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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...

Nations establish new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on chemicals, waste, pollution

Against a challenging geopolitical backdrop and in a major move to protect people and planet, countries on Friday, June 20, 2025, came together to...

UN recognises World Restoration Flagships in East Africa, Mexico, Spain

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the UN (FAO) have named the first World Restoration Flagships for this...

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GCF announces commitment to mobilise $100m for Chad

The Green Climate Fund (GCF) has announced an accelerated programme of action in support of the government of Chad's...
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Climate action can be one of the world’s biggest job creators

We are in the midst of a great economic shift - one that will shape livelihoods and growth for...

NLNG cuts Nigeria’s gas flaring to below 12%, eyes further expansion

Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) has reduced Nigeria’s gas flaring from about 62 per cent to less than 12 per...

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GCF announces commitment to mobilise $100m for Chad

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Climate action can be one of the world’s biggest job creators

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