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31 Jan 2019 Story
Scorecard measures nutrient pollution in Kenya’s Lake Naivasha

UN Environment has been working with a broad range of partners to better assess the health of lake ecosystems in India, Kenya and the Philippines. Economic activity in and around Lake Naivasha, and the rapidly growing…

24 Jan 2019 Story
Smart agriculture in action

UN Environment and partners are working in Africa to boost agricultural production, create jobs, and counter climate unpredictability. In Ngoulemakong commune in Cameroon’s Sud Province, solar driers have been used since…

31 Dec 2018 Story
Towards zero deforestation

The human population is still growing and needs space and resources. It is, therefore, not easy to reconcile development, biodiversity conservation and climate change mitigation efforts. Which areas can be allocated for…

05 Dec 2018 Story
What’s the big deal about dirt?

World Soil Day on 5 December reminds us why healthy soil is vital, how pollution affects it and what can be done. Did you know that a handful of soil can contain millions of bacteria and fungi as well as tiny insects and…

03 Dec 2018 Story
South-South cooperation on peatlands: Indonesia, Republic of Congo solidify their collaboration

On 30 October 2018, Indonesia and the Republic of Congo signed the first ever agreement on the protection and management of peatlands between an African and an Asian country. The five-year memorandum of understanding says,…

28 Nov 2018 Story
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Back to the future as innovators seek plastic alternatives

When Belgian chemist Leo Baekeland invented Bakelite in 1907, it was hailed as “the material of a thousand uses”. The production of synthetic plastics took off over the coming decades but now that the environmental cost of…

08 Nov 2018 Story
What’s in your burger? More than you think

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 degradation or ecological preservation? You probably don’t…

17 Oct 2018 Story
UN Environment wins prestigious award for new work on food, agriculture and biodiversity

On the occasion of World Food Day, the World Future Council announced the 2018 Future Policy Award winners. The Future Policy Award is the only award which honours policies on an international level. UN Environment (…

15 Oct 2018 Story
Diverse wild species vital for healthy agricultural production

World Food Day on 16 October reminds us that 821 million people in the world are undernourished and that sustainable agriculture requires mainstreaming of biodiversity. Farmers across the world are facing difficult times.…

17 Sep 2018 Story
The road to restoration: Cuba’s modern farming revolution

A new generation of farmers brings productivity back to Cuba’s landscape With its tropical beaches and rolling hills, spotted with tobacco plantations and pine forest, Cuba might not be the first place that comes to mind…

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