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The flaring gas and smoke that bellow into the sky from Iraq’s southern oil fields are visible from miles away.
Not only is the flaring unsightly but it is an environmental hazard, releasing black carbon, which is linked to air pollution, respiratory disease, and emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
The flaring gas and smoke that bellow into the sky from Iraq’s southern oil fields are visible from miles away.
Not only is the flaring unsightly but it is an environmental hazard, releasing black carbon, which is linked to air pollution, respiratory disease, and emissions of methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Ms. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme does a Q&A on the deliberations by Member States on a global agreement on plastic pollution at the upcoming UN Environment Assembly
Background
The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) is the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment. Created in 2012, UNEA embodies a new era in which the environment is given the same level of prominence as issues such as peace, poverty, health and security.
Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into the ocean.
When leaders gather for the resumed session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA 5.2) next week, part of their discussions is expected to focus on the problems with humanity’s food systems.
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 Lamu archipelago
The baseline study will be used to inform potential interventions, including the development of local closed-loop waste management
Lamu, 21 February 2022 – The cre
From the deepest points of the ocean to the food and water we consume, microplastics are a growing threat to human and planetary health.
Plastics are the largest, most harmful and most persistent fraction of marine litter, accounting for at least 85 per cent of total marine waste. At the UN Environment Assembly 2022 countries will come together to find a solution to the plastic problem.
Eleven new governments announce they will join the New Plastics Economy Global Commitment at the One Ocean Summit in Brest, France
The science is clear – we must address plastic pollution urgently, with a systemic, life-cycle approach.
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 Environment Programme (UNEP) has called for partners to work together and support the Kyrgyz Republic’s transition away from coal, as the country’s capital today ranks as number two in the world
As the world marks 50 years since the birth of the environmental movement, it is time to re-evaluate what politicians, businesses and individuals can do to address the environmental challenges that threaten our health, prosperity, peace and planet. Stockholm+50 – an international meeting to be held from 2
Wetlands are some of the planet’s most important ecosystems. They’re a haven for wildlife, they filter pollution and they’re important stores of carbon.
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 session to accelerate multilateral action in the face of the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution and waste crisis.
Chemicals and waste management, marine litter and a green recovery from COVID-19 are some of the issues the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) will address when it convenes for the second part of its fifth session. Environment ministers are also expected to adopt a declaration on strengthening actions for nature to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals.
In a milestone for the environment, Europeans purchased more electric cars than those powered by diesel last month. According to recent data, over 20 per cent of new cars sold in Europe and the United Kingdom (UK) in December 2021 were electric. Meanwhile, the sale of diesel vehicles in the European Union (EU) slipped below 19 per cent.
In a world where climate change-induced environmental emergencies, such as floods, extreme temperatures and fires, are increasingly becoming the norm, the future can often look uncertain.
This future is particularly uncertain for children, youth and future generations, who experts recognize as the most vulnerable group to the impacts of climate change.
Originally published in July 2021, this story has been updated to include the latest facts, figures and references.
It's visible in satellite images from just off Sri Lanka's coast: a thin grey film that snakes three kilometres out to sea before disappearing into the waves.
Marker buoys have been deployed around the periphery of X-Press Pearl to create a 50-meter safe zone around the wreck.
In January 2022, Beijing’s environmental protection bureau made international news when it announced that the city, home to 21 million people, has met its national air quality standards for the first time.
Activism works. That is the key takeaway for one Scout and Guides leader in eastern India’s Bihar State.
The ocean is home to coral reefs, the longest mountain chain in the world, ocean trenches and over 220,000 known species. It is also home to around 75 -199 million tons of plastic pollution.
By 2040, if changes aren’t urgently made, plastic pollution flowing into the ocean may increase from approximately 11 million metric tons a year to up to 37 million metric tons a year.
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Human Rights Day is observed every year on 10 December.
We live on a blue planet, with oceans and seas covering more than 70 per cent of the Earth’s surface. Oceans feed us, regulate our climate, and generate most of the oxygen we breathe.
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