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NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) -- Delegates from United Nations member countries are considering proposals for a binding global treaty to curb plastic pollution. The

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Delegates from United Nations member countries are considering...

NAIROBI, Kenya Feb 24 - Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme - Kenya breaking news | Kenya news today | Capitalfm.co.ke

The torrent of man-made chemical and plastic waste worldwide has massively exceeded limits safe for humanity or the planet, and production caps are urgently needed, scientists have concluded for the first time.

Wildfires are becoming more intense and more frequent, ravaging communities and ecosystems in their path, says UNEP in its report

Tangled in seaweed, buried in sand, washed up in rock pools - tattered old flip flops are an eyesore on Kenya's beaches, flushed out of rivers or carried across the sea from Asia and beyond.

The number of major wildfires worldwide will rise sharply in coming decades due to global warming

A United Nations report on the growth of extreme wildfires worldwide suggests California can do more to increase fire resiliency.

Climate change and land-use change are projected to make wildfires more frequent and intense, with a global increase of extreme fires of up to 14 per cent by 2030, 30 per cent by the end of 2050 and 50 per cent by the end of the century, according to a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and GRID-Arendal.

Mayors, Governments and private sector leaders gathering this week for a Cities and Regions Summit have highlighted the key role of nature in their efforts to achieve reduce greenhouse gas emissions, stave off extreme heat, protect wildlife and filter pollution – all while creating jobs and economic opportunities – as part of efforts to slow the triple planetary crisis of climate change, nature and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste.