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Healthy, biodiverse ecosystems sustain life on Earth by providing air, water and other essential elements. From forests to farmlands to oceans, the planet’s ecosystems are the basis of resources, services and…

World Water Day on 22 March highlighted the central role of fresh water in tackling the climate, biodiversity and pollution crises. We asked United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) water expert Joakim Harlin to…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres launched the Global Crisis Response Group’s first brief on the global implications of the war in Ukraine on food, energy and finance on Wednesday, 13 April 2022. Prices of food, energy, and…

The recent collapse of a 1,100km2 ice shelf in Antarctica came at a time of record high temperatures and is a symptom of a planet in climate crisis, experts say.   The Conger ice shelf, which cleaved away from the…

Every year, 570 million tons of food is wasted at the household level, according to the United Nations Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Food Waste Index Report 2021. Over 800 million people are still hungry, and…

The Guidance on Policy and Legislation for Integrated Waste Management during a Pandemic provides support to countries in their efforts to develop or revise their legislation and policies to be better prepared for and respond to health and…

The Green Customs Guide to Multilateral Environmental Agreements was designed to promote sustainable trade and encourage customs and border control officers to take on a proactive role in protecting the environment. The guide provides customs and…

This document sets out the vision for the Digital Transformation of the organization over the next four years, responding to a changing digital development landscape and the evolving needs of our partners, including government, businesses, finance,…

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. The work of hundreds of scientists from around the world…

Building on the momentum of increased collaboration, the World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) and UNEP have developed…