Environment & Climate News
Op-ed: As fires burn and temperatures soar in Europe, it’s time to imagine a world beyond GDP
By Steven Stone, Acting Director of the Office of Science – United Nations Environment Programme This op-ed was originally published in Climate Home News. In 1934, American economist Simon Kuznets presented a paper to Congress advocating for a new way of measuring economic performance. The United States was reeling from the Great Depression,
How an abandoned, plush-loving macaque became the most beloved monkey on the internet
If you’ve been scrolling through social media lately, you might have come across a small, furry macaque, solemnly lugging a slightly larger orangutan toy with
JANE GOODALL, RENOWNED ETHOLOGIST, CONSERVATIONIST AND ANIMAL BEHAVIOR EXPERT PASSES AWAY AT AGE 91
Dr Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, was a remarkable example of courage and conviction, working tirelessly throughout her
Climate finance week at FAO aims to deliver climate solutions through agrifood systems
Rome – The 2025 Standing Committee on Finance Forum of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) kicked off at the headquarters of the Food and
Sudan: FAO moves to protect 9.4 million livestock in nationwide vaccination campaign
Four-month emergency response effort aims to curb transboundary and zoonotic diseases, strengthen livelihoods, ease the food crisis and revive the ailing economy Port Sudan/Rome – The
Tajikistan’s melting glaciers put water resources under stress, UNEP Atlas reveals
Climate change is putting pressure on Tajikistan’s water resources, making
10 things you should know about air pollution
Car exhaust. Factory smoke. Wildfire haze. Chances are, no matter
New panel seeks to limit pollution’s deadly toll
Pollution is widespread – and often fatal. Dirty air alone is
Critical ecosystems: Congo Basin peatlands
Leaders from across Africa and Asia will gather this week
New $15 million initiative launched to catalyse sustainable investment in the Congo Basin
New York, Geneva, Nairobi, 29 May 2025 – A new initiative
Emissions from building sector stopped rising for the first time since 2020, UN finds
A growing number of countries are working to decarbonize buildings,
How six women are helping their communities adapt to climate change
As the planet warms, the fallout from climate change –
The Future of Renewable Energy: Key Trends Shaping 2025 and Beyond
By Amalia Fabri, The renewable energy sector is evolving at
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