Book Review of Maria Ivanova's
The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at Fifty
by Arthur Dahl
Maria Ivanova. The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at Fifty. Cambridge, Massachusetts: The MIT Press, 2021. 329 pp.
A Statement from the International Environment Forum, 1 March 2021
Introductory video for the statement: https://vimeo.com/530296612
The fourth IEF Lecture on 27 March 2021 was on:
presented by Dr. Stephen Friberg at 19:00 CET, 14:00 EDT.
For the full Description and for Registration, go to:
https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwtdemrqDItEtS8XelNKXK_5Gy_0DYrWsHG%20
The United Nations Statistical Commission, at its 52nd Session on 1-5 March 2021, is launching Ecosystem Accounting as an extension of its System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA). This represents a significant step forward in taking national statistics beyond GDP as a measure of progress or (assumed) wellbeing.
Commentary on The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review
published by the UK Government on 2 February 2021
Online International Webinar
organized by the Bahá'í Academy, Panchgani, India
13-14 February 2021
The third lecture in the IEF Lecture Series on Saturday 20 February 2021 was presented by Prof. Rafael Shayani of Brazil on:
In The Untold Story of the World’s Leading Environmental Institution: UNEP at Fifty, my good friend Maria Ivanova @mivanova assesses the past and imagines the future for the United Nations Environment Programme @UNEP. It features UN Secretaries-General, UNEP Executive Directors, and other leaders. My voice as a long-time UNEP collaborator and partner is included. http://bit.ly/MITPressUntoldStoryMariaIvanova.
A statement of the Baha’i International Community
to the 59th session of the Commission for Social Development
New York — 8 February 2021
Report of a webinar on 4 February 2021
by Arthur Dahl
