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S takeholder Forum for a Sustainable Future is pleased to announce that Alexander Juras is the organization’s new Chairperson, effective 1 May 2024. by Charles Nouhan The SF Board, Fellows, and Associates feel incredibly fortunate to have Mr. Juras work with us in the coming years, leveraging his wealth of experience to drive sustainability initiatives forward. Alexander Juras began his career as a Research Fellow at the Institute for European Environmental Policy in Bonn, where he dedicated five years (1987 – 1992) to researching environmental protection in transboundary contexts and the role of environmental civil society in Central and Eastern Europe. Notably, he authored the first comprehensive Directory of Non-governmental Organisations in the region. In 1992, Juras transitioned to the newly established Regional Environmental Center for Central and Eastern Europe (REC) in Budapest, marking the beginning of a thirteen-year tenure. Rising through various roles, he eventually ass...

Available on pre-order new book Environmental Lobbying at the United Nations: A Guide to Protecting Our Planet

January 27, 2025

Avilable on pre-order - Chris Spence and my new book - Environmental Lobbying at the United Nations: A Guide to Protecting Our Planet - a must for all stakeholders engaged in the UN. This book provides a step-by-step, insiders’ guide on how to lobby and engage successfully at the United Nations. It reveals how the United Nations, which plays such a key role on issues from climate change to pollution of our air, land and sea, really works. In a world of rapid climate change, a flood of forever chemicals and plastic pollution, and the extinction of so much wildlife around the world, we need the convening power of the United Nations now more than ever. What’s more, we need individuals and organisations dedicated to making sure the United Nations has the most positive impact it can. And yet, global diplomacy can be dauntingly challenging and complex. Drawing on the authors' combined sixty years’ professional experience of the United Nations system, this book contains essen...

Welcome to Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy, a podcast - Hero of Kyoto: The Kyoto Protocol Raúl Estrada-Oyuela,

November 01, 2024

Welcome to Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage ,($25 on Amazon) a podcast dedicated to exploring the inspiring stories of individuals who have shaped the global environmental movement. Drawing from the book Heroes of Environmental Diplomacy: Profiles in Courage, edited by Felix Dodds and Chris Spence, each episode highlights the remarkable contributions of leaders who have fought for sustainable development, protected vital ecosystems, and navigated complex political landscapes. This podcast is produced by Sustainable Society Cafe. In this episode , we explore the story of Raúl Estrada-Oyuela , the Argentinian diplomat who played a pivotal role in global climate policy by leading the negotiations for the Kyoto Protocol. We'll start with the tense final moments of the Kyoto negotiations, where Estrada's leadership helped secure an ambitious, unanimous agreement to curb greenhouse gas emissions—despite deep divisions among countries. We then take a s...