The world spends nearly $30 destroying nature for every $1 invested in its protection, according to a new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), highlighting a deep imbalance in global financial flows that threatens ecosystems and economic stability. Read More: Pakistan sends dossier to UN on ‘eco-terrorism’ by India The State of Finance […]
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UN Chief Says Global Plastic Pollution Treaty Still Possible Despite Setbacks
GENEVA – The head of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), Inger Andersen, says countries can still agree on a major treaty to stop plastic pollution, even after recent talks collapsed and the chair resigned. Despite deep divisions—some nations want to limit plastic production while oil producers prefer focusing on waste management—Andersen insists no one has […]
Improving air quality ‘key’ to confronting global environmental crises: UN report
UNITED NATIONS: With environmental events becoming increasingly interconnected, a new global report on air pollution published by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has underscored that improved air quality is “key to tackling the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss, pollution and waste”. “Yet, air quality continues to deteriorate despite the increase in laws […]
Amin says govt to use ERF to create 100,000 nature jobs
ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to Prime Minister on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam on Friday said that Pakistan was investing in ecosystem restoration through the Ecosystem Restoration Fund (ERF) which was launched last year and would be used to create 100,000 nature jobs. He was addressing a webinar as part of a series of events, organised […]
180 nations agree UN deal to regulate export of plastic waste
Around 180 governments on Friday agreed on a new UN accord to regulate the export of plastic waste, some eight million tonnes of which ends up in the oceans each year, organisers said. The 1,400 representatives, meeting in Geneva reached the agreement after 12 days’ discussion on what Rolph Payet, Executive Secretary of the UN […]
Egypt’s rebounding tourism threatens Red Sea corals
In serene turquoise waters off Egypt’s Red Sea coast, scuba divers ease among delicate pink jellyfish and admire coral – yet a rebounding tourism sector threatens the fragile marine ecosystem. The Red Sea is a top scuba diving destination, but Egypt’s tourism sector was buffeted by a wave of security shocks through much of this […]