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As a biodiversity treasure trove and an opportunity for climate action, peatlands need our urgent protection and restoration—which makes a 2018 commitment to protect a massive peatland in Central Africa a huge win…
In the gold rush for global domination of the electric mobility market, India has thrown its hat into the ring. The Modi-led government announced last month that it would offer US$1.4 billion in subsidies for both…
When Izabella Teixeira told her parents that she was going to work on environmental issues in the early 1980s, they were noticeably upset. “They didn't know what it meant, they didn't think I could survive…
Mozambique is expected to become the world’s third largest natural gas exporter UN Environment, supported by the Government of Norway, launched a report to strengthen Mozambique’s environmental management in the…
Four years ago, Aziza Mohammed Abdallah Mukhtar was scraping a living growing tobacco in the community of Zamzam in Sudan’s arid North Darfur State. Like many Darfuris, Aziza, 52, has lived for decades in a fragile…
Massive online app provides scientific evidence for high-impact decisions UN Environment launched in March 2019 a new tool that allows countries to see “hotspots” of unsustainable practices in consumption and…
Throughout human existence, the oceans and seas have been a source of food, leisure, exploration, and a natural carbon sink. But with a rapidly growing global population—and more than half of people living within…
Getting 193 United Nations Member States to see eye to eye on a range of pressing environmental issues is not easy. While the world is “getting smaller”, and technology is bringing us together as never before,…
International Women's Day, March 8, 2019. Around 3.8 billion people suffer from indoor air pollution every year due to harmful cooking stoves. Women and children are most effected as they spend the greatest time…
On any given morning in the locality of Al-Rahad in Sudan, women like Hawa Abdullah, dressed in bright colours, can be seen turning up the earth of their land or scattering seeds on their tractors. While the scene…
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