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As extreme heat grips many countries and becomes “the new normal”, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns of heightened ...
In addition to a significant increase in employment, the study shows that income generated in an electric vehicle transition ...
UNEP and small island states are working together to restore nature and boost climate resilience for a safer, sustainable ...
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over USD 120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the ...
Despite its critical role in sustaining billions of lives, the global food system fails to deliver for health, rights, and ...
BackgroundVehicular emissions are a major challenge in Kampala, Uganda with the National Environment Management Authority of ...
With UNEP support, Lao PDR has developed a system to track planet-warming emissions, seen as key for allowing the nation to ...
Since the founding of the United Nations in 1945, countries have worked together to forge groundbreaking agreements to safeguard the environment. From protecting species to repairing the ozone layer, ...
Data Resources Science and data are fundamental in providing answers to some of the most pressing sustainability issues of the twenty-first century. Strengthening the science-policy interface to ...
Current pledges under the Paris Agreement put the world on track for up to 2.9°C of temperature rise above pre-industrial levels this century, but with proper action, this trend can be reversed. The ...
We Are Nature: Youth Biodiversity ChallengeThe We Are Nature: Youth Biodiversity Challenge is a dynamic global movement empowering young people, including Indigenous youth and youth from local ...
Global Framework on Chemicals > Page ComponentsThe Global Framework on Chemicals - For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste (GFC), provides the essential building blocks for a future in ...