Organizers: SDSN Youth and the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences (PASS)

The Vatican Youth Symposium is an annual, invite-only gathering of young leaders and experts from around the world to discuss and generate solutions for humanity's most urgent issues. The 2026 theme, "Safeguarding Our Common Future: From Vision to Collective Action," will prompt participants to consider how youth can envision and create progress for our common future, inspired by the words of Pope Leo XIV: "Solidarity arises precisely when we decide not to remain indifferent to what happens to our neighbor but instead to transform unavoidable bonds — economic, cultural and technological — into paths of sharing, cooperation and mutual care, embracing the idea of "thinking and acting in terms of community" (Magnifica Humanitas, §74).

Organizers: The SDSN and Springer Nature

Bringing together leading researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines, this webinar will explore how locally grounded research and community-led knowledge can inform effective policy responses to deforestation and drive locally grounded solutions. Speakers will examine the current state of deforestation and showcase a range of mitigation approaches, including innovative financial mechanisms, such as the Tropical Forests Forever Facility, legal and governance frameworks, advances in data and monitoring, and the perspectives and leadership of Indigenous Peoples and youth in forest conservation. By highlighting how evidence is translated into policy across different contexts, the webinar aims to foster cross-sector dialogue on integrated, equitable, and science-based pathways to curb deforestation and protect the world's critical forest ecosystems.

Organizers: Almaty Management University and SDSN Kazakhstan

The fourth annual SDSN Kazakhstan conference will bring together representatives of government, universities, research institutions, international organizations, the private sector, youth, and civil society to foster dialogue, strengthen collaboration, and advance evidence-based solutions for sustainable development in Kazakhstan and Central Asia.