Plastic production has risen exponentially in the last decades and now amounts to some 400 million tons per year– a figure set to double by 2040. Photo:Parilov/Adobe Stock Beat plastic pollution More than 400 million tonnes of plastic is produced every year worldwide, half of which is designed to be used only once. Of that, less than […]
A UN Project in collaboration with the Korea Forest Service is empowering local farmers in Ethiopia to restore their land, secure sustainable incomes, and combat climate change. Photo:UNCCD Restore the land. Unlock the opportunities Healthy land underpins thriving economies, with over half of global GDP dependent on nature. Yet we are depleting this natural capital […]
Sandstorm in Kidal, Mali Photo:©UN Photo/Blagoje Grujic Some of the most intimidating sights in nature are rolling dark clouds of sand and dust that engulf everything in their path, a phenomenon that turns day into night and wreaks havoc everywhere from Northern China to sub-Saharan Africa. Sand and dust storms and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) […]
September 7 is one of the memorable dates of the United Nations, which is called the International Day of Clean Air for blue skies. In 2020, it was celebrated for the first time. It is no secret that the problem of environmental pollution has long been included in the number of global problems of our […]
Every year on September 18, since 2003, World Water Monitoring Day has been celebrated. This environmental holiday, established on the initiative of the American Clean Water Foundation, has now become an informational and educational program aimed at raising public awareness of the problems of the planet's water resources and participating in protection against pollution. The […]
19-20 October 2026, Bukhara, Uzbekistan
Photo:M/Adobe Stock (AI generated) Healthy Soils for Healthy Cities Our planet’s survival depends on the precious link with soil. Over 95 percent of our food comes from soils. Besides, they supply 15 of the 18 naturally occurring chemical elements essential to plants. However, in the face of climate change and human activity, our soils are […]
December 11 is International Mountain Day, established by the decision of the 57th UN General Assembly in January 2003 (resolution A/RES/57/245). But it was established earlier - in 1992 at the UN Conference on Environment and Development, when Agenda 21 was adopted, Chapter 13 of which, entitled "Rational use of fragile ecosystems: sustainable mountain development", […]
