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Nov 13, 2025 · This week, UNEP released an issue note that explores AI’s environmental footprint and considers how the technology can be rolled out sustainably. It follows a major UNEP report, …

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? …

The UN system has achieved notable reductions in emissions and environmental impacts in the past years, and since 2019. Notably: total GHG emissions dropped by 7.2% from 1.54 million tonnes of …

Jun 27, 2024 · Held annually since 1973, the Day has also become a vital platform for promoting progress on the environmental dimensions of the Sustainable Development Goals. With the United …

Sustainable Development Goals We deliver on the environmental dimension of each of the UN’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

Dec 10, 2025 · 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 …

Our GEF teams are made up of world-class topic experts, who leverage expertise from across UNEP’s subprogrammes in Climate Action, Nature Action, Chemicals and Pollution Action, Science-Policy, …

The environmental dimension of the SDGs covers natural resource management, climate change, water-related issues, marine issues, biodiversity and ecosystems, circular economy, environmentally …

Nov 13, 2025 · The family of agreements, regional conventions and scientific panels has grown since 1972 to encompass every aspect of the three environmental planetary crises: climate change; nature …