The United Nations Environment Program turns 50 this year amid a “triple planetary crisis” of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution. At the helm of the Nairobi-based organization is Inger ...

The natural world is the centre of life on Earth. Ecosystems – from forests, grasslands and peat bogs to oceans, rivers, savannahs, and mountains – provide a vast range of services vital to the ...

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is calling on the international community to make a decisive change of course in environmental and climate policy. Humanity faces "a simple choice," ...

UNITED NATIONSUNITED NATIONS — The U.N. General Assembly elected Inger Andersen of Denmark to a second four-year term as executive director of the United Nations Environment Program on Wednesday, ...

As plastic waste piles up in the world’s landfills, sewer systems and oceans, the United Nations has set a goal to reduce plastic pollution by 80 percent by the year 2040. Inger Andersen, head of the ...

Trillions of dollars could be gained every year and millions of lives saved from protecting the climate and environment, according to the UN. DW speaks to Inger Andersen about what might help us get ...

UN Environment Programme chief Inger Andersen said the world is facing a 'massive plastic crisis' - Copyright AFP ANTHONY WALLACE UN Environment Programme chief Inger ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. STORY: Plastic pollution is set to triple by 2040, adding 23-37 million metric tons of waste to the world's oceans each year.

In 1972, the world convened at the landmark Conference on the Human Environment in Stockholm, Sweden. For the first time, the environment was recognized as a pressing global issue. The conference ...