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Tackling food waste is about ‘creating beauty through respect’ – Bottura

The story of food waste doesn’t end in the trash can – it’s a starting point for climate change, economic challenges and the empty...

Healthy nature for better food systems: UN awards new World Restoration Flagships

The UN on Wednesday, October 15, 2025, named four new World Restoration Flagships under the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration. Recognising global efforts to heal...

Three entrepreneurs awarded UNEP Young Champions of the Earth prize

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and American cleantech CEO Chris Kemper have announced the selection of three environmental entrepreneurs from India, Kenya and the...

Actor, model Amber Valletta named UN Environment Programme Goodwill Ambassador

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) on Tuesday, September 23, 2025, named the American supermodel and actor Amber Valletta as Goodwill Ambassador. The designation was announced on...

Nigeria, UNEP partner on sound chemicals, waste management

The Federal Government of Nigeria and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) are collaborating to strengthen national infrastructural and human capacity for sound chemicals...

From ridges to reefs, small island states lead with big environmental moves

From rising seas to disappearing forests, the world’s small island developing states are facing some of the fiercest fallout from the triple planetary crisis...

GCF, UNEP boost climate adaptation with $120m for new projects

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has approved over $120 million in new funding to strengthen climate resilience in Ghana, the Maldives, and Mauritania. At...

Nigeria looks to industry in a bid to limit plastic pollution

Amble down a side street or canal in Nigeria’s bustling commercial capital of Lagos and chances are you’ll find empty water sachets, used takeaway...

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UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity – Report

UNESCO's latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its sites for both people and nature. While global wildlife populations...
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Nigeria boosts solar capacity to 300MW, targets 3.7GW to lead West Africa – Aliyu

Nigeria has increased its domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity to 300 megawatts (MW) from 120 megawatts two years ago Dr Abba Aliyu,...

World Earth Day: HOMEF calls for accelerated action to clean energy

The Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF) has called for accelerated action toward clean energy, environmental restoration, and stronger...

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UNESCO sites offer a lifeline to biodiversity – Report

UNESCO's latest report highlights the extraordinary contribution of its...

Nigeria boosts solar capacity to 300MW, targets 3.7GW to lead West Africa – Aliyu

Nigeria has increased its domestic solar panel manufacturing capacity...