Trillions of dollars could be gained every year and millions of lives saved from protecting the climate and environment, according to the UN. DW speaks to Inger Andersen about what might help us get ...

The assembly is expected to shape solutions to challenges ranging from melting glaciers to rising seaweed blooms and the environmental footprint of emerging technologies.

"We have succeeded in many areas. However, there are critical matters still need to be agreed." :: Inger Andersen, Executive director, U.N. Environment Programme "Nevertheless there is a degree of ...

A global change in direction is necessary to help secure a healthy planet, according to a new UN report. View on euronews ...

STORY: Plastic pollution is set to triple by 2040, adding 23-37 million metric tons of waste to the world's oceans each year. Despite that alarming prediction from the United Nations Environment ...

Kenya will host delegates from governments, civil society, industry and scientific agencies for the United Nations Environment Assembly at a time of profound environmental challenges and growing ...

UNEA-7, the world’s highest decision-making body on environmental matters, continues this week with negotiations on resolutions addressing climate resilience, biodiversity protection, ...

By Sharon AtienoHigh-integrity and scalable carbon markets offer a solution to reducing warming temperatures, which are likely to exceed the 1.5°C target in the next decade, while accelerating climate ...

In 1972, the world convened at the landmark Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden. For the first time, the environment was recognized as a pressing global issue. The conference ...