Outlook 2023: Not too late for a soft landing By Simona Mocuta Having closed the books on a tumultuous year for global markets and geopolitics, one can be forgiven for…
HELMEPAhails the 40th anniversary of the signing of the Barcelona Convention for the protection of the environment in the Mediterranean The 19th Conference of Mediterranean States for the Environment in the framework…
Athens, 2 February 2016 – More than 150 delegates from 21 Mediterranean countries and the European Union, all parties to the Barcelona Convention, will meet in Athens next week to decide…
For decades, North-South cooperation was seen as essential in helping developing countries. Today, it is South-South cooperation that is on the rise, with interregional trade expected to overtake that in…
Nairobi, 14 November 2015 – UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner released the following statement regarding the attacks in Paris on 13 November: “As part of the UN…
Five days until UNEP’s first MOOC on Marine Litter starts, sign up today! Did you know that coastal boarder countries produced 2.5 billion tons of waste in the year 2010…
Platform News – Platform features in “Gender heroes” brochure by Basel Convention/UNEP Brussels, 1 September 2015 – The NGO Shipbreaking Platform, a coalition of non-governmental organisations working to promote safer, cleaner and…
Illegally Traded and Dumped E-Waste Worth up to $19 Billion Annually Poses Risks to Health, Deprives Countries of Resources, Says UNEP report Tue, May 12, 2015 Inconsistency in Cross-Border Regulations Challenge…
The world’s oceans receive an enormous amount of litter each year, much of which is persistent and creates marine pollution that is global and intergenerational. New York, 9 April 2015 –…
Kasane, 27 March 2015 – Thirty-two countries and several international organizations have pledged new and tougher action on combating the wildlife trade during the Conference on Illegal Wildlife Trade in Kasane,…
Report Tracks Progress and Draws Attention To Implications on Broader Sustainable Development this Century PyeongChang/Montreal, 6 October 2014 – Bold and innovative action is urgently required if governments are to…
The Minamata Convention on Mercury: Towards Its Early Entry Into Force and Effective Implementation do, sep 25, 2014 An additional 18 countries sign the Minamata Convention at a high-level event during…
Forests in a Changing Climate: A Sourcebook for Integrating REDD+ into Academic Programmes Nairobi, 20 August 2014 – While significant efforts are underway to better understand the role that forests play…
(Arendal, Norway, 14 August 2014) – UNEP’s Climate Technology Centre and DNV GL announce a strategic partnership that aims to accelerate global development, transfer and deployment of climate change mitigation…
Nairobi, 23 June 2014 – Hundreds of environment ministers, decision makers, scientists, civil society representatives and business leaders gather in Nairobi today for the inaugural meeting of the United Nations…
Bridgetown, Barbados, 6 June 2014 – A week of cultural events, arts showcases and high-level political engagement wrapped up today on the island nation of Barbados, the host of the…
Actor and Environmentalist Ian Somerhalder Designated as UNEP Goodwill Ambassador on World Environment Day 2014 Bridgetown, Barbados, 5 June 2014 – Ian Somerhalder – an actor best known for his…
Fisheries Reform: Time to Draw in the Net Wed , Jul 10, 2013 – By Achim Steiner, UN Under-Secretary General and UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Executive Director The agreement promises to reverse decades…
Upon the invitation of the United Nations Environment Programme Coordinating Unit for the marine pollution assessment and control component of the Mediterranean Action Plan (UNEP/MAP MED POL), the Hellenic Marine…