The Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, a volcanic isle home to 695,000 people, has launched an ambitious anti-plastic-pollution campaign, drawing on the combined might of governments, businesses ...

These tiny shards have turned up everywhere from the depths of the ocean to the top of Mount Everest to the human body.

This webinar brings together representatives from countries participating in the Global Methane Pledge (GMP), which aims to ...

Executive Director Inger Andersen affirms that UNEP and UN-Habitat are joining forces to build greener, more resilient, and ...

UNEP-backed initiatives are supporting efforts in India to integrate sustainable cooling solutions into policies and city ...

A new ecological corridor of around 800,000 hectares, or 8,000 km², has been announced by the Kyrgyz Republic today.

A UNEP-backed initiative in Rwanda is helping restore forests and wetlands while equipping farmers with livelihoods that are ...

Some 20 million people globally collect plastic waste to make a living. In developing countries without formal reuse and ...

A growing number of cities are attempting to use data, often painstakingly gathered through dumpsite visits and household ...

Iraq will launch key climate reports during a high-level ceremony in Baghdad under the patronage and in the presence of Dr.

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.

This workshop is organised by UNEP in collaboration with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP), the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) and the Government of Samoa ...