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The theme for this year’s International Day of Forests on 21 March is “Forests and Energy”. Forest-based energy sources such as biomass, wood and charcoal are well-known sources of energy. In many African countries…
16 March 2017 – Smarter and more efficient use of the world’s natural resources today means the next generation will reap annual economic benefits of $2 trillion by 2050, while offsetting the costs of ambitious…
3 March 2017 – Five new partners joined UN Environment's Seed Assistance Facility today, committing to invest $50 million in clean power projects in Sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. In a region like sub-Saharan Africa…
5 December 2016 – Five West African countries have agreed to ban importing Europe’s dirty fuels, a move that will dramatically reduce vehicle emissions and help more than 250 million people breath safer, cleaner…
In Africa, about 600 million people have no access to grid electricity, with the figure expected to rise to 700 million by 2030. While many African cities rely on fossil fuels or hydroelectric generation to cover…
Marrakech, 11 November 2016 - The Italian Ministry for Environment, Land and Sea today announced new support for a UN Environment initiative aimed at doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements for heating…
7 November 2016 - The United Nations emitted 2 million tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent in 2015, according to the organization's annual report of its greenhouse gas emissions. The latest edition of the…
2 September 2016 - Ahead of the G20 leaders summit this weekend in the Chinese city of Hangzhou, China's State Council approved a set of guidelines described as an essential next step for implementing the country's…
UN Environment Chief Erik Solheim concluded on Tuesday a two-day visit to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, where he met with officials of the Government of Ethiopia, heads and representatives of key regional institutions as…
17 August 2016 - Second annual Enviro Day sees the UN Environment Programme and Sarajevo Film Festival join forces to raise awareness of the importance of clean air in Bosnia and Herzegovina - home to some of…
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