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About Sustainable Development Policy & Practice

Sustainable Development Policy & Practice is a knowledgebase of activities contributing to international sustainable development policy. It was launched in December 2010 by the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Reporting Services, which manages and is fully responsible for the content posted on Sustainable Development Policy & Practice. Information on United Nations activities is provided in cooperation with the UN system agencies, funds and programmes through the United Nations System Chief Executives Board for Coordination (UN CEB) Secretariat.

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Funding for Sustainable Development Policy & Practice has been provided by Germany's Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) and European Union (EU)

The Sustainable Development Policy & Practice Icon

The icon for Sustainable Development Policy & Practice plays off the icons of IISD RS' other knowledgebases – Climate Change Policy & Practice, Biodiversity Policy & Practice, and SIDS Policy & Practice – by using the shape of a globe, but segmenting it into three sections to represent the three pillars of sustainable development. The leaf represents environmental protection, the cogwheel represents economic development, and the human faces represent social development. Each segment flows into the next, conveying the connections among the pillars, and when arranged together, they form a whole. The colors used in the icon - gold for sunshine, green for the natural world, and blue for water - reflect recognized images of sustainable development. The icon was created by Canadian graphic designer Joanne Laval.

The Sustainable Development Policy & Practice Team

The Sustainable Development Policy & Practice team of the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD) Reporting Services brings you news and information on the activities following up on the 2012 UN Conference on Sustainable Development (UNCSD, also referred to as Rio+20). The team of highly-qualified experts regularly updates the Sustainable Development Policy & Practice website (uncsd.iisd.org/) and produces the UNCSD Update, which contains the latest stories posted to Sustainable Development Policy & Practice, along with guest articles written by the Heads of UN and other intergovernmental bodies, and IISD RS SD Policy Updates.

Langston James "Kimo" Goree VI

Vice President and UN Liaison, IISD RS (US)

Lynn Wagner, Ph.D.

Manager, Knowledge Management Projects, and Thematic Expert on Desertification and Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (US)

Faye Leone

Content Editor and Thematic Expert for UN Secretariat, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (US)

Diego Noguera

Digital Manager and Online Editor, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Colombia)

Angeles Estrada Vigil

Online Editor, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Argentina)

Brad Vincelette

Web Software Developer, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Canada)

Soledad Aguilar, LL.M

Thematic Expert on Trade and Investment, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Argentina)

Tomilola Akanle

Thematic Expert on Capacity Building and Education, and Industry/Industrial Development, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Nigeria)

Asheline Appleton, LL.M

Thematic Expert on Adaptation, Mitigation, Biodiversity, and Forests, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Kenya)

Melanie Ashton

Thematic Expert on Chemicals Management, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Australia)

Alice Bisiaux, LL.M

Thematic Expert on Oceans, Coasts, and Freshwater, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Spain)

Leonie Gordon

Thematic Expert on Biodiversity - Conservation and Sustainable Use, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (UK)

Aaron Leopold

Thematic Expert For Energy and Transport, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Germany)

Stefan Jungcurt, Ph.D.

Thematic Expert on Biodiversity, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Germany)

Tanya Rosen

Thematic Expert on Biodiversity and Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Italy/Yugoslavia/US)

Matt Sommerville

Thematic Expert for Adaptation, Forests, Agriculture, Food Security, Science, Assessment and Monitoring, and Finance, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (US)

Elsa Tsioumani, LL.M

Thematic Expert on Biodiversity, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Greece)

Anna Schulz, LL.M.

Thematic Expert for International Organizations, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (US)

Bo-Alex Fredvik

Thematic Expert for Energy Organizations and Institutions, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Brazil/Canada)

Catherine Benson

Thematic Expert for Human Development and Human Settlements, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (US)

Chad Monfreda

Thematic Expert for Sustainable Energy, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (US)

Cherelle Jackson

Thematic Expert for South Pacific SIDS, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice (Samoa)

Delia Paul

Thematic Expert for Poverty Reduction, Rights and Governance, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Malaysia)

Eugenia Recio, MPhil

Thematic Expert for Climate Change Negotiations/UNFCCC, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Argentina/Spain)

Jaime Webbe

Thematic Expert for Forests, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Canada)

Joanna Dafoe

Thematic Expert for Transportation, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Canada)

Kate Harris

Thematic Expert, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Canada)

Kate Louw

Thematic Expert for Africa, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (South Africa)

Kate Offerdahl

Thematic Expert for UN General Assembly and UN Secretariat, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (US)

Keith Ripley

Thematic Expert for Latin America and the Caribbean (US)

Lauren Anderson

Content Editor for Biodiversity, Land and Forests, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (US)

Leila Mead

Nathalie Risse

Thematic Expert for UN General Assembly and UN Secretariat, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Canada)

Nicole de Paula

Thematic Expert for International Financial Institutions, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Brazil)

Stefan Renckens

Thematic Expert on Energy Organizations and Institutions, Sustainable Development Policy & Practice / IISD RS (Belgium)