Factsheet

Health & Environment

24 December 2020

Growing evidence and new understanding about the mounting risks to health and ecosystem degradation, as well as positive contributions to health from ecosystems services, mandates a fresh approach on health and environment linkages

This factsheet highlights UN Environment Programme’s main achievements in helping countries and stakeholders to enhance their capacity to take action on pollution by providing the needed understanding, capacity development and tools on the nexus between environment and health.