Following 10 days of negotiations, Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee (INC) talks to develop an international legally ...

Together, we can – and will – beat plastic pollution.

The second part of the fifth session of the Intergovernmental Negotiating Committee to develop an international legally ...

UNEP is showcasing restoration initiatives in Kanazawa, Japan and other cities as part of a project to increase biodiversity ...

Statement by UNEP Executive Director Inger Andersen on the passing of Hon. Dr. Ibrahim Murtala Mohammed, Ghana’s Minister of ...

The push is part of a larger conservation effort led by UNEP. Its goal: to protect the fast-disappearing rainforests and ...

Almost three and a half years since the adoption of UN Environment Assembly Resolution 5/14, the world is on the brink of agreeing a historic instrument to end plastic pollution.

UNEP is the global champion for the environment with programmes focusing on sustainable development, climate, biodiversity and more.

The Mediterranean Action Plan (MAP)—Barcelona Convention System works with Contracting Parties and partners to fulfill the vision of a healthy Mediterranean Sea and Coast that underpin sustainable ...

Our work is guided by a number of over-arching strategies, policies and guidelines. Access some of the most important ones at the links below.Access to informationGuidelines and policy documentsMedium ...

The seventh session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA-7) will take place from 8 to 12 December 2025 at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, on ...

In March 2022, at the resumed fifth session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-5.2), a historic resolution was adopted to develop an international legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, ...