The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling on the international community to make a decisive change of course in environmental and climate policy. Humanity faces "a simple choice," ...

The UN’s highest environmental honour – this year focusing on leaders at the forefront of caring for the ocean.

STARKVILLE, Mississippi—A renowned freshwater ecologist and Mississippi State scientist is lending her expertise to a historic international report, respected as the world’s most comprehensive account ...

UNEP report finds global finance still heavily tilted toward activities harming ecosystems despite growing investment in ...

Nairobi, 1 March 2024 – The sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) concluded today in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with Member States delivering 15 resolutions aiming to boost multilateral efforts to ...

ATLANTA — ASHRAE and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced the launch of its 2021-2023 work plan. The work plan’s theme is “Refrigeration Management for Developing Economies” and ...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) announced Monday a new round of talks on a global treaty to limit plastic waste after the last negotiations in December ended in stalemate. Members of ...

As plastic waste piles up in the world’s landfills, sewer systems and oceans, the United Nations has set a goal to reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by the year 2040. Inger Andersen, head of the ...

Following her nomination by United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, the General Assembly today elected Inger Andersen of Denmark to a four-year term as Executive Director of the United ...

Nairobi, 26 February 2024 – Ministers of environment and other leaders from more than 180 nations convened today in Nairobi for the start of the sixth session of the United Nations Environment ...

"The money is starting to move away from the really non-green stuff but the real challenge is everything in between – some would say the '50 shades of green'," the head of the United Nations ...