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Jan 5, 2021

Key Messages on the Emissions Gap, Visualized

The annual UNEP Emissions Gap Report provides science-based assessments of the gap between where greenhouse emissions are predicted to be in 2030 and where they should be to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. …

Climate Change

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Key Messages on the Emissions Gap, Visualized
Key Messages on the Emissions Gap, Visualized
Climate Change

3 min read


Oct 20, 2020

Images of Environmental Action — UN at 75

UN Day on 24 October marks the anniversary of the entry into force in 1945 of the UN Charter. Over the last 75 years, our understanding of environmental issues has advanced and has been accompanied by increasing international efforts to protect the planet on which we depend. …

Environment

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Images of Environmental Action — UN at 75
Images of Environmental Action — UN at 75
Environment

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Aug 10, 2020

Environmental activism is too often dangerous work. That needs to change.

International institutions have a crucial role to play in safeguarding local and indigenous communities. At the United Nations Environment Programme, we’re helping to enhance protections for environmental defenders and, through technical and legal assistance, making it easier for them to lobby for change. …

Environment

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Environmental activism is too often dangerous work. That needs to change.
Environmental activism is too often dangerous work. That needs to change.
Environment

4 min read


May 2, 2020

Take the oceans video challenge now from home

Ready, steady, action! Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many across the world are figuring out how to move forward with day-to-day activities as the plans to address the health, socio-economic and recovery issues take shape. …

Covid-19

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Take the oceans video challenge now from home
Take the oceans video challenge now from home
Covid-19

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Aug 28, 2019

The dive industry is working together to safeguard oceans for the future

Chloe Harvey, Director, The Reef-World Foundation Global awareness of the threats faced by our oceans — with a particular focus on plastic pollution — has skyrocketed in recent years and new research continues to be published on the topic. For example, in March 2019 the UN Environment launched three reports…

Environment

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The dive industry is working together to safeguard oceans for the future
The dive industry is working together to safeguard oceans for the future
Environment

5 min read


Jun 15, 2019

As voices for the planet grow louder, we must get the job done

Inger Andersen, Executive Director, UN Environment There is something in the air. I am not talking about pollution or greenhouse gas emissions. I am talking about the change humanity needs to address these and other environmental challenges, which have placed our planet and societies in imminent peril. We can all…

Climate Change

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As voices for the planet grow louder, we must get the job done
As voices for the planet grow louder, we must get the job done
Climate Change

4 min read


Mar 12, 2019

Rent-a-bee project in India helps farms flourish

Siang Hee Tan, Executive Director, Croplife Asia Did you know that US$575 billion worth of annual global food production relies directly on pollinators? Species like bees, butterflies, birds, moths, beetles, and even bats, help plants reproduce. …

Agriculture

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Rent-a-bee project in India helps farms flourish
Rent-a-bee project in India helps farms flourish
Agriculture

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Mar 8, 2019

UNEA: The most important environmental meeting that most people have never heard of

Oli Brown This post originally appeared on Oli Brown’s blog. As I write, delegates are starting to arrive in Nairobi for the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA). …

Climate Change

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UNEA: The most important environmental meeting that most people have never heard of
UNEA: The most important environmental meeting that most people have never heard of
Climate Change

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Jan 23, 2019

The Flipflopi story: Why we built a dhow out of recycled plastic

Dipesh Pabari One of the things I love most about being Kenyan is our “can-do” attitude. Everyone hustles daily to bring their dreams to life. To make it here, you need ingenuity, resilience and innovation. …

Environment

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The Flipflopi story: Why we built a dhow out of recycled plastic
The Flipflopi story: Why we built a dhow out of recycled plastic
Environment

5 min read


Jan 17, 2019

Darfur: Adapting to an encroaching desert

Jean-Michel Dumond & Gary Lewis “Farmers always think with their eyes,” goes the saying. For communities living according to when, or whether, the rains come, it is practical solutions — not words — that count. Practicality certainly counts in Darfur, a region of Sudan where reduced rainfall has produced a…

Climate Change

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Darfur: Adapting to an encroaching desert
Darfur: Adapting to an encroaching desert
Climate Change

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