Biodiversity Protection
Beyond One led the project “Biodiversity Conservation in the Binational Mira and Mataje Rivers’ Basins”. An initiative aiming at enhancing biodiversity protection in an area shared between southwestern Colombia and northwestern Ecuador, where both the Chocó and Tropical Andes biodiversity hotspots converge. The project brought together a consortium of organizations, including NGOs, universities, and public research institutes, from both countries. Learn more about the project and its products in the links below.
SDGs & Spillover Effects
Sustainable Development Reports
The UNSDSN Sustainable Development Reports measure global progress towards the SDGs, including country profiles.
SDG-Spillover Effects
SDG-Spillover Effects (or simply SDG-Spillovers) refers to the influence that a country, region, or socio-economic unit has on another, directly or indirectly, in a way that contributes or undermines the latter’s efforts to achieve the SDGs (i.e., can be mapped to specific SDG-targets and/or SDG-indicators from the UN Global Indicator Framework).
SDSN & SDSN Andes
Beyond One is the secretariat of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network for the Andean Region (SDSN Andes). The regional chapter of the global UN SDSN that works under the auspices of the United Nations Secretary General to promote the implementatio of the Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030) and the Paris Climate Agreement.
The SDSN Networks in Action reports present the work of all SDSN networks, including SDSN Andes.
"Reflections" Collection
This collection of “reflections” brings the voices of important thinkers that help us reflect on the current crises and on sustainability (only available in Spanish)
Educational Material
The ideal of Sustainable Development/Sustainability
This video introduces the notion behind the ideal of “Sustainable Development” and “Sustainability”, including the different interpretations of these terms.
Principles, Goals and a brief history of Sustainable Development/Sustainability
This video provides an overview of the main international meetings and influential publications that have shaped the concepts of “Sustainable Development” and “Sustainability” and some of their underlying principles.
Introduction to complex systems
This video introduces the concept of complex systems, including complex adaptive systems and social-ecological systems.
Causal loop diagrams
This video provides a basic understanding of a methodology commonly used to draw and understand systems, including positive and negative feedback loops.
Challenges of global consumption and production
This video discusses some of the challenges associated with global supply chains and production networks in today’s global economy.
Zero emissions in universities
This video introduces the concept of zero emissions in the context of universities (in Spanish).
