World must act faster to protect 30% of the planet by 2030
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )The international community has made some headway on pledges to protect 30% of the Earth by 2030 but progress must accelerate, the official progress report from the UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring Centre (UNEP-WCMC) and the Internat
Boosting small businesses led by youth in East Africa
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )The East African Business Council (EABC), in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC) trained young entrepreneurs how to benefit from export opportunities under the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA).
Making peace with nature through the Global Biodiversity Framework - UNEP COP16 Plenary Statement.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )A plan that, as we implement and interweave it with the Climate Convention, the Desertification Convention, and the Pollution conventions, can truly address that which we refer to as the triple planetary crisis.
How Burundi’s coffee producers can comply with EU deforestation rules.
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )In the beautiful hills of Ngozi province, Burundi, coffee farmers are taking on a new challenge: aligning their production with the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR).
AI has an environmental problem. Here’s what the world can do about that.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Story )There are high hopes that artificial intelligence (AI) can help tackle some of the world’s biggest environmental emergencies.
Making the AfCFTA work for African small businesses
Stories & Blogs ITC (News )Deputy Executive Director Dorothy Tembo delivered her remarks at the high-level opening of Biashara Afrika – the second edition of the AfCFTA Business Forum.