David Attenborough receives the UN’s most distinguished environment award

Attenborough’s career as a broadcaster, natural historian, author and environmental advocate spans over seven decades

Champions of the Earth 2023: UN’s highest green honour celebrates innovative solutions to beat plastic pollution

The Champions of the Earth have been announced even as nations prepare to meet in Nairobi to discuss a globally binding plastic treaty  

Clean, healthy and sustainable environment a universal right: UN Human Rights Council

UNEP executive director calls on UN member states to consider passing a resolution on right to a clean environment, on the lines of UN Human …

Rise of AMR could result in up to 10 million annual deaths by 2050: UN report

Some 24 million people could be pushed into extreme poverty due to rising AMR, the UNEP said

175 countries commit to forge internationally binding treaty on plastic pollution by 2024

The resolution establishes an Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to complete a draft global legally binding agreement by the end of 2024

Mercury pollution: Parties to Minamata Convention discuss non-binding declaration but can it help

United Nations, Indonesia call for support from parties to the Minamata Convention on Mercury

Delegates at UN Bonn summit adopt new framework to reduce risks from hazardous chemicals

Bonn Declaration that aims to prevent exposure, phase out harmful chemicals also adopted  

Only 3,000 tigers left in the world, says IUCN

While India has registered an impressive growth in the tiger population, studies reveal that the big cats could be wiped off the face of the …

UNEA 5.2: Excitement, jubilation as resolution to end plastic pollution by 2024 adopted

The treaty called for “sovereignty of states to work for public good”

Climate change: What the Emissions Gap Report 2020 tells us

The annual UNEP report on emission says the “the world is still heading for a temperature rise in excess of 3°C this century”

‘COP15 is our chance to start protecting and repairing the web of life’: UNEP chief

Post-2020 GBF with clear targets will help address multiple crises facing planet, said Inger Andersen, executive-director of UNEP