Prova Mridha still remembers Cyclone Sidr, which swept through Bangladesh in 2007 causing widespread devastation. The mother of one left behind her livestock and hid from the storm in a local school, ...

From a landmark deal to fund conservation to chilling news about greenhouse gas emissions, 2024 was a rollercoaster year for ...

Assessments conducted in the framework of the Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP) enhance the collective knowledge of the marine and coastal environment and its interactions with human activities in the ...

Several definitions of heavy metals exist. There are about 40 heavy metals but the exact number depends on the definition used. Definitions are based on the density ...

The Senior Management Team of the UN Environment Programme is chaired by the Executive Director. See also Structure and leadership.

POPs are a set of toxic chemicals that are persistent in the environment and able to last for several years before breaking down (UNEP/GPA 2006a). POPs circulate globally and chemicals released in one ...

UN Environment’s Sixth Global Environmental Outlook (GEO-6) is the most comprehensive assessment of the state of the world's environment. The report also offers a rigorous analysis of our prospects ...

Science and data are fundamental in providing answers to some of the most pressing sustainability issues of the twenty-first century. Strengthening the science-policy interface to inform society of ...