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The ongoing global movement for eliminating plastics is gaining momentum in Africa. Several countries are now taking steps to eliminate the production and distribution of single-use plastics, some adopting a total ban on…

The brochure highlights how dedicating a percentage of road infrastructure funds for safer roads, including cycling and walking facilities, increases safety, sustainability and accessibility.

Biodiversity transformation: Preserving quality of life and urban spaces, Singapore style  You wouldn’t know it today, but in 1965 Singapore was a polluter’s paradise: mucky rivers, polluted canals and raw sewage running…

Did you know that a small number of Siberian tigers still roam the wilds of Jilin Province in northeastern China? The province borders North Korea and Russia and the area is the northernmost habitat of this species of tiger…

Kenya’s rhinoceroses have had their share of tragic events lately: in March, the last male northern white rhino died, and just recently eight black rhinos perished after being transported from Nairobi National Park and…

This update is quite extensive and features key highlights and results of the work of the Environmental Governance Subprogramme for the period March to June 2018. We have shared this update with close to 7,500 Law and Governance stakeholders, as…

Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region is an area with a fairly favourable climate, home to high plant biodiversity. In spring, several species of feather, sheep fescue and blue grass as well as forget-me-nots, and yellow cress,…

The world urgently needs to restore its degraded forests and landscapes in order to preserve a productive and healthy environment in which humans can flourish. Over 3 billion of the world’s 7.6 billion people are affected…

World famous Austrian cyclist Michael Strasser is attempting a new world record by cycling the longest passable route from Alaska to Patagonia. Michael’s Ice2Ice expedition aims to demonstrate sustainable mobility in…

Fish is one of the most traded food commodities, and global consumption of fish and seafood has more than doubled since 1973. Over the same period, overfishing increased from 7 per cent to 33 per cent of all fish stocks. To…