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Paris pledges only a third of what is needed to avoid worst impacts of climate change Adopting new technologies in key sectors, at investment of under US$100/tonne, could reduce emissions by up to 36 gigatonnes…
Young people, who are setting today’s trends and will be tomorrow’s decision-makers, are key to beating pollution and achieving the Sustainable Development Goals. Half the world’s people are under 25 and most of…
Preventing disease and ecosystem damage is cost-effective Developing countries can boost their economies while dodging the health and environmental damage that scarred earlier industrialization by adopting strict…
Nairobi, Kenya & New York: UN Environment and Discovery Communications today announced a dynamic multimedia partnership to raise further awareness about the planet’s most pressing environmental challenges and…
In honour of the 30th anniversary of the landmark Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, the Ozone Secretariat at UN Environment and the global community are launching a public engagement…
Canada is making a clear commitment to tackle plastic marine debris in the ocean by joining the United Nations CleanSeas campaign. The announcement was officially made by the Canadian government on 11 September at…
For World Environment Day 2017, the global host country Canada demonstrated its commitment to environmental action on the occasion of its 150th anniversary of confederation. The theme adopted by the Canadian government, “Connecting People to Nature…
Pastoralism, with its multi-sectoral benefits, is undervalued Nairobi, 9 June 2016 - Pastoralists are stewards of rangelands covering a quarter of the planet’s land surface, providing high value food and protecting…
Food waste is a global – but not an impossible – challenge UN Environment honours new action on #notwasting. Eight years ago, while Rick Nahmias was walking his dog in suburban California, he noticed that the…
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