Goal 17: Partnership for the goals

Highlights from RELX SDG Inspiration Day 2026

Background of multiple screenshots from RELX SDG Inspiration Day with title "Catch up on the highlights from RELX SDG Inspiraton Day 2026"

More than 1,100 people from around the world joined the twelfth edition of RELX SDG Inspiration Day: Countdown for the Environment: Climate Action to Advance the SDGs, held virtually on 4 June 2026. Bringing together participants from across business, academia, civil society, government and international organisations, the annual event provided a platform to explore solutions, share insights and accelerate progress towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Watch the highlights and session recordings to discover the insights, ideas and inspiration from this year's event.

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Features

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Event; Climate Action; Climate Change; Climate Resilience, Global

Appointing the next UN Secretary-General

RELX

Image of four candidates for next UN Secretary General role

Who should be the next leader of the UN? Hear from candidates standing to be the next Secretary-General and help shape the conversation.

May 2026

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Events

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united nations; Event, Europe

International Day for Biological Diversity 2026

Elsevier

International Day for Biological Diversity 2026, celebrated under the theme “Acting locally for global impact”, highlights how local actions and community-led efforts can drive meaningful global pr

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Special collections

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Biodiversity and ecosystems; Sustainable consumption and production; Education, Global

Climate-smart forestry: Strategies, policies, and technologies for enhancing climate change mitigation and ecosystem sustainability

Elsevier, Climate Smart Agriculture, Volume 3, May 2026

This article reviews climate-smart forestry (CSF) as an integrated approach that combines climate mitigation and adaptation strategies in forest management while balancing ecological, economic, and social objectives. It examines key implementation strategies, policy frameworks, and challenges in adopting CSF practices globally to enhance forest resilience and carbon sequestration.

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Articles

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Climate Change; Health and wellbeing, Global

Navigating the policy landscape for managed aquifer recharge and reclaimed water use in Europe

Elsevier, Water Research X, Volume 31, 1 May 2026

The paper finds that managed aquifer recharge (MAR) is a promising strategy for sustainable groundwater management but is not clearly addressed within existing EU water policies, creating legal and administrative barriers. It recommends policy reforms to explicitly recognize MAR, harmonize regulations, and improve monitoring, licensing, and the use of reclaimed water across Member States.

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Articles

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Climate Change, Global

Climate change and sustainable healthcare practices in nursing: A multi-country exploratory online survey

Elsevier, Journal of Climate Change and Health, Volume 29, May - June 2026

Introduction: Healthcare systems are responding to the immediate and long-term impacts of climate change by providing care, and implementing carbon reduction initiatives.

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Articles

Both energy transition and external financial support are vital in stimulating global biodiversity conservation

Elsevier, iScience, Volume 29, 20 March 2026

Analysis on the link between biodiversity conservation, energy transition, and external financial support

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Articles

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Biodiversity and ecosystems, Global

EU Mass balance accounting under the SUPD

ICIS

Join Mark Victory, Senior Editor, Recycling at ICIS as he asks Valentijn De Neve, CEO of BlueAlp and president of industry association Chemical Recycling Europe, and Egor Dementev, ICIS EMEA recycling analytics team lead about mass balance accounting and the future of the chemical recycling industry following the publishing of the Single Use Plastic Directive implementing act.