The dryland forests of the Barind Tract and the wetlands of the Haor Area of Bangladesh provide a range of valuable ecosystem services to local communities that derive most of their income from agriculture and fishing. ...

The mountain environments we love are in danger. Learn what to do against climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.

The benefits and advantages of quick action to avoid costs and achieve target environmental results are explained in this fact sheet.

Benin is a West African country with a rapidly growing population of over 12 million people, the vast majority of whom live in rural areas. It is one of the poorest countries in the world, ranking 150th out of 175 countries ...

The Big Data Initiative builds Environmental Strategic Foresight and insights for policy through analysis of data, mapping trends, creating scenarios and identifying emerging issues on a permanent basis, at the frontier ...

Continue to support Governments in meeting the objectives of the Cartagena Convention and its SPAW Protocol, as well as their international commitments such as the Caribbean Challenge under CBD’s Aichi Targets to protect ...

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A two-page summary of the information on bisphenol A (BPA) contained in the 2020 UNEP Assessment Report on Issues of Concern: Chemicals and Waste Issues Posing Risks to Human Health and the Environment and the 2019 Global ...

In 2011, the Government of Lesotho secured funding from the Global Environment Facility’s Least Developed Country Fund to reduce the negative impacts of climate change on vulnerable communities. A central approach of the ...

Climate change is increasing the frequency and intensity of extreme rainfall events in Lao PDR. This coupled with inadequate urban planning and drainage systems are leading to severe flooding in the major cities of Vientiane, ...