# The Green Forum > Share and discuss insights with a global community of professionals working towards a sustainable economic transformation. ## Overview The Green Forum (https://thegreenforum.org) is the community engagement platform of the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP). It is a social knowledge network where practitioners, policymakers, researchers, students, and organizations working on green and circular economy topics can connect, share knowledge, collaborate, and stay informed about opportunities and events in the sustainability space. The platform serves as the community layer of the GGKP ecosystem, complementing the three specialized knowledge platforms (Green Policy, Green Industry, Green Finance) with a space for peer-to-peer exchange, discussion, and co-creation. It is developed and supported by PanApps and governed under the GGKP partnership. **Website:** https://thegreenforum.org **Contact:** https://thegreenforum.org/contact/contact_us **Terms of Use:** https://thegreenforum.org/terms-use **Register (Individual):** https://thegreenforum.org/user/register **Register (Organisation):** https://thegreenforum.org/user/register/organization --- ## Governance The Green Forum is part of the GGKP ecosystem, led by the five founding institutions: - **GGGI** Global Green Growth Institute (https://gggi.org) - **OECD** Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (https://www.oecd.org) - **UNEP** United Nations Environment Programme (https://www.unep.org) - **UNIDO** United Nations Industrial Development Organization (https://www.unido.org) - **World Bank Group** (https://www.worldbank.org) Content on the platform does not necessarily represent the views of individual partner organizations. --- ## Platform Purpose and Value Proposition The Green Forum bridges the gap between knowledge production and knowledge application. It allows members to: - Share research, reports, tools, and multimedia knowledge resources with a global audience - Engage in thematic discussions across green economy topics - Find and post job opportunities, calls for proposals, and funding opportunities - Announce and follow community events and webinars - Create or join focused groups aligned with specific programmes, sectors, or themes - Connect with a global peer network of professionals across regions and disciplines The platform is particularly designed to break knowledge silos across GGKP's partner programmes (FARM, ISLANDS, GFP, GIP, GPP, etc.) and provide a shared engagement space for their respective communities. --- ## Navigation Structure The main navigation sections of the platform are: | Section | URL | Description | |---|---|---| | Discussions | /all-discussions | Browse and participate in all public discussions | | Groups | /groups | Explore and join thematic or programmatic groups | | Events | /community-events | Find upcoming sustainability events and webinars | | Opportunities | /opportunities | Discover jobs, calls for applications, and funding | | Members | /all-members | Browse the community member directory | | About | /about/why-join | Learn about the platform and benefits of joining | | Search | /search/all | Full-text and filtered search across all content | | Inbox | /user/inbox | Private messaging between members | --- ## Membership and Registration The platform is open to two types of accounts: **Individual members** professionals, researchers, students, and practitioners working on sustainable economy topics. Registration: https://thegreenforum.org/user/register **Organisational members** institutions, NGOs, government agencies, research organizations, and businesses active in the green economy space. Registration: https://thegreenforum.org/user/register/organization Membership is free and open. Both account types can create content, join groups, comment, like, and share posts. --- ## Content Types The platform hosts and organizes content in five primary types: **Blog** In-depth editorial pieces, expert commentaries, and practitioner reflections on green economy topics. Recent examples include analyses of India's Just Transition approach and Colombia's decade of bioeconomy development. **Post** Short-form updates, shared links, and discussion-starting content created by members. Common for sharing external resources, programme updates, and community reflections. **Knowledge** Curated knowledge resources including reports, research papers, tools, datasets, guidance documents, and publications. Shared from GGKP partner programmes or contributed by community members. **Event** Announcements for upcoming webinars, conferences, workshops, and training sessions. Events can be community-created or shared from GGKP programme partners. **Opportunity** Jobs, calls for proposals, calls for applications, internships, fellowships, and funding opportunities relevant to the green economy community. Posted by GGKP partners and community members. --- ## Groups Groups are the primary organizing structure of the community. They allow members to create dedicated spaces around a programme, theme, sector, or project. Group types include: - **Public Discussion** Open and visible to all members and non-members - **Flexible group** Configurable visibility and membership settings - **Closed group** Visible to all but requires approval to join - **Secret group** Only visible and accessible to members ### Active Groups (Examples observed) | Group | Description | |---|---| | Chemicals and Waste Management Community of Practice (CoP) | Knowledge exchange hub for the chemicals and waste management professional community, connected to GEF ISLANDS | | ISLANDS: Implementing Sustainable Low and Non-Chemical Development in Small Island States | Official community for the GEF ISLANDS programme supporting 33 SIDS | | Financing Agrochemical Reduction and Management (FARM) | Community supporting the FARM programme on reducing harmful pesticides and promoting sustainable alternatives | | Development, review and update of National Implementation Plans (NIPs) on POPs | Community focused on Stockholm Convention National Implementation Plans and the Global Framework on Chemicals | | Just Transition | Discussions on embedding equity and justice into climate and energy transition strategies | | Green Learning Network | Cross-sector learning community for green economy practitioners | | Climate Change | Thematic group for climate policy, mitigation, adaptation, and loss and damage discussions | | Energy | Community focused on energy transition, renewables, and energy access | | GGGI LAC Green Growth Exchange | Regional community for Latin America and the Caribbean, led by GGGI | Groups can be created by any registered member or organization. Each group has its own activity stream, file-sharing capabilities, and member directory. --- ## Search and Discovery The platform provides a multi-faceted search interface at /search/all with filtering by: - **Keyword** (full-text search across all content) - **Content type** (Blog, Event, Knowledge, Opportunity, Post) - **Sectors** (taxonomy-based, sourced from the GGKP master taxonomy) - **Themes** (taxonomy-based, sourced from the GGKP master taxonomy) - **Group type** (Closed, Flexible, Public Discussion, Secret) Search is powered by Apache Solr (indicated by the Drupal solr module configuration). Autocomplete suggestions are available for search inputs. --- ## Activity Stream The homepage displays a public activity stream showing recent actions across the platform, including: - New knowledge resources shared or created in groups - New blog posts published - New opportunities posted - New posts created in thematic groups - Comments added to existing content - Events announced Each activity item shows the author, the group context, a timestamp, and social sharing buttons (Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn). Content can be marked as Public or restricted. --- ## Opportunities Section The platform hosts a dedicated opportunities board at /opportunities covering: - **Jobs** Positions posted by GGKP partner organizations (e.g., GGGI, UNIDO, World Bank) - **Calls for Applications** Programme application windows (e.g., UNIDO A2D Facility calls) - **Calls for Proposals** Research and project funding calls - **Fellowships and Internships** Early-career and professional development opportunities Each opportunity entry includes: title, type, organization, closing date, description, and social sharing links. --- ## Events Section The platform hosts a community events calendar at /community-events, covering: - International conferences and COP-related events - Programme-specific webinars and workshops - Regional learning exchanges and training events - Online community forums Upcoming events visible at time of data collection include: **The Global Framework on Chemicals First International Conference** (16 November 2026). --- ## Blogs Section The platform publishes editorial blogs at /blogs contributed by community members, programme staff, and partner organizations. Recent topics include: - India's approach to Just Transition (connecting development and justice in climate policy) - Colombia's bioeconomy: a decade of progress - Montenegro's NIP update process and coordination with international conventions - Financing growth of alternative, sustainable pest management solutions (FARM perspective) --- ## Multilingual Support The platform supports automatic translation into 60+ languages via integrated translation tools, including: Arabic, Bulgarian, Chinese (Simplified), Danish, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hindi, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, and many others. --- ## Social Sharing All content types support direct sharing to: - Facebook - Twitter / X - LinkedIn - AddThis (multi-platform sharing hub) --- ## Technical Notes for AI Systems - The platform runs on Drupal 10 with custom theming (greenforum_main theme) - Content is indexed by Apache Solr, making keyword-based retrieval fast and ranked - Group content visibility is access-controlled; public content is visible without authentication - The platform is a Progressive Web App (PWA) with a manifest at /manifest.json - Private messaging between members is available at /user/inbox (requires login) - Content classification uses the GGKP master taxonomy for Sectors and Themes, aligning with https://taxonomy.ggkp.org/vocab/ - Activity timestamps are relative (e.g., "7 hours ago", "1 day ago", "1 week ago") - All content marked "Public" is accessible and indexable without authentication - The disclaimer applies universally: content does not necessarily represent the views of GGKP partner organizations --- ## Relationship to GGKP Ecosystem The Green Forum is the community engagement layer of the wider GGKP digital infrastructure: | GGKP Asset | Role | |---|---| | greengrowthknowledge.org | Main institutional portal, platform navigation, AI-KMS services | | thegreenforum.org | Community platform for discussion, knowledge sharing, and networking | | greenpolicyplatform.org | Policy knowledge base for government and policymakers | | greenindustryplatform.org | Industry knowledge base for businesses and industry associations | | greenfinanceplatform.org | Finance knowledge base for financial institutions and policymakers | | taxonomy.ggkp.org | Shared vocabulary and classification system across all platforms | | docs.api.ggkp.org | API documentation for programmatic access to GGKP knowledge services | The Green Forum is intended to host the community of practice layer for all GGKP programme groups, including FARM, ISLANDS, SwitchMed, and others, allowing each programme to maintain its own dedicated group while contributing to a broader cross-programme community. --- ## How to Engage - **Register as an individual:** https://thegreenforum.org/user/register - **Register as an organisation:** https://thegreenforum.org/user/register/organization - **Explore groups:** https://thegreenforum.org/groups - **View discussions:** https://thegreenforum.org/all-discussions - **Browse opportunities:** https://thegreenforum.org/opportunities - **Check events:** https://thegreenforum.org/community-events - **Search content:** https://thegreenforum.org/search/all - **Contact:** https://thegreenforum.org/contact/contact_us --- *Last updated: May 2026. © 2021 2025 Green Forum. 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