This meeting of the Committee of Permanent Representatives (CPR) comes as we get ready to embark on an intense three-month period of environmental diplomacy that will, I believe, set the course of ...

The world marked the fifth annual International Day of Clean Air for blue skies today with calls for investment in clean air ...

Environmental scientists from around the world have gathered at UNEP headquarters to further work on a landmark report, the ...

Air pollution costs US$8.1 trillion a year. UNEP explains why and highlights how investment can reap benefits for public health, the environment and the economy.

Freshwater ecosystems underpin all human social and economic activity. They are vital for supporting the web of life on Earth and need to be valued, conserved and restored. The protection, management ...

Walking and cycling delivers on more Sustainable Development Goals than any other transport mode and have enormous further potential, yet they are still under-prioritised in the transport and mobility ...

The Tracking Antimicrobial Resistance Country Self-assessment Survey is jointly administered by FAO, UNEP, WHO and WOAH. These reports highlight the trends of each country’s TrACSS responses from the ...

In July 2024, UNEP started the transition of the current e-mailing system towards e-deleGATE. Any Member State, IGO or UN employee wishing to continue receiving emails from the UNEP Secretariat of ...

Illegal wildlife trade is the fourth largest transnational crime after drugs, weapons and human trafficking.

Climate financing in developing countries faces challenges for massive resource mobilization because of market and coordination failures. Improving transversal governance through an institutional ...