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  • African Farming Fails to Reach Potential (English)

  • Communities, Corporations and Countries Deliver on Planting of One Billion Trees (English)

  • UNEP Brews Up Green Energy Revolution in Tea and Sugar Industries (English)

  • Nairobi Convention Gets New Tools for Enhanced Performance (English)

  • Conservation of Coastal and Marine Ecosystems in Western Indian Ocean Streamlined through a New Consortium Launch in Johannesburg (English)

  • Parties to the Abidjan and Nairobi Conventions Address Marine Pollution from Land-Based Activities and Oil and Gas Exploration in Sub-Saharan Africa (English)

  • UN Environment Programme to Assess 300 Oil-Polluted Sites in Nigeria's Ogoniland (English)

  • Sustainable Future for DRC's Nature-Based Resources Aim of New UNEP Project
    ( English - Français )

  • Africa Rubbish Tip Major Hazard to Children and the Environment ( English - Français )

  • "Think Globally Clean Locally" ( English - Français )

  • UNEP to Engage in Environmental Work in the Democratic Republic of Congo
    ( English - Français )

  • UNEP to Deploy Technical Mission to Virunga National Park in Democratic Republic of Congo

  • Climate Change, Loss of biodiversity, Desertification and Waste Top First Ever Gathering of African Children on the Environment (English)

  • First African Regional Children’s Conference in Cameroon from 30th July to 2nd August 2007 (English)

  • Africa’s Banks Starting to Rise to Challenge of Wider Environmental, Social and Governance Concerns (English)

  • African Governments Reach Consensus on Ivory Sales (English)

  • G8 Climate Commitment and Africa Aid Package Mutually Supportive Says UNEP Head (English)

  • Making Climate Change Work for Africa (English)

  • International Biological Diversity Day (IBD ) 2007: (English)

  • Restoring the Health and Wealth of Africa’s Degraded Lands Key Focus of New International Initiative: (English - Français)

  • UNEP announces Top African Prize for its 16th Global Painting Competition (English)

  • Nairobi City Development Strategy Top Priority for 21st Century Future of the Kenyan Capital (English)

  • Climate Proofing Africa Key Challenge for the Continent (English)

  • Remarks by Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UNEP Executive Director at the Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD) (English)

  • Children Paint Climate Change - 16th International Children’s Painting Competition on the Environment. (English - Français)

  • Kenya Launches a Bold Strategy to Mark this Year’s Clean up the World Campaign (15 - 17 September 2006) (English)

  • Africa get's ready for the 12th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (Washington, 21 August 2006 ) (English)

  • Developing Country Cities Climb On Board for Sustainable Public Transport Push (Washington, 21 August 2006) (English)

  • Ministers to Tackle Increasing Air Pollution in Sub-Saharan African Cities,
    (Nairobi, 25 July 2006) (English)

  • Africa’s Natural Wealth Key to its Economic Prospects,
    (Nairobi, 27 June 2006) (
    English - Français)


  • Africa Environment Outlook for Youth Launched at the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment in Brazzaville.
    (Brazzaville, 24 May 2006) (English - Français)

  • 11th regular session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN)
    (Brazzaville, 22-26 May 2006) (English - Français)


  • A Pioneering Initiative to Mainstream Environment and Sustainability in African Universities,
    (Nairobi, 4 May 2006) (English)

  • Seventeen African Children among the winners of the 2005 International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment.(Nairobi, 3 May 2006) (English)

  • Landmark Declaration to Boost Technology Support and Capacity Building on the Environment. (Khartoum / Nairobi, 24 January 2006) (English)

  • 15th International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment,
    (Nairobi, 20 January 2006) (English - Français)

  • Over $400 million in Ozone Support to Developing Countries, (Dakar,12 December 2005) (English - Français)

  • 15th International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment,
    (Nairobi, 23 September 2005) (English)

  • Green Customs Initiative Targets Environmental Crime, (Nairobi/Arusha, 14 November 2005 ) (English)

  • African Lakes Atlas Launched at World Lakes Event, (Nairobi, 31 October 2005)
    (English - Français)

  • African Ministers Weigh Environment’s Role in G8 Debt Cancellation Debate,
    (Nairobi, 26 October 2005) (English - Français)

  • 15th International Children's Painting Competition on the Environment,
    (Nairobi, 23 September 2005) (English)

  • 2005 Clean up the World in Kenya, (Nairobi, 17 September 2005) (English)

  • Celebrating World Water Day (Kyoto/Burlington, 22 March 2003) (English - Français)

  • Note on side event at WSSD (1 August 2002) (English)

  • Clean up the world, (Nairobi, 18 July 2002) (English)

  • Africa Environment Outlook, (Kampala/Nairobi, 4 July 2002) (English)

  • AMCEN 9th Sesssion, (Nairobi, June 2002) (English)

  • World Environment Day, (Nairobi, 30 May 2002) (English)

  • Children International Biosafety Day, (Nairobi, 21 may 2002) (English)

  • World Water Day, (Nairobi, 21 March 2002) (English)

  • African Common Position - WSSD, (Nairobi, 20 March 2002) (English)

  • Climate Change Meetings, (Nairobi, 15 February 2002) (English)

  • Drought in Kenya report, (Nairobi, 26 October 2001) (English)

  • WSSD African Preparatory Conference for the World Summit on sustainable Development, (Nairobi, 15-18 October 2001) (English)

  • WSSD-African Prepcom, (Nairobi, 15-18 October 2001) (English)