What to expect at the UN Environment Assembly this week
The opening ceremony of United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) at UNEP in Nairobi, Kenya. PHOTO/UNEP By ENVIRONMENT CORRESPONDENT The United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), the world’s foremost environmental decision-making body, kicked off today in Nairobi, Kenya. Hosted by the UN Environment Programme, (UNEA) brings together representatives...
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UN: urgent action needed to safeguard shrinking forests and their biodiversity
Conservation and sustainable use can work together to protect the plants and animals living in forests.PHOTO/JESSICA KERR/UNEP By SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT Urgent action is needed to safeguard the biodiversity of the world's forests, a new United Nations report indicates. Published on...
Kenyan based solar firm among 11 winners of UN Global Climate Action Awards
The City of Paris won the Climate Leaders category for committing to among others reduce local emissions by 100% by...
Climate change and extreme weather related disasters surge five-fold over 50 years says new report
Across the world, more incidents of extreme weather events are being recorded. PHOTO/DANIEL PAVLINOVIC/WMO By PATRICK MAYOYO Climate change and...
New Report: Increase in greenhouse gas emissions caused by human activities intensify global warming
GRAPHIC/IPCC By PATRICK MAYOYO Increases in greenhouse gases (GHG) concentrations since around 1750 are unequivocally caused by human activities, a...
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COP26 ends with Glasgow Climate Pact, a “bridge” to transformative climate action
Negotiators marking the closing of the United Nations climate summit, COP26, which opened in...
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Shinning light on environmental degradation and conservation in Africa
