Every day, the equivalent of 2,000 garbage trucks full of plastic are dumped into the world's oceans, rivers, and lakes. Plastic pollution is a global problem. Every year 19-23 million tonnes of ...

This year’s theme, Towards zero waste in fashion and textiles, focuses on the urgent need to take action to reduce the waste impact from the fashion and textile sector and promote sustainability and ...

UNEP Executive Director, Inger Andersen says the EU’s leadership is vital in addressing climate change, pollution and ...

Ahead of the International Day of Zero Waste 2025, events in Nairobi, New York and across the world have shone a spotlight on ...

Many are hopeful an emerging group of eco-conscious designers can help end the sector’s obsession with cheap, disposable ...

International Day of Zero Waste, jointly led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat), underscores the critical need to enhance global waste ...

Temperatures in the country have risen twice as fast as the global average Adaptation policies will be key to protect water ...

The Kyrgyz Republic's landscapes and ecosystems are being reshaped by climate change. The Atlas of Environmental Change for the Kyrgyz Republic, presented at this event, is underpinned by datasets ...