UN Environment

Climate Change, Adaptation, REDD+, Disasters and Conflict, Conflict, Health

UN Environment will support environmental recovery and peacebuilding for post-conflict development in Colombia

Climate Change, Climate Finance, Energy, Energy Efficiency, Green Economy, Green Finance, Sustainable Consumption and Production

Smarter use of resources can add $2 trillion annually to global economy

Africa, Chemicals and Waste, Solid Waste, Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Ecosystems, Environmental Law, Health, Sustainable Consumption and Production

Kenya announces breakthrough ban on plastic bags

Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Biodiversity, Wildlife Conservation, World Wildlife Day

Global airline and celebrities join UN campaign to help end wildlife crime on World Wildlife Day

Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Coastal and Marine Ecosystems, Marine Litter

#CleanSeas: more than 800 people pledge to stop using cosmetics containing microbeads

Green Economy, Green Finance, Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Green, inclusive economic growth tops Peru’s political agenda

Ecosystems and Biodiversity, Freshwater Ecosystems, World Water Day

Wastewater challenges - and opportunities

Safer Seas for Harbour Porpoises, Bottlenose Dolphins and Orcas

Highlights

Leave forests standing to get much greater value from them

Loss of Seagrass Meadows Threatens their Dugong Denizens

UN Environment launches 2016 Annual Report online

EXECUTIVE PERSPECTIVE: What does ‘climate leadership’ mean for companies?

Earth from Space: Special edition

UN Environment Medium term strategy

Greening Digital Finance

2017: What Next for Green Finance?

Videos

The State of Forests in Chile

Forests and Climate Change - Tim Christophersen

Making a Difference for Forests in Zambia

Sustaining Cote d'Ivoire's Forests

What Forests Mean to Kenya

Sustaining Kenya's Forests

Emilio Mugo of the Kenya Forest Service on Forests & Energy

#CleanSeas Launch

Women Tackle Global Goals - International Women's Day 2017

Wild for Life at UN Environment for World Wildlife Day

Publications

A Guide for the Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of Sustainability Certification

Meeting Sustainability Goals : Voluntary Sustainability Standards and the Role of the Government - 2nd Flagship Report of the United Nations Forum on Sustainability Standards (UNFSS)

Promoting low-GWP Refrigerants for Air-Conditioning Sectors in High-Ambient Temperature Countries (PRAHA)

Minimising Quarantine and Pre-shipment (QPS) Uses of Methyl Bromide: Tools for Controlling, Monitoring and Reporting

Minimising Quarantine and Pre-shipment (QPS) Uses of Methyl Bromide: Tools for Controlling, Monitoring and Reporting

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Topic: Ecosystem conservation with focus on wetlands and migratory birds species

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