On 25 September 2015, Heads of State and Government from the 193 Member States of the United Nations gathered at the 70th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York to adopt the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, a “comprehensive, far-reaching and people-centred set of universal and transformative Goals and targets” which willContinue reading “The Sustainable Development Goals and international law: legal challenges to the achievement of ‘environmental’ Goals in the 2030 Agenda”
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#KnowYourGoals – A Campaign for the SDGs
Last July 28th, the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Youth Network announced #KnowYourGoals – a global campaign to bring awareness of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to communities all over the world! In partnership with oikos and Project Everyone, #KnowYourGoals calls upon everyone – organisations and individuals – to host an event during the monthContinue reading “#KnowYourGoals – A Campaign for the SDGs”
The Social Dimension of Environmental Sustainability (document)
On May 20, 2014 I had the pleasure of featuring as a speaker along with Tommaso Diegoli (Project Manager of MED Solutions) and Gianluca Breghi (Managing Director of Fondazione Sclavo) during the seminar “Health, Social Inclusion and Sustainable Development. Global and Regional Challenges“, co-hosted by Greening USiena and Fondazione Sclavo in partnership with MED Solutions andContinue reading “The Social Dimension of Environmental Sustainability (document)”
Comments on Goal 9 of the UNSDSN draft report Indicators for SDGs
After the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network unveiled its Action Agenda for Sustainable Development in June 2013, suggesting ten operational priorities for the post-2015 development agenda and proposing 10 goals (the so-called Sustainable Development Goals, or SDGs) with 30 associated targets to replace the expiring Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) , intensive work has been conducted by the 12 ThematicContinue reading “Comments on Goal 9 of the UNSDSN draft report Indicators for SDGs”
World Water Day Infographics
Yesterday was World Water Day! This year’s theme, “Water & Energy”, was meant to shed light on the interdependence that links these two issues (and the mutual relationship they also have with food security, biodiversity and so on). Learn more on the observance’s official website (http://www.unwater.org/worldwaterday/home/en/) and take a look at these poignant infographics by the WorldContinue reading “World Water Day Infographics”
Celebrate #IFDay 2014!
Today is the second International Day of Forests and the Tree. Exactly one year ago I wrote this to celebrate forests and their role for sustainable development: http://goo.gl/d6ZKcS. You may also like to take a look at the page set up by FAO or read the message of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
Dario Piselli 