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Resolution proclaims March 30 International Day of Zero Waste - Anadolu Agency

As the largest biodiversity conference in a decade kicked off in Montreal, mayors from 15 cities around the world called for increased direct financing to allow cities to implement ambitious greening and ecosystem restoration projects.

Have you ever stopped to think of all the things you cannot do unless you have an address?..

Mitali Gautam ANN/THE STATESMAN – Every living being needs food to survive. Although the world produces enough food to feed everyone, the United Nations (UN) Environment Programme estimates that 815 million people still go hungry. This is entirely due to the fact that we throw out nearly 1.6 billion tonnes of food annually. Food waste […]

The government directive will apply to Native American, Pacific Islander and Alaskan Native communities

Plastics are everywhere, including countless places they should not be. Land, the oceans, and our drinking water contain traces of a material we have allowed to become an all-pervasive pollutant, and efforts to seriously address plastic waste are not happening fast enough. Urge a nearer-term deadline to prevent further damage.

AsiaOne has launched EarthOne, a new section dedicated to environmental issues — because we love the planet and we believe science. Find articles like this there. NEW YORK — Investments into protecting and better managing the world's ecosystems need to reach US$384 billion (S$519.3 billion) a year by 2025, more than double their current levels, to guard against the threats...

(Archived document, may contain errors) ,874 January 28,1992 GUIDELINES FOR THE U.N ENWR0"TAL CONFERENCE INTRODUCTION The United Nations this March continues its analysis of how national environ mental policies affect economic development. Convening in Manhattan from March 2 to April 3 is the fourth preparatory conference for the U.N. Conference on the Environment and Development (UNCED Unofficially called the "Earth Summit UNCED will meet from June 1 to 12,1992, in Rio de Janeiro.

Researchers now have a unique resource for identifying new biomarkers of environmental exposures in early life and understanding their health effects.

The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) announced a new initiative today at the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 27) - the Nature for Cool Cities Challenge, which incentivizes cities to use the cooling power of nature.