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Leadership Dialogues

Sea Change Scholar - Interview with Susan Avery

2015

Susan Avery became the first atmospheric scientist and the first woman to hold the position of president and director of the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute (WHOI) in 2008.

Report

Activities and Achievements - Progress Report 2014-2015

2015

The second Progress Report for 2014-2015 of the Center for Governance and Sustainability is now available. Three think pieces frame this report.
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Leadership Dialogues

Naturalist and Novelist - Interview with Stanley Johnson

2015

Stanley Johnson, an Ambassador for the United Nations Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), and he serves as honorary president of the Gorilla Organization.
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Issue Briefs

Gender and the Sustainable Development Goals: Moving Beyond Women as a “Quick Fix” for Development

2015

This brief concerns Millennium Development Goal (MDG) 3 and the corresponding proposed Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5.
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Leadership Dialogues

Wildlife Advocate - Interview with John Scanlon

2015

John Scanlon entered office as Secretary-General of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) of Wild Fauna and Flora in 2010.
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Leadership Dialogues

Biotechnology Trailblazer - Interview with Hayat Sindi

2015

Hayat Sindi is cofounder of Diagnostics For All, a Massachusetts nonprofit that designs low-cost diagnostic devices to improve health services in developing countries.

Issue Briefs

How the United Nations Should Promote the Post-2015 Development Agenda

2014

This issue brief examines how the United Nations can most effectively communicate the post- 2015 development agenda in order to catalyze the global movements necessary for its achievement.

Issue Briefs

UNDP: Reviving a Practical Human Development Organization

2014

This brief presents options and opportunities for UNDP, exploring re-orientation, its funding role, and its country presence.
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Leadership Dialogues

Environmentalist Extraordinaire - James Gustave (Gus) Speth

2014

Gus Speth served as the Administrator of the United Nations Development Programme (1993 – 1999) and as the Dean of Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies (1999 – 2009).

Leadership Dialogues

Climate Champion - Interview with Christiana Figures

2014

Christiana Figueres was the Executive Secretary of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change from 2010-2016.
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Issue Briefs

Building an International Court for the Environment: A Conceptual Blueprint

2013

This Issue Brief considers the role and nature of existing and potential international dispute resolution fora in relation to international environmental law.

Report

Activities and Achievements - Progress Report 2011-2013

2013

In September 2013, the Center for Governance and Sustainability released its first progress report on activities and achievements since the Center’s founding in 2011.

Global Environmental Governance Project

School of Public Policy and Urban Affairs

College of Social Sciences and Humanities

Northeastern University

420 Renaissance Park, 1135 Tremont Street

Boston, MA 02115 USA

Email: info@environmentalgovernance.org

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