The gavelling sealed a global resolution to work towards ending plastic pollution, long considered one of the planet’s most pressing environmental blights. The agreement was one of several major environmental accords forged in 2022, which observers have called a historic year for the planet.
How is the health of our planet doing right now, and what does that mean for us? What indicators show the current state of global environmental health, and what policy priorities should address them? Why can circular economy be beneficial?
Inger Andersen, of UNEP, urges courts to champion climate justice and environmental rule of law to protect human rights amid worsening climate impacts.
Hundreds of scientists from around the world are in the midst of drafting a landmark report to help government leaders and other decision makers counter some of the world’s most acute environmental ills. The report is being prepared under the stewardship of the United Nations Environment Programme ...
How one landmark environmental report is aiming to drive ... - UNEP
The space sector is growing exponentially, with over 12,000 spacecraft deployed in the past decade and many more planned as the world embraces the benefits provided by satellite services. This growth presents significant environmental challenges at all layers of the atmosphere. These include air pollution from launch emissions, spacecraft emissions in the stratosphere, spacecraft demise ...
Nairobi, 11 February 2026 – The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) released its 2025 Annual Report today, highlighting progress made last year on key environmental challenges through international cooperation despite ongoing global geopolitical tensions.
The three planetary environmental crises of climate change, nature, land and biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste are pushing natural systems to their breaking point, with potentially dire consequences for humanity. UNEA-7 runs from 8-12 December.