Environment/Science
New York : After completing a historic 500km journey from the Kenyan island of Lamu to the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar, the world’s first ever traditional “dhow” sailing boat made entirely from recycled plastic, known as the Flipflopi, has successfully raised awareness of the need to overcome one of the world’s biggest environmental challenges: plastic pollution. more
UN space-based tool opens new horizons to track land-use on Earth’s surface

New York: Satellite-based tracking to chart how land is being used on the earth’s surface is about to get much easier and more accessible, the UN food agency has announced, launchin ...

Failing to agree climate action would ‘not only be immoral’ but ‘suicidal’, UN chief tells COP24

New York: With roadblocks continuing at the COP24 climate change conference over how to implement the  historic 2015 Paris Agreement, United Nations chief António Guterres ret ...

CO2 emissions on the rise for first time in four years, UN agency warns

New York, A new report released on Tuesday by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) shows that global carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions rose again during 2017 after a three year hi ...

#TakeYourSeat at the UN Climate Change Conference: a way for all people to join the global conversation

New York,  To bring the voice of the people to the upcoming Climate Change Conference in Poland (known by the shorthand 'COP 24', from 2 to 14 December), the United Nations h ...

Greenhouse gas levels in atmosphere break another record, UN report shows

New York,Levels of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have reached another new record high, according to a report issued on Thursday by the United Nations weather agency, wh ...

Future of our planet hinges on action by today’s youth – UN deputy chief

New York, Protecting the planet rests on this generation’s youth and their inclination “to hold leaders and decision-makers accountable,” especially in the combat agains ...

Coral reefs can’t wait for world to take action, urges UN, as Biodiversity Conference gets underway

New York,: Sounding the alarm about the urgent need to protect coral reefs from extinction within decades, a new coalition of organizations, including the United Nations Environment Progr ...

UN system mobilizing to support Indonesia, following earthquake and tsunami disaster

New York, Rescue workers are still trying to reach areas of Sulawesi in Indonesia affected by an earthquake and tsunami, UN humanitarians said on Monday, noting that more than 840 people ...

Massive earthquake in Indonesia leaves hundreds dead: UN chief ‘deeply saddened’

New York, Following a major, 7.5 magnitude earthquake in Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province on Friday, the United Nations Secretary General António Guterres said in a stat ...