External review for the 1st order drafts of the chapters of the IPBES global assessment of biodiversity is now open. Assessment can be done during 15 June - 15 August, 2017. This will be the first global snapshot of the state of the world’s biodiversity in more than a decade, since the release of the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment.

In 2016, researchers from around East Asia proposed to further strengthen teacher education on education for sustainable development (ESD) through a research project looking at both pre-service and in-service teacher training programs.

​Decolonising Sustainable Development

by Dzulkifli Abdul Razak, Former IAU President (2012-2016)

Asia Pacific Coordinating Committee Agrees to Close Inter-RCE collaboration in the Region

On May 12-14, 2017, the Nigerian Regional Centers of Expertise (RCEs) organized a Forum to commemorate the visit of Charles Hopkins to Nigeria. The programme brought together RCEs across Nigeria, people from academia, government, secondary schools, traditional institutions, NGOs and Media organizations.

UNU-IAS Continues to Forge Partnership with ASEAN on ESD

RCE Lagos Organizes Symposium on ESD in the Future of Youths

Youth in the region of Lagos are still not sufficiently aware on sustainability issues. RCE Lagos is organizing the event “The place of ESD in the Future of Youths in the Region” on July 26, 2017 at the Presbyterian Church Hall in Yaba Lagos*.

Media Chat and Publicity in Nigeria on Informal Sector and Inclusive Growth