Photo UNEP/Todd Brown. UN World Restoration Flagship Ecosystems Restoration in Mar Menor Nice, France, 11 June 2025 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration …
Your Commitment Counts - Make your pledge for Migratory Waterbirds The 30th Anniversary of the signing of the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) will take place on Monday, 16 June 2025. To celebrate this …
Pollution is widespread – and often fatal. To stem this pollution crisis, countries agreed in 2022 to establish a new body that would provide policymakers with robust, independent information on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention. Negotiators …
Your Excellency Edgardo Ortuño, Minister of Environment of Uruguay, Madame Chair, Ms. Gudi Alkemade, Excellencies and distinguished delegates, My thanks to the government of Uruguay for hosting us here in the beautiful city of Punta del Este for the …
Representatives from UNEP will be participating in the following events during the UN Ocean Conference. Time zone: CEST 📅 5 June | 🕒 12:45–13:45 hrs | 📍Room 8, Port Lympia, Nice One Ocean Science Conference 2025: Science to support the BBNJ Agreement This …
Bonn, 13 June 2025 – Brazil and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched a new initiative to address extreme heat through sustainable cooling - Beat the Heat in Cities/Mutirão contra o Calor Extremo - while Italy pledged EUR 2 million in new …
Pollution is widespread – and often fatal. Dirty air alone is responsible for 6.7 million deaths globally every year, while conservative estimates suggest that in 2019, 5.5 million people died from heart disease linked to lead exposure. To stem the …
One, meeting the 30x30 goal. You are aware of the urgency of this task. You contributed to the new 30x30 Ocean Action plan launched at this Ocean Conference. And today you will be adopting a roadmap on how to contribute to meeting this goal, which is woven …
Excellencies, colleagues and friends. Coral reefs are beautiful habitats that support an incredible range of biodiversity and livelihoods, from fishing to tourism. But they are so much more than that. Coral reefs in the Pacific are an intrinsic part of …
The Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, Tanzania | 2025 As part of the efforts to manage, protect and restore the coral-rich Northern Mozambique Channel, Comoros, Madagascar, Mozambique, and Tanzania are working together to restore blue and green forests by …
Nice, France, 11 June 2025 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution, unsustainable exploitation, and invasive species …
Check against delivery Your Excellency Maisa Rojas Corradi, Environment Minister of Chile, Your Excellency Romina Pourmokhtari, Environment Minister of Sweden, Your Excellency José Ramon Reyes, Deputy Minister of Coastal and Marine Affairs, Dominican …
Nice, France, 11 June 2025 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this year, tackling pollution, unsustainable exploitation, and invasive species …
Your excellencies, Parties to the Barcelona Convention, colleagues. Before we begin, please let us take a moment to remember Stjepan Kečkeš, founder of UNEP’s Regional Seas Programme and the first coordinator of the Mediterranean Action Plan, who passed …
Monaco/New York, 8 June 2025 – A collective ofUnited Nations agencies and global partners today launched the co-design process for One Ocean Finance —a bold new effort to unlock billions in new financing from ocean-dependent industries and blue economy …
This crucial meeting for the GEO-7 process, taking place from 2 to 6 June 2025, will see two key elements: The SPM drafting meeting: The Summary for Policymakers (SPM) is a component of GEO intergovernmental and expert-led assessment reports, providing a …
Country Dedicated The Country Dedicated Workflow is a digital tool to help countries in developing national plastic source inventories and plastic strategies, supported by step-by-step guidance and inspiring case studies. Create your account and explore. …
Check against delivery Honourable Alice Wahome the Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Lands, Public Works, Housing and Urban Development of Kenya, our Host; Your Excellency Enrique Ochoa, President of the UN-Habitat Assembly, My sister, Anacláudia Rossbach, …
With each passing year, hundreds of millions of Indians eye the approach of summer with trepidation. This year, the thermometer climbed above 40°C in many places in late April, earlier than normal. The impact of heat in India has been severe in recent …
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