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1 May 2025 | Speech
A final push to end plastic pollution
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2 Apr 2025 | Press release
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A man looking into the camera
25 Apr 2025 | Video
Up close: How one young person is taking on plastic pollution
A beekeeper
20 May 2025 | Story
A sweet solution for adapting to climate change
A reflection of grass in a ball
14 May 2025 | Story
How training in green skills could help turn the tide against plastic pollution
A group of storks sit on ramparts in downtown Istanbul
08 May 2025 | Story
As pressures mount on migratory birds, these cities are becoming safe havens
A Senegalese Farmer
06 May 2025 | News
Funding partner spotlight
EV taxi driver in car at Juan Santamaria International Airport
05 May 2025 | Story
In Costa Rica, electric taxis open the road to cleaner mobility
Inger at BRS COPs
01 May 2025 | Speech
Accelerating action on chemicals, waste and pollution management
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30 Apr 2025 | Story
Here’s how buildings contribute to climate change – and what can be done about it
ED in Switzerland
30 Apr 2025 | Speech
Triple science-policy panels for a triple planetary crisis
Zoom in on a sculpture made of plastic waste.
29 Apr 2025 | Story
Answering 10 pressing questions about plastic pollution
An overhead view of a boat surrounding by algae
24 Apr 2025 | Story
Countries to debate restriction on chemicals as pollution crisis mounts
A man harvests tomatoes
23 Apr 2025 | Story
With rainwater tanks and solar-powered pumps, Somalia aims to take on climate change
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17 Apr 2025 | Story
After years of decline, Gambia’s natural spaces are on the mend
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