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	UN Carbon Markets Powering Green Energy Growth in Africa (English) Nairobi, 17 November 2009 Africa Climate Change Talks Enter Decisive Week as Lead Negotiators and High Level Experts Gather to Refine Climate Platform and Position towards Copenhagen (English) Addis Ababa/Nairobi, 23 October 2009 First Africa Gender and Climate Change Training of Trainers kicks off (English) Addis Ababa , 19 October 2009 Carbon finance is key to better protection of gorillas and elephants to maintain health of African rainforests says UN Ambassador (English) Washington/Bonn, 13 October 2009 Kenya Launches Multimillion Dollar Appeal to Restore Vital Mau Forest (English) Africa's First Children Conference on Climate Change Kicks off in Durban, South Africa (English) Durban/Nairobi, 08 August 2009 Nairobi festivals go green for UN climate campaign (English) Nairobi, 31 July 2009 UNEP Promotes Online Science in the Developing World (English) Nairobi, 16 July 2009 Strengthening Climate Adaptation for Africa: Efforts Underway Towards a Global Framework for Climate Services (English) Geneva, 30 June 2009 (WMO) UNEP Announces Top African Winner for its 18th Global Painting Competition (English) Nairobi, 5 June 2009 Africa Needs Substantially Scaled-up Finance, Technology and Capacity-Building to Combat Climate Change (English) Nairobi, 29 May 2009 Environment-Led Green Revolution Key to Future Food Security in Africa (English) New York/Nairobi, 14 May 2009 Lake Victoria Communities Could Be Key to Millions of 'Climate' Dollars For Poor Around the World (English) Geneva/Nairobi/Washington DC, 6 May 2009 A Big Step Forward towards a DDT-Free World (English) Geneva/Nairobi/Washington DC, 6 May 2009 Projects to Save Africa's Rarest Ape Unveiled by UN and Wildlife Groups (English) ( London/Bonn/Nairobi, 15 January 2009 ) Geothermal Energy Rocks! (English) ( Nairobi/Kenya, 24 December 2008 ) Hot Prospect - Geothermal Electricity Set for Rift Valley Lift-Off in 2009 ( English - Français) (Poznan, 9 December 2008) Governments Gather in Poznan to Build Momentum in the Fight Against Climate Change (English) ( Nairobi/Kenya, 3 December 2008 ) Africa-Wide Action Plan Focus of Year of the Gorilla 2009 ( English - Français) (Rome, 1 December 2008) Globalization and International Environmental Governance Tops African Civil Society Consultations Ahead of UNEP Governing Council ( English - Français) (Nairobi, 10 November 2008) Nature-Based Enterprises Can Help Rural Poor Adapt to Environmental Threats (English) ( Barcelona,Spain, October 8, 2008 ) New CMS Agreement to Conserve Small Whales, Dolphins and Manatees in Western Africa and Macaronesia (English) (Bonn, 7 October 2008) Ecosystem Renovation - Bring Them On Back (English) (Barcelona/Nairobi, 6 October 2008) Mexico to Host World Environment Day Under the Theme 'Your Planet Needs You' (English) (Mexico City/Nairobi, 22 september 2008) How Can Sport Kick Climate Change into Touch? ( English ) (September 2008) African Health and Environment Ministers Join to Defend Health from Environmental Harm ( English - Français ) (Libreville, Gabon, 29 August 08) WHO and UNEP Join to Combat Environment-Related Disease in Africa ( English ) (Brazzaville/Nairobi, 22 August 2008 ) Protecting Mau Forest in Kenya's Economic Interest (English) (Nairobi, 17 July 2008) Climate Challenge to Achieving the Millennium Development Goals in Africa ( English ) (Tuesday 1 July 2008) Environmental Change Re-Draws Atlas of Africa ( English - Français ) (Johannesburg/Nairobi/London, 10 June 2008) Strengthening Partnerships for Low Carbon Lifestyles in Kenya In Celebration of World Environment Day (English) African Farming Fails to Reach Potential (English) UNEP Picks Top African Winners in the 17th Children Global Painting Competition ( English - Français ) 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)