New York, Jan 25 (JEN): If demand for new land on which to grow food continues at the current rate, by 2050, high-end estimates are that area nearly the size of Brazil could be ruined, with ...

New York, Jan 23 (JEN): As the international community lays the groundwork for sustainable development goals after 2015, the United Nations environment agency on Wednesday backed a new websi ...

New York, Jan 16 (JEN): The top United Nations climate change official Wednesday urged investors to accelerate the greening of their portfolios as a crucial step towards a low-carbon econom ...

New York, Jan 11 (JEN): A United Nations-led campaign against the tsetse fly, which transmits a disease that devastates livestock, in the Niayes area near Senegal’s capital, Dakar, has ma ...

New York, Jan 9 (JEN): As United Nations-led talks on outlining the future global development agenda continue to progress, UN agency officials joined representatives of mountain countries a ...

New York, Jan 7 (JEN) The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Monday applauded China for its first public effort to crackdown on illegal ivory trade, calling the Government’s dest ...

Gangtok, Dec 29 (JEN) The Sikkim government has initiated a Rs 391 crore cost project for constructing houses capable of withstanding natural disasters in Earthquake Prone Areas of the s ...

New York, Dec 24 (JEN): The United Nations efforts to stem climate change got a boost Monday with the appointment of two special envoys to mobilize political will and action ahead of the 20 ...

New York, Dec 24 (JEN): The United Nations is highlighting the intrinsic values and contributions of wild animals and plants, particularly endangered and protected species, by devoting 3rd ...