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 …
World Wildlife Day is not about any one single event. The Day has been observed by people, groups and authorities around the world and in various ways. Find out more about the events held globally or let people know about your event by registering it here!
Governments agreed, on 27 February 2025, in Rome on the strategy to raise the funds needed to protect biodiversity and achieve the action targets of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (KMGBF), bringing the business of the UN Biodiversity …
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 …
Joint EU-UNEP initiative to boost food security and resilience of rural communities in and around Sudan’s Dinder National Park New EU-UNEP initiative aims to enhance food security, increase communities’ resilience, and contribute to peace and security in …
But the Cerrado is more than just an eye-catching landscape. According to one study, its grasses, plants and trees store 13.7 billion tonnes of planet-warming carbon, which if released could supercharge the climate crisis. Despite that, the Cerrado is …
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Dar es Salaam, 26 February 2025 – The governments of Burundi, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Tanzania and Zambia have launched a five-year project to assess and address transboundary threats to the biodiversity of the Lake Tanganyika Basin. The …
I am delighted to be here in Italy, which is the most biodiverse country in the entire European Union, in terms of both plant and animal biodiversity. It is an appropriate place, therefore, to look at new and innovative ways to protect the biological …
When: 24-28 February 2025 Where: Hangzhou, China Documents and participation info The 62nd session of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC-62) will convene in February 2025. The meeting will be the fourth meeting of the seventh assessment …
Later this year, dozens of countries that have signed the Paris Agreement are due to submit new national climate plans, or Nationally Determined Contributions. Done right, experts say these plans could not only rein in the greenhouse gases driving climate …
“If we are going to improve the lives of the billions of people around the world now living in poverty, we need to protect the planet’s biodiversity,” says Doreen Robinson, the head of the Biodiversity and Land Branch of the United Nations Environment …
A study by the World Health Organization released this week found cancer rates are rising among non-smokers globally, a development researchers linked in part to air pollution. It was the latest in a string of studies outlining the perils of airborne …
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