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Nairobi, 24 February 2022 — Mayors, Governments and private sector leaders gathering this week for a Cities and Regions Summit have highlighted the key role of nature in their efforts to achieve reduce greenhouse…

Even the Arctic, previously all but immune, faces rising wildfire risk, experts say ahead of the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi Wildfires and climate change are “mutually exacerbating” Governments are called to…

There is limited data on the extent and impact of marine litter in the Western Indian Ocean region Flipflopi and partners will map the extent of marine litter in the ocean and around the UNESCO heritage site of the…

Nairobi, 17 February 2022 - Wildfires are burning more severely and more often, urban noise pollution is growing into a global public health menace, and phenological mismatches – disruptions in the timing of life-…

The UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre will support countries in the towards a climate-resilient and low carbon future The centre will step up implementation of UNEP's climate change strategy and energy programme Under…

One million trees planted since the launch of the UNEP-facilitated Alliance Alliance members made 50 new environmental commitments in 2021 Seven new studios and seven trade bodies joined the Alliance in 2021…

Bishkek today ranks as number two in the world for air pollution The Kyrgyz Republic aims to reduce coal use and improve environmental monitoring Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 9 February 2022 – The United Nations…

San José (Costa Rica), 28 January 2022 - Environmental authorities of Latin America and the Caribbean observed today the 40th anniversary of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of the region with a special…

Geneva, 27 January 2022 – G20 country investments in nature-based solutions (NbS) need to reach USD 285 billion/year by 2050 to address the interrelated climate, biodiversity, and land degradation crises; however,…

New free online teacher toolkits and lesson plans based on the success of UNEP’s Ozone Secretariat’s Reset Earth animation and video game Targeting Tweens by adopting animation and gamification to create innovative…