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Lewis Pugh, endurance swimmer and UN Environment Patron of the Oceans urges everyone to #BeatPollution and sign the pledge for a pollution-free planet. beatpollution.org The UN Environment Assembly, the world's…
Even if the pledges in the Paris Agreement on Climate Change are implemented, we will still not reduce greenhouse gas emissions enough to meet the goals. The UN Environment Emissions Gap Report 2017 states that for the 2°C goal, this shortfall could…
UN Environment and partners are pleased to announce a new massive open online course on environmental security and sustaining peace. The announcement comes on International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of…
A journey of a thousand miles begins with one step is a Chinese proverb that has long made its way into the public consciousness. Ant Financial is taking this proverb and amplifying it to help bring an end to…
Carbon dioxide emissions from modern society are making the oceans more acidic, and the situation is being exacerbated by climate change, pollution, coastal development, overfishing and agricultural fertilizers, a…
According to the latest edition of the Greening the Blue report, released today, a record number of United Nations entities – 39 – were climate neutral for 2016. The report also notes an uptick in recycling across…
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…
Technical Note from a scoping mission to Mosul, Iraq, to analyse the environmental impact of areas retaken from ISIL. During his visit to Iraq in May 2017, Erik Solheim responded positively to the government’s request for support in conducting an…
Riyadh, 22 August 2017 - A partnership agreement was signed today between UN Environment and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) to address pressing environmental issues facing GCC countries. The agreement was…
16 Aug. 2017 – Today, the United Nations Environment Programme announced a shortlist of regional finalists for the Young Champions of the Earth prize – a global competition aiming to identify, support and celebrate…
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