Ecosystem restoration generates tangible benefits for food and water security, climate change mitigation and adaptation, and can prevent conflict and migration triggered by environmental degradation.

The ocean is not just a victim of environmental decline – it is a foundation of global development. From climate resilience to food security to poverty reduction, ocean health now stands as a critical...

Michael Running Wolf leads artificial-intelligence initiatives to revive lost languages and empower Indigenous people.

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There are few who would deny the sheer beauty of our coral reefs.

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This week, delegates from around the world will gather in New York City to discuss what has been called one of the most important environmental accords in recent history: the Agreement on Use of Marin...

In March 2022, four international agencies, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and t...

The Freshwater Ecosystems Explorer offers what experts call an unprecedented look at the world’s lakes, rivers and wetlands, which are increasingly under pressure from things like climate change.

As glaciers disappear at an alarming rate due to climate change, the UN General Assembly has declared 2025 the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP).

The Decent Work in Nature-based Solutions 2024 report calls for increased and more targeted investments to the countries with most potential for use of Nature-based Solutions (NbS). Currently, over 60...

We speak with Susan Garder, director of UNEP’s Ecosystems Division, about what can be done to encourage more women to enter – and sat in – the sciences.