A new report showing the impact of plastic pollution on travel and tourism has been launched. Authored by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), it is titled: RETHINKING SINGLE USE PLASTIC PRODUCTS Read more…
As the rest of the globe celebrated the 2021 World Environment Day, Churches across the City of Columbia in Missouri trooped out in their hundreds to share God’s love by serving the community, side by side. Working under the banner Read more…
The Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and UN Environment Programme’s (UNEP)have called for the restoration of at least one billion degraded hectares of land by 2030. They said this must also be matched by a similar commitment to the oceans, Read more…
Pakistan will host this year’s World Environment Day with a plan to plant 10 billion trees. The project is being implemented across Pakistan by the Ministry of Climate Change along with Provincial and territorial Forest and Wildlife departments. The objective Read more…
The UN Environment Program (UNEP) has unveiled a new atlas that highlights the global coverage of rangelands. Known as The Rangelands Atlas, it was developed to document and raise awareness on the enormous environmental, economic and social value of rangelands Read more…
The World Environment Day will be held on June 5. But for lovers of the earth this marks an opportunity to chart a new cause of protecting the wetlands. This year serves that purpose with the UN Decade on Ecosystem Read more…
Nations have been seeking a platform to ensure monitoring and review of the implementation of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework. To make it a reality, the UN Environment programme (UNEP) has unveiled an app that helps co-ordinate biodiversity strategies: Data Read more…
The unprecedented devastation of the COVID-19 pandemic could impact global afforestation efforts. The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UN DESA) gave this warning in its 2021 report. Tagged “Global Forest Goals Report 2021,” the global body said progress Read more…
As the globe continues to seek ways to economically rebound from the drawbacks of COVID-19, a new study says nations must adopt energy transition as a focal point. The UN Environment Progamme (UNEP) says backing recovery plans with energy transition Read more…
The Nigerian government has launched the construction of six water projects worth $15 million, in Ogoni communities in Rivers. This is part of recommendations by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) aimed at addressing the livelihoods of Ogoni residents impacted by Read more…