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How UN Environment is working with communities in the northern city of Kaduna to reduce environmental risks Kaduna city, in northwestern Nigeria, is a bustling metropolis of about 1.5 million people. Established…

The country’s forests are under immense pressure from charcoal and fuel wood production and consumption. South Sudan, the world’s youngest country, is endowed with extensive grasslands, wetlands, wildlife, and…

Afghanistan's Second National Communication (SNC) under the UNFCCC (2015-2016) introduces the mainstreaming of climate change into national policies and planning for policy and decision makers. This report covers a wide area of climate actions and…

Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region is an area with a fairly favourable climate, home to high plant biodiversity. In spring, several species of feather, sheep fescue and blue grass as well as forget-me-nots, and yellow…

For anyone interested in unravelling the intricacies of mankind’s evolution, Kenya’s remote northern Turkana County remains a researcher’s paradise. For several decades, the region has been the scene of significant…

Twenty-eight-year-old wildlife defenders Zenifar Azmiri and Sahrin Jahan have been woken up more than once in the middle of night. Their camp in Cox’s Bazar, the largest refugee camp in Bangladesh bordering…

Sudan’s western Darfur region is home to nearly 10 million people and occupies a land mass which is about ten times the size of Belgium. For decades soils, forests, and water resources in this largely arid and…

In recent years, the Republic of South Sudan, the world’s youngest nation, has often been in the headlines due to the protracted armed conflict which has engulfed the country since December 2013. However, despite…

One of the top priorities of the Government of South Sudan is to develop and implement sustainable management plans in the sub-sectors of the environment sector, so that the exploitation of natural resources does not adversely impact the environment…

The South Sudan State of Environment & Outlook Summary Report launched on World Environment Day is the first ever review of the South Sudan environmental situation. Droughts, floods, pollution, deforestation,…