UNEP Global Environmental Alert Service (GEAS) is a mechanism for identifying, selecting and communicating early warning information on emerging issues to decision makers on a regular basis across UNEPs focus areas. The ...

The key highlights of this issue include: The role of peoples in environmental governance; Using green financing mechanism to transform nature; Green and digital technologies to reduce food waste; Using butterflies to ...

Glaciers are a critical component of the earth' system and the current accelerated melting and retreat of glaciers have severe impacts on the environment and human well-being, including vegetation patterns, economic ...

A number of transboundary water agreements exist in Africa. However, many of these agreements are limited to larger basins such as the Nile, Niger, Senegal or Volta. There are very few international river basin agreements ...

Kyoto protocol was always an imperfect and has been made all the more imperfect by the fact that world's largest polluter has decided to stay out of the consensus and those who have joined demanded and received changes ...

In this issue: The 8th Session of INCD; World Day to Combat Desertification; Climate Fluctuation as a Source of Desertification in a Semi-Arid Region of Argentina; The Potential Impact of Global Climate Change on Soil ...

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Successful implementation of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development will require healthy, resilient and sustainable local communities everywhere. Focusing on the health, resilience and sustainability of local communities ...

A guide for faith actors - and other stakeholders interested in engaging with faith actors - at the Climate COP in Sharm el-Sheikh

A resource on Faith-based Engagement at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15)