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Welcome to 2017. Pollution is going to be a big topic this year, particularly of the air and sea. Air pollution is the world's biggest environmental health risk, costing the lives of 7 million people every year. On…
The United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is a universal plan of action for people, planet, prosperity, peace and partnerships. It calls for radical changes that reduce poverty and inequality,…
By Andrea Erickson, Managing Director, Water Security The journey of our water from source to tap is long, and not one we think much about. For most of us, our water starts high in the mountains, hundreds of miles…
Abidjan, 30 September 2016 – The United Nations Environment Programme and the Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) commit to tighten cooperation and partnership in advancing…
Current patterns of crop and livestock production and of processing, trans- port and consumption, are not deliv- ering healthy, nutritious food to society. They are generating large and unacceptable impacts on…
Governments at the Hanoi Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade committed to specific actions that support wiping out poaching and wildlife trafficking, recognising this as crucial to achieving sustainable, inclusive…
The Swedish city of Borås that almost lost all its primary trade— textile production— to lower-cost markets in the mid-20th century, has now become a global example of cleaner textile production and water…
A team led by UN Environment staff has clinched the 2016 Secretary-General Award for “Greening the UN”, one of this year’s four categories under which outstanding action above and beyond the call of duty was lauded…
Air Pollution: Africa’s Invisible, Silent Killer Air pollution remains a major challenge in Africa. About 600,000 deaths every year across the continent are associated with this invisible killer. With 23 per cent…
A wide-ranging effort with UN Environment to inspire young filmmakers to address challenges through film NEW YORK, Oct. 11, 2016 – IMAX Corporation (NYSE:IMAX) today launched the first component of its In Focus…
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