Countries negotiating an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, including in the marine environment, ...

UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen thanks Busan for hosting INC5, highlighting progress made despite challenges as the ...

UNEP highlights the environmental impact of overconsumption in the fashion and textile sector as shoppers gear up to spend a ...

COP29 ends with agreement on finance, although much work remains ahead of NDCs in February and COP30 in Brazil next year.

In Madagascar, one of the world’s largest biodiversity hotspots, local communities set up eco-villages that create ...

The Core Human Rights Principles for Private Conservation Organizations and Funders were developed through extensive consultations and collaboration with a wide range of stakeholders committed to ...

UNEP’s GPI is an international hub for researchers, practitioners, artists and initiatives to exchange best practices, valuable experience and new ideas on peatlands. Members of the Initiative work ...

UNEP’s GPI works to provide evidence for action toward the conservation, restoration and sustainable management of peatlands. Despite their important roles for nature, climate and people, peatlands ...

UNEP’s GPI supports work to map the distribution, extent and state of peatlands worldwide, which is essential for effective conservation efforts. The conservation of peatlands is essential for the ...