The Latest Breaking News from UNEP

Thousands of farmers have been persuaded by TREES scheme to replace barren monocultures with biodiverse forest gardens

Proposal focuses on technique that fills atmosphere with particles, reflecting part of sun’s heat and light back into space

Young people in Africa have called on developed countries to double the funding for climate change adaptation in Africa.

UN warns window for limiting warming to 1.5C is closing fast ahead of COP28 meeting in Dubai.

‘We must start setting records on cutting emissions,’ UN boss says after temperature records obliterated in 2023

The world is halfway towards a legally binding treaty to end plastic pollution, as negotiators in Kenya spend this week debating the best way to slash the waste building up in oceans and ecosystems. Plastic is largely made from fossil fuels, which means oil-rich countries have a significant stake.

Delegates mulling two options: a wide-ranging strategy that would target plastics production or a limited approach.

International funding to shield people from heatwaves, floods and droughts only 5-10% of what is needed, report finds

Grandparents used cotton/jute bags & glass/steel vessels/bottles before plastic age. 1907 saw the dawn of plastic age with Bakelite. Today, almost everything is made of plastic. But plastic pollution is a global problem, with 19-23 million tonnes of waste entering aquatic ecosystems yearly. We must reuse plastic bottles/bags & use…