With UNEP support, Lao PDR has developed a system to track planet-warming emissions, seen as key for allowing the nation to ...

The climate emergency is a direct consequence of carbon-heavy land-use and agriculture, transport, buildings and industrial processes and polluting energy sources. Without profound changes to these ...

The Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FfD4), taking place in Sevilla, Spain from 30 June – 3 July 2025, will bring together global leaders to address urgent financing ...

UNEP's Global Centre of Excellence on environmentally-sound waste management. The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) International Environmental Technology Centre (IETC) was established in ...

Chemical pollution is one of the biggest threats to human health and the environment today—yet it’s also one we have the tools to solve. The Global Framework on Chemicals (GFC), adopted in 2023, ...

The Global Framework on Chemicals - For a Planet Free of Harm from Chemicals and Waste (GFC), provides the essential building blocks for a future in which humanity benefits from chemicals in a safe ...

UNEP is supporting cities, including Toronto, as they exchange best practices on how to conserve and restore urban nature.

UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more.

UNEP provides evidence-based data to inform policy decisions, collaborates with sectors for low-carbon transitions, provides climate finance mechanisms and aids countries in adaptation and mitigation ...

Despite global tensions and funding gaps, UNEP chief Inger Andersen hails multilateral wins and urges bold Member State ...

This week, government officials, business leaders, scientists and others are coming together in Uruguay to discuss a landmark ...

A new global panel on chemicals, waste, and pollution, launched under UNEP, marks a historic step toward sustainable ...