Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP Archives - United Nations Sustainable Development /sustainabledevelopment/blog/tag/unep/ 17 Goals to Transform Our World Sun, 10 Feb 2019 16:33:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 VIDEO: Patricia Espinosa, Erik Solheim discuss climate at World Economic Forum /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2017/01/video-patricia-espinosa-erik-solheim-discuss-climate-at-world-economic-forum/ Thu, 19 Jan 2017 20:08:18 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=24043 The post VIDEO: Patricia Espinosa, Erik Solheim discuss climate at World Economic Forum appeared first on United Nations Sustainable Development.

]]> Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Environment report: Put people, not cars first in transport systems /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/10/un-environment-report-put-people-not-cars-first-in-transport-systems/ Thu, 20 Oct 2016 17:08:41 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=21692 Lack of investment in safe walking and cycling infrastructure not only contributes to the deaths of millions of people in traffic accidents on unsafe roads and poorly designed roadways, but also overlooks a great opportunity to boost the fight against climate change.

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]]> On International Tiger Day, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ calls for urgent action against illegal wildlife trade /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/07/on-international-tiger-day-un-calls-for-urgent-action-against-illegal-wildlife-trade/ Fri, 29 Jul 2016 20:57:56 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19228 With only a few thousand tigers remaining in the wild, mainly in Asia, the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ is reiterating its call for zero tolerance for wildlife crime as part of its 2016 Wild for Life campaign.

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]]> African elephants face ‘unacceptably high’ level of poaching /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/07/african-elephants-face-unacceptably-high-level-of-poaching/ Thu, 28 Jul 2016 16:50:59 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=19207 Many African elephants continued to face serious threats to their survival in 2015 from the illegal trade in ivory and unacceptably high levels of poaching.

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]]> #WildForLife campaign seeks to mobilize millions to end illegal wildlife trade /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/05/wildforlife-campaign-seeks-to-mobilize-millions-to-end-illegal-wildlife-trade/ Wed, 25 May 2016 15:30:07 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=17451 The Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ, backed by A-list celebrities from across the globe, launched an unprecedented campaign against the illegal trade in wildlife, which is pushing species to the brink of extinction, robbing countries of their natural heritage and profiting international criminal networks.

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]]> Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP report: Cost of adapting to climate change could hit $500B per year by 2050 /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/05/unep-report-cost-of-adapting-to-climate-change-could-hit-500b-per-year-by-2050/ Tue, 10 May 2016 21:29:34 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=17256 Failure to cut emissions will dramatically increase the annual costs of adaptation, which could be up to five times higher by 2050 than previously thought.

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]]> Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ calls for end to illegal poaching, trade of migratory birds /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/05/un-calls-for-end-to-illegal-poaching-trade-of-migratory-birds/ Tue, 10 May 2016 13:43:37 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=17259 Millions of migratory birds are being lost each year as a result of illegal killing, taking and trade, Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ officials warned on World Migratory Bird Day.

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]]> Ban intends to appoint Erik Solheim new Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP director /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2016/05/ban-intends-to-appoint-erik-solheim-new-unep-director/ Tue, 03 May 2016 20:22:01 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=17227 The Secretary-General informed the General Assembly of his intention to appoint Erik Solheim of Norway as the new Executive Director of the Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵ Environment Programme.

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]]> Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP report: Emissions to be limited by 2030 but more action needed /sustainabledevelopment/blog/2015/11/new-report-emissions-to-be-limited-by-2030-but-more-action-needed/ Fri, 06 Nov 2015 16:51:44 +0000 /sustainabledevelopment/?p=11971 Existing policies and strong engagement by nations submitting their contributions ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate agreement can encourage further action to limit global temperature rise to 2°C by 2100, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (Ä¢¹½ÊÓƵEP) report.

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