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From the first breath to our last, air is our inseparable companion.  

From clean-ups in Tokyo to tree planting in Zimbabwe, World Environment Day was celebrated around the globe. With a theme of air pollution, China hosted the international day of action. Xi Jinping, the country’s…

Science and religion are often thought of as being at odds on many issues.  On the question of the environment, however, there's widespread agreement. From Buddhism to Christianity to Hinduism to Islam, various…

To fight air pollution, a global menace that claims 7 million lives each year, everybody has to do their part – from governments, to businesses to individuals. To mark this year’s World Environment Day, Veolia—a…

Chemicals are all around us. They keep our homes clean, produce better goods, improve health care and are major contributors to national and world economies.  As the world’s population approaches 8 billion, the…

Hangzhou has seen its share of history. A millennium ago, the city was the seat of two separate dynasties for over 200 years, putting it in storied company with China’s six other ancient capitals. In 1972, during…

Join Acting Executive Director of UN Environment, Joyce Msuya, on her visit to Hangzhou City in China for the global celebrations of World Environment Day 2019. Find out more about World Environment Day 2019 and #…

By Miao Wang Our oceans are the largest carbon sink on the planet. This big blue diffuser, for decades helping to buffer the impacts of climate change, is finally giving way. It is sending us a signal, and we…

  05 June 2019, Panama – Thousands of citizens in Latin America and the Caribbean, along with governments and the private sector, commemorated World Environment Day, the United Nations’ biggest annual event for…

June 5, 2019 – The BreatheLife campaign is proud to announce that nine new governments have joined its ranks, making fresh commitments to demonstrate their dedication to bring air quality to safe levels by 2030 and…