UNEP is showcasing restoration initiatives in Kanazawa, Japan and other cities as part of a project to increase biodiversity ...

Statement by UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen on the passing of Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Ghana’s Minister of ...

The push is part of a larger conservation effort led by UNEP. Its goal: to protect the fast-disappearing rainforests and ...

Once relatively rare, supercharged temperatures are becoming more common as humanity pumps greenhouse gases into the ...

The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally ...

​​​By helping communities cope with a changing climate, the UNEP-backed project is altering that calculus. Funded by the ...

A segunda parte da quinta sessão do Comitê Intergovernamental de Negociação para desenvolver um instrumento internacional ...

To fight the impact of pollution, the world’s environment ministers expressed their political commitment to working towards a pollution-free planet.

The Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)—Barcelona Convention System works with Contracting Parties and partners to fulfill the vision of a healthy Mediterranean Sea and Coast that underpin sustainable ...

The Global Environment Monitoring System for freshwater (GEMS/Water) provides the world community with sound data on fresh water quality to support scientific assessments and decision-making on the ...

This synthesis communicates how climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution can be tackled jointly within the framework of the Sustainable Development Goals. The report serves to translate the ...

UNEP is committed to supporting countries in developing and implementing strong environmental laws, underscored by the belief that robust legal and institutional frameworks are essential in realizing ...