Almost three and a half years since the adoption of UN Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14, the world is on the brink of agreeing a historic instrument to end plastic pollution.

Once relatively rare, supercharged temperatures are becoming more common as humanity pumps greenhouse gases into the ...

The UN Food Systems Summit+4 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+4) happened from 27-29 July, in Addis Ababa, co-hosted by Ethiopia and ...

UNEP is supporting projects in Samborondón, Ecuador and other cities to restore long-neglected wetlands, preserving ...

​​​By helping communities cope with a changing climate, the UNEP-backed project is altering that calculus. Funded by the ...

This is an official side-event of the UN Food Systems Summit+4.Date: Time: 2:15 - 3:30pm EATOrganizers:Food and Agriculture ...

In a historic gathering marking the 40th anniversary of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN), African Heads of State, Ministers of Environment, and global partners convened in ...

But methane emissions remain stubbornly high. MARS can help transform these pledges into progress, says Coutto. It’s the only ...

The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) will take place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on ...

Our work is guided by a number of over-arching strategies, policies and guidelines. Access some of the most important ones at the links below.Access to informationGuidelines and policy documentsMedium ...

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