Press Releases / #pollution
14 October 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New fund to support chemicals and waste management in developing economies
8 September 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
New air quality management platform to support global clean air action
1 September 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
Half the world’s countries have degraded freshwater systems, UN finds
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
A regional agreement aims to save a tropical paradise in trouble
6 August 2024
UNDP Malaysia
UNDP launches Malaysia Island Innovation Challenge
26 July 2024
25 July 2024
UN Environment Programme (UNEP)
As global crises join forces, world must adopt forward-looking approach to protect human and planetary health
10 June 2024
United Nations Development Programme
US$135-million UNDP, GEF initiative will support small island developing states tackle drivers of environmental degradation
3 June 2024
Asean Centre for Biodiversity
Asean, UNDP launch marine conservation project
26 May 2024
UN Environment Programme
US$134-million initiative aims to eliminate mercury-containing medical devices
15 May 2024
11 April 2024
United Nations Environment Programme
New initiative aims to curb the toxic impacts of agriculture
25 February 2024
15 January 2024
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DENR, UNDP highlight potential of circular economy to accelerate climate targets
4 December 2023
27 November 2023
Plastics Industry Development Center
Better choice for the Earth: low-carbon functional socks from Taiwan
19 November 2023
Greenpeace Southeast Asia
Renewed calls for Asean to prioritise and protect citizens’ rights to clean air from transboundary haze
29 August 2023
Asean Centre for Biodiversity
Asean, dialogue partners scale up collaboration for sustainable development
30 July 2023
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