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Nairobi, 15 June 2019 – Danish economist and environmentalist Inger Andersen today took up her new role as Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme, promising to prioritize greater action on climate…

Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment Programme There is something in the air. I am not talking about pollution or greenhouse gas emissions. I am talking about the change humanity needs to address…

The brick-clay industry employs around 10 million people in India. The industry also burns around 35–40million tonnes of coal per year, emitting carbon dioxide and sulfur, contributing to air pollution. According…

People in the coastal districts of the eastern Indian state of Odisha are increasingly suffering from the effects of climate change. Most households in the area are dependent on natural resources for their…

The future always belongs to the next generation. This publication presents a clear and expansive picture of current environmental challenges for youth and young professionals with non-environmental backgrounds. It is a jumping-off point for those…

The importance of measuring fossil fuel subsidies has been recognized in the SDG process which created a dedicated indicator of measuring fossil fuel subsidies, 12.c.1 – ‘Amount of fossil fuel subsidies per unit of GDP (production and consumption…

This course seeks to transfer past experience in the field of international environmental law to current and future negotiators of multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs). Each Course is based on a specific theme. The course also provides a…

This is a report showing the carbon pricing approaches in the Eastern and Southern Africa Countries.

On 13th March 2019, the world’s environment ministers agreed to the sixth edition of the Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6), UN Environment’s flagship integrated environmental assessment, at the fourth United Nations Environment Assembly. While the…

Food loss and waste occurs along the entire food chain. Food loss is the decrease in quantity or quality of food, while food waste refers to discarding or non-food use of food set for human consumption. Unsustainable farming, storage and…