#UNEP 新闻
Plastic is now ubiquitous in the Mekong, Asia’s Mother of Rivers, and experts and local people are struggling to contain the risks to human health, biodiversity and livelihoods.
Negotiators aim to reconvene the talks next year. Observers say oil-producing nations led by Saudi Arabia and Russia had frustrated attempts to forge a legally binding deal, while UNEP describes global commitment to ending plastic pollution as "clear and undeniable".
Governments conclude talks in South Korea on the final terms of a global treaty to end plastic pollution.
While some progress has been made, visible frustration was evident among member states negotiating the global plastics treaty as no text has yet been submitted for legal review. But the INC5 chair has responded that revised treaty text will be ready by Friday.
#UNEP 观点
Such technologies appeal to those who repudiate the need for transformative societal change to limit global warming and could become a dangerous distraction, especially as it gains traction as a delay tactic for the fossil fuel industry.
COP28 will take stock of the step change in ambition needed, but the gulf in climate finance promises and realities presents an obstacle to a stronger action.
Both countries must address a lack of awareness among farmers, limited access to machinery and sticking to traditional practices. International funding can better equip these efforts.
As countries prepare to meet this month to work on the first global agreement to end plastic pollution, the perspectives of South Asia must be heard loud and clear.
#UNEP 视频
At this year's Eco Action Day Industry Roundtable 2018, participants discussed how to build more creative and resourceful industries and infrastructure for a more sustainable Singapore.
Despite strenuous efforts by many rich governments, loss and damage due to climate change is evident everywhere; UN environment and climate bodies suggest some ways to deal with it.
A new National Geographic documentary highlights how Asia is financing the killings of elephants in Africa with the region's increasing demand for ivory.
Three Indian students have devised a simple yet innovative technology that uses solar energy to dry food, reducing spoilage and alleviating rural poverty
#UNEP 新闻发布稿
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nations must close huge emissions gap in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C lost
United Nations Environment Programme
To counter climate change, Colombian cities weave nature back into their urban fabric
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
US$8 trillion opportunity in sustainable cooling solutions for developing economies
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New air quality management platform to support global clean air action
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems, UN finds
#UNEP 研究
United Nations Environment Programme / International Resource Panel
Building biodiversity – the natural resource management approach
