UN Environment Programme
This World Environment Day, UN Environment Programme Executive Director, Inger Andersen calls for urgent climate action to protect people, nature and future generations.
From record-breaking heat ...
This World Environment Day, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres calls for urgent climate action to protect people, nature and future generations.
From record-breaking heat to pollute...
For generations, the Caspian Sea has been more than a body of water. Known by many as "Mother Caspian," it is a source of livelihood, culture, memory and identity for millions of people across the ...
The planet doesn’t argue. It doesn’t negotiate. It sends signals—rising seas, raging wildfires, heatwaves, melting glaciers.
We said 1.5°C was the limit. We are crossing it.
For decades, the worl...
The planet doesn’t argue. It doesn’t negotiate. It is sending us signals: rising seas, raging wildfires, heatwaves, melting glaciers.
We said 1.5°C was the limit. We are crossing it.
For decades,...
Extreme weather events are reshaping lives and landscapes across the globe. Floods, droughts, wildfires, cyclones, and rising seas are leaving behind more than damaged infrastructure and economic l...
As the world marks World Environment Day 2026, hosted by Azerbaijan, this story explores how restoring nature can help tackle the climate crisis.
In Azerbaijan’s Shahdagh National Park, bison tha...
How low can you go? How low can we reduce global warming?
https://www.worldenvironmentday.global/2026/get-involved/ClimateDance
Our planet is warming and sending signals too hot to ignore.
We ask you to make your voice heard - through dance - and together we can send a clear and unified message to world leaders: protect o...
Our planet is warming and sending signals too hot to ignore.
We're calling on everyone, everywhere, to move together for climate action.
We can send a clear and unified message: How low can we go...
For World Environment Day, dance for the planet.
The limbo reimagined asks: How low can we go? How low can we keep global warming to safeguard our planet for future generations?
Learn the moves....
In this collection of reflections, UNEP colleagues share what inclusion means to them from respect, dignity, and authenticity to creating safe spaces where everyone can thrive.
At UNEP, inclusion...
In Surat, rising seas and stronger storms are putting a fast-growing coastal city at increasing risk.
The Dumas Sea Wall Project is helping to protect vulnerable coastlines through a combination ...
Across the lush green landscapes of Andhra Pradesh, a quiet transformation is underway. Once facing severe soil degradation, biodiversity loss, and rising farming costs, millions of farmers are now...
In the Comoros, communities are restoring forests to fight the growing impacts of climate change. Through ecosystem-based solutions like reforestation, watershed rehabilitation, and sustainable liv...
Food waste is a global crisis hiding in plain sight. Every day, the world throws away enough food to prepare 1 billion meals, while nearly 9% of humanity goes hungry. This imbalance is not only unj...
Today, the world marks the International Day of Zero Waste — a global call to rethink how we produce, consume, and manage our resources.
This year’s theme, “Zero Waste Starts on Your Plate,” puts ...
