Dec 30, 2024 · From a landmark deal to fund conservation to chilling news about greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 was a rollercoaster year for the planet. Here’s a closer look at some of the most …

Nov 13, 2025 · The sprawling data centres that house AI servers churn out toxic electronic waste and are voracious consumers of electricity, which in most places is still produced from fossil fuels.

UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more.

Nov 19, 2025 · UNEP is committed to supporting countries in developing and implementing strong environmental laws, underscored by the belief that robust legal and institutional frameworks are …

Dec 23, 2025 · More than 1,000 young people from 70 countries gathered ahead of the seventh session of the Open-ended Committee of Permanent Representatives (OECPR) in Nairobi, Kenya, for the …

Sep 12, 2025 · A series of reports that review the state and direction of the global environment at regional, national, and local levels around the world.

Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of plastic …

Nov 13, 2025 · Inger Andersen, of UNEP, urges courts to champion climate justice and environmental rule of law to protect human rights amid worsening climate impacts.

Article 4 provides for the establishment of the Environmental Quality Council, whose functions shall be to generally advise the Minister on matters pertaining to this Act and to any matter referred to it by the …

The United Nations Environment Programme provides open-access scientific, technical and policy resources to support evidence-based decision-making for a sustainable planet. These include …