Environment

Colombia to host 2020 World Environment Day on biodiversity

On the eve of a critical year for environmental decision-making, Colombia, Germany and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced that Colombia will host World Environment Day...

Are Nature Based Solutions the key to Africa’s climate response?

While the UN climate talks are celebrating their 25th year, carbon emissions around the world have continued to climb. For many, that is where natural solutions...

World’s governments plan to produce 120% more fossil fuels by 2030 than can be burned under 1.5°C warming

The world is on track to produce far more coal, oil and gas than would be consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C, creating...

Greening the blue: championing coastal climate solutions

They call them ‘blue forests’—and they are among the most productive and valuable habitats on Earth. Mangroves might not look like much to some, but these...

More than half of EU consumers have environmental impact in mind when shopping

Today the European Commission released its 2019 edition of the Consumer Conditions Scoreboard. It shows that the overall gap in consumer conditions is narrowing between the...

Donors must do more to align development finance with climate goals

Donor countries must do more to bring development finance in line with climate goals, raising the share used for climate action and reducing to zero the...

Cut global emissions by 7.6 percent every year for next decade to meet 1.5°C Paris target

On the eve of a year in which nations are due to strengthen their Paris climate pledges, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report warns...

Regional Conference on Air Quality Management in the Western Balkans

Government representatives from North Macedonia, Kosovo, Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and Serbia met today in Skopje for a regional conference on Air Quality Management - Issues, Solutions,...

Hyatt Launches Three Global Initiatives to Significantly Reduce Single-Use Plastics

Hyatt Hotels Corporation is announcing a series of initiatives to reduce waste at Hyatt hotels globally, including introducing large-format bathroom amenities and reducing single-use water bottles...

Kenyan students learn about environmental law

In our globalized world, environmental threats require effective responses that promote peace, justice, development and the fulfilment of environmental and human rights. This is the responsibility...

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