Nature-based Solutions (NbS) are increasingly seen as a way to meet the objectives of several global agreements and can be central to a just transition – if the right mix of just transition policies are implemented. But there is...
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International Day for Biological Diversity: 139 countries get headstart on efforts to reverse species loss • 139 countries get funds to take fast action on nature ahead of global agreement on biodiversity. • National governments...
Nairobi, 3 September 2021 - WHO, UNDP, UNEP and UNICEF have partnered to create a new compendium of 500 actions aimed at reducing death and diseases driven by environmental risk factors, the first such resource to unite this...
300 Trees Planted to Support Local Environment Close to Brussels In the spirit of the Fifth United Nations Environment Assembly ( UNEA-5) taking place virtually on 22 – 23 February on the theme of “Strengthening Actions for Nature...
This report is the second in a series of annual New Plastics Economy Global Commitment progress reports. It looks at how Global Commitment signatories, which together account for more than 20% of the plastic packaging market, are...
As global attention focuses on both containing the spread of COVID-19 and managing the economic fallout, national and global recovery plans will determine if future threats to human wellbeing and our economies are mitigated or...
First released in 2005, this report is the industry standard for the status of renewables for a given year. The GSR’s robust process for collecting data and information makes it the most frequently referenced report on renewable...
Huge progress on reforming the global financial system over the last four years has started to deliver desperately needed financing for sustainability and set up the next wave of action, according to a new United Nations report...
The Mediterranean region hosts a remarkable diversity of life and is a vital breeding area for key pelagic species, some of which are endangered. At the same time, the Mediterranean Sea has been described as one of the areas most...
Buildings and construction together account for 36% of global final energy use and 39% of energy-related carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions when upstream power generation is included. The energy intensity per square meter (m2) of the...