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The most recent report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), released earlier this week, has been billed as a wake up call for

People around the world are unknowingly being exposed to water laced with antibiotics, which could spark the rise of drug-resistant pathogens and potentially fuel another global pandemic, warns

Paris, 01 April 2022 - After 10 years of momentum and achievements, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is redoubling its efforts to rapidly deploy solutions to limit global temperature rise and make air pollution a pro

The recent UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) will go down in history for its historic

Cape Town, South Africa, is highly reliant on groundwater for its rapidly growing population. But one of the main sources under the city, long in the spotlight for its dwindling water supplies, is at serious risk of being polluted.

On 8 March, International Women's Day will be celebrated under the theme 'Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.' The Day serves to raise awarenes

Five decades ago in an opera house in Stockholm Sweden, world leaders opened discussions that would lead to the creation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).

Today, the gavel came down on a historic resolution at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2) in Nairobi to end plastic pollution and forge an internati

Daily coverage of events for the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2

The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s foremost environmental decision-making body, kicks off this week in Nairobi, Kenya.

The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s foremost environmental decision-making body, kicks off this week in Nairobi, Kenya.

The flaring gas and smoke that bellow into the sky from Iraq’s southern oil fields are visible from miles away. 

The flaring gas and smoke that bellow into the sky from Iraq’s southern oil fields are visible from miles away. 

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Every minute, the equivalent of one garbage truck of plastic is dumped into the ocean.

There is limited data on the extent and impact of marine litter in the Western Indian Ocean region Flipflopi and partners will map the extent of marine litter in the ocean and around the UNESCO heritage site of the Lamu archipela

From the deepest points of the ocean to the food and water we consume, microplastics are a growing threat to human and planetary health.

Plastics are the largest, most harmful and most persistent fraction of marine litter, accounting for at least 85 per cent of total marine waste.

Bishkek today ranks as number two in the world for air pollution The Kyrgyz Republic aims to reduce coal use and improve environmental monitoring Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic, 9 February 2022 – The United N