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The dangers of sunscreen, a pioneering approach to waste management, and the need for bold new action to tackle climate change: these were just some of the topics that most engaged our readers in 2017. Scroll…

Of the more than 100 videos we produced in 2017, here are seven that bring out some of the highlights of the year.  1. World Pangolin Day On 18 February, we marked World Pangolin Day, which celebrates one of…

The Caribbean is a biodiversity hotspot. It has over 11,000 plant species, about 72 of which are found only in this region. Its diverse animal species include many exotic fish and birds. The world benefits from…

International Resource Panel Report says material resource use expected to reach nearly 90 billion tonnes in 2017, and may more than double from 2015 to 2050 Without greater resource efficiency, Sustainable…

Small micro-organisms have big potential benefits. Lake Bogoria in Kenya’s Rift Valley is famed for its geysers, and its huge population of flamingos, which come to feed on algae and drink fresh water from…

On 5 November 2015, a waste dam at an iron-ore mine in southeastern Brazil collapsed, unleashing a tide of slurry that killed 19 people, displaced hundreds more and polluted 650 kilometres of fertile valleys and…

Healthy mangrove ecosystems are vital for the wellbeing, food security, and protection of coastal communities worldwide. Mangroves are among the world’s most dynamic ecosystems. But increasing encroachment by…

This was the question put to two renowned judicial champions of the environment, Justice Antonio Benjamin and Justice Ragnhild Noer, at a live Q&A session on environmental justice hosted by UN Environment on 5…

In Sudan, a country with less than 18 days of rain per year, access to water resources and healthy pasture is especially vital to the survival of rural pastoralist tribes, for whom herding camels and sheep is a…

15 June 2017, Burkina Faso – UN Environment and partners Practical Action have won this year’s Land for Life Award for a project in North Darfur that improves food security and disaster resilience through…