distinct impact towards the sustainability of [...]
On April 18th, 2012, Sascha Muller-Kraenner, Executive Director of The Nature Conservancy in Europe and Vice-Chairman of the Ecologic Institute, presented at a Shanghai conference entitled “Green Development and Governance Innovation: Prospects on the Rio+20.” His presentation concerned the current framework for international sustainable development. Mr. Muller-Kraenner argues that the current institutional framework is inadequate [...]
The Governance and Sustainability Issue Brief Series, produced by the Center for Governance and Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts Boston, is a peer-reviewed policy paper series. The issue briefs provide analytical input for contemporary political discussions on institutional reform for environmental governance and sustainable development. An Editorial Board comprised of academics and policymakers provides guidance for topics, [...]
On March 16th, 2012, Science Magazine published policy prescriptions from an international group of professors entitled, “Navigating the Anthropocene: Improving Earth System Governance.” The article concerns the future of environmental action, calling for a “constitutional moment” in international environmental governance, similar to the watershed changes in global governance that followed the Second World War. The [...]
