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​Awareness of and global concern for marine plastic pollution continues to grow, with initiatives being implemented to tackle the problem worldwide. The Osaka Blue Ocean Vision,...

​Marine plastic pollution is considered one of the most serious global environmental challenges, impacting marine life in every corner of the ocean. From surface waters to the...

Massive coral bleaching episodes have impacted the function of the reefs and increased rates of mortality. Coral reefs support over one million plant and animal species and...

Humankind is facing unprecedented threats caused by our unsustainable use of Earths natural resources. Increasingly, we are realizing the finite capacity of our globe to absorb...

Every day activities such as driving, burning coal for electricity, wildfires, running factories, even cooking and cleaning, release particles into the air. Besides being an...

Sentinel-5 Precursor (5P) is a low Earth orbit polar satellite mission dedicated to monitoring air pollution. The satellite carries the state-of-the-art TROPOspheric Monitoring...

According to the United Nations, 54% of the world’s population resides in urban areas in the year 2014. It is projected that by 2050 this number will increase by 12%. The direct...

This study is part of a larger research project on Promoting Low-Carbon Transport in India, a major initiative of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), referred to as...

During the past two decades awareness of the steadily growing pollution of the coastal and marine areas of the Wider Caribbean Region (WCR) became increasingly apparent. In...

The West Indian Manatee in the Caribbean & North, South Atlantic

Healthy natural coastal ecosystems, such as mangrove forests, saltwater marshlands and seagrass meadows provide a vast array of important co-benefits to coastal communities...

This publication tried to collect data, thoughts and impressions from several years of cooperation between the Environment and Security initiative and the people and authorities...

Uganda's natural resource base is one of the richest and most diverse in Africa, resulting in the country's economy relying heavily on goods and services so provided. As part of...

This overview document outlines the situation regarding the world’s last known exporting mercury mine at Khaidarkan in southern Kyrgyzstan. For the past two years, significant...

The environment provides the very foundation of sustainable development, our health, food security and our economies. Ecosystems provide clean water supply, clean air and secure...

Com a ratificação da Convenção sobre a Diversidade Biológica, em Março de 1995, Cabo Verde comprometeu-se perante o mundo em apresentar periodicamente ao Secretariado da...

This report presents the GIWA assessment of the Pacific Islands region, which comprises more than 20 Island nations or territories that exhibit enormous geomorphological,...

This report presents the results of the UNEP/GIWA assessment for the Barents Sea region.

The Amazon Basin is the largest basin on the planet and also one of the least understood. Its drainage area covers more than one third of the South American continent, and its...

This report presents the results of the Global International Waters Assessment (GIWA) of the transboundary waters of the Lake Chad Basin. This and the subsequent chapter offer a...