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16 September is World Ozone Day.

16 September is World Ozone Day. Thanks to international cooperation, this year we celebrate 35 years of the

On 26 June, individuals, governments, companies and other organizations celebrate World Refrigeration Day, which raises awareness about the significant role that refrigeration, air-co

September 7, 2020 marks the world's first International Day of Clean Air for blue skies – whose observance is facilitated by the UN Environment Progamme (UNEP).

The Share the Road Programme supports governments and other stakeholders in developing countries to move towards investing in infrastructure for those who walk and cycle.

Every year, the world generates more than two billion tonnes of trash.  Even against the backdrop of a glob

In 2019, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) made recommendations for Kazakhstan to improve how it raises awareness on air pollution and alerts the pu

On 7 September 2020, for the first time ever, the world will join together to mark the UN's International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.

Nairobi, 7 September 2020 - With extreme air pollution events on the rise, global efforts to reduce pollution and its effects will receive an advocacy boost when, for the first time ever, the world marks the International Day o

On 7 September 2020, for the first time ever, the world will join together to mark the UN's International Day of Clean Air for blue skies.

Late last year, flights were diverted from Delhi, thousands of schools were closed and people in the Indian capital were advised to stay indoors or wear masks. 

As bush fires were raging across Australia in December 2019, players of Space Ape video games reached out to the company

9 July 2020 – Niigata, Japan: The Task Force on Soil and Vegetation Monitoring of EANET has published a review on air pollution and tree and forest decline in East

From promoting innovative eco-design to banning the use of single-use plastic straws, efforts to curb plastic pollution are as ubiquitous as plastic itself. However, the problem is not going away. It is time to adopt a new strategy.

Preventing the spread of COVID-19 in a recovering tourism sector does not mean a return to single-use plastic products. Global Tourism Plastics Initiative releases key recommendations for the tourism sector to continue fighting plast

There was a time when industrial agriculture seemed to be a panacea for a fast-growing world.  Synthetic fertilizers, chemical pesticides and high-yield cereal hybrids promised to reduce hunger, accommodate growing populations and stimulate ec

Food is tricky business.

On the 30th June 2020, 1,900 young people joined together at the Virtual Youth Summit in India to celebrate their completion of the

While working for the decades-old family fashion business, Sissi Chao had an experience that literally took her breath away.

In their efforts to stave off a second wave of COVID-19, scientists from around the world have turned to a new ally: sewage.