Environmental Knowledge for Change

GRID-Arendal is a collaborating centre of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).  Established  in 1989  by the Government of Norway as a Norwegian Foundation, our mission is to communicate environmental information to policy-makers and facilitate environmental decision-making for change.  We are located in Arendal, Southern Norway, with outposted offices in Geneva, Ottawa and Stockholm.

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Nature-Based Enterprises Can Help Rural Poor Adapt to Environmental Threats
BARCELONA, SPAIN, October 8, 2008 – Expanding nature-based enterprises can increase income for the world’s rural poor. This approach, as outlined in the latest World Resources Report 2008, can also develop the rural poor’s resilience to social and en...
Wednesday 08 Oct 2008
Children Artists Join Forces with the UN to Combat Climate Change
New York/Nairobi – Paint for the Planet Exhibit and Auction Comes to New York on 23 October. Young artists from around the world are lending their support to global efforts to combat climate change through Paint for the Planet, an exhibit and auctio...
Tuesday 07 Oct 2008

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