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Snaking along the northeastern shore of Manhattan is one of New York City’s last remaining marshes. The wetlands were built just two decades ago atop what was an illegal dump. But rapid erosion, a byproduct of…

Learn how you can help beat plastic pollution and collect data for the Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative. 

Globally, over 3 billion people are at risk of disease because the water quality of their rivers, lakes and groundwater is unknown, due to a lack of data. Meanwhile, a fifth of the world’s river basins are…

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…

Washington, D.C., 3 March 2021–The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative was launched today at the Mississippi River Cities and Towns Initiative’s ninth annual Capitol Meeting, where mayors representing…

In lead up to the fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5), the United Nations Environment Programme’s North America Office (UNEP North America) hosted a series of six virtual consultation…

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…

State of the Planet is a podcast produced and developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). UNEP is the leading environmental authority in the United Nations system. Our work focuses on climate…

Implementation of nature-based solutions has been growing. But there is an urgent need to gather more evidence on the outcomes of adaption projects worldwide. As temperatures rise and climate change impacts…