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The first images are visceral and unsettling: we see a dystopian landscape dominated by swirling storms, fires and eruptions that threaten to devour what little life remains on a dying planet.
To stave off a climate catastrophe, the world needs to cut emissions of planet-warming greenhouse gasses by 50 per cent within the decade.
For many, ambitious targets such as this can induce a sense of dread and paralysis.
The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released earlier this week, has been billed as a wake up call for humanity.
People around the world are unknowingly being exposed to water laced with antibiotics, which could spark the rise of drug-resistant pathogens and potentially fuel another global pandemic, warns a report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Paris, 01 April 2022 - After 10 years of momentum and achievements, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is redoubling its efforts to rapidly deploy solutions to limit global temperature rise and make air pollution a problem of the past.
The recent UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) will go down in history for its historic agreement to end plastic pollution.
Cape Town, South Africa, is highly reliant on groundwater for its rapidly growing population. But one of the main sources under the city, long in the spotlight for its dwindling water supplies, is at serious risk of being polluted.
On 8 March, International Women's Day will be celebrated under the theme 'Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.' The Day serves to raise awareness of gender inequality around the world and celebrate women’s achievements.
Five decades ago in an opera house in Stockholm Sweden, world leaders opened discussions that would lead to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Since that meeting on 5 June 1972, UNEP has become the world's leading advocate for nature, using science, diplomacy and public outreach to counter a range of threats, from pollution to climate change.
Today, the gavel came down on a historic resolution at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) in Nairobi to end plastic pollution and forge an international legally binding agreement by 2024.
Daily coverage of events for the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) taking place online and in Nairobi from 28 February – 2 March 2022.
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s foremost environmental decision-making body, kicks off this week in Nairobi, Kenya.
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s foremost environmental decision-making body, kicks off this week in Nairobi, Kenya.
The flaring gas and smoke that bellow into the sky from Iraq’s southern oil fields are visible from miles away.
Not only is the flaring unsightly but it is an environmental hazard, releasing black carbon, which is linked to air pollution, respiratory disease, and emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
The flaring gas and smoke that bellow into the sky from Iraq’s southern oil fields are visible from miles away.
Not only is the flaring unsightly but it is an environmental hazard, releasing black carbon, which is linked to air pollution, respiratory disease, and emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme does a Q&A on the deliberations by Member States on a global agreement on plastic pollution at the upcoming UN Environment Assembly
Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into the ocean.
Background
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment. Created in 2012, UNEA embodies a new era in which the environment is given the same level of prominence as issues such as peace, poverty, health and security.
When leaders gather for the resumed session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) next week, part of their discussions is expected to focus on the problems with humanity’s food systems.
There is limited data on the extent and impact of marine litter in the Western Indian Ocean region
Flipflopi and partners will map the extent of marine litter in the ocean and around the UNESCO heritage site of the Lamu archipelago
The baseline study will be used to inform potential interventions, including the development of local closed-loop waste management
Lamu, 21 February 2022 – Th
From the deepest points of the ocean to the food and water we consume, microplastics are a growing threat to human and planetary health.
Plastics are the largest, most harmful and most persistent fraction of marine litter, accounting for at least 85 per cent of total marine waste. At the UN Environment Assembly 2022 countries will come together to find a solution to the plastic problem.
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Eleven new governments announce they will join the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment at the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France
The science is clear – we must address plastic pollution urgently, with a systemic, life-cycle approach.
Bishkek today ranks as number two in the world for air pollution
The Kyrgyz Republic aims to reduce coal use and improve environmental monitoring
Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 9 February 2022 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has called for partners to work together and support the Kyrgyz Republic’s transition away from coal, as the country’s capital today ranks as number two in the worl
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