Collaborative Partnership on Forests calls for halt to deforestation
A group of 15 international organizations working on forestry today issued a joint statement highlighting the need to halt the destruction of the world’s...
Ambitious plan from Russia’s Norilsk Nickel – $5,5B for the environment
Russian Norilsk Nickel, the world's largest producer of refined nickel and palladium, has released the results of its sustainable development efforts in 2020 and...
Flood walls and forests help Djibouti adapt to climate change
Near Omar Gona’s house in Djibouti’s Tadjourah city stands a wall three metres high and five metres thick. What might be an eyesore for...
‘Make or break moment’ for forests
Forests are at the core of our efforts to restore our relationship with the natural world, the deputy UN chief said on Monday at...
35 years on from Chernobyl nuclear accident: Disasters know no borders
In his message for Chernobyl International Remembrance Day on Monday, the UN chief reminded that “disasters know no borders”.
A 20-second shut down of the...
Looking to help restore the natural world? Here’s your guide
Food, water, medicine, energy: the planet’s ecosystems provide the essentials of life, so long as they’re taken care of.
Unfortunately, that hasn’t been happening. During...
UNEP and Google partner to hunt for plastic pollution with machine learning
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced that it is working to fight plastic pollution using citizen science and machine learning, with technical advisory...
Invest in climate education to build a better workforce for a greener future
As the world celebrates Earth Day , the International Labour Organization (ILO) has called for urgent worldwide action on climate change, including the need to...
Green transformation will rival industrial revolution
The transition to a global economic model which will slow down climate change and create jobs will be the “biggest economic transformation since the...
Environmental rights, here and now: working for change in 2021
COVID-19 hasn’t only raised concern for health. It has also stimulated thought and debate around issues of human rights – including those related to...