Environment

Outstanding sites added to UNESCO World Heritage List

©UNESCO/Hossein Javadi;

UN climate science talks open amid heatwaves, floods and drought

UNDP Tuvalu

Support mangrove conservation, UNESCO chief says

UNDP/Yuichi Ishida

A woman plants mangrove trees in Timor Leste.
 

Together, we must tackle growing hunger, urges Guterres

WFP/Bruno Djoye

No pathway to reach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5˚C goal without the G20: UN chief

UN Women/Mohammad Rakibul Hasan

IUCN’s call for action on fast-deteriorating Great Barrier Reef backed, despite no danger listing

23 Jul 2021

Water-related hazards dominate list of 10 most destructive disasters

China Fire and Rescue         Rescuers pull villagers from flood waters in Xingyang city in China

Major international legal report backs growing institutional investor focus on achieving positive sustainability impacts

Pixabay / 21 Jul 2021

 

21 July 2021  London

FAO head urges G20 to invest in a healthy planet for healthy food

© WFP/Arete/Fredrik Lerneryd

Western Indian Ocean region has declared 550,000 square kilometers as protected, a 63% jump since 2015

Pixabay /16 Jul 2021

16 July 2021  Nairobi