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The European Commission’s Directorate-General for Environment (DG ENV) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have agreed to jointly boost the role of the circular economy towards achieving sustainable…
Brussels/Panamá, 29 March 2021 — The European Commission’s Directorate-General for International Partnerships and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced common priorities for environmental cooperation…
When ride hailing company Bolt set out to design its own shared scooter, part of a push into lightweight urban transit, engineers had one overarching goal: make it eco-friendly. The result, set to hit Europe’s…
The next time you pour expired milk down the drain or throw away wilted vegetables, consider how this waste could have been avoided. A new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) finds the world…
Women are playing a lead role in tackling some of the planet’s biggest environmental threats, from climate change to species loss, to pollution. International Women’s Day, which falls on 8 March, provides an…
Speech prepared for delivery at the International Symposium on Plastics in the Arctic and Sub-Arctic Region hosted by the Government of Iceland In 2020, the world’s attention turned to the COVID-19 pandemic. But…
Brussels / Nairobi, 26 February 2021 A stronger focus on the promotion of circular economy, the protection of biodiversity and the fight against pollution lie at the heart of a new agreement signed on 26 February…
"It is time that we shift our mentality on a circular economy: it isn’t a ‘nice to have;’ it is a ‘need to have’ "- H.E. Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer By H.E. Stientje van Veldhoven-van der Meer, Minister for…
Statement prepared for delivery at the 153rd meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives Ambassador Coimbra, Excellencies, colleagues I am honoured on behalf of UNEP, to address you at the first meeting…
Planning for adaptation is progressing, although nature-based solutions are lagging. As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate…
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