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 …
New York, Geneva, Nairobi, 29 May 2025 – A new initiative in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems – the Congo Basin – aims to unlock nature-positive, climate-resilient business opportunities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across …
A shocking 100 million sharks are still killed globally every year. That’s 274,000 killed each day, for their meat, oil, cartilage, fins …. and for sport. Sharks are key indicators of ocean health. A decline in sharks signals a system out of balance. …
On 19 to 20 June 2025, UNEP's Executive Director will convene an Intergovernmental Meeting to consider the establishment of a science-policy panel to contribute further to the sound management of chemicals and waste and to prevent pollution at the …
Three decades ago, France was being overwhelmed by packaging waste – from plastic packaging bottles to cardboard boxes – when public and private sector leaders came up with a radical idea. What if they made companies that manufacture and market household …
New York, Geneva, Nairobi, 29 May 2025 – A new initiative in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems – the Congo Basin – aims to unlock nature-positive, climate-resilient business opportunities for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises across …
In 2024 alone, humanity generated an estimated 400 million tonnes of plastic waste, contributing to an ongoing plastic pollution crisis experts say is damaging fragile ecosystems and exposing people to potential risk of exposure to harmful chemicals in …
In September 2024, during the Special Session of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, it was agreed to prioritize six key areas of work. One of these is the transversal strengthening of the …
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