🌱 Plant-based fibres, including flax & hemp account for 5% of the global fibre market (excluding cotton and wood-based fibres). When cultivated responsibly, they can offer a significantly lower environmental impact than cotton or wool.
📌 Find out more: https://zoinet.org/product/unccd-fashion-land/

We have just launched these products for the #WesternBalkans Climate Proofing Platform, which consider the effects of ClimateChange on tourism and also include a regional climate change map and a country-by-country report for stakeholders. zoinet.org/product/wb-climate-proof...

Fashion & Land. Unravelling the Environmental Impact of Fibres | Zoï Environment Network This report for the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification examines the land degradation and other environmental costs of the fashion industry. It considers the high natural resource use associated with natural fibres and the microplastic pollution of synthetics, and identifies solutions that promote environmental stewardship. The scroll provides a synthesis of the information found […]

Did you know that unsustainable wool production can contribute to #deforestation, #pollution, and #MethaneEmissions? 💡 But better practices can reduce these impacts. Learn about the links between #wool and #sustainability in this report for the UNCCD:
https://zoinet.org/product/unccd-fashion-land/

Today is #ZeroWasteDay!♻️

See our latest products on #pollution awareness and clean-up initiatives in the #WesternBalkans, including a description of the South-East European Sub-Regional Platform to Beat Pollution (SEEPP) and a video highlighting their activities.👉 https://zoinet.org/product/seepp/

🎉 This year we celebrate 35 years of the #EspooConvention! ✨ Read (and share) the illustrated guide of the ESPOO Convention and its Protocol produced for the OSCE in 2021, and now available in even more languages!
📌Check it out on our website: https://zoinet.org/product/espoo-cartoons/

Enhancing the Visibility of Climate Services and Information in Central Asia | Zoï Environment Network In 2018—2019, Zoï collaborated with the World Bank to raise awareness of national hydrometeorological services and their information products. Supported by the Global Facility for Disaster Risk Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR), this assignment aimed to inform the public and various weather-sensitive sectors about the range of available information products and how and where to use […]

This #WorldMetDay reminds us that observations only become resilience when people know how to act on them. Discover our work to enhance the visibility of climate services and hydromet information: zoinet.org/enhancing-the-visibility...

Every year, the ALPS Museum hosts a conference to sharing ideas, projects, and research about mountains. This year, Zoï Johanna will participate in a discussion w/ Living Lands, BergAb and Extremes (WSL Umweltforschung).

📌 https://alps.museum/en/networking-conference-2026

📷 Lois Hechenblaikner

In conflict situations, environmental damage may be less visible than human suffering, but the two are deeply connected. Since 2014, Zoï has been working to bring #EnvironmentalImpacts into focus in #Ukraine.
📌 zoinet.org/environmental-damage-and...

Have you checked out our brochure "Green recovery of the Black Sea"? It offers an illustrated look at the #BlackSea environment before and during the war in #Ukraine, and suggests priorities for a post-war recovery. Download and read it here 👉 https://zoinet.org/product/green-recovery-black-sea/

💻 Zoï makes environmental information as accessible as possible. 🤝We work with partners to create innovative information products and ensure access. Visit our website to see our latest products: https://zoinet.org/products/

🦎🎉Today is #WorldWildlifeDay!

📖 To mark the date, we invite you to read our report created together with the OSCE.
Understand 🚨the threats that put species and ecosystems at risk and 🤝how governments and communities can work together for conservation: https://zoinet.org/product/osce-cites-ca/

The Minamata Convention on Mercury Gender Action Plan provides a blueprint for actions to promote #GenderEquality, supporting and advancing a gender-responsive implementation of the #MinamataConvention.

👉 See a series of visuals for the Convention: https://zoinet.org/product/minamata-gender/

The IOM - UN Migration Atlas of Environmental Migration (2017) featuring Zoï maps was the first-of-its-kind to explore #ClimateChange and #HumanMobility. Last year, one of Zoï's map was featured in the #DiagramsExhibition at the Fondazione Prada.
👉 https://zoinet.org/product/env-migration-atlas/

🦎In two weeks, we will celebrate #WorldWildlifeDay! 🎉The date marks the signature of the #CITES in 1973.
Visit our website to learn how we support the CITES Secretariat: zoinet.org/protecting-flora-and-fau...

⛰️ In 2025, we marked the #IYGP2025 with a series of initiatives. Some of them are highlighted in the Adaptation at Altitude Knowledge Network PDF scroll designed by Zoï.
👉 https://zoinet.org/product/aaa-2025-scroll/

#GlaciersMatter

Some of Zoï's projects and activities do not always get included in our dissemination plans. That's why, a few months ago, we launched on our website a space to bring together short texts about Zoï's projects, activities & curiosities.

👀 Have you checked it out yet? https://zoinet.org/activities/

Pictured: Zoï graduate, Mazen Daghash, on behalf of the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture presents the results of Zoï-UNEP support to Saudi Arabia to-date.

Zoï's Viktor and Nickolai were in Riyadh for the 2nd workshop to advance the preparation of the Saudi EPI narrative indicator report. The mission is part of the project launched in 2020, in collaboration with the UN Environment Programme and the Saudi Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture.

🗺️ Have you seen the Zoï map of #Ukraine’s resources?

It shows the distribution of #RareEarths and other critical #minerals across the country, highlighting which deposits are currently being extracted.

🔗Fin it on our website: zoinet.org/product/ukraine-critical...

We were saddened to learn that Alex Kirby, our friend and longtime board member, had passed away in Lewes, England, at age 86. Zoï’s Otto Simonett and Nickolai Denisov have shared a tribute to Alex on our website. Read it here: https://zoinet.org/why-we-liked-alex-kirby/

With UNECE, Zoï has developed new materials to help users of the Industrial Accidents Notification (#IAN) System navigate an online platform, report transboundary industrial accidents, and request assistance from other countries.

Find it here: https://zoinet.org/product/unece-ian-system/

#JobAlert! 📢

Zoï is looking for a Finance and Administration Officer (50%), starting on 15 May 2026, based at our Geneva-Châtelaine office.

👉 Interested? Find the details and application information here: https://zoinet.org/vacancies/

#Hiring #JobSearch #FinanceJobs #AccountingJobs #Recruitment

💧 Réseau Brief Nr. 9 is now on Zoï website! In this brief, SDC draws on its experience at the national and transboundary levels to report on strategies for #sustainable #GroundwaterManagement. Read it here 👉 https://zoinet.org/product/reseau-brief-9/

📸 To mark the #ForestDay, @FAO is inviting photographers from around the world to share images showing how #forests support economies and livelihoods!

❗Deadline: 15 February 2026 at 12:00 CET.

👉 More information: www.fao.org/international-day-of-for...

Ten years after the publication of “Drones in Humanitarian Action”, Zoï revisited the report in conversation with Denise Soesilo, co-author, expert in #drone operations and Co-Founder at Outsight International. 📌 Read it here: https://bit.ly/4r5ra8s

InforMEA E-Learning | Zoï Environment Network These promotional materials for InforMEA e-learning courses on gender, environment and trade, ocean governance, and marine litter and plastic pollution provide synopses of course content, and direct readers to websites for further information. Visit the SDG 14 E-Learning course here. Visit the Marine Little and Plastic Pollution E-Learning course here. Visit the Gender E-Learning course here. Visit […]

Great news! 🎉 The BBNJ Agreement officially entered into force on 17 January!

Have you seen Zoï's flyer for the InforMEA Introductory Course on the #BBNJ Agreement launched during the UN Ocean Conference last year? 🪸 https://zoinet.org/product/informea-elearning/

#HighSeasTreaty #60ToGlobal

🌱 #NbS can reduce disaster risks while supporting biodiversity, water, soils, and livelihoods. But unclear expectations can limit their impact. ✅ This new publication offers practical guidance for implementing NbS effectively: zoinet.org/product/nbs-principles-r...

Would you like to be part of our team?

Zoï is looking for a Finance and Administration Officer (50%) from 15 May 2026, working from our Geneva-Châtelaine office.

If you are interested, you can find all the details here: zoinet.org/vacancies/

#ICYMI: Read Otto's Glacier Story to celebrate the #IYGP2025 with Adaptation at Altitude -- A touching reflection on mountain ice, changes, and loss: adaptationataltitude.org/knowledge-base/article/g...

⚠️ #AirPollution is one of the world’s leading environmental health risks, affecting both people and ecosystems. If you want to learn more, explore the products Zoï has developed in recent years on air pollution and related environmental challenges on our website: https://ow.ly/trKr50WP0QX