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On World Environment Day, you can help to end plastic pollution

When you woke up this morning, you did not breakfast on a plate of plastics, and rightly so. Your body likely has plastic in...

New $15m initiative launched to catalyse sustainable investment in the Congo Basin

A new initiative in one of the world’s most vital ecosystems – the Congo Basin – aims to unlock nature-positive, climate-resilient business opportunities for...

Answering 10 pressing questions about plastic pollution

The world generated an estimated 400 million tonnes of plastic waste in 2024. This torrent of water and shampoo bottles, dispensing containers, polyester shirts, PVC piping...

Countries to debate restriction on chemicals as pollution crisis mounts

Delegates from more than 180 countries will gather in Geneva, Switzerland from Monday, April 28 to Friday, May 9, 2025, to discuss restricting several...

Nigeria, UNEP partner on improper chemicals, waste management

The National Environmental Standards and Regulations Enforcement Agency (NESREA) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are collaborating against improper chemicals and waste management...

How climate change is reshaping Kyrgyz Republic, by UNEP Atlas

Climate change has caused temperatures in the Kyrgyz Republic to rise at twice the global average, exacerbating water stress and the risk of natural...

Emissions from building sector stopped rising for the first time since 2020 – UN

A growing number of countries are working to decarbonise buildings, but sluggish progress and financing puts global climate goals at risk. These are the...

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 Tuesday, February 18, 2025, calls for a dramatic uptick in ambition and action for the environment....

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Ijaw Congress stresses need for support to coastal resilience, NDDC launches tree planting campaign in nine states

The Ijaw National Congress (INC) Worldwide has stressed the need to promote coastal resilience, policy and good governance in...
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UN, France, Brazil launch ’10 years of the Paris Agreement’ commemorative logo

In light of the upcoming 10th anniversary of the historic adoption of the Paris Agreement, Agnès Pannier-Runacher, Minister for...

Single-use plastics dealers accuse Lagos of insensitivity, seek phased ban

The Association of Scraps and Waste Pickers of Lagos (ASWOL) has urged the Lagos State Government to undertake a...

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