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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
In Kochi, a major port on India’s western coast known as the “Queen of the Arabian Sea,” a dense network of rivers, creeks and canals was once the lifeline of …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As electronic waste surges, countries look for answers
Oleg Zaitsev strides across a factory floor in Almaty, Kazakhstan as a row of workers sort through old …
Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA)
GAIA calls for greater accountability, inclusiveness, transparency in Plastics Treaty Process
Today, the Global Alliance for Incinerator Alternatives (GAIA), a network with more than 1,000 members in all United …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
World must pull together to build a fairer, more sustainable planet: UNEP annual report
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Annual Report, released today, calls for a dramatic uptick in ambition and action …
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4 February 2025
World Economic Forum
25 countries unite in fight against plastic pollution
20 January 2025
13 December 2024
13 November 2024
Diversey, a Solenis Company
Diversey, a Solenis Company and NatureLoop sign MOU to upcycle single-use plastic waste
14 October 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies
8 September 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New air quality management platform to support global clean air action
1 September 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems, UN finds
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
A regional agreement aims to save a tropical paradise in trouble
6 August 2024
UNDP Malaysia
UNDP launches Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge
26 July 2024
25 July 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
As global crises join forces, world must adopt forward-looking approach to protect human and planetary health
10 June 2024
United Nations Development Programme
US$135-million UNDP, GEF initiative will support small island developing states tackle drivers of environmental degradation
3 June 2024
Asean Centre for Biodiversity
Asean, UNDP launch marine conservation project
26 May 2024
UN Environment Programme
US$134-million initiative aims to eliminate mercury-containing medical devices
15 May 2024
11 April 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
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