Environment is one of the three pillars of sustainable
development. The Agenda 2030 and accompanying Sustainable Development Goals
have a strong environmental component and recognize the importance of properly
managing environmental assets for the benefit of current and future generations
in a equitable manner. Furthermore, the SDGs call for regular reporting of
indicators on many environmental topics such as biodiversity, energy,
ecosystem, oceans, land, sustainable consumption and production, water and
waste.
To support the implementation of the 2030 Agenda and to more
broadly build capacity in countries for the compilation of environmentally
related data, UNSIAP in collaboration with partners, continues to expand the
number of e-learning courses on environment statistics, accounts and
indicators. An introductory course on the System of Environmental Economic
Accounting is available; a course on Energy Statistics and Accounts will be
available in the second half of 2020. We encourage you to visit our platform on
a regular basis to see what new courses are available.