Fifteen eco-friendly African start-ups receive prestigious SWITCH Africa Green-SEED Awards
Press Release | July 13, 2017The SAG-SEED Award provides winners with tailored business and financial advice, help with marketing and publicity, and introductions to funding bodies, policy makers and other avenues of support.
Eleven of the world's leading banks to work with United Nations to promote climate transparency in financial markets
Press Release | July 11, 2017Representing over $ 7 trillion, the banks include ANZ, Barclays, Bradesco, Citi, Itaú, National Australia Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Santander, Standard Chartered, TD Bank Group and UBS
- Collective effort led by UN Environment to strengthen financial institutions’ assessment and disclosure of climate-related risks and opportunities
- The initiative will enable banks to follow the recommendations of the Mark Carney‑Michael Bloomberg Task...
A town, a disease, a convention: A fitting tribute for the victims of Minamata
External Cooperation | July 3, 2017In August, the convention will officially take effect, and the first Conference of the Parties – aimed at “Making Mercury History” – will follow on 28 and 29 September in Switzerland. It will oblige governments to reduce mercury use, clean up contamination sites, and ensure health care for victims of mercury poisoning.
Global innovation challenge opens for students to fight marine plastic
Press Release | June 28, 2017- UN Environment and Think Beyond Plastic launch worldwide innovation challenge for university students to fight plastic in oceans
- Winners to attend the Sixth International Marine Debris Conference in San Diego, California and receive free mentorship to help them develop their ideas
African governments commit to investing in green innovation to boost continent's development
External Cooperation | June 19, 2017- Climate change, healthy oceans, pollution and drought on the agenda of African environment ministers' meeting
- African governments to invest heavily in innovative solutions to continent's environmental woes
- Investment in fighting pollution could bring Africa significant savings for development
G7 throws weight behind sustainable finance movement
Press Release | June 12, 2017Grouping backs UN Environment research on how to engage financial centres and SMEs
Costa Rica expands protected seas and fosters efforts to fight marine pollution on World Oceans Day
Press Release | June 8, 2017- Costa Rica announces new marine protected area, lifting its total of protected seas to 15.7 per cent.
- World is now on track to preserve one tenth of all oceans by 2020.
- The country is hosting a Global Dialogue on Oceans, which kicks off today at Puntarenas on the Pacific coast
Sweden supports Clean Seas Campaign to reduce marine litter
External Cooperation | June 7, 2017Litter in the seas is a major global environmental problem. In connection with the Ocean Conference in New York, Sweden is joining the Clean Seas Campaign, a global UN Environment initiative to reduce marine litter. Sweden will also provide financial support to UN Environment’s work on the issue.
Another Record-Breaking Year for Renewable Energy: More renewable energy capacity for less money
Press Release | June 7, 2017Record power capacity of 161 gigawatts added, for 23 per cent less investment - $241.6 billion
A million people demand a global ban on single-use plastic at UN Oceans Conference
Press Release | June 6, 2017The Avaaz campaign calls on governments to phase out single use plastic within the next five years
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