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11-15 March 2019 . Nairobi. Fourth biennial United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) . The assembly focused on innovative solutions for environmental challenges and sustainable consumption and production .  Increasing numbers of consumers are aware of the importance of their consumption choices and care about environmental issues. For some, sustainable consumption means to purchase less, to select environmentally friendly products that are the result of fair trade or to share purchased goods. However, many do not translate their concerns into action as, for example, the purchase-decision making process is far more complicated and relies on social, political, economic and psychological factors, as well as on the price of the product. For people who want to pursue more sustainable living, in many cases, better options are not available, affordable, or effective. Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Consumption The multi-stakeholder dialogue provided an opportunity to discuss how p...

29 November 2018.  Brussels, Belgium. InfoPoint Lunchtime Conference:  "Linking research to policies and practices:experiences on pastoralism in Eastern Africa." Watch the video of the conference https://ec.europa.eu/europeaid/news-and-events/linking-research-policies-and-practices_en What recent policy processes are ongoing in the East African region promoting and securing rangelands and pastoralism and how can scientific research feed into these policy processes? This is the question this Infopoint lunch-conference aims to answer by focusing on East Africa and Ethiopia in particular. Join this interesting exchange between researchers and civil society representatives. Introduction: Willem Olthof , Deputy Head of Unit, DEVCO Unit C.1 – Rural Development, Food and Nutrition Security European Parliament, MEP Maria Heubuch , Greens/EFA Peter Ken Otieno - Technical Coordinator, RECONCILE, Kenya Francesco Staro - Anthropologist, University of Paris 8 - Saint Denis, France...