This engaging six-week online course will focus on harnessing circular economy principles and systems-based approaches to explore ways in which we can redesign our systems, products and services to allow us to achieve a sustainable living for all, within planetary limits.

On 15 September (9am EDT & 1pm GMT), join the African Circular Economy Alliance (ACEA) and Circular Economy Coalition for Latin America & the Caribbean for the virtual event Regional deep dive: Africa and Latin America and the Caribbean joining forces for circularity, held on the margins of the 2021 World Circular Economy Forum.

On 23-27 August 2021, the Stockholm International Water Institute (SIWI) is hosting World Water Week.

On 7 September 2021, the Natural Capital Project and Stanford University are hosting a webinar on "Bringing the Value of Nature into the Economic Mainstream".

On 25-27 October 2021, the Global Green Growth Week virtual conference feature high-level panel discussions, keynote speeches, interactive sessions and debates that will highlight examples of solutions and best practices to green COVID-19 recovery and advance global efforts to build back better.

To build ambitions and mobilize action for protecting Africa’s natural assets, the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) is hosting the high-level event, "The Value of Nature in Africa."

The International Resource Panel (IRP) and the UNEP Regional Office for West Asia have organized a consultation in partnership with the ‘Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals’ (GO4SDGs) initiative to hear from critical regional stakeholders who work on sustainable resource management, resource efficiency, and sustainable consumption and production.

The AfDB and GGKP virtual launch of the Natural Capital for African Development Finance (NC4-ADF) programme for mainstreaming natural capital approaches in African infrastructure finance projects.

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The Global Opportunities for Sustainable Development Goals (GO4SDGs) initiative aims to support regional and local efforts to improve resource efficiency for an inclusive and resilient recovery.

On 3-11 September 2021, the International Union for Conservation of Nature is hosting the IUCN World Conservation Congress. The first hybrid in-person and virtual environmental event since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the meeting will drive action on nature-based recovery, climate change and biodiversity post-2020.