Global commitment to mercury reduction: UNEP's role in advancing the Minamata convention
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Speech )Mercury has served our industries, our medicines, even our mirrors — yet it has also poisoned rivers, silenced birds, and entered the blood of generations.
New climate pledges only slightly lower dangerous global warming projections
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )A UN Environment Programme (UNEP) assessment of available new climate pledges under the Paris Agreement finds that the predicted global temperature rise over the course of this century has only slightly fallen, leaving the world heading for a serious esca
UNESCO trains teachers in Kenya to inspire the next generation of scientists
Stories & Blogs UNESCO (Article )In Nairobi, UNESCO is equipping teachers with cutting-edge digital skills to transform science education.
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Press Release )Amid rising global temperatures and intensifying climate impacts, a yawning gap in adaptation finance for developing countries is putting lives, livelihoods and entire economies at risk, according to the Adaptation Gap Report 2025: Running on Empty.
10 things you should know about air pollution.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Story )Car exhaust. Factory smoke. Wildfire haze. Chances are, no matter where on Earth you live, you’re exposed to some form of air pollution almost every day.
Key moments from World Environment Day 2025
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )Plastic pollution permeates every corner of the planet—even in our bodies in the form of microplastics. World Environment Day 2025 called for collective action to tackle plastic pollution.
More time needed for plastic pollution treaty
Stories & Blogs UNEP (News )“It is clear that divides remain regarding core issues on production, plastic products, finance and voting. The world needs more time to come to full agreement on these critical issues’, said Inger Andersen -UNEP .
Rebalancing with nature: A one health vision for a sustainable future.
Stories & Blogs UNEP (Statement )A One Health approach is vital to addressing ongoing multidimensional health challenges.