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Electric cars to be widely used across China by 2020 as part of government’s drive to improve the health of its people From boosting the number of water-saving toilets to increasing the production of electric cars…
7 June, 2016 - As I started my day on Friday, May 27th – the last day of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) in Nairobi – with a run through the Karura Forest Reserve just behind the UN compound, I…
Nairobi, 25 May 2016: Are we beyond the limits of our planet? What are the main impacts of our consumption on the Earth systems? Which countries contribute the most to these impacts? These are the kind of…
The first in our series of daily wrap-up videos from the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) held in Nairobi, Kenya from May 23-27, 2016. This video features UNEP's Executive Director Achim Steiner, UNEA…
Governments are increasingly coming to realize that climate change could have a significant material impact on their economy. They should also recognize that the consumption patterns of their populations can have…
In the past few days we’ve had some shocking news on the global extent of coral bleaching. An extensive aerial and underwater survey of Australia’s Great Barrier Reef (GBR) revealed that 93 per cent of it has been…
23-27 May 2016 UNEP hosts the Parliament of Environment – The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) The second session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-2) will take place at UNEP headquarters…
We need to change the way we do intensive food production, not only for our health but for the health of the planet. Agriculture is at the centre of human well-being and sustainable development. It has influenced…
UNEP, through the launch of its Green Economy and Trade Opportunities – Synthesis Report, shows concrete examples of how developing countries can help grow their economies through trade while reducing the negative…
Nairobi, 29 April 2016 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched its 2015 Annual Report website and print, highlighting many achievements in support of sustainable development, including the…
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