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

Categorized Under: Global

Story Forests

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

Categorized Under: Asia and the Pacific

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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.

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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

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Story Biosafety

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

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Food is tricky business.

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

Categorized Under: Asia and the Pacific

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

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

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Bush fires in Australia, typhoons in the Pacific, droughts in Africa, melting glaciers in the Arctic.

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Bangkok, 23 June 2020 – The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Food Industry Asia (FIA) today released a regional

Categorized Under: Asia and the Pacific

Story Energy

To mark Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Day, which falls on 27 June, we are profiling entrepreneurs who are helping to tackle some of the planet’s most pressing environmental issues.

Fashion is one of the most visible industries on our planet. What we wear marks who we are. The novelty has come with a price.

Categorized Under: Europe

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World Oceans Day 2020 encourages ‘Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean’.

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Despite the ongoing challenges of COVID-19, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is working with partners on the

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Talented artists from across Europe put their art to the service of the environment in a competition held for World Environment Day  

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COVID-19 lockdowns have confined people to their homes across the world. For some, this causes stress and mental anguish.

Categorized Under: Africa

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From the smallest parasitic bacterium living in the bladder of a primate to the blue whale - biodiversity refers to the vast variety of life on this planet.

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The COVID-19 crisis is a reminder of the intimate relationship between humans, animals and the environment.

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