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22 Sep 2022 Story
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How is air quality measured?

Air quality across the globe continues to deteriorate due to increasing emissions, threatening human health and contributing to climate change, biodiversity loss, and pollution and waste. According to the World…

21 Sep 2022 Story
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In Africa, cities strive to make roads safer for cyclists, pedestrians

Nairobi resident Cyprine Odada was so tired of gridlock that in 2015 she decided to try cycling to work. Her first two-wheeled commute through the Kenyan capital was an eye-opener. “It was very scary, and most…

17 Aug 2022 Story
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How digital technology and innovation can help protect the planet

For many countries around the world, from the US and the UK to China and Japan, July was one of the hottest months since global record-keeping began in the 1800s. The global heatwaves sparked deadly wildfires and…

04 Aug 2022 Story
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As fuel prices rise, companies look to energy efficient solutions

With fossil fuel prices reaching record highs, companies around the world are focusing on energy efficiency to save money and reduce the emissions driving the climate crisis. Research shows that a safe future below…

06 Jul 2022 Story
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For Somalia, nature is key to lasting peace: UN expert

Just over two years ago, Christophe Hodder was selected as the first UN Climate Security and Environmental Advisor to Somalia. Since then, he had spearheaded a global effort to bring peace to a country mired in a…

05 May 2022 Story
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In Africa, cities embrace clean air targets

In Kampala, one of Africa’s fastest-growing cities, a rapid rise in population is prompting growing concerns over the climate crisis and air pollution. Research shows that urbanization is one of the main drivers of…

29 Apr 2022 Technical Highlight
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New accessible mapping tool helps identify hotspots of climate, conflict stresses

The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has developed an online, easy-to-use mapping tool that allows practitioners and policymakers working in the fields of adaptation to the climate crisis, natural…

28 Apr 2022 Newsletter
Faith for Earth Updates – 28 April 2022

In this edition of the Faith for Earth Newsletter, discover: Faith, Environment and Climate Change Online Course During the 'Faith for Earth Dialogue at UNEA 5.2', The King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Centre for Interreligious and…

27 Apr 2022 Speech
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Science and solutions: the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre

Your Royal Highness Crown Prince Frederik,   Your Excellency Ms. Lea Wermelin, Minister of Environment of Denmark,   Ms. Grete Faremo, Executive Director of the UN Office for Project Services,   Friends and…

09 Mar 2022 Story
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As climate changes, world grapples with a wildfire crisis

Whether it’s Europe, the Australian coast or the rainforests of Brazil, unrestrained wildfires – shrouded by black smoke and punctuated by the crackle of burning vegetation – have laid waste to some of the world’s…

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