It presents an update on the progress on the implementation of the Pollution Action Plan adopted at UNEA-4 in resolution 4/21, including some highlights in implementing the specific deliverables identified in the Plan. The Plan aims to build synergies across the work of UNEP and to provide the glue across …
Himachal Pradesh has set up biodiversity management committees initially in 366 gram panchayats in biodiversity-rich Chamba, Kullu, Shimla, Sirmaur, Kinnaur and Lahaul-Spiti districts under a United Nations project. These committees have taken the initiative to document all biological diversity available in their respective areas, including traditional knowledge, by way of …
A ground-breaking global convention on mercury today goes into effect, the United Nations environment wing said, protecting millions of children and infants from possible neurological and health damage. "Governments that are party to the Convention are now legally bound to take a range of measures to protect human health and …
Nearly 40 million people in India will be at risk from the rise in sea-level by 2050, the government today said. Nearly 40 million people in India will be at risk from the rise in sea-level by 2050, the government today said. “The report titled Global Environment Outlook (GEO-6) Regional …
Institutional bottlenecks, funding challenges, disenchantment by affected communities and political interference, among others, may stall the implementation of the Ogoni Cleanup Project, which was launched by the Federal Government one year ago. Though the Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Project (HYPREP), has called for expression of interest to prequalify for implementation of …
The Cape Three Points Forest Reserve in the Ahanta West District in the Western Region, considered to be a Globally Significant Biodiversity Area (GSBA), is now under serious threat. As a GSBA, the only one very close to the sea, there are certain distinct fauna and flora (animal and tree) …
The Ogoni leaders have expressed displeasure over the inability of some stakeholders to contribute their own quota of the $1 billion cleanup deal, a situation, which according to them, was also delaying the exercise. They said that it was not enough to present an Ogoni son at the front as …
LONDON – A broad gathering of key players in the environmental sector came together last week in London for an international conference on illegal logging. The annual Chatham House conference on illegal logging was attended by over 250 global representatives from government, non-profit, the private sector, and the media. According …
As some 1.4 million people in Europe and Central Asia die prematurely each year from polluted environments, United Nations agency heads at high-level meeting call for regional leaders to scale up action to stem environmental deaths and diseases. "In the era of Sustainable Development, we can prevent the 1.4 million …
African Climate change activists urged their governments on Saturday to kick-start the process of designing an African Rule Book for the implementation of the Paris Agreement. Speaking at 16th session of the African Ministerial Conference on Environment (AMCEN) in Libreville, Gabon, the activists said the Rule Book will help in …
Port Harcourt — The United Nations has called on people of Ogoni impacted by environmental degradation to be patient while the clean-up recommended by the global body takes off. This came as Rivers State Governor, Nyesom Wike, expressed fears that the clean-up exercise was already being politicised and called for …
There are strong indications that the cleanup of over 2,500 contaminated sites in Nigeria's oil producing areas would cost the federal government and other stakeholders over $50 billion. A breakdown showed that it would cost $6 billion to cleanup Ogoniland alone while other parts of the Niger Delta would gulp …
As the international community focuses this week on preserving the health of global oceans and seas, the United Nations agencies on agriculture, environment and trade are committing to the sustainable trade of fisheries. The agencies 8211 the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the …
Several domestic policies have undergone surreptitious changes in recent times The US’ pull-out from the Paris Agreement may deal a body blow to efforts to mitigate climate change — the country is both among the top three carbon emitters and was a potential key donor to the UN Environment Programme. …
India and China are showing strong leadership to combat climate change and the decision by the US to withdraw from the Paris Agreement will not deter these global efforts, the UN Environment chief said on Friday. "The science on climate change is perfectly clear: we need more action, not less. …
Unep will set up an African regional geothermal hub in Kenya as a centre of excellence for the rest of the world. African Rift Geothermal Development Facility programme manager Meseret Zemedkun said Kenya has successfully adopted renewable energy sources. “Kenya will be the main hub of the African region in …
The governing council of the Hydrocarbon Pollution Restoration Programme (HYPREP) has approved a one-year strategic plan for implementation of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report on Ogoniland. Sources told The Guardian that the Board of Trustees of HYPREP would meet today to deliberate on the plan and may ratify …
Carbofuran, Short-chain chlorinated paraffins, Tributyltin compounds and Trichlorfon were recently added to the blacklisted substances, described as most hazardous to human health and environment. The just-ended international conference on chemicals management in Geneva, Switzerland, blacklisted it. The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) convenes the meeting after every two years to look …
In what appears to be an outcome of changing weather conditions, the pattern of allergies affecting people is showing a new trend in the city. Problems like allergic conjunctivitis, allergic rhinitis and eczema have started appearing in the months of February, March and April. Earlier, such allergies were generally reported …
While circulation of plastic bags for secondary packaging in Kenya is expected to cease in August, consumers are already looking forward to adoptable alternative befitting their daily activities. Plastic bags with or without handles used for commercial and household packaging will no longer be manufactured or imported into Kenya thereby …
Mali has become the first country to ratify the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol, a commitment to reduce the use of hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) and their impact on global warming. “We urge more countries to follow suit in order to protect our climate,” said Erik Solheim, Head of United Nations …
