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Author Archives: United Nations Environment (UNEP)

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UN: 17% of all food available at consumer levels is wasted

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) March 4, 2021March 4, 2021

Nairobi/Paris, 4 March 2021 – An estimated 931 million tonnes of food, or 17% of total food available to consumers in 2019, went into the waste bins of households, retailers, restaurants and other food services, according to new UN research conducted to support global efforts to halve food waste by 2030. The weight roughly equals that […]

Posted inWorld

Climate-friendly cooling could cut years of Greenhouse Gas Emissions and save US$ trillions: UN

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) July 17, 2020July 17, 2020
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Unite human, animal and environmental health to prevent the next pandemic – UN Report

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) July 6, 2020July 6, 2020
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UN report: As the world’s forests continue to shrink, urgent action is needed to safeguard their biodiversity

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) May 22, 2020May 22, 2020
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Cut global emissions by 7.6 percent every year for next decade to meet 1.5°C Paris target – UN report

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) November 27, 2019November 27, 2019
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Costa Rica named ‘UN Champion of the Earth’ for pioneering role in fighting climate change

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) September 20, 2019
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UN calls for urgent rethink as resource use skyrockets

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) March 13, 2019
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Air pollution linked to “huge” reduction in intelligence

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) October 16, 2018October 16, 2018
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UN Environment statement on US decision to leave Paris Agreement

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) June 1, 2017
Posted inEnviro

A victory for Lewis Pugh’s ‘Speedo diplomacy’ as Russia and the world agree monumental marine protection deal

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) October 27, 2016
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Of the 1.3 million people dying each year from traffic accidents, 49 per cent are pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) October 20, 2016
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Hundreds of Millions Face Health Risk as Water Pollution Rises Across Three Continents

by United Nations Environment (UNEP) August 30, 2016

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