When: 24 October 2024 The Emissions Gap Report (EGR) is UNEP's annual institutional series report that is launched in advance of the annual climate negotiations. The EGR tracks the gap between where global emissions are heading with current country …
By regreening the landscape, the gardens offset local deforestation. They also contribute to global efforts to conserve biodiversity, counter climate change and improve the health of soils. TREES says its projects have already planted 100 million trees …
The twelfth International Lead Poisoning Prevention Week (ILPPW) organised by World Health Organization will take place from 20-26 October 2024. The focus of this year’s campaign “Bright Futures begin Lead Free” reminds governments, civil society …
25 November - 1 December 2024, Busan, Republic of Korea The fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-5), is scheduled …
The Indus River and its tributaries have nurtured human civilization on the Indian sub-continent since the Bronze Age. Several millennia later, modern-day Pakistan still depends heavily on the river for water, food, jobs – even the country’s identity – as …
Biodiversity is in crisis. As land degradation threatens essential ecosystem services such as regulating climate and providing benefits to people, experts are turning to what they dub the world’s boldest plan yet to make peace with nature, the Kunming- …
Nairobi, 10 December 2024 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced recipients of the 2024 Champions of the Earth, honoured for their outstanding leadership, brave actions and sustainable solutions to tackle land degradation, drought and …
They pollute the air. They warm the planet. They prevent crops from growing. Overall, super pollutants are a pretty nasty group of chemical compounds – and unfortunately, they’re all around us. A new video from the United Nations Environment Programme …
Slogan: Peace with Nature Visit the official conference page. The 16th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP16) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) will convene in Cali, Colombia from 21 October – 1 November 2024. The 11th Meeting of …
Record-setting wildfires tearing through South America are likely to become the new normal unless the region makes dramatic investments in fire prevention and limits slash-and-burn agriculture in places like the Amazon, experts are cautioning. Since May, …
New York, 26 September 2024 – Global leaders have approved a political declaration at the 79th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) High-Level Meeting on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR), committing to a clear set of targets and actions, including reducing …
Excellencies, As environmental, technological and societal change join forces to disrupt human, planetary and economic health, we must not just prepare for the future. We must shape it, so that coming generations can live in peace, prosperity and equity. …
New research published last week from The Lancet shows just how deadly inaction on antimicrobial resistance, or AMR, could be: an estimated 40 million deaths attributable to AMR and 160 million associated with AMR between 2025 and 2050. And the impacts of …
H.E. Mr. Philemon Yang, President of the 79th session of the General Assembly H.E. Mr. Robert Rae, President of the Economic and Social Council H.E. Ms. Amina J. Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Ms. Gabriella Balasa, AMR …
H.E. Jonas Gahr Støre, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Norway, H.E. Dr. William Samoei Ruto, President of Kenya, H.E Cho Tae- yul, Minister for Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea. My thanks to the Republic of Kenya, UNEP’s long-time gracious host, for …
Ending food waste starts with you Public and private entities as well as consumers from across the food systems, must work to cut food loss and waste to enhance the use of natural resources, mitigate climate change and support food security and proper …
Market for sustainable cooling solutions in developing economies to reach at least USD 600 billion by 2050 In developing economies, sustainable cooling solutions can slash cooling-related emissions by almost 50 per cent and can reduce electricity bills, …
GEO-7, which is expected to be published in 2025, is structured according to themes, such as climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and environmental governance. “The authors in each chapter spend a lot of time synthesizing existing scientific …
As dialogues considering the world’s path towards a just and resilient future at the UN General Assembly, UNEP is taking part in the following events this weekend. Time zone: EDT. 20 September | 1500-1615 hrs | Empowering Youth for Sustainable Futures: …
Excellencies and colleagues. Welcome to this event on super pollutants. My thanks to Sir Andrew Steer for joining us as facilitator. The climate crisis is intensifying, bringing death, destruction and economic damage across the world. Yet existing …
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