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Climate change was top of the agenda at the Social Good Summit. Young thought leaders from all regions of the globe, including those honoured by the UN Environment…
The 2019 Champion of the Earth for Inspiration and Action goes to Fridays for Future. Fridays For Future is a movement that began in August 2018, after then 15…
Fridays for Future receives United Nations’ top environmental award for inspiration and action
Global student movement hailed for its role in highlighting the…
Costa Rica wins United Nations’ flagship environmental award in the policy leadership category
Central American country recognized for leading the way to a zero-…
Costa Rica has long punched above its weight as a global green pioneer with a strong social conscience, but now the Central American nation is preparing to cross…
The 2019 Champion of the Earth for Policy and Leadership goes to Costa Rica. As it battles to preserve its biodiversity, Costa Rica has emerged as a global leader…
The 2019 Champion of the Earth for Inspiration and Action goes to Ant Forest. The program was launched in August 2016 and promotes greener lifestyles by inspiring…
Ant Forest, awarded United Nations’ top environmental honour in inspiration and action category
Ant Forest recognized for inspiring consumers to reduce their carbon…
Paul Polman’s words come in a rush and it’s little wonder. The former head of consumer goods giant Unilever believes the world needs to totally redesign the way…
Canadian climate scientist Professor Katharine Hayhoe awarded United Nations’ flagship environmental honor in science and innovation category
Hayhoe recognized for…
From the Arctic to the Amazon, wildfires have been burning, devastating storms are becoming more frequent, a million species risk extinction, and our oceans are…
In September 2019, the UN Environment Programme will honour Champions of the Earth, outstanding environmental leaders from the public and private sectors, and from…
In September 2019, the UN Environment Programme will honour Champions of the Earth, outstanding environmental leaders from the public and private sectors, and from…
In September 2019, the UN Environment Programme will honour Champions of the Earth, outstanding environmental leaders from the public and private sectors, and from…
A corporate titan with an unconventional agenda; the food specialists who looked outside the (takeaway) box; the ocean explorer whose name has become synonymous…
The black mamba is the most venomous snake in sub-Saharan Africa. One bite can kill a person in just a few hours. It is also the namesake of the all-female anti-…
Through collective action, environmental protection can be achieved. This is what the Kalinga indigenous people in the Philippines demonstrated to the world when…
Leyla Acaroglu was 19 years old when, sitting in her first design lecture, she heard something that would change the way she saw the world forever.
Her design…
When Izabella Teixeira told her parents that she was going to work on environmental issues in the early 1980s, they were noticeably upset.
“They didn't know what…
The city of Hangzhou in eastern China was once described by the Italian explorer Marco Polo as the, “finest and most splendid city in the world”. Today it is once…
You walk into a burger restaurant. What’s going through your mind? Double meat with extra bacon and cheese? Brown bun or added slice of avocado? Environmental…
When Bertrand Piccard was preparing for the world’s first ever solar-powered flight around the world, he had a problem. Cockpit temperatures were projected to…
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was recognized for his environmental leadership on the global stage with a Champions of the Earth Award in Delhi today.…
Producers of revolutionary plant-based meats, Beyond Meat and Impossible Foods win the 2018 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest accolade for the…
Joan Carling is one of the most prominent fighters for environmental and indigenous rights in the Philippines.
UN Environment is recognizing Carling for her…
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