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“Healthy wetlands provide clean water and fish for our livelihood while also building our resilience towards floods, cyclones, and droughts”: India - Success Story
(2022)Since 2019, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in-collaboration with Partners for Resilience (PfR) have developed and implemented scalable Ecosystem-based Disaster Risk Reduction (Eco-DRR) models, working ... -
How Eco-innovation Transformed a Vietnamese Tea Trader - Eco-Innovation success story from Vietnam
(2017)Vietnamese company Hiep Thanh used to produce and trade dried tea for Middle Eastern markets. But as it faced increasingly difficult challenges – regulatory, technical and economic – it became clear that business as usual ... -
How Trainings by Green to Grow are Changing Lives in Rural Nandi - Switch Africa Green
(2020)How trainings by Green to Grow are changing lives in rural Nandi -
International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer, Liberia, 2020: A Summary Report
(National Ozone Unit, Liberia, 2020)In observation of World Ozone Day, 16 September 2020 -
International Ozone Day - [Kingdom of Tonga]
(2017-10-05)Country activities on the occasion of World Ozone Day, 2017 -
International Ozone Day - Fiji, 16 September 2017
(2017-11-03)Country activities on the occasion of World Ozone Day, 2017 -
International Ozone Day and World Clean-up Day: Port Vila, Vanuatu
(Department of Environmental Protection and Conservation, Vanuatu, 2020)In observance of World Ozone Day, 16 September 2020 -
It is Unusual that we are Processing Offseason: MSME Reveals how they are Adding Value to Mangoes Despite the COVID-19 Crisis
(2020)The COVID 19 crisis is causing dramatic consequences for businesses all around -
Japan Mercury Project Supported Mercury Management Practitioners Online
(2022-10)Web story #1. ‘Project for Promoting Minamata Convention on Mercury by making the most of Japan’s Knowledge and Experiences’ has faced the most serious challenge on the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, which has restricted the ... -
Key International Associations and UN Team Up to Provide More Opportunities for Women in the Cooling Sector - Paris, 11 April 2022
(11/04/2022)To help accelerate this process, a new initiative called the International Network for Women in Cooling (INWIC) has been launched to advance the engagement of women, promote career opportunities, and increase their overall ... -
Kiribati World Ozone Day Celebration 2020
(2020)In observance of World Ozone Day, 16 September 2020 -
Latest News from the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership - April 2020 (Newsletter #1)
(2020-04)The first edition of the UNEP Global Mercury Partnership Newsletter will provide you with latest highlights, upcoming events - such as the launch this month of experts consultations on mercury from oil and gas as well as ... -
Launch of the Earth Science Cafes - 50th Anniversary of Earth Day 22nd April 2020
(2020)The Network of Africa Women Environmentalists (NAWE) is launching a new initiative called the Earth Science Cafes as an online conference event on the fiftieth (50th) Anniversary Earth Day, April 22nd 2020. Each café event ... -
Mayors Gather in Paris for the First Ever International Forum to End Plastic Pollution in Cities - Event Summary
(2023-05)As worldwide plastic pollution continues to rise, mayors from every continent, scientists, NGOs, Intergovernmental Organisations and philanthropies gathered in Paris to exchange solutions to reduce the impact of plastics ... -
Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River Work Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution - Press Release
(2021)Saint Louis, Missouri, April 17, 2021 – The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative pilot projects made a stop in St. Louis, today, the second of three cities along the river. The initiative operates under the ... -
Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River Work Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution Along Mississippi River: Baton Rouge, Louisiana Site of first Cleanup
(2021)Baton Rouge, Louisiana, April 10, 2021 – The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative pilot projects launched today in Baton Rouge, the first of three cities along the river. The initiative operates under the leadership ... -
Mayors, Scientists and Citizens Along the Mississippi River Work Together to Tackle Plastic Pollution Along Mississippi River: St. Paul Joins Host of Cities Along Mississippi in Effort - Press Release
(2021)Saint Paul, Minnesota, April 24, 2021 – The Mississippi River Plastic Pollution Initiative pilot projects made a stop in St. Paul, today, the third of three cities along the river. The initiative operates under the leadership ... -
Mining Machinery Goes Green – Funvesa of Peru: Eco-Innovation Success Story from Peru
(2017)A successful producer of iron castings for Peru’s mining and cement sectors, Funvesa is a company with growing ambitions. Before eco-innovation, the business was already using iron scrap to produce its goods. But Funvesa ...