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 Capacity
building for sustainable wildlife
management
Gigla Agulisvhili, the Minister
of Environment and Natural Resources Protection, welcomed the first
meeting of a new two-year joint project of the Ministry and FAO:
Capacity Building for Sustainable Wildlife Management. More>>
 National
Discussion about Georgia's Strategy on Sustainable Urban Transport
Kicks Off
Legal and
institutional framework, and financial resources needed to promote
sustainable urban transport in Georgia were in focus of a workshop
on May 19, 2017. The event brought together representatives of the
Georgian Government More>>
 Black
Sea is damaged by human activity, the environmental research
reveals
Findings
of the Black Sea Monitoring Surveys, carried out by the team of
Georgian, Ukrainian and European researchers with assistance from
the European Union (EU) and United Nations Development Programme
(UNDP), were presented in Tbilisi More>>
 Georgia
Wind Energy Development
Kartli
Wind Power Plant being successfully developed, the first wind farm
in the country, Georgia embarks on even more ambitious project and
paves the way for wind power to become permanent fixture on its
energy landscape More>>
 Sub-regional workshop
on sustainable development goals kicks off in
Baku
A workshop on promoting gender equality in
and through mass media took place on 2-3 May in Baku. Three
international experts from Poland, Lithuania and Sweden were invited
to participate in the TAIEX workshop to share best international
practices More>>
 France
ready to support development of Azerbaijan’s
agriculture
Azerbaijan
aims to develop its agricultural potential and France is ready to
provide support in this, Ambassador of France to Azerbaijan Aurelia
Bouchez said May 18. She made the remarks in Baku at a press
conference attended by representatives More>>
 A
Field Trip to Gizil-Agaj Protected Area organized under the MENR and
UNDP joint project
The
Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources (MENR) of the Republic of
Azerbaijan, Mr. Huseyngulu Baghirov and the UN Resident Coordinator
and United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Resident
Representative, Mr. Ghulam M. Isaczai More>>
 Sub-regional
workshop on sustainable development goals kicks off in
Baku
A two-day
sub-regional workshop on data and statistics for Sustainable
Development Goals for high-level official statisticians kicked off
in Baku. Senior officials from the UN Statistical Institute for Asia
and the Pacific, CIS Interstate Statistics More>>
 Building a Strong
Multi-sectoral Response to Gender-based Violence in
Armenia
On May 3-4, advocacy meeting and capacity
development workshop on the topic of “Strengthening Multi-sectoral
Response to Gender-based Violence in Armenia” were held at “Tigran
Mets” hall, Yerevan Armenia Marriott Hotel. Over 20
representatives More>>
 Armenian
schoolgirls created mobile apps on Sustainable Development
Goals
UN
Armenia Office hosted a group of Armenian schoolgirls who presented
their mobile apps created within Technovation Armenia project. The
awards ceremony of the winning groups took place. This year, female
students from different More>>
 US
Renewable Energy Company Keen on Investing in
Armenia
American
ContourGlobal company wants to make new investments in the wind and
solar energy fields of Armenia, the Deputy Minister of Energy
Infrastructures and Natural Resources Hayk Harutyunyan told
reporters on the sidelines More>>
 New
Governmental Draft Resolution on SHPPs Will Promote Water Ecosystem
Preservation
The new
draft resolution of RA Nature Protection Ministry 'On Approving
Environmental Impact Assessment Criteria of Small Hydropower Plant
Construction and Operation' proposes to ban the construction of
SHPPs given the impact on More>>
 New convention calls
time on mercury poisoning
The world took a
historic step forward in the fight against mercury poisoning, as the
European Union and seven of its member states (Bulgaria, Denmark,
Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands, Romania and Sweden) ratified the
Minamata More>>
 EU
trains experts from Eastern Partner countries in civil protection
and disaster relief coordination
The
EU-funded Programme on Prevention, Preparedness and Response to
Natural and Man-made Disasters in the Eastern Partnership Countries
(PPRD East 2) conducted training courses for relief experts from the
six Eastern Partner Countries More>>
 How
to Unlock Private Investment for Climate
Action
In 2016,
the historic Paris Climate Change Agreement accelerated already
growing markets for climate-smart investment. And 2015 was another
record-breaking year for renewable energy, with nearly $350 billion
invested, more than More>>
 Leading
Economists: A Strong Carbon Price Needed to Drive Large-Scale
Climate Action
Meeting
the world’s agreed climate goals in the most cost-effective way
while fostering growth requires countries to set a strong carbon
price, with the goal of reaching $40-$80 per tonne of CO2 by 2020
and $50-100 per tonne by 2030 More>>
 Niko Ketslhoveli
School Award 2018 has Started
Students and
teachers with certain skills are given an opportunity to demonstrate
their potential and possibilities. The largest environmental school
award has kicked off! More>>
 Kvareli
Minorities to Enter Niko Ketskhoveli
Competition
A large
number of villages inhabited by ethnic minorities distinguishes
Kvareli Municipality. The villages include Saruso, Tivi, Zinobiani
and Mtisdziri, where Leks, Udebs and Ossetians are living. The
minorities and Georgian have historically More>>
 USAID
and CENN Launched Phase II of the WMTR
Program
USAID and
CENN has launched phase II of Waste Management Technologies in
Regions Program (WMTR II). The Program will continue assisting the
Government of Georgia (GoG) to modernize the country’s waste
management sector More>>
 Join
the Petition for Protection of Krtsanisi
Park
Krtsanisi
Park is a beautiful green area located between Tbilisi and Rustavi.
The main goal of its foundation was to create a recreational area
near the capital city. The park is now under state ownership and has
no legal status for its protection. More>>
 International Day for
Biological Diversity 2017
From combatting illegal
wildlife trade to the promotion of ecotourism and inspiring nature
protection through poetry, the GEF is working with a wide range of
partners to highlight the importance of biodiversity today. More>>
 GEF
Council approves work program focused on poorest, most
vulnerable
The
Global Environment Facility (GEF) 52nd Council wrapped up three days
of meetings today with co-chairs, GEF CEO, Naoko Ishii and Germany
Council member, Phillip Knill, thanking participants for their
“spirt of cooperation.” More>>
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