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 …
Biodegradable plastic water bottles and shopping bags are a false solution to the ubiquitous problem of litter in the oceans, the UN’s top environmental scientist has warned. Most plastic is extremely durable, leading to large plastic debris and “microplastics” to spread via currents to oceans from the Arctic to the …
NAIROBI, May 24 (BERNAMA- NNN-PRENSA LATINA)--Latin America and the Caribbean is the region with the greatest biological diversity on the planet, holding 60 to 70 percent of all known life on Earth, according to a report issued by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today. The document entitled 'The State of Biodiversity …
In a sweeping synthesis of global data, the United Nations Environment Programme has intensively catalogued environmental assaults across the six different major regions of the globe. And it finds that, overall, damage to the planet is happening more rapidly than before, through slights ranging from air pollution, to the proliferation …
Pre-monsoon coastal erosion, disappearance of ‘chakara’ indicate climate change Coastal areas in various districts including Alappuzha were battered by rough sea waves last week, destroying houses, uprooting trees, and disrupting means of livelihood. This time, coastal erosion happened ahead of the monsoon. Such untimely environmental disasters have become a cause …
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Saturday called on developing countries to step up efforts to control air pollution to help reduce death from diseases associated with the menace. Fanny Demassieux, UNEP's Environment and Heath Coordinator, said measures should be put in place to avert 7 million annual deaths caused …
Sounding a note of caution, a United Nations report touted the Asia-Pacific region as the world’s most disaster-prone region, accounting for 91 per cent of the world’s deaths due to natural disasters in the last century. Mumbai figured twice in the study for being among the six cities, that also …
The current Vice-President of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Abdalah Mokssit, from Morocco, has been offered and he accepted the position of new Secretary of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The announcement was made at the ongoing 43rd session of the IPCC, convening in Nairobi. “He has special …
Singapore/Bangkok — Guidance material on how recreational diving can protect fragile marine biodiversity threatened by growing coastal tourism and support the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will be launched tomorrow at Asia's largest and oldest dive expo by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and partners. The Green Fins Toolbox, …
Wind and solar energy is growing at record speeds and prices dropping fast. The renewable sector increased its contribution from 9.1 percent in 2014 to 10.3 in 2015. But even that is not enough to effect the amount of carbon emission cuts required to check irreversible climate change, says a …
Almost half of the global population could suffer severe water stress by 2030 if current levels of water consumption and pollution are not immediately addressed. Options-for-Decoupling-Economic-Water2Report-CoverThis is the damning conclusion from a new report published by the International Resource Panel (IRP), entitled Policy Options for Decoupling Economic Growth from Water …
The conference has been organised in association with United Nations Environment Programme The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in association with United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), MoEF and Ministry of Water Resources, will hold a global conference to provide a new dimension to the environmental jurisprudence from a world perspective. "This …
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has selected Mauritius as one of the countries for a pilot project for regional capacity building on Waste Management in Africa. The project comprises: (a) the production of a Regional Waste Management Outlook for Africa; (b) support to countries to develop national and local …
On 25-26 January 2016, the first meeting of the newly launched G20 Green Finance Study Group (GFSG) was held in Beijing, China. The meeting was attended by delegations from all G20 members, as well as 5 invited countries and 6 international organisations. This Study Group is co-chaired by China and …
National Green Tribunal Chairperson Justice Swatanter Kumar today said the green panel has achieved global recognition for its "progressive" approach on environmental issues rather than merely as a tribunal adjudicating disputes. Highlighting expeditious disposal of the cases relating to environmental protection and conservation of forests by NGT, the former Supreme …
Ahmedabad: Cyclists and pedestrians have always been given the short shrift in this city , even though the Rs 1,200 crore transport corridor, designed on the lines of world-class Brazilian Curitiba and Sao Paulo BRTS, had promised comfort and safety for this vulnerable sector of road users. Former deputy prime …
The Movement for the Survival of Ogoni People (MOSOP) has issued a 30-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to commence implementation of the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP) report, warning that failure to adhere to the deadline, would amount to the grounding of all oil and gas activities in the …
AHMEDABAD: When the first presentation on the Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS) was made at the GCCI building on Ashram Road, tall claims of a significant modal shift from car and two-wheeler users to the "world class transportation system" were made. However, some 36 months ago, a survey interviewing 10,040 …
Two United Nations entities on Monday announced a cooperation agreement to help Sudan manage its natural resources in a way that is compatible with combatting hunger and improving livelihoods while at the same time mitigating the effects of climate change. The agreement, signed by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and …
African countries have agreed to cooperate in setting limits for use of lead in paints with a view to phasing it out by 2020. This is because of its dangers to human beings, especially to children, and the environment. In a workshop jointly organised by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) …
Nairobi — Global partnership will focus on sustainable trade The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) today launched the Environment and Trade Hub, an initiative which will assist countries to use sustainable trade as a vehicle for achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. UNEP Executive Director Mr. Steiner said, "UNEP …
