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This week, endurance swimmer and UN Patron of the Oceans Lewis Pugh swam the longest kilometre of his life. He spent a full twenty-two minutes in the sub-zero waters along the Arctic Sea ice, at 80° north. And it…

Do you want to live on a pollution free-planet? Sign the #BeatPollution pledge and find out how you can reduce your pollution footprint! Your pledge will be shared with leaders gathering at the UN Environment…

The world well remembers the innocent children killed in the tragedy of Thiaroye-sur-Mer in Senegal. The killer not only took the lives of people, but destroyed wildlife and the environment. But rather than war or…

Over 100,000 metric tonnes of waste is generated every day in India. Landfills are being stretched to the limit, and the continuously mounting garbage is contaminating natural resources like soil and groundwater.…

In 2015, nearly half a million people around the world died from exposure to lead – that’s more than were killed by malaria. The health effects of lead exposure are well documented – from intellectual disability…

Globally, approximately 600,000 children develop intellectual disabilities every year because of exposure to lead; Africa’s economic burden of childhood lead exposure stands at $134.7 billion economic loss per…

Bogotá, 13 October 2017. The Latin American and Caribbean States reaffirmed today in Bogotá, Colombia, their commitment with a free-pollution planet during a regional consultation for the third session of the…

Do Algal blooms occur because of climate change? No. Excess nutrient flows of phosphorus and nitrogen from farms and industry that end up in aquatic systems lead to algal blooms. Too much nitrogen and phosphorus…