Through the International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC), UNEP promotes a holistic approach that begins with waste reduction and reuse, and supports the introduction of environmentally sound technologies for waste management.
The gavelling sealed a global resolution to work towards ending plastic pollution, long considered one of the planet’s most pressing environmental blights. The agreement was one of several major environmental accords forged in 2022, which observers have called a historic year for the planet.
How is the health of our planet doing right now, and what does that mean for us? What indicators show the current state of global environmental health, and what policy priorities should address them? Why can circular economy be beneficial?
Hundreds of scientists from around the world are in the midst of drafting a landmark report to help government leaders and other decision makers counter some of the world’s most acute environmental ills. The report is being prepared under the stewardship of the United Nations Environment Programme ...
How one landmark environmental report is aiming to drive ... - UNEP
The space sector is growing exponentially, with over 12,000 spacecraft deployed in the past decade and many more planned as the world embraces the benefits provided by satellite services. This growth presents significant environmental challenges at all layers of the atmosphere. These include air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, spacecraft demise ...
Education is powering environmental action: five ways schools, youth programmes and universities build skills, leadership and solutions to restore nature.
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has issued this report in response to a request from the State of Palestine to assess environmental damage arising from the conflict in the Gaza Strip, pursuant to United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) Resolution 6/12 regarding “Environmental assistance and recovery in areas affected by armed conflict”. This is the second assessment of ...