In this short documentary, follow youth advocate Zuhair Ahmed Kowshik from Bangladesh as he navigates the high-stakes ...

Delegates from more than 180 countries are gathering in Switzerland to discuss placing restrictions on several toxic ...

Minamata Convention on Mercury is one of the newest multilateral environmental agreements aiming at protecting human health and environment from anthropogenic emissions and release of mercury and ...

A recent government report, produced with support from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Copenhagen Climate ...

The Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)—Barcelona Convention System works with Contracting Parties and partners to fulfill the vision of a healthy Mediterranean Sea and Coast that underpin sustainable ...

I especially want to thank Nabil Nasr, our long-time partner and expert in the International Resource Panel, for the opportunity to share UNEP’s perspectives at this important conference. And to our ...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) were adopted by all United Nations Member States in 2015 to end poverty, reduce inequality and build more peaceful, prosperous societies by 2030. The ...

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) is key to achieving the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This interactive tool shows the links between GBF and SDG targets—click on a ...

Urban transportation is the backbone of sustainable cities, directly impacting millions of residents every day. Yet, cities worldwide, including in Latin America, still grapple with outdated ...

The first issue of "Inside UNEA" newsletter focuses on the recently announced UNEA-7 theme, the schedule of consultations to define UNEP's medium-term strategy and new resources to browse all UNEA ...

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