The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) have jointly launched the ...

Following 10 days of negotiations, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) talks to develop an international legally ...

Together, we can – and will – beat plastic pollution.

Earlier this year, a global ban on mercury-laced cosmetics came into effect. Backers are hopeful it will spare many consumers ...

Statement by UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen on the passing of Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Ghana’s Minister of ...

UNEP is showcasing restoration initiatives in Kanazawa, Japan and other cities as part of a project to increase biodiversity ...

The push is part of a larger conservation effort led by UNEP. Its goal: to protect the fast-disappearing rainforests and ...

This week-long event brings together governments leaders, experts, private sector and civil society in a series of events focused on solutions for air quality and facilitating dialogue and cooperation ...

Almost three and a half years since the adoption of UN Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14, the world is on the brink of agreeing a historic instrument to end plastic pollution. This is a treaty the ...

This technical report examines potential linkages between the Agreement on the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Marine Biological Diversity of Areas Beyond National Jurisdiction (BBNJ Agreement) ...

I also invite you to draw inspiration from the establishment of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on Chemicals, Waste and Pollution, which could provide important science for the treaty on ...