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For the people of East and Southeast Asia air pollution has become an all too familiar sight.  

When a group of Olympic triathletes plunged into the Seine River last month, it marked a watershed moment for the iconic French waterway. 

Later this year, negotiators will gather in the Republic of Korea for a fifth round of discussions aimed at developing a legally bind

In the small coastal town of Guapi, Colombia, Mary Luz Ante Orobio is meeting with a group she calls “the unstoppable women.”  

When truck driver Salim Awadh travelled to Mombasa, Kenya, in 2021 for a course on fuel-efficient driving, he had been hauling freight across East Africa for nearly two decades. 

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

Nairobi, 18 June 2024 – The environmental impacts of the war in Gaza are unprecedented, according to a

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

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 appro

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), open

The world has a once-in-a-generation chance to profoundly change humanity’s relationship with plastic. That is the message from officials ahead of “pivotal” talks next week on a legally binding global instrument to end plastic pollution.

Humanity generates between 2.1 billion and

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 o

When it comes to climate change, carbon dioxide is the gas that grabs most of the headlines.

Spanish officials declare a state of emergency due to drought. Unprecedented water shortages hammer Mexico City. Severely parched Zambia warns of a national disaster.  

Nairobi, 19 February 2024 - The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today released its

Ever since the first lump of coal was burned thousands of years ago, fossil fuels have played a central part in the story of humanity.

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 contributi

Clean Air Flagship launched to save lives and slow climate change by boosting cooperation and reducing pollutant emiss

In a video address at the sixth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6), UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on countries to come together to address the planet’s mos