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Nations boost efforts to curb illegal logging
Mar 12, 2013 06:50 EDT
Governments agreed Tuesday to step up efforts to protect threatened tree species from illegal loggers amid warnings that criminal gangs are plundering the world's forests.
Thai PM vows to protect elephants and tackle ivory trade
Mar 03, 2013 08:38 EST
Thailand's prime minister vowed to step up the kingdom's efforts to protect endangered elephants following pressure by conservationists to tackle the rampant smuggling of tusks through its territory.
Thailand in landmark pledge to end its ivory trade
Mar 03, 2013 05:23 EST
Thailand's prime minister promised Sunday to end her nation's trade in ivory, delighting conservationists who have long urged the kingdom to tackle the rampant smuggling of tusks through its territory.
Dustbin to dinner: ministers served binned food
Feb 19, 2013 11:47 EST
The green beans are fresh, the broccoli crunchy and the baby corn sweet, but having failed "cosmetic" tests of international supermarkets, the Kenyan-grown food was hurled out as waste.
2012 another deadly year for elephants in Africa: CITES
Feb 19, 2013 11:08 EST
The number of African elephants killed by poachers in 2012 will most likely be higher than the 25,000 illegally killed the previous year, the head of UN wildlife trade regulator CITES said Tuesday.
UN urges deeper probe into hormone-disrupting chemicals
Feb 19, 2013 08:01 EST
Scientists suspect chemicals which disrupt the hormone system are linked to early breast development, poor semen quality, low birthweight in babies and other problems, but more research is needed, UN agencies reported on Wednesday.
Arctic ice loss, weather extremes show climate risk: UN
Feb 18, 2013 15:35 EST
Last year's record shrinkage of Arctic sea ice and a spell of catastrophic droughts, floods and storms highlight the risk to the planet from climate change, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Monday.
Malaysian is named head of UN biodiversity panel
Jan 26, 2013 13:13 EST
A prominent Malaysian biologist on Saturday was named first chief of a UN scientific panel which aims to turn the world's spotlight on species loss, as a Nobel-winning counterpart has done for climate change.
Buying 'funny fruit' will help feed the world: UN
Jan 22, 2013 16:05 EST
Make a shopping list and buy "funny fruit" to cut food waste and help the world "shape a sustainable future," two UN agencies urged on Tuesday.
Groundbreaking mercury treaty adopted by 140 countries
Jan 19, 2013 11:28 EST
More than 140 countries agreed Saturday on a ground-breaking treaty to rein in the use and emission of health-hazardous mercury, the UN said, but environmental activists lamented it did not go far enough.
Mercury treaty adopted in Geneva by 140 countries
Jan 19, 2013 08:24 EST
Delegations from some 140 countries agreed Saturday to adopt a ground-breaking treaty limiting the use and emission of health-hazardous mercury, the UN said, although environmental activists lamented it did not go far enough.
Developing countries face higher risks from mercury: UN
Jan 10, 2013 10:20 EST
Communities in developing countries are facing increased health and environmental risks linked to mercury exposure, the United Nations Environment Programme said Thursday.
Scientists say 15% carbon emissions cut needed
Nov 30, 2012 07:27 EST
The chances of hitting the UN's global warming target are diminishing, but the goal can still be met if greenhouse-gas emissions fall by 15 percent by 2020, scientists said on Friday.
Melting permafrost 'may speed global warming'
Nov 27, 2012 08:09 EST
Climate talks got down to the nitty-gritty in Doha on Tuesday as developing countries and the European Union (EU) staked out rival positions on the fate of the Kyoto Protocol.
Kyoto battlelines drawn as climate talks dig into detail
Nov 27, 2012 07:23 EST
Climate talks got down to the nitty-gritty in Doha on Tuesday as developing countries and the European Union (EU) staked out rival positions on the fate of the Kyoto Protocol.
Beware of permafrost peril, climate talks told
Nov 27, 2012 06:07 EST
Melting permafrost is emerging as a new factor in climate change, allowing long-frozen carbon to be released into the air and accelerating global warming, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) said on Tuesday (UNEP).
Clock is ticking fast, UN climate talks told
Nov 26, 2012 10:30 EST
Nearly 200 nations launched a fresh round of United Nations climate talks in Doha on Monday amid urgent appeals to scale up the fight against Earth-warming greenhouse gas emissions.
UN issues new climate change warning
Nov 21, 2012 10:21 EST
The goal of keeping planet warming in check has moved further out of reach, the United Nations warned Wednesday in the latest of a flurry of reports pointing to looming climate disaster ahead of key talks in Qatar.
Goal of curbing global warming further out of reach: UN
Nov 21, 2012 09:19 EST
The goal of keeping planet warming in check has moved further out of reach, the United Nations warned Wednesday in the latest of a flurry of reports pointing to looming climate disaster ahead of key talks in Qatar.
Global warming targets further out of reach: UN
Nov 21, 2012 06:47 EST
The gap has widened between countries' pledges for reducing climate-altering greenhouse gas emissions by 2020 and what is needed to keep planet warming in check, the UN warned.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
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| Org type | Programme | ||
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| Acronyms | UNEP | ||
| Head | Achim Steiner | ||
| Status | Active | ||
| Established | 1972 | ||
| Website | http://www.unep.org/ | ||
