Plastic pollution is choking our planet – harming ecosystems, well-being, and the climate. Plastic waste clogs rivers, pollutes the ocean, and endangers wildlife. And as it breaks-down into smaller and smaller parts, it infiltrates every corner of Earth: …
“The origin of why we have so much secondhand clothing is really that we have moved in just a couple of decades towards this very, very fast fashion,” she said. The UN Secretary-General’s Advisory Board on Zero Waste highlighted three standout initiatives …
Bishkek, 26 March 2025 – Climate change has caused temperatures in the Kyrgyz Republic to rise at twice the global average, exacerbating water stress and the risk of natural disasters, according to a new Atlas of Environmental Change launched today by the …
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 designer Batoul Al-Rashdan tells people she makes clothes out of ground olives and onion peels, some look at her with raised eyebrows. “It’s definitely a conversation starter,” says the founder of Jordanian fashion house Studio BOR, laughing. “But …
Check against delivery Your Excellency Paulina Hennig-Kloska, Minister of Environment of Poland, Your Excellency Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Ministers. My thanks to the …
Nairobi, 27 March 2025 – Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on waste in the fashion and textiles industry, highlighting the environmental and social challenges of …
As the industry and consumers adopt circular business models and shift away from fast fashion to more durable products and sustainable consumption, it will be important to support producing countries, so they are not left behind in the transition, Tonda …
The sun has set in Johannesburg, South Africa and Nntuthuzelo Ndwandwa, 39, is returning home from her job as a customer care consultant. When once she would have glanced nervously into the shadows, now she walks through a complex illuminated by solar- …
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 …
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