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...
Climate change: Scientists warn over impact on food security and oceans
UN climate scientists presented MEPs with new
evidence on how climate change is affecting food production and oceans.
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is
the United...
Trade and Development Bank, UNEP to collaborate on climate finance
In a pledge to continue stepping-up its commitment to climate change
mitigation and adaptation action, the Eastern and Southern African Trade and
Development Bank (TDB) signed...
CLEANTECH: A Catalyst for Climate Action
On the third day of the 18th Session of its General
Conference, the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
organized an event on innovative Cleantech solutions...