UN Convention to Combat Desertification, Bonn Bonn/Ulaanbaatar – Degradation of Earth’s extensive, often immense natural pastures and other rangelands due to overuse, misuse, climate change and
UNITAR, Bonn, and International Telecommunication Union, Geneva A record 62 million tonnes (Mt) of e-waste was produced in 2022, Up 82% from 2010; On track
UNU Institute for Environment and Human Security A United Nations University report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems
United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD), Bonn Up to 40 % of the planet’s land is degraded, directly affects half of humanity, threatens roughly half
United Nation University Institute for Water, Environment & Health 1st assessment of water security in Africa is based on 10 indicators Despite global Sustainable Development
UNIDO and UN University, Bonn 1st Latin American e-waste report covers 13 countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama,
Clean Ocean Int’l Expert Group, New York Reducing marine debris by 50-90% and a globe circling, high-tech system of monitors are two essential aims among
United Nations University Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton, Canada See also: “Popular Science Magazine: UN’s World Flood Mapping Tool is One of 2021’s
UN Convention on Biological Diversity, Montreal Draft 1 of the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework includes 21 action targets proposed for 2030; Will be considered at
UN Environment Programme, Nairobi Meeting ramped-up climate and biodiversity targets, cutting deadly pollution and achieving SDGs needs an all-society push for sustainabilityShifting world views and
United Nations Environment Programme, Paris / Nairobi Including construction, building sector now accounts for 38% of CO2 emissions; Direct building CO2 emissions need to halve
UN Environment Programme, Energy & Climate Branch In a move that will help tackle one of the biggest and most solvable contributors to the climate
UN Convention on Biodiversity, Montreal 11-month-old Sumatran orangutans. (c) Joel Sartore/National Geographic Photo Ark, natgeophotoark.org Global Biodiversity Outlook 5 report outlines 8 major transitions needed
UN Environment Programme / IEA, Paris As need for cooling rises in step with world temperatures, energy-efficient, climate-friendly appliances are critical to reaching Paris Agreement
UN University, Bonn / International Telecommunications Union, Geneva A record 53.6 million tons (Mt) of e-waste was produced globally in 2019, the weight of 350
UNEP / Frankfurt School / BNEF As COVID-19 hits the fossil fuel industry, a new report shows that renewable energy is more cost-effective than ever,
UN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada Enough energy to power all households in the USA and Mexico; enough nutrients to
UN Environment / Frankfurt School / Bloomberg New Energy Finance UN-backed report: Decade of investment (2010-2019) quadruples renewables capacity from 414 GW to about 1,650
IPBES, Bonn (Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services) Current global response insufficient; ‘transformative changes’ needed to restore and protect nature; opposition from vested interests
UN University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health, Hamilton Canada At least 140 million people in 50 countries have been drinking water containing arsenic
UNU / World Economic Forum, Geneva Joint report: Technologies of the Fourth Industrial Revolution show huge potential and could lead to “dematerialization”, better product tracking,