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New panel seeks to limit pollution’s deadly toll
Pollution is widespread – and often fatal. Dirty air alone is responsible for 6.7 million deaths globally every year, while one study suggests that in 2019 alone 5.5 million people perished from heart disease linked to lead exposure. To stem this pollution crisis, countries agreed in 2022 to establish a new body that would provide policymakers with robust, independent
Critical ecosystems: Congo Basin peatlands
Leaders from across Africa and Asia will gather this week in Gabon for an international summit on the state of the world’s tropical forests, which experts say
New $15 million initiative launched to catalyse sustainable investment in the Congo Basin
New York, Geneva, Nairobi, 29 May 2025 – A new initiative in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems – the Congo Basin – aims to
Emissions from building sector stopped rising for the first time since 2020, UN finds
A growing number of countries are working to decarbonize buildings, but sluggish progress and financing puts global climate goals at risk. These are the key
How six women are helping their communities adapt to climate change
As the planet warms, the fallout from climate change – from droughts, to floods, to superstorms – is getting worse. But not everyone has felt
The Future of Renewable Energy: Key Trends Shaping 2025 and Beyond
By Amalia Fabri, The renewable energy sector is evolving at
Sustainable fashion to take centre stage on Zero Waste Day
The third International Day of Zero Waste, facilitated by the United
Nature-based Solutions can generate up to 32 million new jobs by 2030, but investments in skills needed
Investing in nature-based solutions (NbS) could create up to 32
World must pull together to build a fairer, more sustainable planet – UNEP’s Annual Report
The UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP) Annual Report, released on February 18,
Germany and the Shadow of the Holocaust: The Need for Dialogue in Compliance with International Law
By Andrea Tucci, In the past year, organizing committees in
The Climate Exodus, Fleeing Climate Change
How many millions of people will be forced to leave
Hydrowarfare a tool of political and economic leverage in the Middle East
by Andrea Tucci, The control of water sources in the
As landscapes heal, Nepal’s most iconic animals stage a comeback
“The tiger attacked me because I went to his home.
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by Andrea Tucci, Normalization with Israel does not represent a
UNEP, Australia announce landmark study to improve understanding of coal and steel sector methane emissions
The UN Environment Programme’s International Methane Emissions Observatory (IMEO), with