The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling on the international community to make a decisive change of course in environmental and climate policy. Humanity faces "a simple choice," ...

From a landmark deal to fund conservation to chilling news about greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 was a rollercoaster year for the planet. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) takes us on a ...

Nairobi, 26 February 2024 – Ministers of environment and other leaders from more than 180 nations convened today in Nairobi for the start of the sixth session of the United Nations Environment ...

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) has launched the seventh Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-7), a flagship report developed with input from more than 300 scientists worldwide. GEO-7 provides an ...

A person sitting at a table with her hand over her face. A delegate covers her face with her hand as negotiations at the resumed fifth session of the United Nations Environment Programme ...

A person walks past a public art installation consisting of piles of plastic waste outside a United Nations conference in Ottawa, Ontario, in April 2024. A person walks past the sculpture Giant ...

The most comprehensive global environment assessment ever undertaken calls for a new approach to jointly tackle the most pressing environmental issues including climate change and biodiversity loss ...

Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. Global talks on curbing dangerous plastics pollution ended early Friday without ...