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Smog-wreathed skyscrapers, toxic traffic jams and belching chimney stacks may be the first images that come to mind when discussing air pollution, but new research has lifted the lid on the invisible toxins tainting the air in our homes.

Washington, D.C. 6 March 2019 – UN Environment has teamed up with the nonprofit REVERB to engage music fans to take action for the environment on tours across several countries this year.

Getting 193 United Nations Member States to see eye to eye on a range of pressing environmental issues is not easy.

The size of the global chemical industry exceeded US$5 trillion in 2017 and is projected to double by 2030. The benefits of action to minimize the adverse impacts of chemicals have been estimated in the high tens of billions of United

Fashion today is about obsession with outward image and appearance.

Ahead of global climate strikes on March 15, French President Emmanuel Macron spoke at the 4th UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi, calling on the world to act, and fast.  

An interview with Francesca O'Hanlon, founder of Blue Tap This year’s World Water Day on 22 March celebrates water for all.

As a global movement to tackle air pollution gathers pace, innovators are rising to the challenge, unveiling products and technologies that remove some of the dangerous toxins that are seeping into our lungs and accelerating climate change.

The mobile payment platform Ant Forest rewards its users for pollution-free lifestyles. As they accumulate enough points virtually, a real tree is planted.

Chile owns the biggest fleet of electric buses in Latin America and the Caribbean today. The 200 e-buses hit the road earlier this year in the capital city, Santiago, as part of a plan to cut emissions and reduce air pollution.

Artists are known to take inspiration from the world around them. So it’s no surprise that some have begun shining light on one of the most pressing environmental issues of our time—air pollution.

By Hugh Weldon, 2018 Young Champion of the Earth for Europe We don’t talk much about air pollution.

Public transit passengers in Indonesia’s capital may soon notice a new green addition to their commute.

If you’re staying in California, United States for longer than it takes to appreciate San Francisco, your next stop is likely to be Yosemite National Park.

Seven years ago in 2012, a United Nations Security Council Resolution placed an embargo on the export of charcoal from Somalia.

Did you know air pollution harms kids more than adults? Breathing dirty air can slow mental development and cause numerous other health problems in children.

According to the World Health Organization, every year, around 7 million people die prematurely from disease caused by air pollution. That is 800 people every hour, or 13 every minute, dying because of the dirty air they breathe.

For proper monitoring and implementation of the global conventions, transparency and availability of information from the key actors involved is important.

When the sun’s first rays hit the green paddy fields in Ghagotpada in northern Bangladesh, fifty-year-old Mafruha is already hard at work in her kitchen. In this impoverished village, her home is a haven, always teeming with other women.

An asthma attack is a frightening experience, threatening to deprive you of your ability to breathe, and life itself.