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04 Jun 2018 Video
Taj Mahal
India pledges to clean up 100 historic sites

For World Environment Day, India is announcing that it will be cleaning up 100 of its historic monuments, including the famous Taj Mahal. Learn more about World Environment Day. 

03 Jun 2018 Story
Meet the Samoan businesswoman who’s making sanitary products more sustainable

Periods. Over half the world menstruates. Yet conversations about periods are rare. Rarer still are discussions about the environmental impact of female hygiene products. Beyond the social taboo, menstrual…

03 Jun 2018 Press release
Taj Mahal takes aim at Plastic Pollution

Agra is synonymous with the beauty of the Taj Mahal and plays an important role in India’s history. Among commitments made include: making areas around the Taj Mahal up to a limit of 500 metres around the monument…

02 Jun 2018 Story
From fungus foam to pineapple pleather: 5 plastic alternatives to watch

Our planet is in the midst of a plastic waste epidemic. Researchers estimate that more than 8.3 billion tonnes of plastic have been produced since the early 1950s. About 60 per cent of that plastic has ended up in…

02 Jun 2018 Video
Join the global game of #BeatPlasticPollution tag!

UN Environment's #BeatPlasticPollution tag has gone viral! Check out the video below, then join the fun.  World Environment Day is on 5 June. 

01 Jun 2018 Press release
Promoting World Environment Day Through “Bottle Island” animation short

London, 1 June 2018. To promote World Environment Day on June 5th, UK regional animation studio LoveLove Films has collaborated with the United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) to produce an animated…

01 Jun 2018 Press release
Exploring alternative materials to reduce plastic pollution

The report by UN Environment assesses the potential of replacing certain conventional plastics applications with alternative materials. Packaging and other single-use items form a large proportion of the plastic…

31 May 2018 Press release
Maharashtra goes electric: beating pollution through e-mobility programme

Mumbai, May 31st, 2018:  The Indian state of Maharashtra is embracing electric mobility as the next step in sustainable transport, through leasing out electric vehicles and installing chargers in state government…

30 May 2018 Press release
12 art installations to be unveiled across Asia-Pacific to mark World Environment Day

Bangkok, 30 May 2018 – Trash meets art, as artists across Asia Pacific make a bold statement to the world this week to #BeatPlasticPollution. Twelve large-scale art installations created from plastic waste will be…

30 May 2018 Story
This Mayan village is winning the fight against plastic pollution

On the shores of the majestic Lake Atitlán in the highlands of southwestern Guatemala, the small village of San Pedro La Laguna has quietly become a national leader on one of the world’s most pressing environmental…

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