Following 10 days of negotiations, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) talks to develop an international legally ...

Together, we can – and will – beat plastic pollution.

Earlier this year, a global ban on mercury-laced cosmetics came into effect. Backers are hopeful it will spare many consumers ...

Almost three and a half years have passed since the historic adoption of the UN Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14. It is ...

UNEP is showcasing restoration initiatives in Kanazawa, Japan and other cities as part of a project to increase biodiversity ...

Statement by UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen on the passing of Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Ghana’s Minister of ...

Register online.Full programme and more information.Interpretation will be available between English and Spanish.The ...

The push is part of a larger conservation effort led by UNEP. Its goal: to protect the fast-disappearing rainforests and ...

The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment ...

Almost three and a half years since the adoption of UN Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14, the world is on the brink of agreeing a historic instrument to end plastic pollution.

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

Pushpam Kumar has been serving as the Chief of the Programme Management Unit (Ecosystems Economics) at the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi since 2010. His expertise lies in leadership ...