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United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
UN Advisory Board names 20 city leaders in zero waste
Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste on 30 March, 20 cities worldwide have been named the inaugural 20 Cities Towards Zero Waste, an initiative led by the UN …
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
UNEP seeks young people with big ideas to protect the planet
UNEP seeks young people implementing ground-breaking solutions that address climate change, biodiversity and nature loss, and pollution and …
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
What are the National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans?
From microscopic organisms to vast ecosystems, life on Earth depends upon variety. Yet that diversity is being lost …
United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
Tracking the invisible: Monitoring air pollution from space
Did you know that in many countries in Asia and the Pacific, the air we breathe falls short …
All #pollution Press Releases
19 January 2026
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Here’s the recipe for fixing the planet, according to a landmark new report from UNEP
5 January 2026
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
New funds to unlock millions for frontline environmental action
15 December 2025
UN Environment Programme
Seventh UN Environment Assembly commits to multilateral solutions for a more resilient planet
6 October 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Environmental damage in Gaza harming human health, threatening long-term food, water security: UNEP
2 September 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Asia-Pacific environment leaders urge action for a sustainable and resilient planet
25 August 2025
Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
DENR integrates informal waste workers in solid waste management chain
12 August 2025
United Nations Environment Programme
Resumed fifth session of negotiations on a global plastic pollution treaty opens in Geneva
3 August 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
As fashion's environmental toll mounts, these small clothes makers embrace sustainability
7 July 2025
6 July 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Transformation to a healthy food system is blocked by three key barriers
1 July 2025
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Nations come together to establish new Intergovernmental Science-Policy Panel on chemicals, waste and pollution
25 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
How data is helping cities counter plastic pollution
5 May 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Answering ten pressing questions about plastic pollution
8 April 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Zero Waste Day shines a light on fashion and textiles
25 March 2025
United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)
Historic canals take centre stage as Kochi, India aims to blunt fallout from climate change
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