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Walk into one of Chile’s neighbourhood convenience stores, and you will see refill machines emblazoned with the name “Algramo”.

Near the Issyk-Kul Lake in the eastern mountains of the Kyrgyz Republic lies Jyrgalan, a village of 1,000 inhabitants.

Ask any parent what the modern world's greatest invention is, and they will probably point to the disposable nappy.

Nairobi, 3 March 2023 – Governments, industry, civil society organizations and chemical experts from across the world moved closer to a global agreement to better manage chemicals and waste and protect the environment and

Leaders from across Africa and Asia will gather this week in Gabon for

Antimicrobial resistance or AMR is considered one of the top global public health problems. It also poses an urgent and critical threat to animal and plant health, food security and economic development.  

Today is the sixth anniversary of the Minamata Convention on Mercury, a landmark global agreement to protect people and the environment from the toxic effects of mercury.

When the gavel came down on the resolution to end plastic pollution at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) in Nairobi last March, there were hugs and

The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan is a semi-arid country with distinctive natural features including valleys, mountain ranges and desert plateaus. The country has a rich array of wildlife protected in several nature reserves.

Humans have introduced more than 37,000 invasive species, many harmful, into biomes around the world, threatening a range of plants and animals, finds a new study from the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Serv

Punta del Este, 02 December 2022 – Over 2,500 in-person and virtual delegates from 147 countries, engaged in the first meeting

Emissions of methane, a powerful greenhouse gas, are responsible for at least one quarter of global warming.

Along the southeastern coast of Uruguay lies Punta del Este, a city known for its beaches, woodlands and, now, as the site where historic negotiations to end global plastic pollution will begin.

New season, new styles, buy more, buy cheap, move on, throw away: the pollution, waste, and emissions of fast fashion are fueling the

Antimicrobial drugs, such as antibiotics, have saved the lives of millions of people around the world.

As humanity’s desire for new technology grows, so do the mountains of potentially toxic electronic waste.

https://youtu.be/mCkUcJUuCPE Droughts, floods, storms and wildfires are devastating lives and livelihoods across the globe.

Severe flooding this year in Pakistan, Nigeria and, most recently, Chad not only destroyed crops, homes and infrastructure.

Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, 17 November 2022 – An Integrated Assessment of Air Pollution

When wildfires swept across western North America in the summer of 2021, they left a path of destruction in their wake, razing forests, farmland and even entire towns.