United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) http://www.unep.org Last month press releases en Environment http://www.unep.org/images/Logos/UNEP-logo-cyan-en.gif UNEP Logo http://www.unep.org Angelique Kidjo sings out for a fair and ambitious climate deal in Copenhagen http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6376&l=en Angelique Kidjo has lent her voice to the chorus of campaigners asking for a climate deal in Copenhagen. More than 2,000 youth Play for the Planet in Nairobi http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6375&l=en As the whole planet starts gearing up to the World Cup in South Africa, more than 2,000 youth are set to gather in Nairobi to Play for the Planet Increase in Climate-linked Disasters Intensifies Demands on the Humanitarian Community http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6374&l=en Climate change is putting increasing demands on the humanitarian community, the International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said on Wednesday PUMA joins Climate Neutral Network of the United Nations Environment Programme http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6373&l=en Sportlifestyle brand PUMA will become the first major sportswear company to join UNEP's Climate Neutral Network. UN Carbon Markets Powering Green Energy Growth in Africa http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6372&l=en A rising number of green energy and climate friendly projects are up and running or being planned across Africa new figures show. TEEB report released on the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity for National and International Policymakers http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6371&l=en Policy-makers who factor the planet's multi-trillion dollar ecosystem services into their national and international investment strategies are likely to see far higher rates of return and stronger economic growth in the 21st century, a new report issued today says. Friday 13th! Seal the Deal!: Let's Make Our Own Climate Luck http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6370&l=en Seal the Deal launches its new social networking tool – the Seal the Deal "Stamp your Avatar" service ahead of the crucial UN climate change talks in Copenhagen this December. Maldives and Other Climate-Vulnerable Countries Call for Action Ahead of Copenhagen Summit http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6369&l=en Some of the most climate-vulnerable countries in the world called for help this week at a meeting organized by the Maldives, a member of the Climate Neutral Network. UNEP and Sweden Host Conference on Climate Impact on Kenya http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6368&l=en Her Royal Highness Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden and Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga were among those who gathered today in Nairobi, Kenya, to discuss the impact of climate change in the country and on the African continent. UNEP Hosts Global Environmental Law and Policy Training http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6367&l=en Government officials from 60 countries have met in Nairobi to talk about environmental law and how it can enable a transition to a green economy. Grassroots initiatives from Bangladesh to Zimbabwe are the Gold Winners of the 2009 SEED Awards http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6366&l=en Outstanding social and environmental projects from Zimbabwe, Bangladesh, Colombia, Southern Africa, India and Niger are the winners of the 2009 SEED Gold Awards, the SEED Initiative announced today. Further Climate Action Under Ozone Layer Treaty Must Wait http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6365&l=en Nations could not in the end reach consensus on the high profile issue of whether a group of gases, currently controlled under the international climate agreement, might be better controlled and phased-down under the ozone treaty. UNFCCC Executive Secretary: Governments Can and must Deliver Strong Copenhagen Deal http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6363&l=en Speaking at a press conference in Barcelona, UNFCCC Executive Secretary Yvo de Boer reiterated that Copenhagen must result in a strong international climate change deal. Laws Protecting the Environment during Wars Need Enforcing and Strengthening to Deal with New Challenges http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6362&l=en Strengthening, enforcing and clarifying existing laws protecting environment in times of conflict could go a long way towards protecting a country's natural assets. Environmentalists and Business Leaders Take the Climate Express to Copenhagen http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6361&l=en More than 400 climate change negotiators, business leaders and environmental activists will travel together on board the Climate Express train to Copenhagen in a call for world leaders to agree a fair, ambitious and binding deal to address climate change when they meet at the UN climate summit in Denmark. Extinction crisis shows urgent need for action to protect biodiversity http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6360&l=en A third of the world's amphibians, a fifth of all mammals and 70 per cent of all plants are under threat, according to the latest Red List published just two months before the world marks the International Year of Biodiversity 2010. UNEP-UNCTAD Launch First-Ever Online Course in Organic Production http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6359&l=en Last year trade in organic food and drinks crossed the US$50 billion a year mark and, despite the economic slowdown and financial crisis, the percentage of market growth in the food sector for organic products is the highest. Inter-faith initiative Pushes to Mobilize Billions in fight against climate change http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6358&l=en Nearly one month before the climate talks in Copenhagen begin, a crucial event to reach out to the eighty-five per cent of humanity who follow a religion has kicked off in London's Windsor Castle. UN-REDD Programme welcomes five new countries http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6357&l=en Argentina, Cambodia, Ecuador, Nepal and Sri Lanka join the UN-REDD Programme Upgrading Ozone Layer Treaty to Assist in Combating Climate Change Key Issue at International Meeting in Egypt http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=602&ArticleID=6356&l=en Accelerating the contribution of a treaty to protect the ozone layer towards meeting the climate change challenge will take place at the 21st Meeting of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol in the Red Sea resort of Port Ghalib, Egypt, from 4-8 November. Olympic Champion Usain Bolt Lends Support to Sustainable Tourism Initiative http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=599&ArticleID=6355&l=en Olympic champion sprinter Usain Bolt took a break from the track on Friday to launch the Zeitz Foundation's Long Run Initiative, which aims to create and support ecotourism projects around the world. All aboard the UN Kyoto-Copenhagen express for climate change http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=599&ArticleID=6354&l=en Launched by UNEP, the International Union of Railways (UIC) and the global conservation organization WWF, the Train to Copenhagen will roll across the globe through the vast wilds of Russian Siberia and into Europe as part of the UN Seal the Deal! campaign. Ban lays out criteria for successful Copenhagen gathering on climate change http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=599&ArticleID=6353&l=en As just over one month remains before nations converge in Copenhagen to 'seal the deal' on a new climate change agreement, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has laid out his four benchmarks for success at the negotiations in the Danish capital. Combating Climate Change and Realizing Low Carbon Growth in Developing Economies http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=599&ArticleID=6352&l=en Ways of triggering multi-billion dollar, low carbon technology investments in developing economies are outlined in a new report today. Experts indicate that investments of around US$500 billion a year will be needed to assist developing countries adapt to climate change while powering low carbon growth. Disney Fairy Declared Honorary Ambassador of Green http://www.unep.org/Documents.Multilingual/Default.asp?DocumentID=599&ArticleID=6351&l=en She is one of Disney's most popular cartoon characters. Created by J.M. Barrie, the Scottish author best remembered for creating Peter Pan, Tinker Bell the well-loved fairy is reaching new heights with her new designation of "Honorary Ambassador of Green" to help promote environmental awareness in children.