In a recent article published on the Brighter Green website, Stakeholder Forum Associate Isis Alvarez and co-author Mia MacDonald center the case of the megafarms in the Yucatán to explore two conference themes: MOTH (More-Than-Human Life) rights in practice and…
Informed by stakeholder consultations conducted by Stakeholder Forum's delegation at the Seventh Session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7), and produced by SF in partnership with the Civil Society Unit of UNEP and with the support of the European Commission, A Pocket Guide to Environment and Sustainable Development Governance – Third Edition is now available for download as a consolidated book, an introduction and 12 chapters.
You can now read SF’s most recent governance paper, ‘Lessons Learned from the BRS Conventions Synergies Process, Which Could Be Applied to the UNEP-Administered and Extended to Selected Other Biodiversity Conventions,’ by Craig Boljkovac, Hugo-Maria Schally, and Felix Dodds. The…
On 27 January 2026, Stakeholder Forum Fellow Branislava Balac spoke at this year’s United Nations ECOSOC Partnership Forum. The intervention focused on SDGs 7, 11, and 17—under review this year, where she emphasized the need to move from broad commitments…
SF’s newest opinion piece, ‘Trusting in Hope or Managing Disaster: UNEA 7, Human Rights and the Nobel Prizes’ by Jan-Gustav Strandenaes, Senior Advisor to Stakeholder Forum, is now available. With an introduction by Stakeholder Forum Director Irena Zubcevic, Mr. Strandenaes…
The Seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) was the basis for SF’s most recent initiative, ‘Enhance Civil Society and Other Stakeholder Engagement at UNEA7 and in the 2027 Review of the 2030 Agenda.’ It was delivered in…
On December 4th 2025 (09:30-11:00), Stakeholder Forum Fellow Felix Dodds conducted a capacity-building workshop for new stakeholder delegates – and those wishing for a refresher – on understanding UNEA and its processes, how to engage with government representatives, and how…
You can now read SF’s most recent governance paper, ‘Financing the Triple Planetary Crisis of Chemicals and Waste, Biodiversity and Climate Change,’ by Craig Boljkovac, Hugo-Maria Schally, Stacy Azores, Felix Dodds, Chris Spence, and Idil Boran. The UN’s reform effort,…
You can now read SF’s most recent governance paper, ‘Breaking the Deadlock – Ideas for Advancing a Global Treaty on Plastics Pollution,’ by Craig Boljkovac. After more than seven decades of almost unabated plastic production and use—particularly of single-use plastics—the…
SF is pleased to announce that a new memorandum of understanding (MOU) with UNEP has been agreed to, and that it will be in effect until the end of 2029. This collaboration will enable SF and UNEP to continue to…