Seventh UN Environment Assembly commits to multilateral solutions for a more resilient planet USD 52.8 million in new GEF support to boost UNEP-led environmental initiatives worldwide Learn more

Dec 30, 2024 · UNEP announces the six winners of the 2024 Champions of the Earth award, the UN’s highest environmental honour. The awards recognize environmental pioneers helping to restore land, …

But the United States and Canada face growing environmental challenges—including climate change, air pollution, marine debris, and unsustainable production and consumption.

Nov 13, 2025 · This week, UNEP released an issue note that explores AI’s environmental footprint and considers how the technology can be rolled out sustainably. It follows a major UNEP report, …

Nov 7, 2024 · If managed properly and wisely, nature can be an important source of wellbeing, prosperity and peace. Hence, in 2016 the Government of Colombia requested the support of UN …

Sustainable Development Goals We deliver on the environmental dimension of each of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Jun 12, 2025 · Environmental impacts Since 2019, internet users worldwide have more than doubled, while global internet traffic has expanded to 5.5 billion people worldwide. Edge computing, which …

Apr 23, 2025 · UNEP supports Member States and stakeholders in shaping effective environmental policies by strengthening science-policy interfaces, enhancing policy coherence, and adapting to …

Mar 27, 2025 · In a complex geopolitical context, the environmental leadership of the European Union and its Member States has never been more needed or more welcome. The EU has been steadfast …

Aug 29, 2025 · Africa faces serious environmental challenges, including land degradation, deforestation, biodiversity loss and extreme vulnerability to climate change. But the region – which is home to …