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This e-book looks at different ways to manage wastewater and provides real-life examples of what national and local governments have done to do so.
The power of the tsunami was so strong that the debris washed into the ocean included fishing boats, entire houses, cars and everything in between, totaling more than one million tonnes of wreckage. Within days of…
Five years ago, a 30 foot wall of cold, black water crashed into the east coast of Japan. The tsunami's raging waters, which were triggered by a 9.0 earthquake, killed nearly 16,000 people, wiped out entire towns…
On 16 February 2017, UN Environment organized the side event “ Achieving SDG 14 through the Regional Seas programmes from regional to global: shared seas and shared actions for the sustainability of our oceans” at…
Plastic litter in the ocean can be considered a ‘common concern of humankind’. This study summarizes the state of our knowledge on sources, fate and effect of marine plastics debris and microplastics, and describes approaches and potential solutions…
The United Nations Environment Programme and nationally-syndicated cartoonist Jim Toomey announced their collaboration with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to showcase the Two Minutes on…
Gland, Switzerland, 2 February 2015 - Latest research shows that 64% of wetlands worldwide have been lost since 1900, and that 76% of populations of freshwater plants and animals have disappeared in the last 40…
Coastal ecosystems are critical to maintaining human well-being and global biodiversity. In particular, mangroves, tidal salt marshes, and seagrasses provide numerous benefits and services that contribute to people’s ability to mitigate and adapt to…
Washington, D.C., 9 December 2014 - The United Nations Environment Programme Regional Office for North America (UNEP RONA), UNEP Division of Environmental Policy Implementation (DEPI) and nationally-syndicated…
Lima, December 9, 2014 - The economic and social benefits of mangroves - which are estimated to run into the hundreds of billions worldwide - remain largely untapped due to a lack of carbon finance mechanisms,…
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