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Artomossi, fighting against silting

The erosion of biodiversity and ecosystems has ecological but also social and economic consequences UNESCO within the framework of its Biosphere and Heritage of Lake Chad BIOPALT project is supporting the population of Artomossi in the ecological restoration of its wadi which is suffering from silting

Yangambi Biosphere Reserve in the Congo Basin to become a knowledge hub in climate and biodiversity

Yangambi Biosphere Reserve lies at the heart of the secondlargest tropical forest in the world after the Amazon Situated in the northeast of the Democratic Republic of Congo the biosphere reserve stretches over a distance of 2 350 km2 an area larger than the size of Mauritius On 21 March UNESCO organized a meeting with its partners to finetune a project which aims to turn Yangambi Biosphere Reserve into a hub for climate and biodiversity monitoring over the next 18 months

Series of short videos about the COVID-19 pandemic released by the UN in Brazil and the UNESCO Brasilia Office

All-girl team from the Philippines wins Sustainable Engineering Hackathon on UNESCO’s World Engineering Day

An allgirl team of university students from the Philippines has won a hackathon marking UNESCOs World Engineering for Sustainable Development Day on 4 March Ghia Luwalhati Nicole Elizabeth Tan and Reaner Jacqueline Bool from the WONDERPETS team 1 from Batangas State University in the Philippines used Metal Organic Frameworks which are novel adsorbents to turn recycled plastic bottles into a type of sponge that is extremely porous making it an effective means of removing pollutants from water Better still the sponge can be used again and again

UNESCO to host inception workshop for ‘Community-focused Flood Early Warning System for the Buzi Pungwe and Save Transboundary River Basins Project’

UNESCO dialogue on Cultural and Natural Heritage for Rural Regeneration in Latin America and the Caribbean

The transformative power of cultural and natural heritage is increasingly recognized as a key enabler for sustainable development particularly in rural areas facing chronic economic social and environmental challenges

February 25, 2022

Being able to predict floods will save lives in West Africa

February 24, 2022

Surviving where life is no longer possible

February 24, 2022

Mainstreaming environment and climate change issues within the UNSDCF

The UN Issuebased Coalition on Environment and Climate Change for Europe and Central Asia organised a training workshop to enhance the understanding of entry points practical approaches and tools for mainstreaming environment and climate change into UN Sustainable Development Cooperation Frameworks The workshop was divided into two interactive webinars held in December 2021 and in January 2022 Guidance was provided to Resident Coordinators and UN Country Teams from Central Asia SouthEastern Europe and Turkey and Eastern Europe and the Caucasus

February 22, 2022

Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future Plus Cluster Coordinators oriented on their tasks

February 17, 2022

UNESCO: O3Plus awareness walk in support of students’ physical & mental health

O3Plus Our Rights Our lives Our Future Walk in support of students physical mental health Thika town Kenya © UNESCOCynthia Meru

February 16, 2022

San Lorenzo de Almagro will wear UNESCO's logo on its jersey

UNESCO and Club Atlético San Lorenzo de Almagro of Argentina strengthen their partnership unique in the region to promote inclusion gender equity and lifelong learning through sport

February 11, 2022

State of comprehensive sexual education for young people with disabilities in the Eastern and Southern Africa: Needs assessment

February 3, 2022