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The EU-funded EKLIPSE Project has issued four open calls: Call for knowledge requests from the policy community; Call for Nominations for Members of the EKLIPSE Knowledge Coordination Body; Call for the organisation of capacity building events linked to the Science-Policy-Society interface regarding biodiversity, ecosystem services and related challenges; Call for peer review on a methodological protocol for supporting SME's in the EU food and beverage sector to improve their environmental performance.

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) has issued an invitation to outstanding early-career experts to participate as authors in an IPBES assessment through the IPBES fellowship programme.

Youth from all over the world can apply until 31 August 2018 for the 2018 Global Youth Video Competition. The initiative, which is in its 4th edition, aims to highlight, through videos, climate action being taken by youth.

On 13-14 March 2018, partners of the Green-win project met stakeholders from around the world at Casa Convalescència of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain) for the final conference of the project on Actions for climate: Narratives, win-win solutions and climate finance.

Economics for Nature is a six year programme focused on ensuring that nature has a voice in economic and planning processes. The GGKP is part of the core team alongside the Green Economy Coalition (GEC), The Scottish Wildlife Trust, Finance Watch and WWF-France.

The Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC) and Festival for the Earth have launched the 2018 Best Climate Solutions Award for innovative projects and ideas to communicate climate change in education, advocacy and media production.

CLARA (Climate forecast enabled knowledge services) - a Horizon 2020-funded innovation action - has issued an open call for participation in the Multi-User Forum established in the context of the CLARA H2020 innovation action.

The UN Environment Inquiry into the Design of a Sustainable Financial System has launched its final global report, Making Waves: Aligning the Financial System with Sustainable Development. The report highlights opportunities to align the financial system with sustainable development, as well as pathways to success.

The Regional Environmental Centre for Сentral Asia (CAREC) Launches Student Research Competition on Sustainable Resource Management in Central Asia and Afghanistan. The deadline to apply is 25 May 25 2018.

A new working paper from the GGKP Working Group on Behavioural Insights outlines steps that decision makers can take to ensure effective planning of behavioural interventions for green growth and presents case studies on initiatives that aim to achieve behaviour change in sustainable consumption and resource use.