What you need to know about the UN Environment Assembly
From 28 February to 2 March, representatives of the 193 Member States of the United Nations, business leaders, civil society and environmentalists from around...
Russia’s Nornickel keeps its environmental projects going in the Arctic
The Russian mining giant Nornickel continues environmental projects in the Arctic, where some of the company's key production facilities are located.
Sulphur dioxide emissions from...
PET, the most circular of all plastics, is far from real circularity
New research produced for Zero Waste Europe by sustainability consultancy Eunomia Research & Consulting shows that most Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic recovered from bottles...
World must ‘change track’ to protect oceans from climate crisis
The planet is facing the triple crises of climate disruption, biodiversity loss and pollution, Secretary-General António Guterres told the One Ocean Summit on Friday,...
MENA’s Polluted Skies And Seas Hurt Economies, Livelihoods
The human and economic cost of air pollution and degraded seas and coastlines is immense, estimated to be more than 3% of GDP in...
Climate Change Impact in Ukraine
A new World Bank report, Ukraine: Building Climate Resilience in Agriculture and Forestry, is the first detailed assessment of the potential impacts of climate...
Beach bots, sea ‘raptors’ and marine toolsets mobilised to get rid of marine litter
Often quickly disposed of but lasting in the environment for tens to hundreds of years, plastic litter pollutes our seas worldwide, creating a serious...
Wetlands: ‘Unsung heroes’ of the climate crisis
For the first time, the United Nations on Wednesday celebrates World Wetlands Day, recognizing that these fragile ecosystems make a crucial contribution to biodiversity, climate mitigation, freshwater availability, and economic...
ADB Calls for Innovative Financing for Ocean Health Improvement
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) today launched a publication calling for scaling up of finance flows into ocean health improvement and related projects in...
G20 leadership required to catalyze private capital inflow for nature-based solutions
G20 country investments in nature-based solutions (NbS) need to reach USD 285 billion/year by 2050 to address the interrelated climate, biodiversity, and land degradation...