In this issue of Our Planet, government leaders, environmental policy makers, and experts in settlements and urban health examine the challenges and opportunities of our rapidly urbanizing world.

The main purpose of the AEO report is to provide comprehensive and credible environmental information in a way that is relevant to policy making. The structure of the report combines comprehensive environmental information ...

The regional consultation was held on the theme, “Towards Stockholm+50: A Healthy Planet and Prosperity for All.” Participants recognized the urgent need for concrete and immediate action to protect the planet. A key message ...

GEO-6 states that unless we radically and urgently change our economies and our societies, we will not be able to achieve the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.One of the greatest challenges facing young ...

The Africa Regional Multi-stakeholder Consultation took place from 12-13 April 2022. During the consultation, participants underscored that the region must take charge of its destiny and map a path towards achieving the ...

The ministerial segment of the eighteenth session of the African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) was held online on 16 September 2021. The meeting was attended by representatives of member States of AMCEN, ...

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) represent a new mode of governance through shared goals instead of legally binding international agreements. Nevertheless, global action is required as the sustainability challenges ...

The brief will address how financial services can be realigned to play a transformational role in achieving the environmental dimensions of the SDGs and related international agreements. It aims to inform, challenge, and ...