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Interview with Merijn Tinga – better known as the Plastic Soup Surfer – who paddles and windsurfs against the tide to draw attention to the problem of plastic pollution and bring about real solutions.

Bali, 29 October 2018 - A Global Commitment to eradicate plastic waste and pollution at the source has been signed by 250 organisations including many of the world’s largest packaging producers, brands, retailers and recyclers, as

As Miremba enters her classroom in the morning, little does she know that the walls of the one place that should help her secure a better future are, in fact, poisoning it.

From the remote Galápagos Islands to the humid depths of the Amazon forest, governments are cutting back on plastic, citizens are cleaning beaches, and innovators are seeking alternative products as part of a region-wide movement to turn the tide o

Norway’s capital city Oslo, home to over 670,000 people, is boldly pushing forward with a range of measures to improve air quality for the city’s inhabitants.

Michael Strasser has just completed an epic journey. He has just set a new world record by cycling 22,642 km from Alaska in the US to Patagonia in southern Argentina in 84 days, 11 hours and 50 minutes. 

A disturbing UN report on the risks we face if global warming exceeds 1.5°C has focused attention on the

16 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have signed up to the United Nations-led campaign to drastically reduce plastic pollution in the oceans. Guatemala pledged to increase the collection of waste in rivers through innovati

Air pollution can have a “huge” negative effect on cognitive intelligence – especially amongst older men – according to a study released this past August.

It’s already billed as one of the world’s most challenging competitions, but this year the organizers of the Volvo Ocean Race added an extra dimension to the gruelling 45,000-nautical mile j

Nairobi, 8 October 2018 – Climate scientists have rung the alarm about the urgent need for drastic environmental action to keep global warming from exceeding 1.5°C.

The UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says there is still a long way to go if we want to limit global temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius. Our best chance to avoid runaway warming is to act right away to reduce

On 26 September, UN Environment awarded the 2018 Champions and Young Champions of the Earth Awards. Two of the Young Champions, Miranda Wang and Miao Wang, are intervening to prevent marine plastic pollution at different points.

UN Environment and partners are working with businesses to highlight the benefits of biodiversity-sensitive best practices in the mining sector.

Ella – a vibrant and playful Londoner who loved gymnastics, swimming and football – was just nine years old when she died.

New research from C40 Cities, the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy and the New Climate Institute shows that climate action, such as doubling bus network coverage and frequency in cities, could prevent the premature deaths of over

UN Environment conducts a five-day training workshop for 26 national experts from Iraq’s ministries of environment and oil. Workshop strengthens national capacity to assess and clean-up oil-contaminated sites from the conflict in Ira

Emmanuel Macron, President of France and Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India, are recognized in the Policy Leadership category for their pioneering work in championing the International Solar Alliance and promoting new areas of levels of coopera

To launch the UN Environment's Global Plastics Platform, UN Environment and the European Commission hosted an event alongside the UN General Assembly. The network will encourage new commitments to reduce plastic pollution and,su