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UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP: World set to cross 1.5°C global warming, but can still limit, adapt to and return from higher temperatures
Report puts best-case scenario peak temperature rise at 1.8°C; others suggest over 2°C.
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Greening lands, feeding people: UN awards three restoration flagships at UNCCD COP17
The UN today awarded three new World Restoration Flagships in Brazil, the Sahel region, and the Kingdom of …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
From courts to legislatures, countries are embedding just transition in law and policy
Countries around the world are increasingly turning Just Transition pledges into laws, policies, institutions, and court decisions. This …
United Nations Environment Programme
From promises to progress: why the Bonn conference must push the needle on climate change
As governments convene in Bonn, Germany this week for the latest round of United Nations climate negotiations, a …
All #COP Press Releases
12 April 2026
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
From dialogue to delivery: The Pacific’s climate mobility moment
31 March 2026
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Food waste in focus as the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste
4 February 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
What are the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans?
3 December 2025
19 November 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Ministers urge decisive methane action as global report shows progress, warns of gaps
15 November 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Food Waste Breakthrough launches to help cities halve food waste, cut methane emissions and reduce hunger
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
World’s first impact bond on weather, climate data opens for contributions
9 November 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Slow climate adaptation threatening lives and economies
29 October 2025
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub
UN Food Systems Coordination Hub to spotlight food as security at COP30 and the World Social Summit
14 October 2025
World Economic Forum
World’s largest CEO climate alliance slashes emissions while delivering growth
9 October 2025
Indonesia International Sustainability Forum
Indonesia International Sustainability Forum 2025: Indonesia emerges as a regional gravity centre for green investment
7 September 2025
29 July 2025
Health Care Without Harm Southeast Asia
Lao government, international NGOs lead efforts to strengthen climate resilience in health sector
18 July 2025
19 April 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
What is the international agreement to protect the high seas and why is it important?
25 March 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
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