Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Inger Andersen, Executive Director of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) speaks during a High-Level Ministerial ...

IN 1974, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) spearheaded a Regional Seas Program. It is an effort to involve ...

The United Nations' Environmental Program has released a new report with yet more dire news about our odds of avoiding climate disaster caused by greenhouse gas emissions. According to this assessment ...

The United Nations Environment Programme on Dec. 10 announced its five “2025 Champions of the Earth,” the U.N.’s highest environmental honor. Since 2005, UNEP’s Champions of the Earth has recognized ...

American officials joined Russia, Saudi Arabia and Iran in objecting to language on fossils fuels, biodiversity and plastics in a report that was three years in the making. By Eric Niiler In 2021, ...

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 ...

Nations must collectively commit to cutting 42% off annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 57% by 2035 in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)—and back this up with rapid ...

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 ...

Led by the United Nations Environment Programme, the World Environment Day 2026 is being hosted by the Republic of Azerbaijan.

UN Environment Programme (UNEP) personnel are preparing for the world’s highest decision-making body for the environment: seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7).From 8-12 ...

NAIROBI, Kenya — The United Nations Environment Programme, or UNEP, is calling on the international community to make a decisive change of course in environmental and climate policy. Humanity faces "a ...