Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Close to 15% of the Earth’s land and 12% of its territorial waters are covered by national parks and other protected areas. – Coverage of marine protected areas more than quadrupled in the last decade. – Eight in 10 key biodiversity areas worldwide lack complete protection. Read […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – State Council approves proposals to propel greening of China’s financial sector – US$600 billion per annum is needed in China to finance green projects Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27084&ArticleID=36254&l=en
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Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36252&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – Pathogen and organic pollution rises in more than 50% of river stretches in Africa, Asia and Latin America – Asia hit hardest by rise in severe pathogen pollution with up to a half of all river stretches affected – Up to 323 million people on three continents […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme “I’ve seen Côte d’Ivoire rapidly develop in the last five years. I want to see it continue to build and improve its economy long into the future. For it to do so, economic development must not come at the expense of the environment.” – Erik Solheim Read the […]
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36249&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36248&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme – US$5-7 trillion a year needed to implement the Sustainable Development Goals Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36247&l=en
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Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Festival’s Enviro Day to showcase UN Environment initiatives boosting air quality and protecting human health 44,000 years of life, one-fifth of GDP are lost in Bosnia and Herzegovina annually due to poor air quality Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36244&l=en
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Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme UN Environment and the Norwegian Government signed a framework agreement for development cooperation yesterday that lays new ground for future collaboration in development and environmental sustainability. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36242&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme By Balakrishna Pisupati and Mathis Wackernagel Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36241&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme The 1.3 million kilograms of rubbish collected from here remind the rest of the world that even the most ambitious, global agreements are only as good as the individual action and determination that bring them to life. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27083&ArticleID=36240&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme A clean environment is on the horizon for the people of Ogoniland as government, communities and oil industry commit to implementing UN Environment report recommendations Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27081&ArticleID=36239&l=en
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Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme “While they have achieved another milestone in flight, their circumnavigation is even more momentous for what it demonstrates about clean technology.” Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36237&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme Governments set the stage for a possible agreement to reduce potent greenhouse gases under the Montreal Protocol. An amendment on reducing HFCs would be a significant step towards meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27079&ArticleID=36236&l=en
Published by the United Nations [UN] Environment Programme With such a powerful tool at our disposal, the choice before us is alarmingly simple: we can choose to save our children or not. Read the full article at: http://www.unep.org/NewsCentre/default.aspx?DocumentID=27080&ArticleID=36235&l=en