Geneva, 22 June 2024 – Governments gathered in Geneva have advanced in the process to establish a science-policy panel on chemicals, waste and pollution prevention, agreeing to continue negotiations to further develop the proposal for this body, akin to the IPCC on climate change and the IPBES on biodiversity.  

Nairobi, 18 June 2024 – The environmental impacts of the war in Gaza are unprecedented, according to a preliminary assessment published today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), exposing the community to rapidly growing soil, water and air pollution and risks of irreversible damage to its natur

Geneva, 13 June 2024 - Amid mounting concern about the health and environmental impacts of air pollution, a new report from the World Meteorological Organization points out the potential for low-cost sensor systems to assess levels of air pollution, identify sources and to support air quality strategies to reduce them.

• Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Montenegro and Uganda have joined forces to halt mercury pollution from the healthcare sector
• Mercury harms human health and the environment
• $134-million initiative will support a holistic approach to improve the management of mercury waste and the adoption of alternatives

Geneva, 14 May 2024 – The Governments of Albania, Burkina Faso, India, Montenegro and Ugand

Ottawa, 23 April 2024 – The fourth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment (INC-4), opened today in Canada’s capital, Ottawa.

• Ecuador, India, Kenya, Laos, Philippines, Uruguay, and Vietnam have joined forces to reduce the environmental impact of the agricultural sector
• Highly hazardous pesticides and plastic waste from agriculture release toxic persistent organic pollutants into the environment, also harming human health
• $379 million initiative will realign financial incentives to prevent the use of harmful inputs in food production

Nairobi, 19 February 2024 - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today released its Annual Report (2023), which details the work of the organization last year to provide key science and solutions on the

Nairobi, 22 February 2024 – While heavy-duty vehicle (HDV) exports represent a modest 3.6% of the global automotive trade's total value, their associated CO2 emissions have surged by over 30% since 2000, with trucks contributing 80% to this increase.

• Clean Air Flagship launched to save lives and slow climate change by boosting cooperation and reducing pollutant emissions
• UNEP and CCAC’s Used Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDVs) and the Environment report provides roadmap to reducing sector’s emissions through standardizing, monitoring, and greening strategies

• The environmental category of the 16th edition of the International Poster Biennial, hosted by Mexico for three decades, will be devoted to biodiversity
• Artists around the world are invited to submit their posters until 15 May 2020
• Biodiversity is the theme of the World Environment Day 2020

Mexico City, 22 January 2020 – In the spirit of harnessing the power of art to raise environmental awar