UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more.

UNEP is showcasing restoration initiatives in Kanazawa, Japan and other cities as part of a project to increase biodiversity ...

Statement by UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen on the passing of Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Ghana’s Minister of ...

The push is part of a larger conservation effort led by UNEP. Its goal: to protect the fast-disappearing rainforests and ...

Once relatively rare, supercharged temperatures are becoming more common as humanity pumps greenhouse gases into the ...

In March 2022, at the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), a historic resolution was adopted to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, ...

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 ...

UN Environment’s Sixth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6) is the most comprehensive assessment of the state of the world's environment. The detailed overview of the state of the planet concludes ...

​​​By helping communities cope with a changing climate, the UNEP-backed project is altering that calculus. Funded by the ...

Nature loss has far-reaching consequences. Damaged ecosystems exacerbate climate change, undermine food security and put people and communities at risk. We only have until the end of the decade to ...

UNEP is committed to supporting countries in developing and implementing strong environmental laws, underscored by the belief that robust legal and institutional frameworks are essential in realizing ...

Following the success of the Global Waste Management Outlook, IETC has been leading the development of a series of regional and thematic Waste Management outlook. The Africa Waste Management Outlook ...