Water, the Ocean and the Sustainable Development Goals
The purpose of the eLearning course is to share the latest knowledge approaches and techniques to raise ambition in taking and accelerating action for Water and Oceans.
SDG14 Life Below Water
Cities and Marine Plastic Pollution: Building a Circular Economy
This free eLearning course was developed to support city-level capacity building on the topic of plastic waste management. The purpose of this course is to share the latest knowledge and approaches to measuring and managing plastic pollution from land-based sources, in particular cities, for the achievement of local, national and regional goals related to sustainable development.
Resource Platform on Environment Statistics
This site contains links to the activities and tools ESCAP has used to strengthen environment statistics in Asia and the Pacific. It also contains a collection of outputs from these activities. One of the purposes of the self-learning materials is to provide background to reading the guidance documents. Another purpose is to provide insights into policy applications and data sources.
Resource Efficiency Course
This e-learning course on Resource Efficiency was developed to raise awareness of Resource Efficiency among policymakers and sustainable development practitioners in the Asia-Pacific region.
How can policy monitoring support better decision making in agrifood systems?
This international technical webinar is part of the series organized by the FAO elearning Academy, Agreenium (l’alliance de la formation et la recherche pour l'agriculture, l'alimentation, l'environnement et la santé globale), the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UN-ESCAP) and Future Food Institute (FFI). These webinars are an opportunity for all of us to share experiences and lessons learnt, discuss challenges, and propose innovative solutions and models.
Using the UN Biodiversity Lab to Monitor the Pulse of the Planet (NASA-ARSET)
This training (offered in English, French and Spanish) will focus on using remote sensing and geospatial data within the NASA-supported UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL) to take action on national conservation and sustainable development priorities.
Using the UN Biodiversity Lab to Monitor the Pulse of the Planet (NASA, ARSET)
This training (available in English, French and Spanish) will focus on using remote sensing and geospatial data within the NASA-supported UN Biodiversity Lab (UNBL) to take action on national conservation and sustainable development priorities.
Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2022
The Asia-Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development (APFSD) is an annual and inclusive intergovernmental forum and a regional platform for supporting countries, in particular those with special needs, in the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development while serving as a regional preparatory meeting to the high-level political forum.
UN Biodiversity Conference - Part Two
This second and resumed part of the COP15 meetings are expected to address the remaining agenda items, including the finalization and adoption of the post 2020 global biodiversity framework. The Secretariat will keep Parties and the public updated of any changes and adjustments to the schedule.
Monitoring Coastal and Estuarine Water Quality Using Remote Sensing and In Situ Data
This two-part, advanced webinar series is a follow-on to the training on coastal and estuarine water quality held in September 2021. It is a hands-on training with demos provided by instructors, followed by an hour of lab time for participants to use Level-1 MODIS and VIIRS data provided by the Ocean Biology DAAC (OB.DAAC) and SeaDAS and OCSSW software for deriving water quality parameters.