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At a rural health centre in the Dusti District of Tajikistan, Noemi Florea kneels beside a washstand to install a shiny, chrome-coloured filtration unit. The device, which Florea invented, will collect water that runs down the washstand drain, clean it and pipe it back to the tap. The water is pure enough to drink, making the machine a rarity in a region where water treatment is sporadic.
On Kenya’s Lake Naivasha, local fishers struggle to manoeuvre their boats through mats of floating water hyacinth. The invasive weed spreads as far as the eye can see, blocking sunlight, depleting oxygen, reducing biodiversity and threatening livelihoods.
Once a banana plant fruits, its stem must be cut down for a new plant to grow. Globally, this generates over 100 million tonnes of crop waste each year, according to one study in the journal Molecules. Much of it is discarded in fields, where it decomposes and releases methane, a greenhouse gas over 25 times more potent than carbon dioxide over short periods.
The recent UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) will go down in history for its historic agreement to end plastic pollution.
Next month, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will announce the award of the United Nations’ top environmental honour to the 2021 Champions of the Earth.
But before the 2021 Champions are unveiled, three past winners took centre stage in Glasgow at COP 26.
Healthy food systems have a positive impact on the natural environment. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is partnering with the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) to bring youth action to food systems.
In the wake of a global pandemic, micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) are crucial to economic recovery. Not only do they comprise 90 per cent of businesses, these enterprises are also responsible for more than half of global employment.
An engineer who turns plastic rubbish into paving stones. An activist who is fighting to save endangered salmon. And an inventor who developed a machine capable of pulling water out of the air.
These are just some of the winners of the 2020 Young Champions of the Earth prize, announced on 15 December by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
The Young Champions of the Earth prize is awarded every year to seven entrepreneurs under the age of 30 with bold ideas for sustainable environmental change.
The seven winners, hailing from different regions around the world, receive seed funding, mentoring and communications support to amplify their efforts.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres shares his message of support for the 2020 Champions of the Earth, the UN’s highest environmental honour, and Young Champions of the Earth, UNEP's forward looking prize.
The word champion is a powerful one; it can be a noun, or a verb, or even a descriptor of something excellent, someone extraordinary, the best of the best. All three meanings befit the winners of this year’s Champions of the Earth award and the Young Champions of the Earth prize.
The United Nations Environment Programme announced today the names of the 35 regional finalists competing for the Young Champions of the Earth prize, the UN’s highest environmental honor for youth.
A global jury will select seven winners, one from each region and two from Asia-Pacific. The winners will be announced in December.
Winners receive US$10,000 in funding as well as tailored support to bring their ideas to life.
Like the popular fitness apps, which help users track their exercise activities, food intake and more, an app called Evocco aims to give consumers information about their shopping habits to help cut their carbon footprint by estimating the climate impact of their choices.
Sonika Manandhar’s Green Energy Mobility platform is a big data solution developed by 2019 Young Champion for Asia and the Pacific to combat climate change in Nepal.
Since winning the Young Champions of the Earth prize in Asia and the Pacific in 2019, Sonika Manandhar’s big data solution has taken off. Her Green Energy Mobility platform strives to combat climate change in Nepal by helping women own and upgrade their three-wheeler electric minibuses through low-interest impact financing.
Musician Shady Rabab had an idea: to get kids off the streets through making musical instruments from plastic waste.
If you’re passionate about the environment and want to take your message far and wide in 2020, this could be your chance.
If you’re passionate about the environment and want to take your message far and wide in 2020, this could be your chance.
As the new year dawns, this is the perfect time to reset and rethink.
As you make your New Year’s resolutions, keep the environment in mind.
“The amount we consume to meet our needs and live our aspirations is increasing exponentially for some. Yet many do not have enough to survive. We need to rethink how to live better and lighter,” says United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Sustainable Lifestyles Officer Garrette Clark.
With United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres designated “keynote listener,” the first Youth Climate Summit on 21 September held at UN Headquarters over the weekend had a high-level audience.
But it is what young people had to say during the day-long summit and at related events leading up to the Climate Action Summit on Monday 23 September that will resonate with millions on the front lines of climate action.
UN Environment announced today the names of the 35 regional finalists competing for the Young Champions of the Earth prize, the highest environmental honor for youth attributed by the United Nations.
The global jury will select seven winners, one from each region and two from the Asia-Pacific, and the winners will be announced in September.
Winners receive US$15,000 in funding as well as tailored support to bring their ideas to life.
“Being an entrepreneur is a challenge but also a great privilege,” says Egyptian musician and artist Shady Rabab. The Young Champion of the Earth for Africa is preparing to give a workshop in Morocco, at the General Assembly of Citizen Entrepreneurs and Organizations.
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