Hunger and obesity in Latin America and the Caribbean compounded by inequality
For the third consecutive year, the number of those chronically hungry has increased in Latin America and the Caribbean, while 250 million – 60...
Mind-Reading, Mood Manipulation: Grounds for Caution and Optimism at the Frontiers of Science
Eight areas of scientific research with the potential to have the greatest impact on life on earth are today highlighted with the publication of...
New e-portal for the protection of the Caspian marine environment
A new, upgraded, online platform was launched on 8 November 2018 to support joint action under the Framework Convention for the Protection of the...
Athens is the European Capital of Innovation 2018
The European Commission is awarding Athens the title of the European Capital of Innovation 2018 with a €1 million prize.
Athens (Greece) is the winner...
Cities Take Control
We live in an increasingly urbanized world. Every day, hundreds of people move to cities in search of job opportunities, better services, and infrastructure...
Preventing the exploitation of the environment in war and armed conflict
This is a message from UN Environment’s Executive Director Erik Solheim to mark the International Day for Preventing the Exploitation of the Environment in...
Healing of ozone layer gives hope for climate action
The findings of a new UN-backed report, released on Monday, showing the ongoing healing of the ozone layer, are being hailed as a demonstration of...
How Constantinople changed the Orthodox World
Soon it will be one month since the Ecumenical Patriarchate reinstated the primates of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church – Kyivan Patriarchate (UOC KP) and...
Climatic chaos and nature’s fury in Kashmir
Earth is the only habitable planet of the entire solar system with man as the central agent of the whole matrix. Gone are the...
Weather Disasters, Global Warming and the Potential for Conflict
East Island was an uninhabited remote island in the Hawaiian chain, but it was an important refuge for wildlife:Â Many of the endangered Hawaiian...