Climate Change
What are the 5 key drivers of biodiversity loss, according to UNEP?
The UNEP identifies 5 key drivers of biodiversity loss: land use, overexploitation, climate change, pollution, and invasive species, and calls for urgent action.
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Africa
African cities embrace active mobility to reduce emissions and improve air quality
African cities are embracing active mobility (walking and cycling) to improve air quality, reduce traffic congestion, and make their streets safer.
Nature and Biodiversity
Sierra Gorda's success story: How a mountain range was saved
Sierra Gorda is a mountain range in Mexico that was once threatened by deforestation but has been transformed into a model of conservation. Here's how it happened.
Climate and Nature
How nature can help cities fend off record-smashing heat
Record-breaking heatwaves are becoming more common due to climate change, and cities are especially prone to warming, but nature based solutions can help.
Food Security
3 ways to restore nature and supercharge food production
Nature's ecosystem services are worth trillions of dollars each year, and we need to invest in their restoration to ensure sustainable food security.
Food Security
How can sustainable food cold chains help feed developing countries?
Developing countries could save 144 million tonnes of food a year if they had the same food cold chain infrastructure as developed countries, the UN says.
Climate Change
These 5 cities are tackling the air pollution crisis
Air pollution is responsible for an estimated 7 million premature deaths every year. From Warsaw to Seoul, these global cities are taking action.
Agriculture, Food and Beverage
Toxic blaze: the true cost of crop burning
Crop burning is the deliberate burning of field to clear land and fertilize the soil. However, studies show no-burn alternatives may be more effective.
Africa
Climate change could spark floods in world’s largest desert lake
A new UNEP report has found that over the next 20 years, Lake Turkana in Northern Kenya is likely to flood, due to heavy rain caused by climate change.