Humanity’s unsustainable production and consumption practices are driving the planet towards destruction. Households, small businesses and public service providers generate between 2.1 billion and 2.3 billion tons of municipal solid waste every year – from …
Authorities regularly dredge the canals to reduce the flooding that hits low-lying districts every year during the monsoon season. The more ambitious solutions have not materialized, in part – according to planners of the new UNEP-backed project – because …
Your excellency, Firas Khouri, Chair of the Committee of Permanent Representatives, Ambassadors and colleagues. Welcome to the 169th meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR). As we meet today, during a period of great global shifts, it …
“When a language dies, we don’t just lose words,” says Valerio Benavides. “We lose knowledge, stories and our connection to the forest.” Indigenous Peoples managing the Amarakaeri communal reserve have safeguarded over 400,000 hectares of rainforest.. …
The Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer was developed as part of a UN effort to track progress on the environmental basis of Sustainable Development Goal 6, which calls for everyone on Earth to have access to clean water and sanitation by 2030. Headway towards …
So, the reality is that environmental multilateralism is sometimes messy and sometimes arduous. But even in complex geopolitical times, collaboration across borders and across our differences is the only option to protect the foundation of humanity’s …
The Climate and Clean Air Conference 2025 is set to take place from March 16–21, 2025, in Brasília, Brazil. This year’s theme, “Accelerating Action on Super Pollutants: The Road to COP30,” highlights the urgent need for decisive action. The event will …
Nairobi, 17 March 2025 – A growing number of countries are working to decarbonize buildings, but sluggish progress and financing puts global climate goals at risk. These are the key findings of an annual review of the buildings and construction sector, …
According to the Turkish government, the industrial sector accounts for around 46 per cent of net electricity consumption in Türkiye. Around 70 per cent of this comes from electric motor-driven systems. U4E data shows that if Türkiye was to replace all …
Oleg Zaitsev strides across a factory floor in Almaty, Kazakhstan as a row of workers sort through old circuit boards and worn televisions. The 59-year-old is the managing director of a company that recycles used electronics. “Hazardous materials in …
Bogotá, 11 March 2025 – A pioneering new initiative seeks to enhance understanding of mercury trade dynamics in Latin America and foster regional cooperation to improve the control of major mercury flows, aiming to prevent approximately 176 metric tonnes …
In southwestern Uganda, banana farmer Ahumwire Justine lost 300 trees and two cows during a devastating hailstorm a few years ago. With no insurance, she faced food shortages, unpaid school fees and an uncertain future. Now, a new digital crop insurance …
Plastic pollution is being minimized at a frequently visited mountain outside Almaty, Kazakhstan The UNEP project is boosting infrastructure and recycling for remote areas Survey results show plastic pollution is on the rise in mountain areas Almaty, 3 …
While some staff do sort plastic waste by hand, much is done by machines. Magnets pull out metals. Mechanical separators weed out lighter plastics, which often can’t be recycled. And an optical sorter uses light rays to determine the composition of …
The pilot project trained and licensed women drivers through partnerships with local logistics companies, such as Grupo Entregas, a Fedex licensee that reduced its carbon footprint by 10 per cent. “We are convinced that changing the mobility business …
Check against delivery Excellencies, Thank you for the opportunity to speak to you today about UNEP’s work and key upcoming moments to strengthen multilateral action on the environment. Even amid a complex geopolitical context, the need for such action …
Speed down a highway outside of Beijing, China and chances are you’ll spot more cars without tailpipes than you can count. Or hop onto a motorcycle taxi in Kigali, Rwanda and instead of a backfiring muffler, you’ll likely hear just the hum of a battery. …
HANGZHOU, Mar 01 – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has agreed on the outlines of the three Working Group contributions to the Seventh Assessment Report (AR7) during its 62nd Plenary session, which concluded today in Hangzhou, China. The Panel …
Seagrasses are marine flowering plants that are found in shallow waters in many parts of the world, from the tropics to the Arctic circle. They form extensive underwater meadows, creating complex, highly productive and biologically rich habitats. Covering …
The Global Fund for Coral Reefs is a UN-backed multi-partner trust fund. It provides grants and loans to coral-reef-positive enterprises worldwide, supporting initiatives from ecotourism to sustainable aquaculture to seaweed farming. The GFCR’s goal is to …
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