The UN Secretary-General has called for an end to the “war on nature”. On Monday, governments gathering in Yerevan, Armenia, will have to confront a more practical question:…
Health Statistics in the Western Pacific Region 2023: Monitoring health for the SDGs is the third biennial report providing an overview of the progress of the World Health…
ISO and UNDP launched ISO/UNDP 53001, Management systems for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) – Requirements, the world’s first International Standard to help organizations integrate the…
UNDP with support from the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida), launched its fifth Ocean Innovation Challenge (OIC) Call for Proposals to accelerate progress on SDG 14 targets.…
The Africa, Caribbean, and Pacific MEAs Programme is helping countries to bolster environmental governance by implementing multilateral environmental agreements.
As the Nairobi Convention marks 40 years of regional cooperation, COP12 will bring together Western Indian Ocean countries and partners to strengthen ocean governance, advance a sustainable blue…
Karst wetlands are biodiversity hotspots and crucial water sources, but hard to see and manage. Learn what’s being done to improve protection worldwide.
Inger Andersen, UNEP Executive Director, called for faster climate action through Kigali ratification, methane cuts and a stronger UNEP to protect people and nature.
Ending the food waste epidemic is both a food security imperative and a climate necessity, because rotting food produces the powerful greenhouse gas methane.
When it comes to the rise of electric motorcycles, Kenya is one of the world leaders – but the country’s electric mobility revolution faces both tremendous opportunities and…
From the Pantheon to the Burj Khalifa, some of the world’s most remarkable structures reveal how alternative materials can reduce reliance on carbon-intensive clinker while delivering high-performance concrete.
Temperatures in cities are rising fast, and so are emissions from cooling – here are five ways to cool buildings more sustainably, reducing the need for air conditioning.
The Quadripartite organisations highlight country action, science and investment as priorities for advancing One Health at the 9th World One Health Congress in Lisbon, Portugal.
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is inviting Member States to submit expressions of interest to host the global observance of World Environment Day in 2028 or 2029.
The Twelfth Conference of the Parties (COP12) to the Nairobi Convention concluded with 15 decisions aimed at accelerating action for the protection, management, and sustainable development of the…
UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen says biodiversity gains are emerging, but faster climate-nature action, policy alignment and finance are crucial to meet GBF goals.
The UN Biodiversity Conference is expected to focus on countries can ramp up efforts to protect the natural world, which experts say is degrading at an alarming rate.
US$1.3 billion portfolio of finance for land restoration and drought resilience across 23 countries, with rangelands at its centre through a US$1.2 billion portfolio spanning 45 projects Progress…
Land is often discussed at global conferences in hectares, targets and indicators. For the people who live from the land, it is also home, livelihood, culture, memory and…
Drought resilience is not only about knowing when and where drought will occur. It is about understanding how well societies, economies, ecosystems and institutions can anticipate, prepare for…
At UNCCD COP17 in Ulaanbaatar, the Committee on Science and Technology examined how scientific evidence can help countries monitor land degradation, plan for drought and make informed choices…
Cashmere can look weightless on a runway. Whether its footprint is equally light depends on the health of the rangelands that produce it. In Mongolia, around 190,000 herder…