“Mangroves provide protection against storms, erosion, and flooding, sources of food and timber, improved water quality and carbon sequestration,” UNEP points out,
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The Green Waka initiative is collaborating with Bingham University to promote sustainable living among youth, beginning with higher institutions of learning across the nation.
Waste, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report, must be turned into resource, warning that municipal waste is set to rise by two thirds and its costs to almost double within a generation.
“We used to harvest enough for the year,” Nazir recalls, wiping the sweat from his brow. “But now, the desert is taking everything. We cannot even grow enough to eat, let alone sell.”
Seafood’s global high demand is responsible for illegal, unregulated, and unreported fishing, the United States says.
The U.S. Acting Assistant Secretary at the Bureau of Oceans and International Environmental and Scientific Affairs (OES), Jennifer Littlejohn says multilateral efforts are critical to tackling the menace of climate change, and global environmental pollution.
ASHENEWS reports that the latest report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) reveals that while heavy-duty vehicles (HDV) exports represent a modest 3.6% of the global automotive trade’s total value, their associated CO2 emissions have surged by over 30% since 2000, with trucks contributing 80% to this increase.
There is near-universal global public support for climate action, yet people systematically underestimate the commitment of their peers, according to a new study.
In a recent announcement, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) have…
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the UN are set to announce seven initiatives selected as the 2024 World Restoration Flagships.