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United Nations Environment Programme

Ecosystems and Biodiversity

We protect and restore ecosystems and the goods and services they provide.

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Latest updates from UNEP and it's partners on nature and biodiversity

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Preventing, halting and reversing the degradation of ecosystems worldwide

Decade on Restoration

The domino effect — biodiversity loss and why it matters?

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The Challenge

Despite numerous government pledges, biodiversity loss is accelerating in all regions of the world.

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Preventing the next pandemic - Zoonotic diseases and how to break the chain of transmission

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Diani coast
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New programme to support Kenya’s coast and blue economy

Panama city
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European Commission and UNEP set out cooperation priorities to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution in Latin America and the Caribbean

Mangrove planting in Kendari, Indonesia, 2021
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New fund leverages nature to adapt to climate change

Дельфин Иравади выпрыгивает из реки Меконг
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Plastic pollution threatens the Mekong, a wildlife wonderland

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1/5 of global black carbon emissions come from the transport sector.

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