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Nairobi, 31 October 2016: Some villagers in Nepal are to receive payments for their stewardship of community forests, an important step towards replicating this elsewhere in the country and beyond. The payments are…

Geneva, 12 October 2016: As part of its global goal of advocating on the benefits of ecosystem-based disaster risk reduction, UN Environment has been working in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.…

Suva, Fiji - Pacific Island women are confidently entering  the traditionally male-dominated refrigeration and air-conditioning (RAC) servicing profession,  supporting national and global efforts to protect…

Pinsalu Island, Myanmar – Eight years after experiencing the devastating Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar’s worst natural disaster to date in the country, rural communities, especially women, in the Ayeyarwady River Delta,…

Africa’s bid to combat the potentially devastating consequences of climate change has received a major boost with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and  European Union announcing plans to spend €3.42…

Sand and dust storms negatively affect the health and livelihoods of millions of people across the world. In the Middle East and North Africa, about $13 billion in GDP is lost every year due to dust storms. In…

Finance and capital markets have so far mostly focused on climate change in terms of the predominant environmental risk and its effect on equities. But bonds – whether government or corporate – are not shielded…

Governments are increasingly coming to realize that climate change could have a significant impact on their economy. They should also recognize that the consumption patterns of their populations can have…

In the middle of South America, pinched between Argentina, Brazil and Bolivia, lies Paraguay. Many people could not identify Paraguay on a blank map, lying in the shadow of its larger neighbours. Outside of South…

UNEP report draws a pathway for the region towards zero net greenhouse gas emissions by mid-century Although Latin America and the Caribbean account for only 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions, the…