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The theme of this year’s International Day of Clean Air for blue skies on 7 September – the Air We Share - focuses on the need for collective action to address air pollution, which respects no national borders.
Cambodia, the Southeast Asian country, known for the temples of Angkor Wat and the architecture of Siem Reap, is becoming increasingly vulnerable to air pollution.
For many countries around the world, from the US and the UK to China and Japan, July was one of the hottest months since global record-keeping began in the 1800s. The global heatwaves sparked deadly wildfires and displaced thousands of residents from their homes.
Today, a major wildfire in France has destroyed thousands of hectares of forest and forced many people to flee their homes.
Today, a major wildfire in France has destroyed thousands of hectares of forest and forced many people to flee their homes. Meanwhile, dry weather, extreme heat and strong winds have combined to fan wildfires across Europe, the United States and other parts of the world over the last few weeks.
The third edition of the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies, which stresses the importance of clean air and the urgency to act to improve air quality and protect human health, will be commemorated on 7 September 2022.
Across the world, freshwater and salt lakes are coming under increasing pressure from a combination of land use change, pollution from fertilizer run-off and industrial effluent, and rising temperatures. Many lakes are shrinking, adversely affecting people, livelihoods and the local environment.
At the recent United Nations Ocean Conference, another 22 governments agreed to join the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment, which unites stakeholders around the goal of transitioning towards a circular economy for plastic.
There is an open secret in the oil and gas industry and it is feeding the climate crisis.
The climate crisis, COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine are threatening to stall progress on several key environmental targets under the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), humanity’s blueprint for a better future, warns a new report from the United Nations.
Since the 1950s, innovations like synthetic fertilizers, chemical pesticides and high-yield cereals have helped humanity dramatically increase the amount of food it grows.
Nairobi/Kyiv, 4 July 2022 - Preliminary monitoring of the conflict in Ukraine points to significant impacts on urban and rural environments that could leave the country and region with a toxic legacy for generations to come, according to initial impact monitoring conducted by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partner organizations
Nairobi/Lisbon, 01 July 2022 – The United States of America and the European Commission have officially joined the Clean Seas Campaign, demonstrating their commitment to ending plastic pollution.
Leadership on tackling plastic pollution got a boost at the UN Ocean Conference when twenty-one new governments announced they will join the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment.
Hollywood legend Pierce Brosnan has launched a video appeal drawing attention to plastic’s long lifespan and the need to manage its disposal in environmentally sound ways.
Mumbai June 22, 2022: In commemoration of the World Environment Day and the World Oceans Day, Reliance Games have come up with a unique initiative to raise awareness regarding the hazards of plastic among children and youth.
Geneva, 17 June 2022 — The 2021-2022 meetings of the Conferences of the Parties to the Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm Conventions (BRS COPs) come to a close today after marathon proceedings that begun with the online segment in July 2021, continued with the High-level Segment in Stockholm, Sweden, on 1 June 2022 i
Global cumulative plastic production is predicted to reach 34,000 million tonnes between 1950 and 2050.
Thirty-three Small Island Developing States join $515 million USD Global Environment Facility initiative to manage hazardous chemicals and waste
Joint efforts will prevent the release of over 23,000 metric tons of toxic chemicals and more than 185,000 metric tons of marine litter in island states within five years
Tourism, shipping, and recycling companies to facilitate the improved transportation and treatment of islands
There is only one Earth – and it needs to be protected, now.
People from across the globe are expected to come together on 5 June to mark World Environment Day, cleaning up beaches, planting trees and holding marches in an effort to revive what experts say is a planet on the precipice. The event will be commemorated both digitally and in Stockholm, Sweden two days following the Stockholm+50 international meeting.
On 5 June, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will air a special LIVE broadcast, to explore how World Environment Day 2022 is being celebrated around the globe.
As world leaders gathered in Stockholm, Sweden in 1972 for the UN Conference on the Human Environment, they were facing a planet in crisis. Acid rain was falling on cities. Oil spills were fouling the oceans. And forests were being clear-cut into oblivion.
Ancient forests. Snow-capped mountain peaks. And towering waterfalls cascading down rocky slopes. China’s Shennongjia National Park is the stuff of legends, providing inspiration to thousands of years of Chinese poets, artists and authors.
It’s also home to one of the world’s most elusive primates, the endangered golden snub-nosed monkey, who spends winters in large groups of mostly males deep in the mountain forests of Asia.
The world is in the midst of a climate emergency, with growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions endangering human and environmental health.
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