Center for Governance & Sustainability

Python skin jackets and elephant leather boots: How wealthy Western nations help drive the global wildlife trade

Dr. Ivanova and Candace Famiglietti identify the governance and human security needs with the wildlife trade.

New Article

Dr. Ivanova reflects on the past, present, and potential of the UN to address contemporary complex global challenges in her new article, Coloring the UN Environmental: The Catalytic Role of the UN Environment Programme. Available upon request, click below.

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Book Review

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review for the journal, Nature. Dr. Ivanova compares two recent books that address the climate crises in very different ways.

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An Interview with

Dr. Ivanova

"We have a duty to hope and a responsibility to act. And that responsibility is particularly urgent for governments and international organizations."

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COVID-19 and the Environment

Joe Ageyo works as a Kenyan Journalist and winner of the Environmental Journalist of the Year Award provides some interesting insights into COVID-19 and the Environment.

Act #ForNature and World Oceans Day

Join Dr. Ivanova as she addresses the environmental governance challenges of marine plastic.

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