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Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 4 June 2013 - Supporting smallholder farmers to play a greater role in food production and natural resource stewardship is one of the quickest ways to lift over one billion people out of poverty and…

  Gros Islet, 3 June 2013 – The Government of St. Lucia is set to host the first-ever Caribbean Green Economy Conference this week at the Rex Resorts, where ministers, decision-makers and civil society will explore how…

  Gros Islet, 3 June 2013 – The Government of St. Lucia is set to host the first-ever Caribbean Green Economy Conference this week at the Rex Resorts, where ministers, decision-makers and civil society will explore how…

Athlete Calls for Concerted Effort to Tackle Air Pollution Worldwide   Ulaanbaatar (Mongolia), 2 June 2013 - Following some traditional Mongolian throat-singing and a rousing performance by a military brass band on the…

Model Processing Plant Allows Artisanal Miners to Turn Their Back on Highly Toxic Mercury Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia - Behind the unassuming brick walls of a remote compound in Mongolia's Mandal district lies what may be part of…

VIENNA, 31 May 2013 (UN Information Service) - "Radiation exposure following the nuclear accident at Fukushima-Daiichi did not cause any immediate health effects. It is unlikely to be able to attribute any health effects in…

Eminent Persons from Around the World Call for a New Global Partnership to Eradicate Poverty and Transform Economies through Sustainable Development New York, 30 May 2013 - The High Level Panel on the Post-2015 Development…

Nairobi, 31 May 2013 - Hundreds of thousands of people are gearing up across the globe to take part in World Environment Day, the biggest and most widely celebrated global day for positive environmental action. This year…

Sustainability targets can be met in Latin America and the Caribbean with renewed commitment, and by scaling up successful policies Panama / Nairobi, 30 May 2013 - The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has today…

Global Tracking Framework Report identifies countries with most potential to make "high-impact" progress on sustainable energy and specifies policy measures to scale up action Vienna, May 28, 2013 - About 1.2 billion people…