Tag: UN Environment Programme

Some chemical pollutants reducing in humans and the environment, but new ones keep popping up

Stuart Mitchell

A comprehensive global study of POPs – health-endangering chemicals that stay in the environment over decades and longer – confirms they persist in human milk, air, water, soil, food and various ecosystems. The study, implemented by UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), stresses the importance of POPs monitoring, caution in introducing alternatives, and addressing gaps in awareness and regulation.  The study was conducted across 42 countries in regions where data on POPs is limited, including Africa, Asia, Latin America and the Caribbean, and the…

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World Scouting and UN Environment Programme renew commitment to climate action and education

Stuart Mitchell

World Scouting and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) have marked 20 years of collaboration by renewing their long-standing partnership to engage young people in climate action and education in response to the climate emergency facing the planet.   Through the collaboration, both organizations will work together to support young people to develop the skills to become environmental leaders that promote sustainability and drive meaningful progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals.  A priority for the partnership will be to mobilize young people and National Scout Organizations in educational programmes, activities and…

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European Commission and UN Environment Programme agree to join forces to maintain the global momentum of green transition

Stuart Mitchell

The European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries Virginijus Sinkevičius, recently met with the Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, in Brussels to discuss the key global developments and milestones in cooperation since their last high-level meeting in 2021. These include the historical outcomes of the Fifth Session of the United Nations Environmental Assembly (UNEA-5.2), progress in the ongoing negotiations on a legally binding international agreement on plastics, as well as the outcomes of recent global environmental processes. The meeting had a special focus on…

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