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 ...

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 ...

Inger Andersen is candid about what sees her wake up with fresh determination every day. "My worst fear would be that we simply become complacent," said Andersen, a Danish economist who has served as ...

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

The UN Environment Program (UNEP) is eager to establish deep cooperation with Türkiye, which will host next year's climate change conference, said Inger Andersen, executive director of the agency.

The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) ended on Friday with member states adopting 11 resolutions, three decisions and a ministerial declaration aimed at advancing ...

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 ...

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 ...