GRID-Arendal: 30 Years of Making a Difference

GRID-Arendal produced the UNEP Carbon Calculator iPhone application, which was launched at the official opening of the One UN Pavilion at the Eye on Earth Summit in December in Abu Dhabi. In collaboration with UNEP, GRID-Arendal coordinated the production and made contributions to the content of the report Green Economy in a Blue World , which explores opportunities for greening six economic sectors in order to protect marine ecosystems and their services while supporting sustainable development. In partnership with Duke University’s Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, UNEP Regional Seas, and under the auspices of The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Secretariat, GRID-Arendal produced a discussion paper entitled Why Value the Oceans? GRID-Arendal supported the production of an author’s manual for the Africa Environment Outlook (AEO) series. This manual was used to train the authors of the third AEO report (AEO-3), which focuses on health and environment linkages. In partnership with the British Council, GRID-Arendal led a training session for young professionals in Svalbard on the role that sustainable tourism can play in ‘greening’ our economies.

2011

Cartographic support was provided to UNEP’s Billion Tree Campaign .