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Parties to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer will achieve the final phase-out of ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) this year with the phase-out of CFCs used in metered-dose…
Finance and capital markets have so far mostly focused on climate change in terms of the predominant environmental risk and its effect on equities. But bonds – whether government or corporate – are not shielded…
23-27 May 2016 UNEP hosts the Parliament of Environment – The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) will take place at UNEP headquarters…
Nairobi, 29 April 2016 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched its 2015 Annual Report website and print, highlighting many achievements in support of sustainable development, including the…
Mass bleaching of vital ‘underwater cities’ underscores urgency of protecting invaluable natural asset that “we can’t afford to lose” Warming ocean temperatures have triggered what scientists are calling the worst…
Sometimes we need a little reminder of what really matters. We get bogged down with our daily worries, the stresses of work and the struggles of modern life. We never raise our gaze to the horizon and consider the…
A guest post from Bertrand Piccard, Initiator, Chairman, and Pilot of Solar Impulse and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Humans have always been conquerors. But after continents, oceans, the skies and the moon, we have not…
One of UNEP’s goals within an integrated ecosystem management framework is to foster the capacity of professionals and develop human capacity across all social strata and genders. Environmental education and…
Investing in a healthy environment can save millions of lives On World Health Day, we could reflect upon thousands of sayings related to health. Perhaps, however, the one that best defines how central well-being…
Under Tolba's leadership, UNEP became a vital organization within the UN system, acting as the catalyst spurring governments, businesses, academia, intergovernmental and non-governmental organizations to meaningful…
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