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[Video] Following the Money Short Film

1 July 2020
The global illegal wildlife trade is worth an estimated $7-23 billion a year billion every year, but these huge profits are seldom targeted. The new EIA report 'Money Trails - Identifying financial flows linked to wildlife trafficking' looks at the current state of play and makes the case for using…

FATF Report: Money Laundering and the Illegal Wildlife Trade June 2020

30 June 2020
The report highlights that jurisdictions should view the proceeds generated by IWT as a global threat, rather than as a problem only for those jurisdictions where wildlife is illegally harvested, transited, or sold. In particular, criminals are frequently misusing the legitimate wildlife trade, as…

High Speed Rail and Spatial Scenarios for Europe 2050

26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the likely impacts of high-speed rail projects on spatial development in Europe based on the ESPON project ET2050 (Territorial Scenarios and Visions for Europe) conducted in 2011-2014. The objective of the ESPON project was to develop a vision of the spatial structure…

HSR, Accessibility and Regional Economy in Japan

26 June 2020
This presentation illustrated the regional accessibility and economic impacts of high speed rail (HSR) development in Japan since its inception in 1964. Comparison of the case of Japanese HSR impacts were also made with that of European case presented in the main presentation of this webinar to…

Jumpstarting the community-led project in Yangon

26 June 2020

ESCAP’s Methodology for Integration of the SDGs into National Planning and Application to SDG 6 (Water and Sanitation)

23 June 2020
This presentation presented some key statistics and trends on water resources in Asia and the Pacific, some systems observations related to water, and the crucial role that water plays in ensuring the provisioning of ecological services. She also emphasized the importance of governance, scientific…

Introduction to air quality monitoring instruments

19 June 2020

Geospatial tools for biodiversity and ecosystem assessment

18 June 2020

“Growing” Low Cost Engineered Barrier Reefs for Coastal Protection and Beach Restoration & Erosion Control

17 June 2020
Coral reefs protect against natural hazards by reducing wave energy by an average of 97%. Reef crests alone dissipate up to 86% of this energy. Mineral Accretion Technology, which is more than 40 years old, can be used to grow protective barrier reefs using pre-fabricated steel structures and low-…

Strengthening Urban Resilience: Integrating Inclusive Infrastructure, Energy, Climate and Health Systems

16 June 2020
In our response strategies to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are effectively undertaking a massive experiment where we disrupt our entire economy and how we work and live within it. This has implications for our health and infrastructure, as well as gender equity and social inclusion (GESI) linkages.…