IUCN is the world’s oldest and largest global environmental network - a democratic membership union with more than 1,000 government and NGO member organizations, and almost 11,000 volunteer scientists in more than 160 countries. IUCN’s work is supported by more than 1,000 professional staff in 45 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. Its headquarters are based in Gland, Switzerland.
IUCN’s work focuses on valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate, food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world, and brings governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice.
The IUCN EU Representative Office – IUCN Brussels
The IUCN Brussels Office is an out-posted Headquarters unit providing global services to the organization and vital linkages for IUCN (and its Members, National Committees, scientific Commissions and the global Secretariat) to key EU institutions and other public and private actors. The principal focus of the IUCN Office in Brussels is policy influencing and fundraising at the EU level.
http://www.iucn.org/european_union
One of the specific areas of work that will be part of the focus of this internship is the cooperation with local and regional governments for strengthening the awareness and implementation of Nature-based Solutions in urban planning and development. Nature-based solutions are solutions using ecosystems to address global challenges such as climate change, natural hazards, food security, or urban heat production.
Please note that an EU work permit is an essential requirement for this position.....
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