Bonn, 9 May 2019 – Plastic pollution poses serious health risks to wildlife globally, affecting a wide range of species including whales, turtles, fish and birds.
On World Migratory Bird Day,…
· New report explores sustainability challenges in sand extraction and consumption.
· The Fourth UN Environment Assembly adopted a resolution on mineral resource governance.
· …
WASHINGTON (AP) — The United Nations’ weather agency says extreme weather last year hit 62 million people worldwide and forced 2 million people to relocate, as man-made climate change worsened.
The…
An interview with Francesca O'Hanlon, founder of Blue Tap
This year’s World Water Day on 22 March celebrates water for all.
It is a human right to have access—without discrimination—to sufficient,…
UN Climate Change News, Accra, 20 March 2019 – The high-level segment of the Africa Climate Week in Accra, Ghana, got firmly underway this morning with the official opening ceremony at the capital’s…
China to host World Environment Day 2019 on Air Pollution
Nairobi, 15 March 2019 – Today, the head of Chinese delegation, Zhao Yingmin, Vice Minister of Ecology and Environment, and Joyce Msuya,…
The fourth day of the Environment Assembly was a busy one, with the High-Level Segment and the One Planet Summit.
Here are the links to some of the high-level speeches:
SWITCH to Green initiatives aim to guide governments towards sustainability by unleashing access to green financing, policies and standards, and eco-entrepreneurship.
One of the regional…
Antigua and Barbuda, Trinidad and Tobago and Paraguay join Clean Seas campaign during UN Environment Assembly
Three new Clean Seas signatories bring number of Latin American and Caribbean…
UN Alliance For Sustainable Fashion addresses damage of ‘fast fashion’
Launched today at the UN Environment Assembly, the UN Alliance for Sustainable Fashion is seeking to halt the…
The most comprehensive and rigorous assessment on the state of the environment completed by the UN in the last five years was published today, warning that damage to the planet is so dire that…
Around 2,000 people – including senior figures from IBM, Google and Barclays – attend the Second Global Session of the UN Science-Policy-Business Forum
Forum launches initiatives on using big data…
Over 4,700 people gather to consider new policies, technologies and innovative solutions for achieving sustainable consumption and production.
Outcomes from the meeting will set the global…
Speeches from Mr. Siim Kiisler, President of the fourth UN Environment Assembly and Ms. Joyce Msuya, Acting Executive Director of UN Environment.
1.OPENING PLENARY FOURTH UN ENVIRONMENT ASSEMBLY …
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