Italy lays out roadmap for increasing flows of sustainable finance
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27093&ArticleID=36344&l=en
Netherlands to Host Global Centre of Excellence on Climate Adaptation
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Italy gives 5 million euro to UN Environment Fund
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Money will go to greening marine economy and boosting resource efficiency among others – Since 2014, Italy contributed over 10.5 euro million to the Environment Fund Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27093&ArticleID=36345&l=en
Financial institutions worth $6.6 trillion set standards for financing sustainable development
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – 19 banks and investors, totalling $6.6 trillion in assets set new criteria for sustainable financial instruments – An estimated $5 to 7 trillion a year is needed to achieve the global sustainable development goals – Banks manage $140 trillion of assets and institutional investors over $100 trillion […]
New York Pension Fund joins multi-billion-dollar international investors to reduce carbon footprint
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Fund joins a coalition of 28 international investors controlling over $3 trillion in assets Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27092&ArticleID=36341&l=en
Revolutionary digital platform to boost green finance
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UN Environment condemns killing of Mexican activist Isidro Baldenegro López
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German G20 Presidency launches GreenInvest platform to engage developing countries on green finance needs and opportunities
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27092&ArticleID=36337&l=en
New research predicts the future of coral reefs under climate change
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – If current trends continue, severe bleaching will occur every year on 99% of the world’s coral reefs within this century – More ambitious emissions reductions may give reefs an average of 11 extra years before annual bleaching strikes – High-resolution predictions of annual coral bleaching can help […]
The Secretariat of the Africa, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States and United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) strengthen cooperation on the implementation of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – New agreement paves the way for enhanced cooperation between UN Environment and 79 African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states on environment and climate change – UN Environment working closely with the ACP Secretariat to support a more coherent and integrated approach towards the implementation of the sustainable […]
European Commission, UN Environment step up cooperation to protect the world’s oceans
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Green growth and biodiversity also on the agenda Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27090&ArticleID=36335&l=en
UN Biodiversity Conference results in significant commitments for action on biodiversity
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Agreements reached on actions to integrate biodiversity in forestry, fisheries, agriculture, and tourism sectors and to achieve the 2030 Agenda on Sustainable Development – Pledges and commitments in support of the Strategic Plan for Biodiversity made by Business; Cities and Subnational Authorities, IPLCs and Youth; – Capacity-building strategy […]
United Nations Welcomes Indonesian Government’s Environmental Ambitions
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Financial Technology Can Break New Ground in the Transformation towards Sustainable Development
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As countries rush to protect their seas, endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh calls to preserve the Antarctic
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Marine protected areas now cover 18.5 million km2 – over 5% of the global ocean and nearly 13% of territorial waters – Endurance swimmer Lewis Pugh launches campaign to place an Antarctic area the size of Australia under protection – Mexico announces largest biological reserve in the […]
Urban sprawl, mining and tourism are adding to the litter problem in mountains, but a new UN report shows way out
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – The 2015 Nepal earthquake produced 11 years-worth of debris in a single day – 140,000 kilograms of trash remain in Mt. Everest region following decades of tourism – Over a quarter of people in mountainous regions now live in cities Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27090&ArticleID=36327&l=en
Environmental crime threatening peace and security, finds new INTERPOL-UN Environment report
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Learning from the past
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Remarks by Ibrahim Thiaw, UN Environment Deputy Executive Director At the COP 13 Session with the Mexican President Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27091&ArticleID=36324&l=en
Indonesia targets catastrophic wildfires, climate change with historic move to protect peatlands
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Drained and burned peatlands are responsible for up to 5 per cent of anthropogenic carbon emissions – 2015 Indonesian peat fires caused economic losses of US$ 16.1 billion – At their worst, daily emissions from Indonesia’s peat fires were greater than those of the entire US economy […]
Ministers commit to integrate biodiversity into key economic sectors in order to achieve global biodiversity targets.
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Ministers of Environment, Agriculture, Tourism , Fisheries and Forestry agree on urgent coordinated action to advance progress on biodiversity targets – Meeting adopts Cancun Declaration on Mainstreaming the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity for Well-Being – Countries also announce ambitious commitments in support of Aichi Targets […]