COP29 follows the release of UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2024, which warned that without more ambitious cuts to greenhouse gas emissions, the world is on track for a temperature increase of ...

A UNEP-supported initiative will be making roads safer for some of the 1 billion Africans who walk or cycle daily, while also ...

Rising temperatures have caused glaciers in the Caucasus to retreat an average of 600m over the past century, contributing to ...

Hundreds of scientists from around the world are in the midst of drafting a landmark report to help government leaders and ...

The world needs to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 to meet its climate-change-related goals, finds a United Nations report released today.

The Quadripartite collaboration on One Health - comprising the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), ...

From 11 to 22 November, Baku, Azerbaijan, will host the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29), the global decision-making ...

Under the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework, there is growing recognition of the value of fresh water and the ...

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved a US$ 35 million project to increase climate resilience in Azerbaijan, supported by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP).

The world faces three major environmental crises: climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss. Innovative digital tools powered by diverse data sets are emerging to tackle these challenges.

UNEP Deputy Executive Director Elizabeth Mrema highlights that international environmental lawmaking is advancing, with ...