From, 29 May to 2 June, negotiators will come together at the second meeting of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-2).
29.05.2023
On the occasion of the UN High-Level Meeting on the Midterm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030, the International Science Council draws attention to its latest disaster risk reduction report. The report warns that the world is set to miss UN targets for preventing deadly and costly disasters by 2030.
18.05.2023
Dr. Monica Moraes from the Bolivian National Academy of Sciences, Dr. Ervin Balázs from Hungary's Centre for Agricultural Research and Dr. Yonglong Lu from China's Xiamen University, are nominated to UNEP’s Multidisciplinary Expert Scientific Advisory Group (MESAG), responsible for advising the scientific credibility of the seventh edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-7) assessment.
14.04.2023
A new review of the UN’s disaster prevention framework finds more than half of countries are still lacking fit-for-purpose risk monitoring systems.
28.02.2023
An update on the ISC-led scientific review of the forthcoming 2023 Global Sustainable Development Report (GSDR).
03.11.2022
14 October 2022, Geneva – The International Science Council (ISC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have today signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to ensure mutual scientific cooperation aimed at promoting and achieving healthier lives and wellbeing for all.
14.10.2022
In September 2022 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine (NASEM), United States, in collaboration with the Kavli Foundation and Issues in Science and Technology, hosted the “Endless Frontier Symposium 2022: Research and Higher Education Institutions for the Next 75 Years.”
05.10.2022
On World Bicycle Day, we take a look at some recent studies on how cycling can contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions, and a new initiative from the United Nations to increase the use of bikes for human and planetary health and wellbeing.
03.06.2022
The Action Plan calls for three systemic shifts required to ensure that digital transformation plays a positive social-environmental role and can be leveraged to accelerate sustainable and equitable development.
02.06.2022
An international team of 37 seaweed experts from across the globe has warned that the multi-billion-dollar seaweed farming industry – which has overseen rapid growth in recent years – must balance economic profitability with the environment, human, and organism health to ensure its long-term survival.
04.01.2022
