Keyword "Nations Environment Programme" - List of latest news (11 results)

22/04 Great Barrier Reef nominated for Lifetime Achievement Award

An unexpected Australian icon would make history if it was to be named the winner of the United Nations’ prestigious Lifetime Achievement award.

29/08 Half of humanity is in danger.. What's the story?

Alsumaria News - International A report published by the United Nations Environment Programme, on Wednesday, showed that the quality of fresh water, an essential and increasingly scarce resource, is deteriorating, but it is difficult to know to what extent due to a lack of data in countries with 3.7 billion people.

12/02 Migratory species at risk across the planet, UN report warns

From African elephants searching for water, to turtles crossing seas to nest, and to albatrosses on their ocean-spanning search for food, the world's migratory species are under threat across the planet, according to a landmark report Monday.

09/01 2023 hottest recorded year as Earth nears key limit

The year of 2023 was the hottest on record, with the increase in Earth's surface temperature nearly crossing the critical threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius, EU climate monitors said Tuesday. 

07/01 Senegal’s small scale gold miners still use poisonous mercury: how to reduce the harm

Given the dangers of mercury toxicity and the high exposure of miners and their communities, solutions are needed to reduce their exposure.

08/12 Concerning eating meat...a strange international appeal to the rich

A recent report issued by the United Nations Environment Programme, on Friday, found three new alternatives that can be consumed as an alternative to meat, to significantly reduce the environmental footprint of the diet.

28/11 Faith communities are rallying to check climate change – their size and influence counts

Faith communities can use their influence and large following to fight climate change.

14/11 World severely off track to limit planet-heating emissions: UN

The world is "failing to get a grip" on climate change, the UN warned Tuesday, as an assessment of current climate pledges shows only minor progress on reducing emissions this decade.

08/11 Fossil fuel plans by producing nations threaten global climate goals: UN

Plans to expand oil, gas and coal production by major fossil fuel countries would push the world far beyond agreed global warming limits and are "throwing humanity's future into question", the UN warned Wednesday. 

06/09 Six bn tonnes of sand extracted from world’s oceans each year: UN

Some six billion tonnes of sand and other sediment is extracted from the world's seas and oceans every year, the UN said Tuesday, warning of the devastating toll on biodiversity and coastal communities.

16/05 Coming years ‘critical’ to slash plastic pollution: UN

The world must halve single-use plastics and slash throwaway consumption to stem the tide of environmental pollution, according to a UN report on Tuesday that warns the next few years are critical.