UNEP Opens Nominations For UNEP’s 2024 Champions of the Earth Award
BY ABIOLA ABIODUN ALABI The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a call for nominations for the annual Champions of the Earth award –...
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Annual Deficit In SDGs Financing Runs Into $4.2 Trillion – UN
The United Nations (UN) has underscored the pressing need for a $4.2 trillion annually to bridge the financing gap and advance the Sustainable Development Goals...
German Astrid Schomaker Is The Next UN Biodiversity Chief
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has announced the appointment of Astrid Schomaker of Germany as the next Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity...
UNEP Okays Impending Release of Niloufar Bayani And Conservationists Jailed In Iran
BY OJO SAMSON AYOMIDE The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) welcomes the announcement of the impending release of four conservationists imprisoned in the Islamic Republic of Iran...
Olatutu Oladunni, Lagos SWAN Chairman Gets International Appointment
The Chairman of the Lagos State chapter of the Sports Writers Association of Nigeria (SWAN) has added another feather to her career with the announcement...
New Biodiversity Fund Approves Project Preparation Grants
The Global Biodiversity Framework Fund (GBFF) has approved project preparation grants and set aside nearly $40 million to support new proposed initiatives in Brazil, Gabon,...
Colombia Unveils COP16 Logo, Sends Message Of ‘Peace With Nature’
Ratifying its leadership in the biodiversity and climate talks, Minister Susana Muhamad, accompanied by David Cooper, Acting Executive Secretary of the UN Convention on Biological...
UN Environment Assembly Advances Collaborative Action Against Climate Change, Nature Loss And Pollution
BY OJO SAMSON AYOMIDE The sixth UN Environment Assembly (UNEA-6) concluded Friday in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, with Member States delivering 15 resolutions aiming to...
UNEP Calls For Nominations For Young Champions of the Eart Award
The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has launched a call for nominations for its Young Champions of the Earth award, which recognizes young people’s contributions and outstanding potential...
UN Environment Assembly Opens In Kenya With Calls For Stronger Multilateral Action
Ministers of environment and other leaders from more than 180 nations convened today in Nairobi for the start of the sixth session of the United...