An effort to save the Przewalski’s horse, one of the world’s rarest equines, reaches a milestone with the birth of foal.

September marks three years since the adoption of the Global Framework on Chemicals, which aims to protect people and planet ...

Ending the food waste epidemic is both a food security imperative and a climate necessity, because rotting food produces the ...

When it comes to the rise of electric motorcycles, Kenya is one of the world leaders – but the country’s electric mobility ...

Ugly, annoying, destructive. Super pollutants are running wild everywhere you look but can’t see. Warming the planet and wreaking havoc on our health in the process, they’re responsible for 45% of ...

Extreme heat is pushing people, infrastructure, and ecosystems beyond safe limits, with cities hit hardest. Until recently, no city in the world experienced five days above 50°C in a year. Today, more ...

The Global Clean Air Dialogue will bring together government representatives from different regions, international organizations, academia, research institutions and civil society to exchange ...

The informal technical meeting to advance on the draft Rules of Procedure (RoP) of the Plenary of the ISP-CWP, will be held from 1 to 3 October 2026 at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok, ...

The Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution (ISP-CWP) is a new, independent intergovernmental body established to strengthen the global science-policy interface. The ...

Highlights from UNEP-organized events or at which UNEP senior officials are participatingThe 81st session of the United ...

Carbon markets are carbon pricing mechanisms enabling governments and non-state actors to trade greenhouse gas emission credits. The aims is to achieve climate targets and implement climate actions ...

Buildings are a heavyweight for climate action, responsible for around 37 per cent of energy and process-related CO2 emissions and over 34 per cent of energy demand. 2022 Global Status Report for ...