UNEP Regional Director for Latin America and the Caribbean Juan Bello talks about a new effort to equip students with the ...

From shade‑giving street trees to reflective, permeable surfaces, nature‑based solutions can cool neighbourhoods, cut emissions and improve public health at a fraction of the cost. Join the May Cool ...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is the world’s leading authority on the environment, working with all of society across 193 countries to protect and restore human and planetary health.

Geneva, 12 May 2025 – Over 50 representatives from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are gathering at the Palais des Nations in Geneva for the first in-person ISLANDS Forum to strengthen sound ...

In accordance with the Governing Council decision 19/32, paragraph 9, the Committee of Permanent Representatives should elect a Bureau composed of a Chairperson, three Vice-Chairpersons and a ...

The Protocol is the most significant agreement of its kind. It includes regional effluent limitations for domestic wastewater (sewage) and requires the development of plans to address agricultural non ...

Each year, an estimated 8 million tonnes of plastic end up in the ocean. Did you know that personal care products are a major source of microplastics? They get washed away into the oceans through our ...

On 12-13 May 2025, over 50 representatives from Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are gathering in Geneva for the first in-person ISLANDS Forum, aiming to strengthen efforts toward sound chemicals ...

We work to improve air quality to protect the environment and human health.

In March 2022, the resumed fifth session of UNEA (UNEA-5.2) adopted a second resolution on “Sustainable nitrogen management” (resolution 5/2), encouraging Member States to accelerate actions to ...

泛欧地区从大西洋延伸到太平洋，从地中海延伸到北极圈。 该地区有54个国家，是世界上一些最富有国家的聚集地，但同时也有一些国家仍然经历着极端贫困和环境恶化。 该地区仍有1亿多人 ...

En setiembre de 2024, durante la Sesión Especial del Foro de Ministras y Ministros de Medio Ambiente de América Latina y el Caribe en Río de Janeiro (Brasil), se acordó priorizar seis áreas clave de ...