PROFILE United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) As part of the United Nations University, a global think tank for the UN, the United Nations University Institute of Advanced Studies (UNU-IAS) is committed to contributing creative solutions to key emerging issues of global concern, particularly those on the UN agenda. The Institute applies a policy-oriented research programme designed to promote strategic approaches to sustainable development. Research consists of advanced and multidisciplinary methodologies accompanied by postgraduate education and capacity development activities, particularly for developing countries. Bringing together international expertise at local, regional, and global levels, UNU-IAS engages experts from multiple disciplines in the natural, social, and life sciences. The Institute’s research projects are carried out by an academic community made up of faculty and staff, administrative personnel, visiting professors, PhD and postdoctoral fellows, augmented by a global network of scholars and academic institutions. UNU-IAS hosts a number of research initiatives, including: The Biodiplomacy Initiative, The Satoyama Initiative, Sustainable Development Governance, Education for Sustainable Development, Marine Governance, The Traditional Knowledge Initiative, Operating Unit Ishikawa/Kanazawa, Science and Technology for Sustainable Societies and Sustainable Urban Futures. Education for Sustainable Development The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution on the Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (DESD) in 2002. Following the resolution, UNU-IAS launched the Education for Sustainable Development Programme with funding support from the Ministry of the Environment-Japan, to contribute to the UN DESD. The goal of the programme is to help in the creation of a Global Learning Space for sustainable development. The programme promotes research and actions to advance partnerships for ESD across geographic, knowledge and sectoral boundaries. ESD programme initiatives contribute to building broad ownership of DESD through articulation of the value added by each partner— especially higher education institutions and local ESD stakeholders. These initiatives build momentum and participation through building dynamic networks and expanding those networks throughout the DESD. The programme develops and implements research and development agendas through its two flagship initiatives: the global network of Regional Centres of Expertise on ESD and its network of higher education institutions for ESD, ProSPER.Net (Promotion of Sustainability in Postgraduate Education and Research Network). For more information on the ESD Initiatives, see www.ias.unu.edu/efsd or contact at rceservicentre@ias.unu.edu Capacity Development Capacity Development at UNU-IAS aims at providing young researchers, scholars and policymakers, particularly those from developing countries, with an opportunity to experience a unique international academic environment and to expand their intellectual vision beyond a single scientific field. UNU-IAS offers the following opportunities: ENCOURAGING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN BUSINESS AND COMMUNITIES FOR BIODIVERSITY 145
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