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Prior to the mid-20th century, an extensive subtropical rain forest covered much of the Brazilian coastal plain, eastern Paraguay and part of northern Argentina. The forest...

Over the past few decades, sea levels worldwide have risen because of three primary phenomena related to climate change: the expansion of warming oceans, the input of fresh...

At the beginning of the 20th century, roughly 80 percent of the 5 million km2 "Legal Amazon" region of Brazil was forested (Kirby and others 2006). Highways built in the 1950s...

Glaciers are naturally dynamic, slowly changing in shape and size as they move. When a glacier enters the sea, new icebergs form as pieces break off, or calve, from the glacier....

Northwestern Pakistan experienced its worst flooding in a century in late-July and early-August 2010. Unusually heavy monsoon rains led the Indus River to inundate areas far...

The key highlights of this month’s issue include: Linking ACP MEAs 3 programme with Buenos Aires plan of action; Protecting nature to save lives; Pacific judges trained on...

In this issue: 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratifications 2. 44th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Parties 3. UNEP & partners raise profile on cold chain with...

The United Nations Environment Programme promotes sound environmental law and governance i.e., the laws, rules, policies and institutions that shape how humans interact with the...

An overview of faith-based engagement at the fourth meeting of the open-ended working group on the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework of the Convention for Biological...

In this issue: 1. Kigali Amendment latest ratifications 2. World Refrigeration Day 2022 - UNEP & partners raise profile on cold chain with support of world-renowned chefs 3....

With hundreds of events now planned for next week along with the ever-growing list of Earth Action Numbers as part of 5 June’s World Environment Day, there is no shortage of...

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In November 2021, in a landmark decision 20 years after the establishment of the EANET, the IG23 adopted the text of the Annex to the EANET Instrument, allowing the network to...

World Environment Report is the first and only publication of its kind: a biweekly newsletter to keep you informed of significant happenings on today's world environment scene....

World Environment Report is the first and only publication of its kind: a biweekly newsletter to keep you informed of significant happenings on today's world environment scene....

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Sustainable Development Goal 12 – ensuring sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns promotes increased human well-being while decoupling economic growth from...

Sustainable Development Goal 15 – Protect, restore and promote sustainable use of terrestrial ecosystems, sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, and halt and...