Sustainable bioenergy is a component of the bioeconomy. It can be produced from biomass resources in multi-functional, integrated agriculture, forestry, fisheries and aquaculture systems, along with food, feed and/or bio-based products, from biogenic waste …
The second phase of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) Young Talent Pipeline starts on 25 June 2024. It builds on the efforts of the first phase from 2023 and aims to engage young talented individuals to …
Baku, 27 June 2024 – The Republic of Azerbaijan will host World Environment Day 2026, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Republic of Azerbaijan announced today in the capital, Baku, during an official visit by the Executive Director of UNEP, Inger …
It could be more difficult for oil and gas companies to build new wells in the United Kingdom (UK) of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, experts said this week following a landmark UK court decision that some believe may also set a precedent for other …
It is wonderful to be here in Azerbaijan – a country tackling the triple planetary crisis head on. The crisis of climate change, the crisis of nature and biodiversity loss, and the crisis of pollution and waste. In recent months we have seen record …
Check against delivery H.E. Mukhtar Babayev, Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources and COP29 President Designate. Excellencies, delegates, It is a pleasure to join you here today in Baku, a city that will, in just over 130 days, host the 29th UN …
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Standing on a bustling street in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania last year, bakery owner Gloria Laizer made what would become a fateful decision. The 29-year-old resolved to ditch her noisy, petrol-burning three-wheeled vehicle, known locally as a bajaj, and …
Geneva, 22 June 2024 – Governments gathered in Geneva have advanced in the process to establish a science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention, agreeing to continue negotiations to further develop the proposal for this body, akin to …
As delivered Excellencies and distinguished delegates, I'm going to try to be very expedited, but also try to see if I can help make some suggestions for how you may be able to move forward. First, however, let me give a big thanks to the government …
The international community has, since the 1972 Stockholm Declaration on the Human Environment, acknowledged that a healthy environment is linked to the enjoyment of all human rights. We saw further recognition of this link in the 1992 Rio Declaration, in …
Alongside the hum of traffic, the soundtrack of most cities includes the noise of construction workers drilling, hammering and digging as they furiously erect new buildings. In fact, every five days the world adds structures equivalent to the size of …
The 51st edition of World Environment Day was a record-breaking success, with an unprecedented 3,854 official events and tens of millions of online engagements drawing attention to how humanity can counter three often-overlooked perils: land degradation, …
Your excellency, Mr. Firas Khouri, Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, Ambassadors and colleagues. This is time of great sadness for UNEP and the wider environmental family, as we mourn the passing of former Executive Director Dr. Klaus …
There are already two global science-policy panels addressing major environmental issues. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) assesses the science of climate change and the focuses on the science of biodiversity and nature’s contributions …
Everyone can help protect the planet, from reducing plastic use to starting a home compost heap, highlights NASA astronaut Jessica Meir in a video released ahead of World Environment Day 2024. In the video, Meir shares her memories of seeing Earth from …
Nairobi, 18 June 2024 – The environmental impacts of the war in Gaza are unprecedented, according to a preliminary assessment published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), exposing the community to rapidly growing soil, water and air pollution …
New UN study finds decline of 12 Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs), such as DDT, regulated globally since 2004. Replacements for these POPs – often banned later due to their similar properties (e.g., PFAS) – were detected at high levels. POPs are …
Haile lives in Sire, a rural district of Ethiopia about 130 kilometres southeast of the capital, Addis Ababa. The land, situated at an altitude of 1,800 metres on an escarpment above the Awash River, is mainly a patchwork of fields sown with crops such as …
The third session of the ad hoc open-ended working group to prepare proposals for a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution (OEWG-3), will be held at the International Conference …
