Environmental Governance

The first session of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) has endorsed the Batumi Outcome, which requested UNEP to provide the Secretariat services for the Pan-European Biodiversity Platform. UNEA has also approved the...

Nairobi, 27 June 2014 - The inaugural UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) concluded its five-day deliberations in Nairobi on Friday with 16 decisions and resolutions that encourage international action on major environmental issues...

European Commission welcomes Outcome of first ever UN Environment Assembly Brussels, 30 June 2014- The first session of the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA), hosted by the Nairobi-based United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)...

Illegal Trade in Wildlife and Timber Products Finances Criminal and Militia Groups, Threatening Security and Sustainable Development New UNEP and INTERPOL Study Finds Environmental Crime Worth up to US$213 Billion Each Year...

Tanzania, Kenya and Uganda Unite Efforts to Combat Illegal Timber Trade in East Africa Coordinated Approach Set to Curb Trade that Costs World Economy US$30-100 Billion Annually Nairobi, 26 June 2014 –High-level government...

The first-ever meeting of the United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA) will convene at the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya from 23-27 June. The UNEA will be a historic moment, as it is...

15 March 2014. Los Cabos, Mexico. The high-level political dialogue of Latin American and Caribbean Environment Ministers and international experts produced an agreement to advance a regional cooperation framework on the global...

On March 19th, an event organised by the European Environmental Bureau and the United Nations Environment Programme’s Liaison Office to the EU Institutions saw the launch of the EJOLT Environmental Justice Atlas. This map will...

Brussels, 26 November 2013 -- An inclusive and sustainable approach to trade is urgently needed, according to a roundtable of experts participating in a Green Economy and Trade session at European Union Development Days 2013...

Janez Potočnik Recognized for Efforts to Promote Resource Efficiency and Reduce Food Waste in European Union 17 September 2013 – European Commissioner for Environment Janez Potočnik is to receive the United Nations’ 2013 Champions...