As rush hour dawns in Dar es Salaam, brightly coloured bajaji – or gas-powered rickshaws – deftly and opportunely squeeze through gaps between packed minibus taxis, known as dala dala.
This piece was originally published on 16 December 2021 and the latest update is based on UNEP's ActNow Speak Up! campaign.
World Environment Day can be traced back to a warm June in Stockholm, Sweden 50 years ago. That’s when the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment took place.
The world is in the midst of a climate emergency, with growing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions endangering human and environmental health.
Drive down the dusty roads of Jamaica’s rural Mount Airy district and one will see dozens of black water tanks, many connected with drainpipes to the rooftops of neighbouring houses.
The tanks measure two metres tall. They collect rainwater and through a drip irrigation system, channel it to nearby fields brimming with tomatoes, peppers and sweet potatoes.
The first images are visceral and unsettling: we see a dystopian landscape dominated by swirling storms, fires and eruptions that threaten to devour what little life remains on a dying planet.
There is only one Earth – and it needs to be protected, now.
In June 2021, on the margins of World Environment Day, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners launched the Transformative Partnership Platform on agroecology - a farming approach that’s inspired by natural ecosystems combines local a
As anyone who visits Egypt between the months of May to September can attest, the weather gets hot, often uncomfortably so.
On 5 June, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) will air a special LIVE broadcast, to explore how World Environment Day 2022 is being celebrated around the globe.
