The Latest Breaking News from UNEP

A new U.N. report has found the world will warm by twice the 1.5-degree-Celsius target adopted in the Paris Agreement by 2100 if countries fail to slash greenhouse gas emissions right now.

Two reports on protecting biodiversity were released at a major UN summit on global biodiversity underway in Cali, Colombia

Cities are adding trees and green spaces as one way to blunt the impact of warmer average temperatures and heat waves that are longer and hotter due to climate change

Many commentators believe that the world should move away from measuring economic success in terms of GDP growth. Yes, growth has brought prosperity and untold riches, but it has had significant negative side effects for the planet, including climate change, pollution and species extinction. None of these are captured in…

The war debris contains unexploded ordnance, harmful substances and bodies, according to a UN report.

About 230 cases filed against corporations and trade associations around world since 2015

Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable

Global food waste crisis: 1 billion meals wasted daily in 2022, impacting 783 million hungry people, per UNEP report.

Academic experts also criticise UN Food and Agriculture Organization for dismissing alternative proteins