Publication Name

4. Launch of the online version of the report Towards a Green Economy - Pathways to

Sustainable Development and Poverty Eradication at the meeting of UNEP’s Gov-

erning Council of UNEP, 21 February in Nairobi. A local launch was also organized

in Arendal, Norway.

5. Launch of the report Green Hills, Blue Cities: An Ecosystems Approach to Water

Resource Management for African Cities on World Water Day, 21 March 2011, in

Cape Town, South Africa.

6. Launch of the report Orangutans and the Economics of Sustainable Forest Man-

agement in Sumatra (English and Bahasa Indonesian editions) at a press confer-

ence hosted by the Indonesian Ministry of Forestry. )

7. Launch of the report Living Planet: Connected Planet – Preventing the End of the

World’s Wildlife Migrations through Ecological Networks at the 10th Meeting of the

Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Migratory Species (CMS), 21 No-

vember, Bergen, Norway.

8. UNFCCC COP 17 – Support was provided to the Many Strong Voices Programme

in the preparation of the exhibition Portraits of Resilience (29 November – 03 De-

cember at the Durban Museum of Natural Science), as well as the preparation of

six different postcards that were distributed during the COP.

9. Launch of the report Women at the Frontlines of Climate Change at a side event

on Adaptation to Climate Change in the Hindu Kush Himalaya at the 17th Confer-

ence of Parties to the UNFCCC, 06 December, Durban, South Africa.

10. Launch of UNEP’s Blue and REDD Carbon App at the Eye on the Earth Summit,

12-15 December, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Photo documentation support

also provided to the UNEP Pavilion.

• Support to UNEP in disseminating UNEP Press Releases to Scandinavian media

• Support to UNEP in disseminating environmental information and resources through

the GRID-Arendal website, the GRID-Arendal Maps and Graphics library, the GRID-

Arendal Photo library, and Earthwire.

Collaborating with partners:

UNEP, the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) Working Group of the Arctic Council, Uganda Wildlife Society, Center for International Climate

and Environmental Research – Oslo (CICERO), International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD), Korea International Cooperation Agency, Rwanda Environment

Management Authority, Department of Environmental Affairs of South Africa, INTERPOL, AGIP KCO, Environment Agency - Abu Dhabi

Countries/regions assisted:

Global